£200 graphics card

[Smeser]

Hey,just wonderin if u guys can help me out,ive been stuck in the dark ages with my 9800gt for to long dont get me wrong its a nice lill card,so ive given myself £200 to get a new card,seein some really nice ones,buuuuut i would like to stay with nvidia just always have,so any pointers and ideas on what one to get would b v greatfull!!thanks fellas

 

[Kanpai]

I'd go for a GTX470 mate. Might be £10 over your budget but it's worth it. Otherwise you can get some in the clearance line for £160-190 but I think those come with limited warranty.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-088-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1810

Or you could wait a couple of weeks as I think the GTX560 will be released and might be an alternative option for you.

 

[Kanpai]

Also, what are your system specs? Forgot to ask but that's rather important to see if your PSU can handle the load and if you'll get bottleneck or not from the cpu

 

[vian_siu]

get the gigabyte gtx 470 super oc! the best gtx 470 around £200

 

[Smeser]

Funny u should say that i was eyein up this card v nearly went for it but thought id post a thread to get ppls opinions thanks for quick reply

 

[Smeser]

My psu wont take it,but not to worry im ordering a 750 when i order card

 

[Freddie1980]

For £190 you can get a Radeon HD5870 with a 2 year warranty which is a lot less stressful on your PSU then a GTX470 and quicker to boot. If the HD5870 is still to much then you might want to drop down to a HD6850 which only uses 1x 6-pin power for additional power or a GTX460 1Gb (I think the GTX460 uses two but it does uses about 40 watts more then a 6850) .

 

[Lunch_box]

get the gigabyte gtx 470 super oc! the best gtx 470 around £200

I was looking At this for my new sandy build

 

[Smeser]

There is the other option of this:

Removed haha sorry didnt think just the link my mate sent me

Which ive been offerd for £165 or £185 with water block any ideas?

Plus im not sure to go from nvidia ha!

 

[[WU-TANG]GZA]

I'd remove the competitor link Smeser and just NO.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-147-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

I'd get that as linked above tbh....great card.

 

[opethdisciple]

Id get a 5870... or even better for just a smidge more a 6950.....

 

[Smeser]

Ok wu-tang thanks mate so hands down out of all cards best performance and style ect ur money would b on?The 470 super oc or the Xfx 5870 ,i know this might sound a silly question but will i looses anythin without the physX

 

[littlepuppy]

u can always keep your 9800t for physx and then the 5870 will be a dedicated GPU..

 

[PapaLazaru]

u can always keep your 9800t for physx and then the 5870 will be a dedicated GPU..

And therein lies your answer, OP.

I have the XFX5870 and it is a cracking card.

 

[[WU-TANG]GZA]

As above ^^

 

[Nelly]

Pity you can't get a second hand MSI or Asus 5850 for around £100 clock it to within 5% of 5870 speeds.

Other than that I would just pay an extra £20ish and get the 6950 and flash it to 6970.

 

[Mr Krugga]

VTX Radeon 5870 for £170 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-136-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

Even better if you can pay £218 and get a Radeon 6950 from elsewhere, unlocks to 6970 and will be a beast in comparison.