Upgrade for 8800gt...

[QuagmireUK]

My brother has recently been allowed by his other half to spend upto 400 quid on a new gfx card. I told him this was way to much considering he will only use it for MW2 and BBC2. Anyways, he has the money to spend and wants good value for money, any ideas?

PS, any money he doesnt spend I might get for an upgrade... (fingers crossed)

 

[magicroundabout]

what's his machine specs and monitor res

 

[Chris Beard]

What res is he using?

Best bang for buck is probably going to be £100 on a card and £300 on a monitor.

However, I think £400 will buy you an HD 5870 Vapor-X.

 

[QuagmireUK]

He has the same monitor as me so its a Samsung SyncMaster 223bw 22" Monitor.



# Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
# Model: P35-DS3L

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (GenuineIntel)
* Max clock speed: 2.40 GHz
* Socket: Socket 775
* Version: Model 15, Stepping 11

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
* Resolution: 1680 x 1050
* Colour Depth: 32 Bits
* Refresh Rate: 60 Hz

* Total Current Physical Memory: 3.50 GB
* Total Current Virtual Memory: 2.00 GB
* Maximum Memory Capacity: 4.00 GB
* Memory Devices:
1. Type: DDR-2* - Speed: 800 MHz - Capacity: 2.00 GB
2. Type: DDR-2* - Speed: 800 MHz - Capacity: 2.00 GB

MAXTOR STM3250310AS
* Size: 232.88 GB
* Number of Partitions: 1

 

[LoadsaMoney]

5850 will do that res with ease, what im using, and on the same monitor, its just finding one as they as rare as rocky horse **** at present, are only around £200-£220 as well, so plenty left over for you.

 

[Bloomfield]

5850 will do that res with ease, what im using, and on the same monitor, its just finding one as they as rare as rocky horse **** at present, are only around £200-£220 as well, so plenty left over for you.

Yep, i'd go with this too.

 

[magicroundabout]

and then overclock that cpu

 

[magicroundabout]

and looking at that spec i'd recommend getting Win7 x64 so you can use all available ram

 

[Ritsugamesh]

+1 for the 5850 and you'll have a ton of money left over. Also if you or your bro are students get windows 7 for £30 and you'll still have a good £150+ left to do with as you please!