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kev s148

kev s148

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hello i have a pny nvidia 9500gt graphics card and iam thinking of changing it as my base score on windows experience index is 5.9 on all but the graphics that one came out at 5.4 .

I would like them to all be 5.9 and also like better picture quality as well as i do watch blue ray movies on my pc.

Any suggestions please.
 

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Well first off, that is a good card. I am running a 9500GT myself, and it works great.
If you do want a better graphics card, then you are looking at around 200-500 dollars, depending on the memory.

First off, are you looking to keep NVidia or is ATI ok? For NVidia, the GeForce GTX 280 is the best of the best.
ATI's best card is the Radeon HD 4800 series, once again, best of the best.

Those two will give you the best picture quality available.

~Lordbob
 

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    ASUS P5QC
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    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
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    Mobo
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TBH mate looking at your sys specs your GFX card is certainly your weak spot....

did you build this rig yourself..?? the 9500 seems so out of place in that rig.....

your mobo is sporting a PCIE 2.0 x16 slot, so it will take the latest & greatest from either company, your chip may bottleneck any newer card at stock speeds though, that's just the nature of AMD, not that you'll notice changing from a 9500 :p

this should be one of the easier builds to recommend a card for, 1680x1050, 850w PSU, what model is the PSU..??

what do you primarily use this machine for..??, gaming, media, surfing, i mean surly upping your WEI is not the soul reason for this upgrade..??


:)SK
 

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skunksmash said:
TBH mate looking at your sys specs your GFX card is certainly your weak spot....

did you build this rig yourself..?? the 9500 seems so out of place in that rig.....

your mobo is sporting a PCIE 2.0 x16 slot, so it will take the latest & greatest from either company, your chip may bottleneck any newer card at stock speeds though, that's just the nature of AMD, not that you'll notice changing from a 9500 :p

this should be one of the easier builds to recommend a card for, 1680x1050, 850w PSU, what model is the PSU..??

what do you primarily use this machine for..??, gaming, media, surfing, i mean surly upping your WEI is not the soul reason for this upgrade..??


:)SK
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hi the computer is used for about every think but gaming i can rember the make of the psu but it has got two 6 pin power supplys for a praphics card

the only reson i brought the 9500 was it was on offer for £49.95

iam i looking at big money if i want a lot better or will i be better stick with the 9500
 

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    Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 3.67ghz 1.3v
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    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
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    BFG GTX 285 OCX
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    samsung t220 sync master
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    1TB samsung
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    antec 902
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lordbob75 said:
Well first off, that is a good card. I am running a 9500GT myself, and it works great.
If you do want a better graphics card, then you are looking at around 200-500 dollars, depending on the memory.

First off, are you looking to keep NVidia or is ATI ok? For NVidia, the GeForce GTX 280 is the best of the best.
ATI's best card is the Radeon HD 4800 series, once again, best of the best.

Those two will give you the best picture quality available.

~Lordbob
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LordBob, Kev could increase GFX power by going down another route rather than the 200-500 dollar route. Kev S could go down the SLi or CrossFire route which is ideal in this situation.

I have 5.9 vista score with my two Leadtek 7800 GTX OC cards SLi'd.

Kev S, - with the proviso that your mobo can take them i.e. 2 pci-e slots (or more) and your mobo can run cards in SLi/CrossFire mode, you could double up on your cards before investing in one new hugely expensive state of the art card i.e. 2 x 9500 cards.

You can run them in SLi (nvidia) or CrossFire (ATI) mode meaning that your system effectively pools the power of both cards together into one, increasing the power two-fold.

The new Nvidia boards even offer triple SLi - OMG! ANd with 8000 GFX cards onwards you can get mutliple monitor display (boo hooo - I can't get this with my 7 series cards)

I think SLi and CrrossFire is excelent for such cases as yours and for the likes of me who want the power of more expensive cards but by combining less powerful cards.

Check out here for SLi and google for more info about CrossFire.

Hope this helps.
 
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kev s148 said:
skunksmash said:
TBH mate looking at your sys specs your GFX card is certainly your weak spot....

did you build this rig yourself..?? the 9500 seems so out of place in that rig.....

your mobo is sporting a PCIE 2.0 x16 slot, so it will take the latest & greatest from either company, your chip may bottleneck any newer card at stock speeds though, that's just the nature of AMD, not that you'll notice changing from a 9500 :p

this should be one of the easier builds to recommend a card for, 1680x1050, 850w PSU, what model is the PSU..??

what do you primarily use this machine for..??, gaming, media, surfing, i mean surly upping your WEI is not the soul reason for this upgrade..??


:)SK
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hi the computer is used for about every think but gaming i can remember the make of the psu but it has got two 6 pin power supply's for a graphics card

the only reason i brought the 9500 was it was on offer for £49.95

iam i looking at big money if i want a lot better or will i be better stick with the 9500
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no your not looking at big money if you don't game.....i would suggest the below cards for your setup..;)

Nvidia....

