Best graphics card for my rig

#Smokey#

I got a new pc and was wondering what graphics card would suit it as i am an intensive gamer.

Here is a link to it

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ie/en/sm/WF06b/35123-968421-968421-968421-12221722-12221982-74840583.html

And i upgraded the RAM to 1gig and have another 2gig's on the way.

So what card should i get?

PogMoThoin

Not really the right forum, Build/upgrade would be better.

Budget?

Also any more than 2Gb of memory is a waste as it will not be used.

challengemaster

probably get something like a x1900xtx

#Smokey#

budget would be about 210-240 and the x1900xtx sounds promising but im looking for an Nvidia more so than ATI

PogMoThoin

This., best value card out there at mo: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=318798

Or this, slightly faster: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=325489

#Smokey#

7600gt looks like the best so far as for price/performance ratio but would it run BF2 on all high settings?

TerrorFirmer

#Smokey# wrote:

7600gt looks like the best so far as for price/performance ratio but would it run BF2 on all high settings?

It does, and no problems either.

projectmayhem

PogMoThoin wrote:

This., best value card out there at mo: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=318798

Or this, slightly faster: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=325489

how much of an improvement is the 7900GS over the 7600GT? i'm looking to upgrade right now also (yay for having a job, etc.)... it fits nicely into my budget but i don't want to throw the extra €50 odd if it's barely an increase in power. right now i have an x800GT that struggles a bit on indoor environments in bf2 and the like...

PogMoThoin

Heres a guide: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=wiki&tag=rmp_vds
Note 7900gs is just slower than 7900gt, heres FEAR benchmarks: http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/digest3d/0606/itogi-video-f-wxp-1280-pcie.html

projectmayhem

PogMoThoin wrote:

Heres a guide: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=wiki&tag=rmp_vds
Note 7900gs is just slower than 7900gt, heres FEAR benchmarks: http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/digest3d/0606/itogi-video-f-wxp-1280-pcie.html

gs is slower then gt alright, but the GT is cheaper on komplett (gainward model) somehow... i think we have a winner from my point of view anyway, thanks for the linkage

PS. i had no idea how low down my card was :eek:

GrumPy

7900GS ftw

PogMoThoin

projectmayhem wrote:

gs is slower then gt alright, but the GT is cheaper on komplett (gainward model) somehow... i think we have a winner from my point of view anyway, thanks for the linkage

PS. i had no idea how low down my card was :eek:

:rolleyes: Buy the 7600gt & use rivatuner to clock it to 7900gt speeds

#Smokey#

not a fan of overclocking myself(shortens the cards life and voids warranty)

But i managed to get the following card but its not compatible with my system

Nvidia Quadro NVS 440
It has dual GPU which is 128MB GPU's combined to get 256MB

Here are specs:

Manufacturer: HP Part number: PT453A
Processor / Memory

    * Graphics Processor / Vendor
    * NVIDIA Quadro

    * RAMDAC Clock Speed
    * 350 MHz

    * Video Output / Graphics Processor / Vendor
    * NVIDIA Quadro

    * Video memory technology
    * DDR SDRAM

Video Output

    * Digital video standard
    * Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

    * Max monitors supported
    * 4

General

    * Video output interface type
    * PCI Express x16

    * Compatibility
    * PC

    * Enclosure Type
    * Plug-in card

    * Video Output:Type
    * Graphics adapter

Expansion / Port(s) Required

    * Slot(s) Required
    * 1 PCI Express x16

Sadly its not compatabile with my dc7600 but i was wondering what would be the best card to swap this with?

PogMoThoin

#Smokey# wrote:

not a fan of overclocking myself(shortens the cards life and voids warranty)

:rolleyes: There is no way of knowing a gpu has been overclocked. Even nVidia couldn't tell it was overclocked & therefore doesn't void the warranty (as long as you don't tell them). With a proper cooler overclocking doesn't really reduce the life of a gpu, maybe it reduces the life of the chip from 20yrs to 10yrs, but it would be well outdated by then.

Don't heed me, i overclock everything

TerrorFirmer

#Smokey# wrote:

not a fan of overclocking myself(shortens the cards life and voids warranty)

But i managed to get the following card but its not compatible with my system

Nvidia Quadro NVS 440
It has dual GPU which is 128MB GPU's combined to get 256MB


Sadly its not compatabile with my dc7600 but i was wondering what would be the best card to swap this with?

Thats a workstation card, it runs game too, but its far too expensive solely for that purpose. They are worth alot more then equivilent gaming cards, so you should get a decent sum for it.

And don't worry about overclocking the 7600gt, I overclocked mine slightly and its still a long way away from needing any additional cooling....

#Smokey#

would it be worth as a trade for a 7950 perhaps?

like the one in the following link

http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=325457