Best GPU possible

[Jakstaar2007]

Hi all.
I am looking into purchasing the OCZ ModXStream 600W Modular PSU currently on offer and i am just wondering what card i could realistically run on it.

I am currently using a 9800gt and i only have 1 PCIe slot.

Thank you

Jack

 

[Jakstaar2007]

not too bothered about cost atm to be honest, just wanted to see what options i had, but if pretty much any card will then that is great.
And btw i run my system at 1680x1050 reolution, but am looking at going for a ~24" at 1080+.

 

[Jakstaar2007]

Ok brilliant thanks. And the OCZ PSU would be able to handle any of these?

 

[Jakstaar2007]

hmmmm, tempting. However, i am not looking to be in debt for the next few years of my life

Just bought the PSU. Next up is the graphics card. Thanks for the help.
I would like decent performance but heat is also a big issue for me as i am still actually using a Dell XPS 420 (as the Motherboard is BTX) and the cooling on that isn't great even though i have upgraded all of the fans to enermax ones.

Thanks again!

 

[Jakstaar2007]

so nVidia is the way to got then? Has anyone had a 9800gt and then upgraded to one of these card recomended above that can give me an insight into temperature difference between the two. As my 9800gt needs to be at 50% fan speed ( bit loud) to keep the temps belows 65c. Just want to know how this compares.

Thanks again for all of the advice!

 

[Jakstaar2007]

Nice. Don't suppose there is any chance you compared the temps?

 

[Jakstaar2007]

Also, thinking about it. i'm not sure whether i could get away with a x2 card. My heatsink has a shroud that creates airflow from the front fan over the heatsink and the only way i could fit an X2 card in is to remove the shroud (thus possibly increasing CPU temps)

here is a picture of someones XPS 420 with the shroud on Not mine as i'm too lazy to set up the camera, but he has pretty much the same set up (GPU wise)

from this thread


and another thread i found with someone who removed the shorud to fit in a card:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18028479&highlight=dell+xps+420

So what do you think now?

 

[Jakstaar2007]

Nice, cheers for that. Better than my 9800gt, on Crysis, DX10, all settings High, i struggle to kep it under 80c with fan speed at 70% lol

It is like being inside a wind tunnel if i haven't got the sound blaringly loud.

 

[Jakstaar2007]

Tell me about it. It's not even if i can easily change it as the motherboard , if i remember correctly, just has two screw holes instead of the standard 4.

 

[Jakstaar2007]

Well tbh if it was between getting those two, i would go for whichever runs cooler.