Graphics Card upgrade help please?

[Walter Sobchak]

Looking to upgrade my GC so I am able to play COD4 at native res on 24"

Rig is E6400 overclocked to 3.2 core2duo on DS3, 2gig ram, 550 corsair ps. x800 GC

Should I buy a 8800GT now(which one?) or wait for the new GTS?

cheers.

 

[TheRealDeal]

Which ever one suits your budget as both will play cod 4 pretty easy. Good luck finding any of them though.

 

[Darkwave]

Just get the cheapest 8800GT you can find.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Yeh I see everywhere is out of stock apart from this
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-053-GW&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1008

I take it this would be fine, but is a little expensive and poor bundle?

 

[Darkwave]

Aye that one is price-hiked to buggery, but I suppose that's because they're selling like hot cakes.

The HD3870 is also an option but if they're anything like the HD2900s then personally I'd avoid.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

512MB Gigabyte 8800GT PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1800 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 600 MHz, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I, Fan

512MB Gainward 8800GT Bliss, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1800 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 600 MHz, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I, Fan

512MB PNY 8800GT PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1500MHz GDDR3, GPU 600MHz, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I/HDTV, HDCP, Fan

512MB Leadtek 8800GT WinFast, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1800MHz, GDDR3, GPU 600 MHz, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I, Fan

have found the above in stock around £180-190, wich one is best? or would I be better off going for a

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-117-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927

for £240?

 

[TheRealDeal]

How long are you planning on keeping this card? If its short term till the new gen comes along i would just get a gt if for quite a long time i would maybe go for a gts as they are faster and have better cooling.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

How long are you planning on keeping this card? If its short term till the new gen comes along i would just get a gt if for quite a long time i would maybe go for a gts as they are faster and have better cooling.

def planning to keep it for a while.

 

[Darkwave]

If you are just after playing Call Of Duty 4 for the time being then I'd get something cheaper like a 3850, there's plenty of those in stock everywhere and they should handle that game with very little effort.

With the next high-end cards coming out in February it's probably your best interest to spend as little money as you possibly can on graphics right now, just enough to get by.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

If you are just after playing Call Of Duty 4 for the time being then I'd get something cheaper like a 3850, there's plenty of those in stock everywhere and they should handle that game with very little effort.

With the next high-end cards coming out in February it's probably your best interest to spend as little money as you possibly can on graphics right now, just enough to get by.

I want to be playing at 1920 x 1200 native res for a 24", will a 3850 be powerful enough though?

 

[Darkwave]

I want to be playing at 1920 x 1200 native res for a 24", will a 3850 be powerful enough though?

I should think so, but I'll have to go and check some benchmarks and find out. Call Of Duty 4 is a really undemanding game compared to most out at the moment, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Edit: Hmmm, I found one but it's with AA on. I wouldn't mind seeing one without.

That said the 3870 Pro/XTs are cheap enough but it seems ATI cards plain suck at COD4.