My trusty and much-loved 8800GT is showing signs of failing, so I'm looking to replace it ASAP. System specs are below, main monitor is a 24" 1920x1200 LCD (with a secondary 19" 1280x1024 LCD as an extended desktop). Games that I dabble with include Borderlands, Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2 and other Bioware RPGs, and a bit of COD2. Budget is £250-300.
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8800GT upgrade advice needed
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The 5850 a great choice no doubt, saying that there are GTX 470's going for 275 ish if you hunt around and want Nvidia instead.
Although the extra money for pretty much the same perfomance (Give or take) is your choice.
Although the extra money for pretty much the same perfomance (Give or take) is your choice.
BFG do come with a 10 year warranty (once registered), but they no longer sell any cards in Europe, so you'd have to import it, and the warranty is only valid in the country of sale IIRC.
Some people have said they've managed to transfer a warranty when selling the card second hand, but I don't think this is always possible, certainly not protocol.
Some people have said they've managed to transfer a warranty when selling the card second hand, but I don't think this is always possible, certainly not protocol.
Thanks for the input. I've no preference either way; the 8800GT was an upgrade from an X800 GTO so I've good memories of both camps. I don't need bleeding-edge performance; so long as it's stable and has good image quality I'll be happy.
You can't go wrong with the 5850 so.
It sure looks a lot of bang for the buck.... very tempting.
p.s. I'll be attempting a warranty replacement from BFG, but given that a mate waited 3 months to get a working replacement for his 9800GTX recently I don't want to have to rely on it.
I think Bledd meant his card he has now will be under warranty so he should send it back to them. Should get a gts250 I reckon.
Sure, they're still honouring the warranties for Europe anyway it seems. I'm mighty glad about that, as my trusty GTX280 is still chugging along. In fact, it's still a damn fast card, though I can't imagine getting anything back but some refurbished tat at the moment, nvidia parts are like hens teeth.
You never know, if it goes on long enough you'd probably get a gtx470 as a replacement.
Eventually I guess. I have a 5770 I won in a competition and I'm wondering if I should crossfire it with another and ditch the GTX280, though I'm finding it hard to part with, it's a great card! That warranty is really appealing too, the 5770 has none. Decisions!