8800GTX busted - what next?

[blackninja]

A family member has had their 8800GTX give up on em (I originally got it from OcUK as a value card nearly 3 years ago so not too bad I suppose!).

This is for Gaming on a 720p screen with an AMD 6400+ Athlon so what do you think should replace it?

 

[[TW]Sponge]

get the gtx460,(1gb version) bang for buck the best card out there.

 

[bells]

A family member has had their 8800GTX give up on em (I originally got it from OcUK as a value card nearly 3 years ago so not too bad I suppose!).

This is for Gaming on a 720p screen with an AMD 6400+ Athlon so what do you think should replace it?

Budget ?

 

[An Exception]

5850 @ £195 is faster than 460 and about the same bang for buck.

 

[Marine-RX179]

With that old CPU and only gaming at 720p, I would say you should just get a 9800GT or a HD4850. Definitely don't go above 4870 or 5770, or the CPU will become the limiting factor.

 

[Arcimbaldo]

With that old CPU and only gaming at 720p, I would say you should just get a 9800GT or a HD4850.

+1
A cpu that old would not justify the power of one of the latest cards, and you might as well save some cash
OCUK have some great deals on HD 4850s atm.

 

[An Exception]

^^^
5750 or 5770 at least...

 

[An Exception]

9800 is no better than what he had?
4850 is a hot SOB, it would be much better to get a more cooler and silent GPU.

 

[bfar]

5570, gtx460, or 5850

 

[blackninja]

With that old CPU and only gaming at 720p, I would say you should just get a 9800GT or a HD4850. Definitely don't go above 4870 or 5770, or the CPU will become the limiting factor.

This is the point really, being limited to that CPU does constrain the latest & greatest GPUs and the CPU aint gonna be upgraded anytime soon.

The 8800GTX was fine for performance TBH so maybe a DX11 card that uses less juice and is quiet .... ???

 

[Fred]

Bake it

Optionally add some icing

 

[Souljacker]

Get a 5770, unless you plan on upgrading CPU too.

 

[blackninja]

Bake it

Optionally add some icing

Yes - have heard of that solution ... is this how you prepare it, never done it before ?

 

[AMG]

I would not eat anything from that lool

take the cooler off, and clean off all the...... erm stuff

I belive you have to pop the card on something so its isolated from the try, I think that would be tin foil balls, than wrap in tinfoil something like that than its gas mark 3 at 210? is it leave for 10 minutes wait till cold....you know the rest

 

[blackninja]

Get a 5770, unless you plan on upgrading CPU too.

5770 looks to be a good option - just need to pick the one with the best bundle as it won't be overclocked.