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Preferred GFX card - £200

Badgerboy

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Afternoon,

Looking to ditch the two SLI 7950GT's I have fitted in my OC. Not looking to spend more than £200 as I don't spend a massive amount of time on the PC.

Can anyone recommend me a prefered card?

System is a P5N Deluxe, 3ghz Core 2, and 4gb of RAM.

Thanks
 
Badgerboy said:
Preferred GFX card - £200?
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I would wait for a secondhand 4890/5850 or GTX 260/275 to show up in the MM


(No point paying brandnew retail prices went you can normally pick up the same item secondhand for much less if you wait a week or two ;) )
 
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You can pick up 5850 for around £200 if you look often and hard, failing that it will commonly be £200 in a couple of months or so.

2x5770 can be had for just over £200
 
The 5850's should be rrp £199 but sadly they are not so the £200 price bracket is difficult at the moment. 2 X 5770 is £240 so too much there, the 4890 is good value at £120 and compete with the 260\275 both of which are more expensive and harder to get. Any of the above would be a big leap from your current setup.
 
Thanks chaps.

SLI or not does not make a massive difference to me at the moment, a single card will at least be kinder to my PSU and save some space in the case. I think at the moment I'd probably stray toward a single card.

In regards to ATI or Nvidia, I'm not sure sure which is the better at the moment, so I have no preference. The last few cards I have had have been Nvidia, but I used to use ATI before that as they were simply better cards at the time.

A new card would be preferable, that being down to 'accounting' reasons.

Cheers!

Edit - Hmm, £220 for the OCUK GTX 285 looks reasonable. - I see they are pre-order, assume they have all sold out? (Or not arrived yet?)
 
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Badgerboy said:
Edit - Hmm, £220 for the OCUK GTX 285 looks reasonable. - I see they are pre-order, assume they have all sold out? (Or not arrived yet?)
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That OCUK GTX 285 has been showing pre-order for around 2 to 3 months ;)

Same goes for the cheap OcUK Value GeForce GTX 295
 
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Monkeynut said:
The 285s are EOL IIRC so no new stock. What games are you looking at playing?
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I'll be using it mostly as a media centre to be honest (It's in a Zalman HTPC case)

Would be looking to play at least some of the most recent titles. (I did buy Arma2 but I know thats a killer on framerate so its been sat installed and unplayed at the moment)
 
I'd go 5770 over a 260, most benches I've seen they are roughly equal, the 5770 is also cheaper and less of a power hog and DX11 compatible.

...or just wait for a 5850 to hit reasonable prices ;)
 
New: 5770 and pocket the change.

Second hand: 5850 but it might be a struggle and/or require some patience. 4870X2 is also a valid option, they're well under £200 used now.
 
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