THG: Best Video Cards for the money (Aug 08)

[xguntherc]

Well it's because the 280 has a Memory chip extra, and a few other things that just cost money, like the 448bit memory interface on the 260, and the 512 on the 280. and yes you can very much make other cards as powerful I use my GTX260 at speeds above that of the 280. but then if I had the 280 it would be even higher also. and then would be rockin. one thing I do know, even if they aren't the best release from Nvidia, they sure can OVERCLOCK like crazy, mine is default at 576 MHz, and I can game, and benchmark at 740 MHz core clock. thats a solid 165 MHz increase. thats pretty good IMO. People have there 750 MHz 4870's OC'd to 800 MHz, or some to 810. I've seen a few people say 850, but then they start to overheat and have choppy game play and what not. Mine doesn't ever get above 63C at 165 MHz Overclock. thats not bad at all.

and ya the blackbird is a decent system, but go look at what the Skulltrail consists of. lol
and I think the drawing is today, not sure though. last day to enter was yesterday.

 

[amplid]

Yes, before the forums I was like wow best pc in the world, the blackbird.. LOL
I've a question for ya: If I tell you I'm very soon to upgrade my GPU and choices are: XFX GF 9800GTX (here its €165) or the asus 8800GT (€169); which one would you choose? Because see my card, I play LOTR Battle for Middle-Earth 2 (and others..) on lowest specs and I'm utterly sick of it!!

Amplid

 

[xguntherc]

I would say get the 9800GTX+ the one with the +

 

[Blaydrnnnr]

What is your PSU rated?

 

[amplid]

I'm going to upgrade my PSU first, namely the PC Power and cooling 750 (not crossfire). So SLI and all the certifications... PSU won't be a problem.

Amplid

 

[mattinahat]

GTX280 in triple SLI. Beats anything. Apart from 32C days (air temp) then temps would hit 115C easy

 

[Blaydrnnnr]

Bump

 

[Blaydrnnnr]

I run the PC power and cooler 750 Silencer in my XP rig.. its awsome and steady as a rock.. I also run the PC power and cooler in this thing.. ( see my specs..)

 

[dab11999]

Try your x-fi with the crystalizer disabled. I have surround sound headphones but mine works better if I use entertainment mode and 5.1 speakers. Runs better on all games that way. If crystalizer is enabled it crashes a lot of games. Game soundbites don't support it unless the game advertises it does.

 

[amplid]

Yeah blaydrnnr, that is a beastly psu you have in that rig (the 1000W), but i don't need it so gonna sitck with the 750.

Amplid

 

[Timford]

I'm not sure what card to get now. I live in the UK and am an avid PC gamer, desperate to play through crysis however the 8600GTS 512mb I own doesn't alow me to do that, and seen as my system is x64 and only has 2gb of ram at the moment It needs some updating.
Could anyone reccomend a good card around 100-200£ mark.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Timford, welcome to Vista forums!

I know you can't get stuff from this company in the UK but it will give you an idea.

Keep us informed!













Later Ted

 

[dab11999]

Buy the HD 4870 XOC Overclock edition. It will handle crysis for you.

 

[skunksmash]

I'm not sure what card to get now. I live in the UK and am an avid PC gamer, desperate to play through crysis however the 8600GTS 512mb I own doesn't alow me to do that, and seen as my system is x64 and only has 2gb of ram at the moment It needs some updating.
Could anyone reccomend a good card around 100-200£ mark.

full system specs please!!!....INCL PSU & MONITOR

SK

 

[Mr GRiM]

I'm not sure what card to get now. I live in the UK and am an avid PC gamer, desperate to play through crysis however the 8600GTS 512mb I own doesn't alow me to do that, and seen as my system is x64 and only has 2gb of ram at the moment It needs some updating.
Could anyone reccomend a good card around 100-200£ mark.

I would recommend getting 4GB of RAM for that game I had a 8600GT and it made a big difference with the extra 2 gigs and actually that's why I got it. lol

Also don't know about over there but the new Inno3D GTX260 Gold 216core should be about the 200 pound mark as I found it was cheaper than the old GTX260, not sure why though.

 

[MrNeeds]

what really shocks me is the fact that the 260gtx is such good value for a really high end card, especially the xfx xxx version, i got one and i only paid £187.13 for it($323.43). which is as cheap as the standard 260 gtx's, heres a link for everyone Scan Computers UK: 896MB XFX GTX 260 XXX, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Mem 2300MHz GDDR3, GPU 640MHz, 192Cores, 2 x DL DVI-I/ HDTV

 

[amplid]

I recommend the 9800GTX+, it's good for the wallet and you'll be able to play Crysis alright! Asus GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB PCI-E2.0 - Aria Technology You live in uk: great online store!! Subscribe to their newsletter: SUPER PROMO'S!!

Amplid

 

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[Riucrry]

Same here, but with the GTX260.. I am a very happy user. and even tho SOME rate it under the 4870.. It's cooler, and it OC's better. and in the end just as good in my eyes. I'm a happy 260 owner.

But waiting to see if NV drops a 55nm. if so, then I'll maybe try one out

edit* Nice thread John

I have the same video card as you and i am really happy with it.
I have only one problem..
Sometimes my pc can't read my video card.
what i mean is that if i start my pc my video card doesn't work. i can't play any game.. but if i restard my pc it's al gone and my pc can read my video card. but it is stupid that i need to restart my pc. And i have the latest update's of nVidea.
some help please?