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New Card Graphics Upgrade help

suarve

suarve

suarve

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hi all,

After nearly 5 years my GF ti4200 has finally stopped working :( I don't use the PC for gaming anymore tbh so need a cheap AGP based card. I need VGA/DVI inputs too. I have been looking at the following from OCUK:

Asus GeForce N7600GS Silent HTD 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (AGP) - Retail
Asus ATI Radeon X1650 Pro HTD Silent 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail

As i really haven't upgraded anything on my pc for years now, what things am i going to need to considor and which of the above two cards is the best/worse (as they are both art the £70 mark).

Thanks for any help
 
The above 2 cards you listed are very similar in most respects.

Have a look at the bundles they come with & choose whichever has the better one.
 
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get the 7600gs, its got better on board video processing capabilities, low power consumption, low heat output and still has some power for playing games.
 
I am only running xp pro and not vista. Would this be a problem, as both cards mention Vista in their specs
 
with the lower spec cards i would go ati.

The ati wins over on image quality over any nvidia 7xxx series cards.

If you were saying the 8xxx series i would say nvidia lol.


So i would go for the Asus ATI Radeon X1650 Pro HTD Silent 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail
 
thanks for replies.

One other question - are these cards much bigger than my old Ti4200 and will they fit ok into a Lian Li PC60?
 
I went ithe 7600GS in the end :)

What is the normal operating temperature for this card. Nvidia control panel is reporting anything from 60-70 degrees. Is this normal?

BTW: thats using the fans that came with the Lian Li PC60 case - so a rear, upper and dual front fans.
 
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