Buying graphic card!

[Nostyle]

Well im in need of an new graphic card because my Nvidia Geforce 7600 GT 256 mb memory doesnt want me to play GTA 4 Wich graphic card would you guys suggest me? I can spend like € 200 - 250

- Intel chipset
- Pci express

If you need more information, my motherboard = Asus P5B serie

Thanks for helping me out!

[evilwevel]

ATI HD 4870 is about € 249 where i normally buy my computer parts.

[Nostyle]

U mean this one?

ProductbeschrijvingASUS EAH4870/HTDI - grafische adapter - Radeon HD 4870 - 512 MBType apparaatGrafische adapterType bijvoegselInsteekkaartInterfacetypePCI Express 2.0 x16Afmetingen (BxDxH)11.1 cm x 24.1 cmGrafische processor/leverancierATI Radeon HD 4870Clock Speed750 MHzRAMDAC-kloksnelheid400 MHzOndersteuning voor APIOpenGL 2.1, DirectX 10.1Videogeheugen geïnstalleerd (max)512 MB - GDDR5 SDRAMVideo Output3840 x 2400TV InterfaceHDTV-uitHDCP-compatibelJaGarantie van de fabrikant3 jaar garantie

for 238€

[jaspreet]

Try Newegg
I'm aware it doesn't ship outside of the country i believe, but if you have a trustable friend, you can get him to ship, most likely you will find a cheaper card here.

And any mod reading this, please do not warn me for listing, because i am not sure if it is against rules to help a player buy computer equipment from a trusted site. If it is, i will edit my post, ty.

[Nostyle]

If I want to ship it to holland I can better buy an card inside my country :P I think it will be cheaper! Any more suggestions for an good card

[K4pr4L]

if you are game maniac you must buy GF ... gf give much more fps.

when i got geforce 7300 gt 256 ddr3 giving me 1k fps
in same game radeon hd 3650 agp 512 ddr2 give me 700 fps ?

yeah ! gf > radeon :S

[evilwevel]

and if you want a cheap card i suggest buying one from a Canadian webshop. i get my PS3 games there and with shipping its €20 cheaper then buying the game here (not to mention the stress driving through traffic to the store and fuel).

so i'm pretty sure a gfx card would be around €40-80 cheaper if you buy it from a webshop that uses some sort of dollar(USD, CD). wich means you might be able to get a better one for the same price.

[Nostyle]

Thx for the advice, ill go to an computer shop tommorow and see wich advice they give me.. Got 1 question, I have an 500 Watt power suply, is that enough to get like an XFX GeForce 9800 GTX card? Because thats an card wich is pretty good for me I think :P

[Unihoc]

just buy a xbox got damnit

[evilwevel]

Thx for the advice, ill go to an computer shop tommorow and see wich advice they give me.. Got 1 question, I have an 500 Watt power suply, is that enough to get like an XFX GeForce 9800 GTX card? Because thats an card wich is pretty good for me I think :P[/b]

500 should be fine.

[Nostyle]

Should I go for the:

XFX GTX260 Black Edition, 896 MB GDDR3, 448 bit wide interface, GPU 666 MHz, memory speed 2300 MHz.

Or

XFX GF9800GTX+ 785M Black, 512 MB GDDR3, 256 bit wide interface, GPU 785 MHz, memory speed 2300 MHz

The GF9800 is a little cheaper. As I said I have an Asus P5B motherboard, will both cards work with it? The GTX260 has an 448 bit wide interface, will that give any problems?

[mjollner]

imho the 9800, although both great cards. the compat should be fine

[007_heal]

One of the main things to do is go out and do some research on your own. Dont rely on stores for your information. Good place to start is reading reviews of cards and the specs they have.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardw...ard-review.html

Now having said that, 4870, 9800GTX and x260 are similar in performance and similar in price. I would go with nVidia just because they have better drivers and software packages.

[Nostyle]

Thanks for your reply, im going for the x260 card wich has more memory and is a bit faster. It does just fit in my computer so its all good :P

[BigApple]

If you havent bought yet, check this out http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...p;Sku=P450-9616
looks like a great deal for $80 USD

Specifications

GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Additional Features: HDCP Enabled
SLI Ready
DirectX 10
OpenGL 2.1
PCI Express 2.0
Game Physics Capable
Shader Model 4.0, Nvidia CUDA Technology

Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Video Memory: 768MB
Memory Type: DDR2
Memory Clock: 1000 MHz
Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0
Connector(s): S-Video
HDTV
Dual DVI (Dual Link)
Power Requirement: 400-Watt power supply

Features
NVIDIA® unified architecture
Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
NVIDIA® SLI™ Ready
True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting with 16 x full-screen anti-aliasing
NVIDIA Quantum Effects™ physics processing technology
PCI Express® 2.0
9600 Series single slot solution
Two Dual-Link DVI outputs support two 2560 x 1600 resolution displays
NVDIA® PureVideo™ HD Technology*
OpenGL® 2.0 support
Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
Dual-Link HDCP Capable**

* Supported video software is required to experience certain features. Go to www.nvidia.com for more details.
** Requires other compatible components that are HDCP capable.

XFX RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS

SYSTEM
PCI-Express 16 x Slot
384MB System Memory
Intel: Pentium 4 / Celeron / Duo
AMD: Athlon / Athlon XP / AM2 / 939 / 940
PCI-Express or PCI-Express 2.0 compliant motherboard
One 6-pin supplementary power connector
HDCP Compliant Analog / DVI Display (Optional)
HDCP Compliant Optical CD/DVD Drive (Optional)
IDE Hard Drive / Serial ATA Hard Drive
PC Tower > Full Size

SOFTWARE
Windows XP® / Windows® XP x 64 Professional
Windows Vista™ / Vista Premium
DirectX®9c
DirectX®10

XFX RECOMMENDED POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
Non-SLI: Minimum 500W or greater
SLI: Minimum 600W or greater