GFX Card £100

Drake5 · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:49

I will have around £100 to spend on a GFX Card. I would prefer getting a 2nd hand one as I would get more performance for my money.

I will be running a 24" Full HD monitor so I need a card that's got a bit of juice.

Current CPU is an AMD Phenom II X4 3.2Ghz so I don't think I'll have to worry about bottleknecking.

Current PSU is a Corsair 400w - would this be enough? I hope so because I know a new PSU would cost me a hefty amount.

I've been out of the PC game for a long time, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers

jakejacob0 · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:52

Radion 5770

BriT · 16 Feb 2011 at 18:00

This perhaps? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-216-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1515

bells · 16 Feb 2011 at 18:01

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-100-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1854

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-122-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1515

Drake5 · 16 Feb 2011 at 18:06

Would I be able to play games on high settings with a 5770? And at a 1920X1080 res?

And would the corsair 400w be enough juice to power it?

jakejacob0 · 16 Feb 2011 at 18:09

The corsair should be fine not sure about full settings though

Kanpai · 16 Feb 2011 at 18:37

Tom_D said:
Would I be able to play games on high settings with a 5770? And at a 1920X1080 res?

And would the corsair 400w be enough juice to power it?

In a nutshell, no. Try pick up a 4870X2 or GTX285/295 off the MM. But to be honest if you want to be playing games at 1920*1080 on high settings you'll need a card that will need more than 400W PSU.

jakejacob0 · 16 Feb 2011 at 18:40

nayan89 said:
In a nutshell, no. Try pick up a 4870X2 or GTX285/295 off the MM. But to be honest if you want to be playing games at 1920*1080 on high settings you'll need a card that will need more than 400W PSU.

+1

Drake5 · 16 Feb 2011 at 21:35

Cheers guys. Looks like I'm sticking with my Xbox 360 for gaming!

What could would you suggest for 1080p movie playback? I'm currently running on an old 8400GS. I'm thinking of picking up a cheap 4850 from the MM, what do you think?

Cheers

bhavv · 16 Feb 2011 at 21:37

Find an extra £25 and get a 768 mb GTX 460. That will be fine for your PSU and 1080p.

Drake5 · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:02

bhavv said:
Find an extra £25 and get a 768 mb GTX 460. That will be fine for your PSU and 1080p.

Sounds good. Do you think I'd get away with some playing some TF2 on it?

Cheers

Flashheart · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:41

The 768mb 460 is a fine card. Should walk over most things at that res, even if it is the lower end 460.
Overclock the nuts off it and should get into the region of the 1gb anyway

jakejacob0 · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:44

a 460 for 1080p would work fine if not 1080p use the 5770

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:01

If you shop around you can get a GTX460 1GB or an HD6850 1GB for around £130 to £140.

danewesley · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:08

theres quite a few 5850s gone for about £105 on the mm in the past few days, get on it lad!

Devrij · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:13

danewesley said:
theres quite a few 5850s gone for about £105 on the mm in the past few days, get on it lad!

agreed, great deal for that price. It can play crysis at 1080p on enthusiast settings quite nicely (overclocked that is) so for that price: bargain

555BUK · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:22

GTX460 768MB new for £115 or go second hand and get a 5850 or GTX460 1GB for ~£100-£120.

skippy2421 · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:24

Looks like everybody has missed the fact you are happy to go for a second hand card which opens up numerous doors and makes life a lot cheaper. Second hand 5850s seem to be going for around the £100 mark and you should get away with it on a 400w corsair, firstly because the corsair is a good unit and punches above its 400w label and secondly because this implies it will be fine.

Edit: dammit beaten!!!!!

Drake5 · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:57

skippy2421 said:
Looks like everybody has missed the fact you are happy to go for a second hand card which opens up numerous doors and makes life a lot cheaper. Second hand 5850s seem to be going for around the £100 mark and you should get away with it on a 400w corsair, firstly because the corsair is a good unit and punches above its 400w label and secondly because this implies it will be fine.

Edit: dammit beaten!!!!!

Cheers, will keep a look out for the 5850 in a couple of months when I can afford. So you recon a 5850 will be able to play games on a 1920x1080 res?

Jamiman · 17 Feb 2011 at 00:01

8800GTS 640MB. Most games at Max w/o AA.

Upgraded now, as found an irresistible 4870 that was mispelled on the bay. on there, my 8800GTS was £9