Best VGA card?
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robbieduncan said:
If I were you I'd invest in more RAM first. A current top of the range graphics card as 768Mb of it's own RAM. Your main memory should be at least 1Gb, possibly 2Gb to get the best out of a 8800 GTX!
Good call on the RAM. You could also investigate what processors your mobo would accept.
What is your current graphics card?
Don't know where you shop, but if you use www.pricerunner.co.uk - you'll see the GTX can be had for under £200.
PJ S said:
Don't know where you shop, but if you use www.pricerunner.co.uk - you'll see the GTX can be had for under £200.
I'm still thinking about 8800GTX and forgot the 7! eta: Inno now do a 8800 GTX for just over £300.
Edited by rsvmilly on Monday 5th March 08:52
Caduceus said:
rsvmilly said:
What is your current graphics card?
NVidia GeForce 5600
Your options are limited to this sort of thing
www.overclockers.co.uk/search_results.php?sortby=&groupid=701&string=agp
I've got an 8800 GTX. Fantastic bit of kit but that's no use to you.
However when I decided to upgrade my old system I'd just bought a pre-overclocked AGP 7900GS, which is sitting at home doing nothing barely used. I haven't got round to ebaying it yet, but if a PHer wants it I'm sure we could come to an arrangement, say current ebay price less a reasonable percentage.
PM me if you're interested.
However when I decided to upgrade my old system I'd just bought a pre-overclocked AGP 7900GS, which is sitting at home doing nothing barely used. I haven't got round to ebaying it yet, but if a PHer wants it I'm sure we could come to an arrangement, say current ebay price less a reasonable percentage.
PM me if you're interested.
Best VGA card is like asking what is the best car. Without knowing what you want to do all the suggestions can belong to the mine is better than yours argument.
Your current card may be more than adequate.
Agree with suggestions to upgrade other things first.
A car with a 0-60 under 6 seconds is pointless if all you use it for is driving through the centre of London. Although that doesn't stop people buying them.
Your current card may be more than adequate.
Agree with suggestions to upgrade other things first.
A car with a 0-60 under 6 seconds is pointless if all you use it for is driving through the centre of London. Although that doesn't stop people buying them.
flossythepig said:
Best VGA card is like asking what is the best car. Without knowing what you want to do all the suggestions can belong to the mine is better than yours argument.
Your current card may be more than adequate.
Agree with suggestions to upgrade other things first.
A car with a 0-60 under 6 seconds is pointless if all you use it for is driving through the centre of London. Although that doesn't stop people buying them.
Your current card may be more than adequate.
Agree with suggestions to upgrade other things first.
A car with a 0-60 under 6 seconds is pointless if all you use it for is driving through the centre of London. Although that doesn't stop people buying them.
A card that will stop 'Medal Of Honour Allied Assault' from crashing. In a nut shell.
PJ S said:
See my first post above!
What exact Dell model have you got, and when did you get it - presuming it was new rather than second hand?
What exact Dell model have you got, and when did you get it - presuming it was new rather than second hand?
A Dell Dimension DIM4550
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.53 GHz, 512 MB of RAM
It was bought new. Can't remember exactly when I bought it, but about 3/4 yrs ago.
Thanks
Thanks, that helps a lot.
You need an AGP based card for a start, so that lets you only look at the 7800GS - and my choice would be Gainward ones.
Your board supports DDR 333 RAM, so 2GB is available to you.
That should keep you sorted for a while yet.
You need an AGP based card for a start, so that lets you only look at the 7800GS - and my choice would be Gainward ones.
Your board supports DDR 333 RAM, so 2GB is available to you.
That should keep you sorted for a while yet.
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