Quick upgrade check!

tem07 · 22 Jun 2007 at 16:36

hi all.
just about to purchase these, since i want a new monitor [dell 2407 wfp] i think i need a new gfx card and a new psu.

can anyone suggest me which 8800ultra to get? do you think it will fit in an antec 900 with asus p5w?
and which PSU to get? the corsair 620w looks good ~ what do you think?

cheers big time!

tem07

Alex UK · 22 Jun 2007 at 16:40

The Dell is a quality monitor, can't go wrong with that. Are you sure you want and 8800 Ultra? What games are you playing? An 8800GTX is more than enough at 1920 x 1200. As for the PSU, if your only running one GPU then the 520W Corsair will be enough, provided the rest of your PC isn't too over the top.

tem07 · 22 Jun 2007 at 16:46

yeha, i was thinkikng about getting an asus 8800gtx as it has some good reviews and it is the cheapest of the gtx lot.
but i think i'll stick with the 620w just to be ion the safe side mate

cheers.

do you think the gtx will fit then on the mobo etc.?
and do you know if it has the correct cables for the gpu?

cheers

Alex UK · 22 Jun 2007 at 16:54

As for the motherboard, I'd strongly recommend going with one of the new P35 based boards. These are the only boards which will support the upcoming Penryn CPU's, and so provide future proofing. Have a look at the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4, or even the Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6. The 8800GTX/Ultra will fit both these boards and be fully compatible. Good luck mate.

tem07 · 22 Jun 2007 at 16:57

cheers
im not really bothered about changing motherboards cos 8800gtx will be using sli, and i cbf buying another crossfire board. and my conroe is fine

so...

Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen TFT Monitor 1920x1200 60Hz 450cd/m2 1000:1 6 ms DVI 4 Years Warranty (A04 Revision

Corsair HX Series 620W Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 DVI HDCP HDTV out PCI-E
all good?

Will_3rd · 22 Jun 2007 at 16:59

Might be worth getting a different brand of GPU, apparently ASUS' RMA service is really poor.

tem07 · 22 Jun 2007 at 17:02

i have 8800gts asus 320mb
im going to get the bfg 8800gtx it is cheaper, and looks like more people are happier with it too!

thanks

p.s what do you think of the point of view 8800gtx?

Alex UK · 22 Jun 2007 at 17:04

As above, buy and EVGA or BFG card instead.