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12-02-2009, 09:54 PM
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| What video card should I get?
Not familiar with the current video cards.
Want to update my PCI-E card
Around $100
Nvidia or ATI? Something capable of running some decent PC games. thanks for the help
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12-02-2009, 10:05 PM
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#2 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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system specs? and how's your psu(power supply, usually overlooked)? personally i like ati, perhaps something in the 4000 series for you.
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12-02-2009, 10:17 PM
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12-02-2009, 10:28 PM
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minimum requirement for DiRT 2 is a 8800GT :s
so thats putting everything on lowest settings and it will barely run ??
not to mention a lot of games are implementing DX11
and most of those cards probably can't even handle DX11
if you wana stick to DX10 graphics, probably may wana wait til more DX11 cards come out than the DX10 cards will drop in price
also boxing day is coming soon NCIX probably put up some 4890 for cheap, since its getting out of date now :s
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12-02-2009, 10:55 PM
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agreed..buy next month or during boxing week in terms of timing
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12-03-2009, 08:21 AM
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| http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...card,2464.html
But as others have stated, wait it out for a month for boxing day sales.
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12-03-2009, 04:43 PM
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have you considered used?
what's your current video card?
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12-03-2009, 06:30 PM
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i went and bought the HD4870 from NCIX, it came out to around $170 with a $25 mail in rebate i havent used yet
awsome card so far, very impressed for the price there was virtually nothing close to it
edit, this one: http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...anufacture=XFX
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12-03-2009, 08:08 PM
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Yeah ATI gives the most bang for your buck.
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12-03-2009, 10:31 PM
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ATi 5000 series ftw!
but for your budget, id go with HD 4770...
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12-04-2009, 12:38 PM
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Hehe thanks for the reply guys
I'd be upgrading from an ancient Geforce 7800gt, so i'm sure anything would be a nice upgrade. The Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 mentioned above looks to be a decent deal. I only have a 460w power supply at the moment, and the 4890 recommends a minimum 550w. Looking for a really quick cheap upgrade. Any other comments on the 4830?
Appreciate the help guys
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12-04-2009, 01:28 PM
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#12 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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since you have a weaker power supply i suggest 4770 since its on the 40nm chip vs a 55nm chip. smaller chip = smaller power consumption = less heat.
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