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Looking for help to get a new graphics card for a present on a gaming PC

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  • 02-12-2014 1:14pm
    #1
    Cookies N Cream
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi

    Looking for help to get a new graphics card for a present on a gaming PC.
    I have some of the PC details:
    6core AMD Phenom 2
    3.4ghz processor with 2 cores locked off 16gig DDR 3 ram
    Graphics card Nvidia gtx 550 with dedicated 1 gig DDR 5Ram
    Asus board cross fire technology
    Liquid cooling
    800 watt silent elite PSU

    The PC is used for mostly WOW but other games are also played.

    Any help on this wold be great and please let me know if I need more information

    Many thanks


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    #2
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    What's the budget you have?


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    #3
    Cookies N Cream
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Cookies N Cream


    About €200 with a bit of riggle room


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    #4
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Works out at about €185 delivered.

    PC is getting a bit long in the tooth, I wouldn't buy anything more powerful but that should be a decent match.


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    #5
    Cookies N Cream
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Cookies N Cream


    Thanks TerrorFirmer for you help, its a good graphics card for that money.


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    Elana_29
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Elana_29


    I'd go for GTX770, they are under 200euro at mindfactory.de


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    captain_boycott
    Registered Users Posts: 539 ✭✭✭captain_boycott


    My two boys have been using the NVIDIA 8800GT and they've been working fine for what they need - any suggestions for a similar performing replacement as one of the 8800 cards has now failed?

    Can anyone recommend a modern day alternative to the 8800 that will deliver equal or better performance...on a budget as I'll probably need two!


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    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    What are they playing?

    A pair of these would be 170 delivered, decent performance and if they're getting by fine with old 8800gt's, would be great.

    Or a pair of something like these for 200 delivered is a much faster card.


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