New game / New Graphics card.

Trebz

Trebz

Trebz

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Hi all

And... Happy Christmas :-)

So now to the query.

The wife bought me 'Alien Isolation' for Xmas and it won't work with my ATI Radeon HD 4800 graphics card.

Can you suggest a suitable replacement for this card with a budget maximum of £100. I'd rather not go up to the maximum if possible so feel free to suggest some budget cards.

I play Call of Duty WAW and the likes. Nothing overly taxing for a graphics card but I suspect that the Alien game will push the limits a little. I need something that is Direct X 11 compatible. I found the one below on the ** No competitor talk **website, should I go for it or can you suggest an alternative:

Asus GTX750 OC 1GB Nvidia PCI Express Graphics Card - £92.11 Inc VAT

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Specifications
Graphics Engine
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
Bus Standard
PCI Express 3.0
Video Memory
GDDR5 1024MB
Engine Clock
GPU Boost Clock : 1137 MHz
GPU Base Clock : 1059 MHz
CUDA Core
512
Memory Clock
1253 MHz ( 5010 MHz GDDR5 )
Memory Interface
128-bit
Resolution
D-Sub Max Resolution : 2048x1536
DVI Max Resolution : 2560x1600
Interface
D-Sub Output : Yes x 1
DVI Output : Yes x 1 (DVI-D)
HDMI Output : Yes x 1
HDCP Support : Yes
Power Consumption
up to 75Wno additional PCIe power required
Software ASUS GPU Tweak & Driver
ASUS Features
OC Series
Super Alloy Power
Dimensions
7.28 " x 4.53 " x 1.41 " Inch
18.49 x 11.50 x3.58 Centimeter
Note • Specifications are subject to change without notice.
• PCB color and bundled software versions are change without notice.
• Brand and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective company.

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Thanks in advance.

Trebz
 
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Delete the competitor ref.
What res/monitor are you playing at/on?
Whats the rest of your system?
The above may still struggle, only 1gb vram, even on low settings.
 
Hi again

Apologies for mentioning the competitor, I was unaware of the rules.

My system is:

Power Supply: Arctic 700
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.140303-2144)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-MA770T-UD3P
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 435 Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8184MB RAM
Page File: 2672MB used, 13692MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

Running on a Hyundai B90A monitor at 1280x1024.

If you need any more information let me know.

Thanks for the help so far.

Trebz
 
I would not trust that PSU one bit, only thing that is good for is the scrap heap. Have a look in the not too distant future at looking at a decent psu.
 
RJC said:
I would not trust that PSU one bit, only thing that is good for is the scrap heap. Have a look in the not too distant future at looking at a decent psu.
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Ho ho ho.

It's been in my system for about five years I think. It's not even blinked at the load I have given it so far and my PC is on between 6PM and 11PM every night. Then all weekend.

I'd be happy buying another.

:-)
 
Trebz said:
Ho ho ho.

It's been in my system for about five years I think. It's not even blinked at the load I have given it so far.

I'd be happy buying another.

:-)
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:D

The old gpu was low power, the 7950 will pull a lot more. The set Idleman linked to will be a good choice :p
 
But, and I'm not wanting to start a techie argument here as it's Christmas, the one I have is 700wt and the ones suggested are 550 and 500wt respectively. Surely my 700wt would be better......
 
Trebz said:
But, and I'm not wanting to start a techie argument here as it's Christmas, the one I have is 700wt and the ones suggested are 550 and 500wt respectively. Surely my 700wt would be better......
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With the Superflower it will be able to give and maintain 550w of power with stable rails, cheaper PSU's will be unable to maintain stable rails and possibly shut down or fail. I think they also they work the rails out different but the label on side of the PSU will show the rails and amperage.
 
Ok, I just bought it. The delivery charge is a bit expensive and I didn't see a cheaper option. Is Father Christmas doing deliveries, I hope so at that cost !!

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PRODUCTS AND SHIPPING INFORMATION

Shipping service: DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
Shipping Cost: £7.25

Product Name Price Qty Line Total
MSI AMD ATI Radeon 7950 Twin FrozR BE 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card **REFURB 90 DAY WARRANTY** (R7950 TF 3GD5/BE) £83.29 1 £83.29
ORDER COST SUMMARY

Sub Total: £83.29
Shipping: £7.25
Total Vat: £18.11
Total inc Vat: £108.65

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Thanks for the help so far guys, I'll let you know how I get on.

Does anyone know the process for claiming my three free games ?
 
Trebz said:
But, and I'm not wanting to start a techie argument here as it's Christmas, the one I have is 700wt and the ones suggested are 550 and 500wt respectively. Surely my 700wt would be better......
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A decent 750W Psu has a few built in protection features, so if your unit decides to go pop, then it does'nt take the rest of the system with it. The Artic, likely has none of these. And for a £20-30 unit, the quality of the internal components will be pretty poor.

Over Voltage Protection / Over Current Protection / Over Power Protection / Short Circuit Protection / Under Voltage Protection
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If you had got the Superflower with the Gpu, you would have gotten free shipping.:)
 
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