9800GTX+ This card is very powerful & will handle practically anything you throw at it (1680x1050 & below)

9800GT This card is still a great performer & was king of the hill a year ago, this is ''night & day'' difference from the 9500

ATI..

HD4850 This card will out perform the nvidia cards i listed at a great price, but the driver support for these cards is always touch & go.

HD4650 This card is the cheapest card out of the bunch but certainly packs a punch!!, it will perform about the same as a 9800GT for half the price


on paper ATI look the better choice, but they have more than their fair share of compatibility issues & the drivers are pretty scares, you may find ''like a lot of ppl'', to run your new ATI card you will have to use an old driver, if your rig wont play nice with their latest driver offerings

Nvidia on the other hand are far more expensive, but they are true ''plug & play'' specialists, their cards are so rugged they will run on just about anything, & they have hundreds of recent drivers to choose from, so you can find a driver which will MAX performance on your rig..



:)SK
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
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    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
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    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
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    XCILIO 850w
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    unknown ATX
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    Arctic cooler pro 775
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    logitech cordless optical
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    logitech EX110
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    2mb
Bellerophon said:
lordbob75 said:
Well first off, that is a good card. I am running a 9500GT myself, and it works great.
If you do want a better graphics card, then you are looking at around 200-500 dollars, depending on the memory.

First off, are you looking to keep NVidia or is ATI ok? For NVidia, the GeForce GTX 280 is the best of the best.
ATI's best card is the Radeon HD 4800 series, once again, best of the best.

Those two will give you the best picture quality available.

~Lordbob
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LordBob, Kev could increase GFX power by going down another route rather than the 200-500 dollar route. Kev S could go down the SLi or CrossFire route which is ideal in this situation.

I have 5.9 vista score with my two Leadtek 7800 GTX OC cards SLi'd.

Kev S, - with the proviso that your mobo can take them i.e. 2 pci-e slots (or more) and your mobo can run cards in SLi/CrossFire mode, you could double up on your cards before investing in one new hugely expensive state of the art card i.e. 2 x 9500 cards.

You can run them in SLi (nvidia) or CrossFire (ATI) mode meaning that your system effectively pools the power of both cards together into one, increasing the power two-fold.

The new Nvidia boards even offer triple SLi - OMG! ANd with 8000 GFX cards onwards you can get mutliple monitor display (boo hooo - I can't get this with my 7 series cards)

I think SLi and CrrossFire is excelent for such cases as yours and for the likes of me who want the power of more expensive cards but by combining less powerful cards.

Check out here for SLi and google for more info about CrossFire.

Hope this helps.
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his board is ''mATX'' & he only has one PCI-E slot....;)
 

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    ME.....
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    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
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    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
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    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
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    XCILIO 850w
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    unknown ATX
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    logitech EX110
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    2mb
lordbob75 said:
Well first off, that is a good card. I am running a 9500GT myself, and it works great.
If you do want a better graphics card, then you are looking at around 200-500 dollars, depending on the memory.

First off, are you looking to keep NVidia or is ATI ok? For NVidia, the GeForce GTX 280 is the best of the best.
ATI's best card is the Radeon HD 4800 series, once again, best of the best.

Those two will give you the best picture quality available.

~Lordbob
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Uh, the 9500gt is NOT a good card. Its a very low end 9k series card and in all honesty a 7900GS or GT would perform better.

If you don't game much I would recommend at least a 9600GT, though the 8800GT/9800GTs are a VERY good deal still.
 

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skunksmash said:
kev s148 said:
skunksmash said:
TBH mate looking at your sys specs your GFX card is certainly your weak spot....

did you build this rig yourself..?? the 9500 seems so out of place in that rig.....

your mobo is sporting a PCIE 2.0 x16 slot, so it will take the latest & greatest from either company, your chip may bottleneck any newer card at stock speeds though, that's just the nature of AMD, not that you'll notice changing from a 9500 :p

this should be one of the easier builds to recommend a card for, 1680x1050, 850w PSU, what model is the PSU..??

what do you primarily use this machine for..??, gaming, media, surfing, i mean surly upping your WEI is not the soul reason for this upgrade..??


:)SK
Click to expand...
hi the computer is used for about every think but gaming i can remember the make of the psu but it has got two 6 pin power supply's for a graphics card

the only reason i brought the 9500 was it was on offer for £49.95

iam i looking at big money if i want a lot better or will i be better stick with the 9500
Click to expand...

no your not looking at big money if you don't game.....i would suggest the below cards for your setup..;)

Nvidia....

9800GTX+ This card is very powerful & will handle practically anything you throw at it (1680x1050 & below)

9800GT This card is still a great performer & was king of the hill a year ago, this is ''night & day'' difference from the 9500

ATI..

HD4850 This card will out perform the nvidia cards i listed at a great price, but the driver support for these cards is always touch & go.

