Video Card choice
TurbodogFri Jul 09, 2010 2:28 pm
I think Im going to end up buying a new video card today, funds are extremely tight with this choice.
Currently I have an 8800gt or something like that from BFG/Nvidia
Choices for my little price range are ATI HD4670 1GB PCI-Express Video Card orrr XFX ATI Radeon™ HD 5670 512MB DDR5 PCI-EXPRESS VIDEO CARD
Any help in making the decision would be great. I dont have a super computer like many of you lol...oh yea I'm going to be shopping here:
http://www.frys.com/template/index/
And I know that newegg has stuff cheaper but Im looking to go to the store, bring it home and game, won't wait on shipping.
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WannaBFri Jul 09, 2010 4:04 pm
If you plan to play bc2 or any of the more recent games your gonna need some more horsepower than the 8800. I currently have the 260 and it plays the game decently but i too plan to get something bigger and better soon.
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RivanKFri Jul 09, 2010 4:13 pm
Go with a 1 gig card. The GT240 is what I went with when I upgraded, but which ever you decide.....1 gig if your machine will handle it.
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TurbodogFri Jul 09, 2010 4:29 pm
tahnks guys, yea, i think my budget just got bumped up as my wife just got a raise today!
yahoo
will repost when i order all of my parts, the game has just changed
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BlackEagle5Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:02 pm
check out the galaxy gts250 1gb if youre still not comfortable getting a big fat box card.
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WannaBFri Jul 09, 2010 7:39 pm
Remember though, the more memory on the card doesn't make it better ^_^ there are several older cards that have 2 gigs on them but are no where near as good as the newer cards;
Id post the card you plan to buy b4 you buy it and ill check it out to make sure its worth the money!
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MAD-RatFri Jul 09, 2010 8:24 pm
I'm running dual GTX 295's, a very nice set of cards.
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UchiMataFri Jul 09, 2010 9:32 pm
I'm hoping for a pair of HD5870's. The holidays are still 6 months away ...
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Silent_WolfSat Jul 10, 2010 1:00 am
Im currently running a single FirePro V7800. I know its a workstation card and its kind of expensive, but I wont trade it for the word. I also have a V8800, V5800, V4800 and some DX10 cards and I can honestly I love the V7800. It games as good as any consumer card but has the horse power to do any 3D rendering.
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