Best NVid card for £150 max

[BoroRob_UK]

Guys,

I bought a new machine last christmas and giving the ammount I spent on hardware I didnt have enough money left for a decent graphics card. So ive been using an old 5700GT in it until..

Now im experiencing artifacts on screen and display driver keeps crashing. Ive ran Memtest in case it was a memory issue and the memory is fine.

So Im looking for a new card but dont wana spend mega money. Im thinking £150 max.

Can anyone share which they think is the best card to go for, for £150. Must be Nvid

p.s ocuk links would be appreciated, and a few of you to concur also



Many Thanks,

Rob

 

[arc@css]

For an extra £18 over budget you can go for this week's special, an nVidia 470gtx. Otherwise take a look at the 460gtx's.

 

[seandog]

Although they have slightly smaller memory that the 470's the 560's would be smoother cards

 

[bru]

if it has to be under £150 and nvidia the i would probably go for this card

MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK "Super-OC" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

or if you must spend the full £150 one of these

MSI GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

personally id go for the 460 and keep the £20

 

[BoroRob_UK]

Although they have slightly smaller memory that the 470's the 560's would be smoother cards

What do you mean by smoother? Wont the more memory of the 470GTX help in 'Explosive situations'


Rob

 

[BoroRob_UK]

To frag or be fragged, that is the question..? - I'm not all that bothered about image quality.. KICK-ASS !!

 

[seandog]

http://www.hwcompare.com/10983/geforce-gtx-470-vs-geforce-gtx-560/ check out this

 

[MooMoo444]

560 for sure!

 

[BoroRob_UK]

Done a 470 vs 560 search before the last 2 posts.

Ordered MSI one from OcUK for 149.99




Thanks Lads!

 

[seandog]

That's exact one I got, won't be disappointed for sure, easily OC with afterburner to the gtx 560ti and above with it

 

[BoroRob_UK]

That's exact one I got, won't be disappointed for sure, easily OC with afterburner to the gtx 560ti and above with it

Can you give me the settings for that plz mate?

 

[seandog]

i just copied clock speeds from this so easy to do with afterburner, just move slider and save

 

[BoroRob_UK]

i just copied clock speeds from this so easy to do with afterburner, just move slider and save

Thanks man, I'll do that when it comes tomorrow.

 

[seandog]

Nice, enjoy

 

[timmillwood]

Out of interest, why did it *have* to be nvidia?

 

[BoroRob_UK]

Because out of the 9800 Pro and a 5970 ive owned. They both sucked ass.. NVidia is better. Better drivers.. no jitter during gameplay.. ATI is not as smooth

Just my thoughts..

 

[arc@css]

Because out of the 9800 Pro and a 5970 ive owned. They both sucked ass.. NVidia is better. Better drivers.. no jitter during gameplay.. ATI is not as smooth

Just my thoughts..

I've not had any major issues myself with ATI, though I have heard similar to what you're saying more often than when the other way round; e.g. when criticisms are aimed at nVidia. However, I am surprised that you had such a poor experience with regard to the 9800 Pro. That's a shame since that was one of ATI's best cards.