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Spec me a new card

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Currently running a 9600GT OC which is a bit naff. Looking to sell this and invest in a new card.

My monitor is a 22" samsung at 1680 x 1050.

I'm looking to spend around £170 tops. From what I've seen the 4870 looks pretty good at COD4 but I'm not an expert on graphics cards. Obviously open to nvidia too. I have 6/8 pin power connections too so can take something power hungry :)

Anyone have any suggestions?
 
Somewhat unlike me I've decided I need to scale down money wise on this. I don't play enough games to warrant paying for the latest cards. I play COD4 and will play COD5 etc. but also play DVD and use my pc more as a media centre.

I'm looking just at a 9800 GT such as ths silent version which actually appeals quite a lot.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-101-OK

Anyone got any pointers?
 
You won't see much improvement as at low res the 9600 was around as fast as a 8800gt which in turn is basically a 9800gt. Get yourself a 4850 for a little bit more cash will give you the improvement you are looking for. They do run a little hot but from reviews they also say they have low fan speed so little noise also.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

This card may interest you only 117 and has a silent cooling solution on it. Good price as these cards also take away the heat problem.
 
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lol some people need to read the threads. it's like they see spec me a card and they automatically spew 4870 lol.

the OP says he has reconsidered his budget and is looking at spending around £80 - this excludes the 4870, unless someone wants to give one away second hand at that price.

EDIT - in fact you could get a second hand 8800GTX for less than £80 and that would be better than 8800gt or 9800gt for sure. I had one and CoD4 max without breaking a sweat - can't say for CoD5 since not out yet, and this time it's not Infinity Ward developping but Treyarch so will have to cross that bridge when you get there
 
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lunarwolf said:
I had one and CoD4 max without breaking a sweat - can't say for CoD5 since not out yet, and this time it's not Infinity Ward developping but Treyarch so will have to cross that bridge when you get there
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COD5 uses the same engine as COD4, so the requirements will likely be similar.
 
depends if they tweak, revise or push the engine. Key word you used was likely -Will be likely similar, but you can't know that for a fact.
 
TheRealDeal said:
You won't see much improvement as at low res the 9600 was around as fast as a 8800gt which in turn is basically a 9800gt. Get yourself a 4850 for a little bit more cash will give you the improvement you are looking for. They do run a little hot but from reviews they also say they have low fan speed so little noise also.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail


This card may interest you only 117 and has a silent cooling solution on it. Good price as these cards also take away the heat problem.
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That's a far more reasonable price. £120 isn't a bad stretch.
 
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