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Should I change to AMD

Minstadave said:
Look for a branded PSU around 400W+

Have a look at Tomshardware GFX charts to compare the GFX cards. Either will do you fine for any recent games. They don't support DX10 though so you'll miss out on some eye candy on new games.
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They don't run direct X 10 that may be a problem as I don't really want to upgrade the graphics card again in the next few months when I upgrade to Quad, what's sort of price are the DX10 cards second hands ?

Plus I want my set-up to play Crysis when it comes out ?
 
wiggyuk said:
They don't run direct X 10 that may be a problem as I don't really want to upgrade the graphics card again in the next few months when I upgrade to Quad, what's sort of price are the DX10 cards second hands ?

Plus I want my set-up to play Crysis when it comes out ?
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The 8600GT runs DX10 but not in any useful way, its too slow to run it at any good detail level. You should look at paying around £50-£60 ish.

The best bet will be a second hand 8800GTS over the next few weeks as people snap up 8800GTs, but you're looking at over £100. Or you could just buy a new 8800GT which are out tomorrow at around £135.

Its a big step up in budget though.

As for Crysis, even the 8800GTS struggles with it.
 
Minstadave said:
The 8600GT runs DX10 but not in any useful way, its too slow to run it at any good detail level. You should look at paying around £50-£60 ish.

The best bet will be a second hand 8800GTS over the next few weeks as people snap up 8800GTs, but you're looking at over £100. Or you could just buy a new 8800GT which are out tomorrow at around £135.

Its a big step up in budget though.

As for Crysis, even the 8800GTS struggles with it.
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The 8800GTS is over £100 second hand but the new 8800GT is £135 brand new am I missing something ?

And you say the 8800GTS struggles with Crysis, is Crysis some sort of super game ? what set-up do you need to run that then ?
 
Yup 8800GTS 384MB are over £100 second hand now, with the 8800GT coming in at around £135 tomorrow those prices will drop. The 8800GT is faster than the 8800GTS and coming in at a much lower price.

To run crysis with the details cranked up you need an 8800GTX really from the demo results. The 8800GT will probably do the job, we'll find out tomorrow when the NDA lifts and all the reviews come pouring out.
 
Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case
430W Earth Watts PSU
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£68.14 inc VAT


Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case
EarthWatts 500W PSU
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£79.89 inc VAT

Just some options for you if your a bit tight on cash but need a PSU to power your new system, consider it a free chassis thrown in for the price!

Also once you have got your new system up you could sell of your old P4 chip and mobo at auction.

If you already got a kicking case then ignore this post lol! :D

wiggyuk said:
he said I can have his Ultra DFI Infinity board and AMD 3800+ 64bit CPU for £30
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Nice price! :)
 
simonnance said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-AK&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=507
Plus
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-AK&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=507

will see you sorted, better than those combos.

Otherwise an HX520W would be a good choice if you already have a decent case.
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Yeah they are the same ?

And no I don't have a descent case it was about £40 over 4 years ago so you can imagine.

wiggyuk said:
The 8800GTS is over £100 second hand but the new 8800GT is £135 brand new am I missing something ?

And you say the 8800GTS struggles with Crysis, is Crysis some sort of super game ? what set-up do you need to run that then ?
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I might invest in the 8800GT then, are the 8800GTX out yet and how much would you be looking at for one of these second hand ?
 
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