9600GT vs GTS250 with New build

[SimonUK]

Hi All,

As stated above i'm trying to choose between the 9600GT @ £60 and GTS250@ £90, best performance for the money really @ 1280 x1024 Max Res. I'm hoping to play the new Grid 2 / Dirt 2 / Battlefield 1943 when released also.

I aim to team it with New PC :-

P183 Case
I5 750
Asus P7P55D
Corsair 2x2 Gb 1600Mhz
Antec Truepower 430w ( presumably will cope with GTS250 ? not GTX260 though )

Thanks

 

[SimonUK]

If you read the OP I doubt it will be able to power anything over a 250.

Yes the 250 is better than the 9600gt as the 250 is as people say - a 9800gtx+ renamed to sit in with the mix. Its a good card still even after 2 years mine still handles everything on max - except crysis but i dont play that no more!

Thanks for all the feedback guys, this is reasuring, and considering it is 2 years old already will i get another 2 years out of it ? and capable with the new Grid 2 e.t.c games

As for the posters in regard to Ati HD4870 ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-143-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=939 great price though ) e.t.c i must admit i'm more of a Nvidia fan! because of Cooler running / less power demand / and for me always stable / drivers . for comparison i currently have the 6600GT so looking forward to the step up.

My Antec 430w psu only has the 1 PCI power plug so the 260GTX i think would be pushing my luck. plus i want to keep price to a min. amazing how a new build price run's away with you.

 

[SimonUK]

If i go for the GTS250 what would be the choice between XFX and EVGA and why ?

Thanks again.

 

[SimonUK]

Update!

I've ended up going for this > http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=512-P3-1151-TR&family=Geforce 200 Series Family @ £95 not received it yet, out of stock from my supplier at the mo