£80-£135 to spend

[dave00]

I want to buy a graphics card but dont know the best one to get
I have been looking at the 256MB ATI SAPPHIRE RADEON X800GTO2
Also looking at the 512MB ATI ASUS EAX1600PRO CROSSFIRE
Really i just want a good performance card that can play most games with ease. currently i have ati xpress200 onboard graphics which is rubbish and cant handle most games like the new hitman whith all settings on low just staggers trough the game and is unplayable

 

[Naffa]

Out of the two, the GTO2 will wipe the floor with the X1600.

 

[Richdog]

Cheapest 7600GT you can find is your best bet I think.

 

[dave00]

Even though 1 has 512mb and the other has 256mb?
also this one looks handy
256MB NVIDIA BFG GF 7600GT OVCLOCKED SLI

 

[Richdog]

Even though 1 has 512mb and the other has 256mb?
also this one looks handy
256MB NVIDIA BFG GF 7600GT OVCLOCKED SLI

Memory size means nothing on a slow graphics card, it's just marketing designed to make crappy cards more erm... marketable.

The BFG 7600GT looks liike a good choice.

 

[man_from_uncle]

I tell you what is a good bet in that region, the X1800GTO. From the reports i've seen they look like they can get up to X1800XT speeds if the last quad unlocks. But they are a bit above your range I think.

As other have said the 7600gt is very good and can overclock to 7800gt speeds (with the help of a simple mod).

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Welcome to the forums.

Yeah if you can stretch an extra £11, then the x1800GTO would be a good card.

 

[dave00]

what kind of psu would these cards need 2 run? as when i bought my pc
it only had a 300w psu

this is my setup so far

windows xp home sp2
amd skt939 athlon64 3000+
pc3200 512mb ram
160gb Hdrive
ati xpress200

i wanted to get Graphics card another 512mb ram stick i will have 2 stick a psu on there aswell or would i get away with it for a few weeks and if not
what price range are they? thankyou for the help so far

 

[Gashman]

leadtek 7600GT, pretty much identical ability to the BFG, £13 or something cheaper, or like one of the dudes above said X1800GTO...the HIS excalibur one, read review of one of those doing 700+Mhz on core and memory, 9600 in 3D mark 05 for those who like to know those scores