what nvidia card for upto £155 ?

chopchop · 16 Mar 2006 at 22:38

the 6800nu died, so what nvidia card should i replace it with?

im thinking the 6800gs PCIE is better than the agp one, and that company have several different makes of them.

Gigabyte Geforce 6800GS 256MB DDRIII DVI Fansink PCIE
MSI GeForce 6800GS 256MB PCIE
****Value GF 6800GS 256MB DDR3 PCI-E DVI

all of those are under 155, so which one would you choose? or should i try for a credit note and buy a different one from elsewhere ? sadly i dont have the money to add to get a 7800gt

nbkpsycho · 16 Mar 2006 at 22:40

You would be better buying a HiS X800 GTO and Flashing it to X850XT PE Speeds

chopchop · 16 Mar 2006 at 22:41

nbkpsycho said:
You would be better buying a HiS X800 GTO and Flashing it to X850XT PE Speeds

i hate ati.

sablabra · 16 Mar 2006 at 22:42

The 7600gt performs better than 6800gs. Plus it's cheaper

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7300___7600_Series.html

chopchop · 16 Mar 2006 at 22:57

sablabra said:
The 7600gt performs better than 6800gs. Plus it's cheaper

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7300___7600_Series.html

interesting, but its 128bit

sablabra · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:00

chopchop said:
interesting, but its 128bit

And? Look at all reviews, it performs better. Plus it's 90nm, so it normally clocks better

chaparral · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:02

Have you tryed the MM for a secondhand 7800gt..You should be able to get an secondhand one with warranty for that price.

chopchop · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:11

sablabra said:
And? Look at all reviews, it performs better. Plus it's 90nm, so it normally clocks better

know of any reviews where they are overclocking it ?

easyrider · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:14

chopchop said:
interesting, but its 128bit

but its faster than the 6800GS :confused:

there are loads of reviews about overclocking this card and how good it is at overclocking do a google.

sunlitsix · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:16

chopchop said:
know of any reviews where they are overclocking it ?

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/326/22

they got it to 607 on the core, 1600 on the mem

smids · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:18

7600GT - it is better than the GS.

OR as stated, a 7800GT should be going cheap, so that - it will rinse a 7600GT.

chopchop · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:51

hmm, the 7600gt is looking to be a reasonable card, you just cant help thinking that it being 128bit and 10gb/s less bandwith than a 6800gs will affect it somehow.

XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT73G-UDD7) (GX-079-XF)

GeForce 7600 GT Core running at 590MHz
256MB GDDR3 Extreme Memory running at 1600MHz

that one looks the most promising, think it will go much higher ??

chaparral · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:54

There's two XFX 6800 Ultras PCI-E in the MM if your interested..Don't know if the seller will split them..

chopchop · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:57

chaparral said:
There's two XFX 6800 Ultras PCI-E in the MM if your interested..Don't know if the seller will split them..

there wont be any warranty on them, at least with a new card i will have a year. these guys have just about sold me a 7600gt anyway

thanks for taking the time to post tho!!

chaparral · 17 Mar 2006 at 00:01

chopchop said:
there wont be any warranty on them, at least with a new card i will have a year. these guys have just about sold me a 7600gt anyway
thanks for taking the time to post tho!!

You have to let us know what the 7600gt is like after you receive it...I not seen any posts on these cards yet.

chopchop · 17 Mar 2006 at 00:11

chaparral said:
You have to let us know what the 7600gt is like after you receive it...I not seen any posts on these cards yet.

oh god, am i going to be the gunea pig for this ? :eek:

easyrider · 17 Mar 2006 at 00:26

I don't think you will regret it.Its ceratianly a lot of bang for buck

chaparral · 17 Mar 2006 at 01:01

chopchop said:
oh god, am i going to be the gunea pig for this ?

Yes.

smids · 17 Mar 2006 at 01:58

easyrider said:
I don't think you will regret it.Its ceratianly a lot of bang for buck

I have to agree. It is looking like a good card for the mid-range. You won't be disappointed, I shouldn't think.

Wakinglimb · 17 Mar 2006 at 02:17

Another vote for the 7600GT. The leadtek is £140 on OcUK and comes with Trackmania and Serious Sam 2, bargain IMO.