new graphics card

[Hybridtheory]

Need a new card, i have some 7900gt's xxx's in sli at the moment which are giving me loads of grief (usuall XFX Grief)

Want to go back to a single card, was thinking of a 8800gts but which memory amount model ?

Currently running

Asus P5N32-SLi Deluxe
Pentium 640 3.2, 2meg cache (775)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4
Seasonic S12 600W
Samsung SpinPoint 80gig Sata
2x 256Mb XFX 7900GT Extreme's in SLI
Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower
Belinea 102030W 20.1" Widescr

I game at 1600x1050

So what do you guys reckon ?

 

[jak731]

512MB is the one with the G92 core which destroys the 320 or 640 MB models with the G80 cores

 

[Hybridtheory]

Can you link the specific card for pls if you dont mind, i presume this would be adequate and also an improvement over the 2x7900gt xxx's ?

I could even possibly strech to 1 of the cheaper gtx's ?

 

[jak731]

all cards are built in the same factory, so it depends on what software, warranty and assories you want and which company you have the most faith in

 

[Hybridtheory]

what would you do ? based on the rest of my system ?

Software and games free i'm not fused, good warrenty and a good card is my only concerns

 

[jak731]

you may want to get a new cpu as well as you may bottleneck your 8800GTS and a new MB if required.

a C2D and a overclock to 3GHz will be sufficient

 

[Hybridtheory]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-051-OK

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-017-PV


these are on offer, any good ?

I may upgrade in a few months too a new board/chip and memory, but for the time being i'm in dire need of a good card

 

[jak731]

both cards are a good choice, the ocuk one doesnt come with anything, the point of view one, i have no idea what comes with it. the 8800GTX is slightly better then the 8800GTS without taking into account customer support and the bits and bobs you may get .

 

[jigger]

If your thinking of upgrading your mobo then it might be worth going with ATI.
this is a very good price

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-078-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=416

If it was me i would go the 8800gtx for £217 or 3870xt for £111.

 

[jak731]

both the 8800GTS and 8800GTX easily beats the 3870, but im not sure about a price to performance ratio comparison though

 

[jigger]

Yeh, it's hard to pick what offers more, the gtx is fast but £111 for the xt is hard to get away from, it makes crossfire nearly worth while, witch is no mean feet

 

[Hybridtheory]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-059-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927

well i went with this in the end.. will see how it is tomorrow when it turns up

 

[postmanfw]

Nice choice

Just rem to register it on the bfg site or its just a one year warranty that you get