HD4650 This card is the cheapest card out of the bunch but certainly packs a punch!!, it will perform about the same as a 9800GT for half the price


on paper ATI look the better choice, but they have more than their fair share of compatibility issues & the drivers are pretty scares, you may find ''like a lot of ppl'', to run your new ATI card you will have to use an old driver, if your rig wont play nice with their latest driver offerings

Nvidia on the other hand are far more expensive, but they are true ''plug & play'' specialists, their cards are so rugged they will run on just about anything, & they have hundreds of recent drivers to choose from, so you can find a driver which will MAX performance on your rig..



:)SK
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thank you iam going to have a look at the 9800gtx+

just one quick thing it says some think about ddr3 memory on the graphics card what is that all about as iam still learning

thank you
 

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    Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 3.67ghz 1.3v
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    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 iX58
    Memory
    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
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    BFG GTX 285 OCX
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    samsung t220 sync master
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1TB samsung
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    Corsair HX1000W
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    antec 902
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    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ultra Quiet x3 120mm + 200mm fans
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That is the Memory used on the Graphics Card itself - commonly called VRAM.
 

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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
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    Logitech MX Master (shared)
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    Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 3.67ghz 1.3v
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    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 iX58
    Memory
    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GTX 285 OCX
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    samsung t220 sync master
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1TB samsung
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    Corsair HX1000W
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    antec 902
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    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ultra Quiet x3 120mm + 200mm fans
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BFG is a good manufacturer - so is XFX and eVGA - any of those three will serve you well, although I think the BFGs seem to edge out the competition, unless I am mistaken on this particular card.

Enjoy!
 

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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
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    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
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    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
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    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System) Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree) 2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
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    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
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    Logitech MX Master (shared)
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    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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    AMD A6-5350M APU
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    Lenovo
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    8 GB
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    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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    Lenovo 15" Matte
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    1680 * 1050
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    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
right ive made my mind up on this one a BFG NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ OC 512MB PCIe 2.0 BUT i need to now how long it is as bfg dont show it on there web site

has any body got this card and if so could you let me now how long it is

thank you
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    home built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 3.67ghz 1.3v
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 iX58
    Memory
    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GTX 285 OCX
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    samsung t220 sync master
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1TB samsung
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    antec 902
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ultra Quiet x3 120mm + 200mm fans
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
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    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
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    6mb
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kev s148 said:
right ive made my mind up on this one a BFG NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ OC 512MB PCIe 2.0 BUT i need to now how long it is as bfg dont show it on there web site

has any body got this card and if so could you let me now how long it is

thank you
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i dont have this card but it is exactly the same size as most NV cards nowadays, well the higher end cards, of which i have a pic of mine which is an XFX 260 GTX XXX, see attached image. apparently its 10.5 inches long and 4.3 inches deep
 

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    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
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    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
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    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
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    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
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    1920 x 1080
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    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
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    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
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    Antec 900 Gaming Case
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    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
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    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
yep the GTX+ is a great choice.....;) i see you decided on BFG, they're a good brand.

the 9800GTX+ measures in @ 10.5 inches.....

EDIT: i see Mr Needs beat me to it...





:)SK
 

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    20'' syncmaster
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    1680x1050
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skunksmash said:
yep the GTX+ is a great choice.....;) i see you decided on BFG, they're a good brand.

the 9800GTX+ measures in @ 10.5 inches.....

EDIT: i see Mr Needs beat me to it...





:)SK
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of course but il let you have this one lol :p
 

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    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
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    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
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    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
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    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
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cheers every body i might have to have a re think as ive got 9.5 inches to play with is there any other cards that are a lot better than what i have that will fit or
i may end up staying with what i have

cheers
 

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    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 iX58
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    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
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    BFG GTX 285 OCX
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    on board
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    samsung t220 sync master
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    1680x1050
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    1TB samsung
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    Corsair HX1000W
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    antec 902
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    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ultra Quiet x3 120mm + 200mm fans
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    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
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9800GT...... this card is about 9 inches long, i would make sure you grab a dual slot version though....the G92 gets pretty toasty..;) but its still DESTROYS the 9500...lol



:)SK
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
    PSU
    XCILIO 850w
    Case
    unknown ATX
    Cooling
    Arctic cooler pro 775
    Mouse
    logitech cordless optical
    Keyboard
    logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    2mb

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    home built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 3.67ghz 1.3v
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 iX58
    Memory
    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GTX 285 OCX
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    samsung t220 sync master
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1TB samsung
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    antec 902
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ultra Quiet x3 120mm + 200mm fans
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
    Internet Speed
    6mb
    Other Info
    LG dvd-rw, LG GGC-H20L blueray player, Sony 2.1 speakers system, HP photosmart c5180 All-in-one Printer/Scanner/Copier (network conected) NetGear DG834G v4 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) netgear GS608 8 port switch WEI Score: 5.9
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