7800gtx enough for a Dell 2405?

[TheMeekon]

Managed too pick up a AMD X2 4800+ + 7800gtx for £400 today and my Dell 2405 comes on monday, well chuffed... Bit concerned if the GTX is gonna be enough for the rez of the dell though. Should i pick another up at £150 for sli or wait a bit longer for the G71? Hopefully i could pick up the G71 dirt cheap from the same source...

thanks in advance

 

[TheMeekon]

As nobody else has replied for whatever reason i thought i would, i take it that your Dell is a moitor of sorts, the fact that you believe an X24800+7800GTX would not be powerfull to do it justice makes me smile, as you have got £800 worth of PC hardware for £9.88 or whatever why ask? Why not get to GFX cards in the first place.
Do you have a small appendage by the way?

what the hell? The monitor's native resolution is 1920 x 1600 and seen as i arent up too date on graphics cards at, i was simply asking for advice on what too spend the extra cash on... I have too order the extra graphics card if i want it so whats the problem with me asking for advice on a purchase? £150 is a lot of money too me and would rather be certain of a good purchase than a waste.. I wouldn't dream of spending the amount it is required too get this hardware at retail.

"Do you have a small appendage by the way?" <any relation too a computer hardware forum? your in the wrong place if your wanting answers too those kind of questions...

Seems quite a few people get arsey when certain individuals require a powerful PC for whatever reason..

 

[TheMeekon]

I don't buy that.....what exactly do you throw at it? I don't know any recent game that would run fine at 1920*1200 with any sort of eyecandy.

edit....oh yeah to answer your question..i'd go sli if i were you. I've got an xl clocked at 670/670 with a 3ghz opty (9460 3d05) and even that cant play farcry fully maxed on a 2005fpw without some lag.

Too go sli i gotta decide tomo as this cheap stock runs out quick, i will probably wait too see how the G71 runs seen as the turnover of the FX card seems too be a lot faster now.

 

[TheMeekon]

Didn't mean to be arsey but it appeared a bone question when you bragged about how little you paid, to be fair, a pair of the top GFX cards in your hardware is immaterial as you wont notice the difference, nvidia or ati ar both superb pieces of kit when you have two top end cards.

I am rather old but i still get excited about technology and at that price it has made my day. Of course there is bragging there but when i was randomly offered this kit the same day i was gonna order lower spec at retail price, wouldnt you be chuffed?

 

[TheMeekon]

where do you get a £300+ gfx and £550+ cpu for £400!! thats stonking and another gtx gfx card for £150 please let me in on it i need an upgrade

I work for a second hand retail store but we have certain people who bring in brand new hardware and ask virtually nothing for it. Seen as we had no cash in too buy the stock he sold it too me and a other staff. Can basically get hold of anything if its ordered but can be let down. He had 2 x 32" Samsung HD's, the ones used for the xbox launch at £600 each! Staff only though...

Thanks for posting some benchmarks, some dissapointing scores there at 1600 x 1200 with eye candy. I dont usually play many FPS anymore apart from Battlefield 2. I will probably pick up another GTX in the next few weeks (if any left) if its not got the GPU power too run the games i play at 1920 x 1600. Very tempted too wait for march and see what these G71s are like..