Upgrading GFX card

[buckyohare]

Newbie post here.. Currently i have a Geforce 6600gt and im looking to upgrade..Any suggestions that i should look at as im looking for a kick ass graphics card.

 

[dougie_boy]

price range?

socket type?

 

[buckyohare]

Price range would be £150-£250 and would need to be pci xpress..

 

[dougie_boy]

7900gt or a x1800xt.

pros of the 7900, SLi, overclockable, low power consuption than the ATi range.

cons of the 7900, no HDR with AA.

pros of the x1800xt, HDR and AA. Crossfire.

cons of the x1800xt, noise of hsf.

frame rates are only a few apart really. nothing you will notice to the human eye.

personally i would go with the x1800xt. hdr and AA = hevean

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[buckyohare]

thanks mate much appreciated gonna give the x1800 a go..

 

[mesarectifier]

7900GT

X1900GT

X1800XT

They're all around £200

 

[buckyohare]

Thanks for all the suggestions..Just ordered a new Antec power supply and the x1800 graphics card from ebuyer so should arrive by tuesday.. Will let you know how they go..Thanks once again from a newbie

 

[ikjadoon]

Great! Tell us how it goes!

~Ibrahim~

 

[dougie_boy]

goodluck. im toying with the idea aswell (similar setup)
so let me know how it works out for you.

 

[buckyohare]

Been toying with the idea for a while now..Any suggestions for a brand new game to play on my new games machine..??

 

[sprite]

Thanks for all the suggestions..Just ordered a new Antec power supply and the x1800 graphics card from ebuyer so should arrive by tuesday.. Will let you know how they go..Thanks once again from a newbie

To be honest you should have shopped around a bit, i saw a 512MB version of the X1800XT for £170 ish somewhere.

 

[mesarectifier]

He's got a point, actually -

X1800 series

1800XT 256mb - £165
1800XT 512mb - £205

If you can cancel that order, they do Antec power supplies as well.

 

[ikjadoon]

Far Cry, Quake 4, Half Life 2, Battlefield 2, F.E.A.R., Oblivion, Call of Duty 2, and good 'ole CS:S. Grab the Demo of Prey, its amazing...

~Ibrahim~

 

[buckyohare]

Just thought i would update you and let you know that my new graphics card works a dream. Most games are set to dynamic and the system is so quiet..

 

[Fagaru]

very good to hear that its running good, what version did u get? the 256mb or the 512mb?

 

[ikjadoon]

Excellent! I'm glad it is working good and fine.

~Ibrahim~