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Time for a new GFX perhaps?

NealR

NealR

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Currently, my system as per usual(apart from the month of which it was bought) is flagging slightly. My current specs are as:

Intel C2Q Q8400 @ 2.66GHz (Yorkfield 45nm)
ASUSTek P5KPL/EPU Motherboard
2x2Gb DDR PC2-6400
NVidia GeForce 8800GT 512Mb

Now... I'm thinking of updating only my GFX currently, it's already running 16x PCI-E but I'm looking for a relatively cheap replacement as money does not grow on trees, preferably sticking with NVidia simply because I have only ever had problems with ATI drivers when I have previously had ATI cards.

Suggestions welcome :)

E: Ideally having output for 3 screens would be pretty win too :)
 
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how cheap is cheap?

7850 all the way for value for money! It can display on up to 4 I think, I'm not sure how well it'd handle gaming on three screens though.
 
pandem0nium said:
how cheap is cheap?

7850 all the way for value for money! It can display on up to 4 I think, I'm not sure how well it'd handle gaming on three screens though.
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£100-£150 is cheap.

Preferably NVidia through past experiences

Wouldn't need to game on 3 screens, 1 screen gaming, 2 for extras :)
 
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NealR said:
£100-£150 is cheap.

Preferably NVidia through past experiences

Would need to game on 3 screens, 1 screen gaming, 2 for extras :)
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If you really want to game on 3 screens on that sort of budget then it's AMD all the way. You don't need to worry about the drivers, I've had a 5770 for nearly 3 years and the drivers have been worry free. I have a GTX670 now and Nvidia's driver support is just as good but I would say the control panel has a better interface.
 
My apologies, that meant to say I would not need to game on 3 screens.

I have my primary monitor that I game on, and then 2 extra screens for TS, IRC, etc etc :)
 
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For 3 screens without spending extra on displayport adapters your going to need a nvidia 6 series or a sapphire flex card.
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Well lets face it, anything in the 6 series is going to be better than what I have currently, so my question would be, on a limited budget, around the £100-150 mark, what would you buy ?
 
If you were going with a nvidia 6 series you'd have to get at least a 660ti atm so that's way out of your budget.

With AMD, if your set on 3 screens this would be a good choice but performance isn't mind blowing. Your cpu shouldn't bottleneck though.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-310-SP&campaign=pcm/googleshopping&pup_c=gs

If you could stretch the budget a bit try look for a sapphire 7870 flex, or a nice cheap 7850 and buy an adapter for the third monitor.

Your cpu might hold the 7850/70 back though.
 
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The gt640 is a pile of crap. The 7770 I posted above with 3 monitor support is your best option I think.. if you don't want to upgrade the rest of your pc.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/612?vs=536
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Ok, you are saying it is a pile of crap, but comparing it to what? My current 8800GT or the likes of the 670/680's ?

and sadly no, only looking for a GFX update for now, I can't afford a whole new machine :(

e: can't open link at work. firewall is blocking it under a completely unrelated category :s
 
Click the link I posted :) That's the 640 vs a 7770 which is only 20 pounds more and supports the 3 monitors you are after. If you want 3 monitors out of the box though, you need the Sapphire Flex 7770.

Since you can't open the link.. the 7770 gives almost 2 times the fps of the 640 in every game.
 
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Just to confirm, you are just using the other two monitors or extended desktop and not to connect them all into one large display in Surround? If so your options aren't THAT limited.

You don't need massive GPU grunt to basically game on one screen with the others being used for basically extended desktop.
 
Rusty0611 said:
Just to confirm, you are just using the other two monitors or extended desktop and not to connect them all into one large display in Surround? If so your options aren't THAT limited.

You don't need massive GPU grunt to basically game on one screen with the others being used for basically extended desktop.
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Yeah that what he means hence why I recommend he get the sapphire 7770 flex. He's only gaming on 1 monitor.

It's a good upgrade and is the cheapest option for 3 monitors as well.
 
Rusty0611 said:
Just to confirm, you are just using the other two monitors or extended desktop and not to connect them all into one large display in Surround? If so your options aren't THAT limited.

You don't need massive GPU grunt to basically game on one screen with the others being used for basically extended desktop.
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spixelspixel said:
Yeah that what he means hence why I recommend he get the sapphire 7770 flex. He's only gaming on 1 monitor.

It's a good upgrade and is the cheapest option for 3 monitors as well.
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Correct. I have 2 much smaller screens, as an extended desktop either side of my main gaming monitor.
 
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