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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 21:31    Post subject:  Recomend Me a GFX card.  
Need a new GFX card, something in the region of £150 -200 that would play L4D2, just brought it yesterday but it stutters like a bitch.

Recommnedations plz.....
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 21:36    Post subject: Re: Recomend Me a GFX card.  
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Need a new GFX card, something in the region of £150 -200 that would play L4D2, just brought it yesterday but it stutters like a bitch.

Recommnedations plz.....

nVidia GeForce GTX 275 or 260 (cheaper).
ATI Radeon HD 5850 or 4890 (cheaper).
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 23:54    Post subject:  
i would recomend just the same.

specially the GTX260, cause u can get it very cheap now, here i found a couple of them at 125-130€.

i have tried recently a HD4890, the card is great, but i was disapointed with its noise and temperatures, so, i got a GTX260 again. and i have another 1 in my fathers pc, that i pretend to steal, and do SLi.

but, any of them, u will be happy, i run everything maxed with the GTX260, at 1920x1200, 4xAA, 16xAF. except for crysis....
In L4D2 the game runs just smoth.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 02:17    Post subject:  
almost all high-end cards are loud and hot, that has always been the case. if you want performance you have to make your ears suffer or make your purse suffer by buying watercooling.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 05:00    Post subject:  
I would recommend a card but to do so I would need to know what
hardware was in you case .
have you PCIE or AGP . Confused
Also some cards need a bigger power supply. Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 09:43    Post subject:  
[DOH] Mick wrote:
I would recommend a card but to do so I would need to know what
hardware was in you case .
have you PCIE or AGP . Confused
Also some cards need a bigger power supply. Shocked



3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 support NVIDIA SLI Tech @ dual x16 or 3-way@x8, x8, x 8
2 x PCIe1.0 x1, PCIex1_1 (black) is compatible with audio slot
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 13:51    Post subject:  
ATI 5850; anything else would be daft imo since you'll get DX11 too and no other card will offer this atm.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 22:02    Post subject:  
ATI 5850 is meant to be faster than current cards.
It will take about 6 months for any worth wile directx 11
games to be released and by then nvidia will have a new card
out .
for sure there will be some real bargains around
a nvidia 260 is £120 on dabs
a XFX HD4870 750M 512MB is only £91

the 5850 is £200 and in the real world you wont be able to see
the difference my advice is buy a cheaper card for now
and when a game comes out that you cant play then buy
a new directx 11 card .
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 23:41    Post subject:  
I haven´t even been able to use dx10 due to windows xp. I´m not in the mood to change to windows 7 just yet.
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[DOH] Mick wrote:
ATI 5850 is meant to be faster than current cards.
It will take about 6 months for any worth wile directx 11
games to be released and by then nvidia will have a new card
out .
for sure there will be some real bargains around
a nvidia 260 is £120 on dabs
a XFX HD4870 750M 512MB is only £91

the 5850 is £200 and in the real world you wont be able to see
the difference my advice is buy a cheaper card for now
and when a game comes out that you cant play then buy
a new directx 11 card .


True in most respects but would you really want to upgrade again in 6 months or so?

If your budget allows surely its better to grab the 5850 now since it is fast and DX11 capable?
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Lawitz wrote:
I haven´t even been able to use dx10 due to windows xp. I´m not in the mood to change to windows 7 just yet.


I was the same (skipped Vista) but Windows 7 is great and I'm glad I mde the jump from XP Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 14:43    Post subject:  
thanks guys i will have a think and go for one of the ones you have suggested, will let you know which one when i get it Cool
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StonedCabbage wrote:
thanks guys i will have a think and go for one of the ones you have suggested, will let you know which one when i get it Cool


You get bonus kudos points for getting one that no one thought of... Laughing Wink
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btw, cabbage, at what resolution are u playing??
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:33    Post subject:  
Cabbage, I don't you should get a new gfx as your a desparate player and it would be wasted on you.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 20:00    Post subject:  
Diet H2O_TSGK wrote:
Cabbage, I don't you should get a new gfx as your a desparate player and it would be wasted on you.



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 23:38    Post subject:  
So I ordered the ATI 5850 from PC World Business only to be told that,


PC World Online Orderin Crew wrote:
Im sorry, but that card is no longer available from the manufacturer, we have cancelled you order.


Rolling Eyes

Any other recommendations fora GFX card of DirectX 11 level that is in 200 - 250 quid range, cheers folks Cool Cool Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 00:12    Post subject:  
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/5002990/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5850-vapor-x-1.html 50 quid off for the next 2 days
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Sapphire drivers are poo Laughing
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it´ll run fine. there are no special sapphire only drivers, why would they invest money to create drivers when they can offer the free catalyst ones?
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Shimmy_TSGK wrote:
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/5002990/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5850-vapor-x-1.html 50 quid off for the next 2 days


Ordered, thanks peeps for your recommendations

much love

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StonedCabbage wrote:
Shimmy_TSGK wrote:
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/5002990/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5850-vapor-x-1.html 50 quid off for the next 2 days


Ordered, thanks peeps for your recommendations

much love

Cool


Came today, will be fitting tonight, can't wait, only bugger is I have to install Windows 7 now, might just leave that 1 night though and enjoy the gfx card tonight Cool Cool Twisted Evil Twisted Evil
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You'll be happy when you do install windows 7, makes computer and card run alot better
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You'll be happy when you do install windows 7, makes computer and card run alot better


yeah i know, doing that tonight, the install of the card went like a dream, no problems whatsoever Cool
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The Borg_TSGK wrote:
You'll be happy when you do install windows 7, makes computer and card run alot better


yeah i know, doing that tonight, the install of the card went like a dream, no problems whatsoever Cool


How many better are your frame rates? Cool
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