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Card for 1280x1024 gaming

Chojin

Chojin

Chojin

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I'm speccing up a new quad core system and looking at the available graphics cards for my 1280x1024 monitor. I'd like something quiet and below £140. Just wondering what recommendations people have for this criteria. Would there be much performance difference between an ATI 4850 and 4870 at this resolution?
 
Go for a 4770. Cheap, relatively low power and roughly 4850 speed, should cover you well at that resolution. NV side then an 9800 or higher should cover you.
 
I was gaming quite happily on a 9600GT until I bought a new monitor.

Altough if you are happy to go to your max prive there is an GTX260 for £139.99

Overkill on certain things for sure but it will pretty much ensure high min FPS in anything you play.
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Not really, as everyone at higher res's will have to keep shelling out for card after card where you don't have to, as a 4870x2 is gona last eons at that res, so your saving money.
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Good point! But I love buying new graphics card though! :p LOL!
 
I'd go for the gtx 260. Overkill, yes. But if your current monitor ever dies at least you won't be trying to match a monitor to a card like you are trying to match a card to a monitor now. Always buy something that has "upgradability" as I call it so that way at least you have the option to upgrade if you ever need.
 
Up untill recently I would have said the 4850 but with the GTX 260 going for £140 I would say get that. Yes, it is overkill for that res but it's a better buy than the 4850. If you wanted to be sensible though, a second hand 8800GT for £50 would suit your needs :)
 
a GTX 260 216 or 4870 is not overkill for that resolution, but a 4870x2 definately is..

don't forget if you are playing the latest games you dont want a huge resolution anyway because no matter what card you have it would play rubbish.
 
This is my dilemma as well. I plan to buy a system probably from OC but I’m going for a good spec

This being an example.

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case

Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Processor

OcUK Expert Overclocking

Noctua NH-U12P Core i7 Silent Performance Cooler

Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 DDR3 Motherboard

OCZ Reaper 6GB PC3-14400C8 DDR3 Triple Channel Kit

Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB SATA II

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB SATA II

RAID 0 Configuration

LG GGC Blu Ray Reader HD-DVD ROM

Corsair TX 850W Power Supply


I’m keeping my great 19” Viewsonic and it’s at the same res…so the GTX 295 or anything like it is just ****ing money down a drain in everyone’s view then? I plan to add a second monitor probably a Viewsonic 24” wide for games a year later and keep the 19” beside it and run dual monitor setup out with the games.

Only saving grace is I’m not doing the new system till the end of the year so prices will have dropped. But I feel I’m aiming for a good card to last me years rather than get a cheaper card and feel I would need to upgrade at some point.
 
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