A new graphics card

2006-09-06 13:32:21

#1

GingerJim6: Member; +0|6783

Hi - first post!

I need to uprade my crappy old Radeon X300 because the graphics are just not good enough. Ive looked at cards and have found these two for around £130 and i was wondering which card is better or performs better with bf2.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=42D7&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,13
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=43CL&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,13

2006-09-06 13:34:03

#2

pers0nah: Waste Kid; +271|6885|MANCHESTERRR

Id go for the nVidia for BF2. Plus its a better card anyway

2006-09-06 13:34:08

#3

Jbrar: rawr; +86|6845|Winterpeg, Canada

7600 imo, probly better bang for ur buck, or pound

Last edited by Jbrar (2006-09-06 13:34:29)

2006-09-06 13:38:41

#4

GingerJim6: Member; +0|6783

Thanks looks like i will go for the nVidia then
Also just wondering would a 500W power supply be enough?

2006-09-06 14:37:18

#5

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|6945|Deep In The South Of Texas

500w should do fine, since the 7600GT requires no extra power. It gets all it needs from the PCI-e slot.

2006-09-06 14:48:34

#6

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6870|NYC / Hamburg

even though i might be flamed for this, the 1800gto is superior in many games. also i think you can unlock some pipelines on it.

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2006-09-06 16:43:48

#7

Canterwood: Member; +4|6823|Canada

max wrote:
even though i might be flamed for this, the 1800gto is superior in many games. also i think you can unlock some pipelines on it.

He's right the x1800gto is far better.
This might help: http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q1/ge … dex.x?pg=8

Last edited by Canterwood (2006-09-06 16:49:01)

2006-09-06 16:54:09

#8

Canterwood: Member; +4|6823|Canada

Forget the 1800gto/7600gt get this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ … eries.html

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-124-SP) for Price: £119.99

or

HIS ATI Radeon X1900 GT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-057-HT) for £127.99 +VAT

Both far superiour cards for less

2006-09-07 07:25:58

#9

Rogue_Delta: Member; +6|6758

dont know much about the X1800, but word is the 7600GT rocks

2006-09-07 08:48:25

#10

Slayer: ---hates you; +1,137|7059|Hell, p.o box 666

GingerJim6 wrote:
Hi - first post!

I need to uprade my crappy old Radeon X300 because the graphics are just not good enough. Ive looked at cards and have found these two for around £130 and i was wondering which card is better or performs better with bf2.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu … y=11137,13
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu … y=11137,13

Hi, welcome to the forums.

Check this thread too for some information.

I´ll suggest the Nvidia 7600GT for some higher settings. But remember, it also depends on your other components

2006-09-07 12:30:03

#11

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6898|Toronto-Canada

7600 works like a charm get that

2006-09-07 12:33:23

#12

herrr_smity: Member; +156|6931|space command ur anus

7600gt
nvidia nuff said

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max wrote:

GingerJim6 wrote:

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