Graphics card help please.

[Barry Smalley]

I need another card, as my 8500 is now getting a bit tired. I am quite happy to buy a seccy hand card, but I don't really want to be spending over £50 as I don't really play a lot of games on the PC, just the odd one.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

 

[Lanz]

Look for a 2nd hand 9800Pro (£35) or 6600GT (£50ish)

or

**B Grade** Connect3D ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (BG-007-CO)
Originally sold at £34.95+VAT
Price: £15.00 (£17.63 Including VAT at 17.5%)

 

[hardkore]

deffo try and get a 9800pro. Cheap, still quite fast and still has plenty of life in it yet

 

[easyrider]

yup 9800 pro is the card in that second hand price bracket.

 

[Barry Smalley]

Thanks fellahs. Will post a wanted ad.

 

[ihatelag]

Thanks fellahs. Will post a wanted ad.

If you cant get a Pro get a 9800XT; it can still give some decent fps against current game titles and can still do a decent job for the out of game experience.

 

[Barry Smalley]

How does this card compare, chaps?

 

[dalex]

or a 9700 pro has the same 8 pixel pipes and can be overclocked
dave

 

[hp7909]

How does this card compare, chaps?

Changed from a Sapphire 9800PRO to a HIS X700 ICEQII 128MB GDDR3 & for the games I play (HL-2, GTA SA, etc) I haven't seen any performance drop nor that much of an increase. Prefer the HIS because it consumes less power and is ICEQ, aiding cooling inside my PC

Get some more details on the above card from the seller, because I don't understand '256Mb GDDR AGP (128Mb interface)' If its 256MB GDDR3, then its a X700 PRO which is a much better card.

 

[Barry Smalley]

You're all being a great help. Thanks a lot.

hp7909 - Asked for link for specs of that card.