Which Graphics Card?
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I can get those Dell widescreen monitors for £680 without needing to rely on delivery, since I wouldn't trust Ebay as far as I could throw the server-cluster it's hosted on...
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also guys what you lot recon is the most powerfull AGP card on the market at the moment? 6800 or x800? or is there not much in it?
ive now gotten tempted to up the 9800Pro to something a bit newer
ive now gotten tempted to up the 9800Pro to something a bit newer
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Whats this card like-
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&category_oid=
after a new one for mine spec is -
asus 64 bit 3400
5 PCI SLOT& 8X AGP
200 gig hard drive
+512DDR memory DDR400(pc3200)
400 psu
is this the best one for me for the money?
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&category_oid=
after a new one for mine spec is -
asus 64 bit 3400
5 PCI SLOT& 8X AGP
200 gig hard drive
+512DDR memory DDR400(pc3200)
400 psu
is this the best one for me for the money?
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My 6800GT gets about 18,000 in 3dMark03 and about 5,000 in 3dMark05, with a relatively slow CPU by today's standards (AMD Athlon XP2600+ at 2083MHz), and 2GB of unbranded PC2700 RAM...
Would be interesting to see a similar system's scores in both, but with an X850XT, as a comparison...
Would be interesting to see a similar system's scores in both, but with an X850XT, as a comparison...
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ok ive just done a search and found a gfx card test they did for BF2...
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
) and must be AGP...
show me the cards lads![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
show me the cards lads
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ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale
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Originally Posted by MOONDUST FRST
Whats this card like-
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&category_oid=
after a new one for mine spec is -
asus 64 bit 3400
5 PCI SLOT& 8X AGP
200 gig hard drive
+512DDR memory DDR400(pc3200)
400 psu
is this the best one for me for the money?
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http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&category_oid=
after a new one for mine spec is -
asus 64 bit 3400
5 PCI SLOT& 8X AGP
200 gig hard drive
+512DDR memory DDR400(pc3200)
400 psu
is this the best one for me for the money?
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From Currys? Absolutely not, rip-off merchants...
I'm lucky that I can pop up the road to Scan, for a 256MB 6600GT (with all the trimmings) like this...
Assuming you can afford it (website doesn't give a price), I'd say go for the 256MB 6800GT over the 256MB 6600GT, though, but it just depends how much money you want to spend...
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
ok ive just done a search and found a gfx card test they did for BF2...
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
) and must be AGP...
show me the cards lads![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
show me the cards lads
![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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Originally Posted by Mr.Manchester
What processor aswell mate, ive seen your screen shots of BF2 so im hoping with the Nvidia 7800GTX it will be better! ![Smokin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smokin.gif)
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and i asure you it rocks
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the motherboard is special limited edition not sure what it is to be honest
it multi threads or something
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turns 1 gig of ram into 2 fuck knows how ...
just dont get enough time to use it
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i will take a pic of the inside tomorrow see if any of the pc buffs on here
know what it it
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ok, max budget is £177 lads... find me a card ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
if you cant find website where i can split the payment over 2 cards then the budget is £213
or i wait 3 days to order it and max budget is 1k
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if you cant find website where i can split the payment over 2 cards then the budget is £213
or i wait 3 days to order it and max budget is 1k
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oh and what the fuck is the 6800XT when it's at home?
i know the LE is the shit one, the GT is the pretty damn cool sli one, the Ultra is the SUPER_COOL one, but what the fuck is the XT?
i know the LE is the shit one, the GT is the pretty damn cool sli one, the Ultra is the SUPER_COOL one, but what the fuck is the XT?
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Originally Posted by Dan B
Originally Posted by MOONDUST FRST
Whats this card like-
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&category_oid=
after a new one for mine spec is -
asus 64 bit 3400
5 PCI SLOT& 8X AGP
200 gig hard drive
+512DDR memory DDR400(pc3200)
400 psu
is this the best one for me for the money?
![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&category_oid=
after a new one for mine spec is -
asus 64 bit 3400
5 PCI SLOT& 8X AGP
200 gig hard drive
+512DDR memory DDR400(pc3200)
400 psu
is this the best one for me for the money?
![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
From Currys? Absolutely not, rip-off merchants...
I'm lucky that I can pop up the road to Scan, for a 256MB 6600GT (with all the trimmings) like this...
Assuming you can afford it (website doesn't give a price), I'd say go for the 256MB 6800GT over the 256MB 6600GT, though, but it just depends how much money you want to spend...
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Originally Posted by Dan B
Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
ok ive just done a search and found a gfx card test they did for BF2...
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
) and must be AGP...
show me the cards lads![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
show me the cards lads
![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale
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Originally Posted by DanRSturbo
Originally Posted by Dan B
Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
ok ive just done a search and found a gfx card test they did for BF2...
