PCI Express recommendations £75

[B&W]

Hi, what card would you recommend in this price range?

Bear in mind the PC is a P4 3.0 HT, 1GB DDR 2 4200 Ram.

He will not play games above 1024*768 due to monitor constraints.

 

[HangTime]

8600GT for £70 is his best option IMO.

Obviously if looking secondhand that some more options open up... maybe a 7900gs, 1800xt, x1900gt or something along those lines.

 

[B&W]

ok like this?

Inno3D 8600GT 256MB 128bit DDR3 DVI PCI-E

Chipset - Geforce 8600 GT
Memory - 256MB GDDR3
Core Frequency - 540MHz
Memory Frequency - 1400MHz
RAMDAC - 400MHZ
Interface - PCI-Express
Memory Bus - 128-bit
Stream Processors - 32
Max. Resolution - 2560 x 1600
SLI Ready - Yes
Output - 1. Dual-Link DVI 2. HDTV

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Seconded : 8600GT also look for one that you clock the socks off

 

[B&W]

ok cheers now need a psu to handle it.

would this be ok?

Antec EarthWatts 430W 80%+ Efficiency PSU - 80mm Fan 4x SATA PCI-E

* 80mm low noise cooling fan
* Dual 12V outputs: 12V2 for Motherboard and peripherals; 12V1 for processor
* Industrial-grade protection circuitry prevents damage resulting from short circuits, power overloads, over voltage, and under voltage
* 80 PLUS® certified
* 4 SATA connectors
* PCI-E connector: one for 380W and 430W, two for 500W
* Safety approvals: UL, CUL, FCC, TÜV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC
* Universal input
* Active Power Factor Correction (PFC)
* PF value up to 99%

two 12V rails which put out a total of 34A

 

[Subliminal Aura]

ok cheers now need a psu to handle it.

would this be ok?

Antec EarthWatts 430W 80%+ Efficiency PSU - 80mm Fan 4x SATA PCI-E

Dont have any experience with these but remember that the 8600gt sucks less wattage than the 1950pro and doesn't even need to be powered independently. Its powered via the motherboard like cards of yesteryear.

The 8600gts has dedicated power.

 

[B&W]

oh thats good then.

His PC is a dell , so he has one of them 300w psu's. theyre quite hefty tho. much larger then your avg psu.

do u reckon it would cope?

 

[Dingleberry88]

I'd say so.

Should get some good frames.

 

[B&W]

sounds good

thanks for the help guys

 

[eracer2006]

im about to put my x1950xt on MM for £90

 

[B&W]

im about to put my x1950xt on MM for £90

ahh thanks but its for my cousin. he wants a new gfx card.

 

[Kyrne]

I'd say so.

Should get some good frames.

Lol.

Lots of action too!