Graphics Card Good Enough?

NickM · 23 Feb 2007 at 00:02

Hi,
Would a 256MB DDR NVIDIA 7900GS PCI-Express Graphics card do justice to a Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen or should I invest in a more powerful graphics card?
Cheers

NickM · 23 Feb 2007 at 00:21

I am buying an new PC. The 256 7900 was the base card they offered, I have the option of picking between these:

256MB DDR NVIDIA 7900GS PCI-Express Graphics [£0.00]
640MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce PX8800GTS PCI-E Graphics [£220.00]
512MB DDR NVIDIA 7900GTX PCI-Express Graphics [£224.99]
512MB DRR ATI Radeon X1900XT PCI-Express Graphics [£279.99]
512MB DRR ATI Radeon X1950XTX PCI-Express Graphics [£304.99]
1024MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce 7950 PCI-Express Graphic [£309.99]
768MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce PX8800GTX PCI-E Graphics [£329.99]
512MB DDR NVIDIA 7950GT PCI-Express Graphics [£319.99]
512MB DRR ATI Radeon X1900XTX PCI-Express Graphics [£344.99]
2 x 256MB DDR NVIDIA 7900GS PCI-Express Graphics [£147.49]
2x 512MB DDR NVIDIA 7900GTX PCI-Express Graphics [£502.67]

the other options I have selected at the moment mean that some cards like the 640 8800 and the 512 x1900 cant be chosen because "there are not enough motherboard PCI slots available".

Would the 512 7900GTX be a better choice?

oh also is an AMD® Athlon 64 X2 processor 5200+ Skt AM2 a decent processor?

Its been a while since I bought a computer and have very little clue what any of it means any more!

Thanks for the fast replies guys.

NickM · 23 Feb 2007 at 00:32

hmm ok. Thanks guys you just saved me from making an expensive mistake! If I didn't want to build one myself what other options do I have?

NickM · 23 Feb 2007 at 00:55

Would £1312.23 be a reasonable price for this:

+ Intel® Core 2 Duo processor E6600 (2.4GHz)
+ Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit
+ 2GB DDR2 RAM, 667 MHz
+ 400GB SATA 7200rpm Hard Drive with 16MB Cache)
+ 640MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce PX8800GTS PCI-E Graphics
+ 16x DVD-ROM
+ Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS (OEM)
+ Sony Multicard Reader
+ Multi Format 18x Dual layer DVD re-writer

NickM · 23 Feb 2007 at 01:11

Wow, thanks for finding out those specific components for me! And for £250 cheaper I will probably end up building it myself.
Thanks again for all the tips!

NickM · 23 Feb 2007 at 14:59

Is there an A04 version of the Dell 2407WFP? OcUK seem to be selling A03.
Rich, I already have a 400gb SATA I can take from my current PC.

NickM · 23 Feb 2007 at 21:16

Ohh I found some A04's. How are they different from the A03's?

NickM · 25 Feb 2007 at 18:45

Does the 8800GTS have a normal VGA connection as well as Dual DVI or just the dual DVI?