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
) and must be AGP...
show me the cards lads![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
i'm now ready to slap a x800 or 9800 on my credit card
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
200quid MAX budget (would rather pay 50 tho
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
show me the cards lads
![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
ps Radeon 9800Pro 128mb for sale
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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Originally Posted by badcompany
Dan B
you mean by 1k a grand for a gcard
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dan i know fuck all about building pcs in your opinion
the specs on mine where they worth 1k for a upgrade
it would be nice for a second opinion
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you mean by 1k a grand for a gcard
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dan i know fuck all about building pcs in your opinion
the specs on mine where they worth 1k for a upgrade
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it would be nice for a second opinion
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1GB RAM, I'd assume this to be DDR judging by the rest of the spec, decent enough (although if you're planning on playing the likes of BF2 and similar, I'd consider upgrading that to 2GB)
Pentium 4 3.2GHz (definitely a decent processor - personally, I prefer AMD chips, but that's a decent P4 chip you have there)
256MB nVidia GeForce 6800GT, definitely a decent graphics card (same one I've got here, and mine runs Half Life 2 at 1600x1200 with full detail at 60-100 fps)
A 250GB hard-drive,. and a 120GB hard-drive (same as me, again), I'm guessing one or both of these are Serial-ATA (SATA), since your system seems to have 3 optical drives (CD/DVD).
All in all, quite a decent enough system, I see no problems with what you have there......price-wise, lemme check what the above would set you back in today's prices at Scan:
RAM: 1GB PC3200 = £62
CPU: P4 3.20 GHz = £142
GFX: 256MB 6800GT = £175
HD1: 250GB SATA = £75
HD2: 120GB SATA = £60
That Realtek AC97 is a built-in soundcard, so probably about £80 for a decent motherboard to support SATA/P4/8xAGP/etc, a PSU with the case for about £50.
All in all, for that spec, at today's prices, you'd probably be looking at about £750 (absolute maximum)......prices come down quite quickly, though, so it would depend how long ago you had it all upgraded (to give you an idea of HOW quickly prices come down, that graphics card cost me £335 just 12 months ago).
Oh, and yes, to answer your question about my planned upgrade, it's £1,000 just for the graphics cards (two of them together, SLi'd), see the following for the details:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=301887
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
ok, max budget is £177 lads... find me a card ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
if you cant find website where i can split the payment over 2 cards then the budget is £213
or i wait 3 days to order it and max budget is 1k![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
if you cant find website where i can split the payment over 2 cards then the budget is £213
or i wait 3 days to order it and max budget is 1k
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Corsair? Slightly more expensive than "normal unbranded" memory chips, but tends to run slightly better aswell......you get what you pay for, in other words! ![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
And I'd say there's no such thing as "too much memory", within sensible reasons, of course......2GB, in my opinion, would make a noticeable difference when playing certain newer games (BF2, especially, being a good example).
If you're going to add another memory chip, make sure you find out the speed of the current chip and match it with the new one...
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And I'd say there's no such thing as "too much memory", within sensible reasons, of course......2GB, in my opinion, would make a noticeable difference when playing certain newer games (BF2, especially, being a good example).
If you're going to add another memory chip, make sure you find out the speed of the current chip and match it with the new one...
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Originally Posted by badcompany
Dan B
cheers for the info ..builder is buying back my old sony 19 screen crt
he knows the onions on my pc ..will get another 1 gig
AWESOME HELP ON THIS THREAD
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cheers for the info ..builder is buying back my old sony 19 screen crt
he knows the onions on my pc ..will get another 1 gig
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Originally Posted by Mr.Manchester
Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
ps manchester, i take it ll back after reading this hardware review ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/shocked.gif)
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I'm trying to save up to buy a house, though, want to get away from renting as soon as possible......getting annoyed with the landlord not agreeing to anything I, or the letting agency, request (apart from major repairs); not being able to make any changes (internal or external); having the house regularly inspected by the letting agency (at the request of the landlord).
£2k spent now would mean another few months delay in paying off my already-existing credit card bill, so I can apply for a mortgage with no debt under me...
£2k spent now would mean another few months delay in paying off my already-existing credit card bill, so I can apply for a mortgage with no debt under me...
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Dan, NOT IN STOCK on scan mate.
infact NOWHERE seems to have 6800s in stock (unless theyre XT or LE ones)
someone help me find somewhere to buy a 6800!!!
infact NOWHERE seems to have 6800s in stock (unless theyre XT or LE ones)
someone help me find somewhere to buy a 6800!!!
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Give them a ring, Jim, see if they're getting any back in stock......I know few places stock them now, but I'm pretty sure Scan would remove it from their website if it wasn't in stock and they weren't planning to sell any more.