Cheap good GFX card?

Will · 11-10-2007, 08:44

My main target is for it to be under £100 but better than my old X800pro. - it would be great if it has dual DVI out and it has to be PCIE (it's the only slot I have - well I have 2 acutally)...

Not bothered about ATi vs Nvidia - though if it matters I have an NVidia mainboard.

If anyone has a card which superseeds my x800 that they want to pass onto me at a reasonable price that would be fine too. My current card is starting to fail - hence the question. The only games I ever play (a couple of time a month

) are things like HL2, Civ4 and other FPS. I'm running Vista too.

I see lots of what I remember being awesome cards for around 70 quid - but of course I don't really know enough about it anymore.

Matblack · 11-10-2007, 08:48

I was considering one of these

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...Thumbnails=yes

DX10 too

MB

Will · 11-10-2007, 09:43

Crikey there's a huge range and a huge price difference too!

Which would be the best of the cheaper range?

Joe 90 · 11-10-2007, 09:47

aye i'd of said 8600 series ftw.

i was considering it for the DX10'ness which makes it top my x850xt

but my vista install went tits up so no need now :/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

Crikey there's a huge range and a huge price difference too!

Which would be the best of the cheaper range?

Go for a GT over standard and if you can obviously a GTS would be nice

then brand wise i'd got Gainwood over Gigybyte/Diamond - but if you can stretch that BFG GTS is a nice card

at the bottom end though i guess this will be okay seen as though its 512mb. Plus is a bargain price!

but it depends how long you want it to last and what you'll use it for. Obviously looking at that scan page there are DDR2 and DDR3 clocked at various speeds so it depends on what you need.

Will · 11-10-2007, 10:54

Cheers for the advice so far guys

Zirax · 11-10-2007, 11:03

I seem to remember that these 8600 cards clock like crazy?

LeperousDust · 11-10-2007, 12:04

I don't know how well vista is with the nVidia cards though, all i know is i've got a 7400go (the go probably makes it a problem) but i've had sod all in the shape of decent drivers (and i'm still waiting). Totally useless, Wish they'd get there act together properly

Zirax · 11-10-2007, 13:59

Are you using a laptop for that go chip. You'll be waiting a very long time as nvidia are not even supporting my 7800gt go in xp on my laptop. I had to get custom drivers which are essentially normal nvidia drivers with the ini file changed so that they will install for the card.

edit:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/
I got mine from guru3d

Will · 11-10-2007, 14:11

The nvidia drivers for the cards suggested so far appear to be vista compatible....

Zirax · 11-10-2007, 14:19

Sorry Will went ot for a moment there. Alex was referring to the issue of getting new laptop drivers under vista for nvidia's "go" gfx cards, not the 8600 card that you were looking at

11-10-2007, 08:44	#1
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Cheap good GFX card? My main target is for it to be under £100 but better than my old X800pro. - it would be great if it has dual DVI out and it has to be PCIE (it's the only slot I have - well I have 2 acutally)... Not bothered about ATi vs Nvidia - though if it matters I have an NVidia mainboard. If anyone has a card which superseeds my x800 that they want to pass onto me at a reasonable price that would be fine too. My current card is starting to fail - hence the question. The only games I ever play (a couple of time a month ) are things like HL2, Civ4 and other FPS. I'm running Vista too. I see lots of what I remember being awesome cards for around 70 quid - but of course I don't really know enough about it anymore. __________________ *No No!*

11-10-2007, 08:48	#2
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I was considering one of these http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...Thumbnails=yes DX10 too MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Crikey there's a huge range and a huge price difference too! Which would be the best of the cheaper range? __________________ *No No!*

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Cheers for the advice so far guys __________________ *No No!*

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LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I don't know how well vista is with the nVidia cards though, all i know is i've got a 7400go (the go probably makes it a problem) but i've had sod all in the shape of decent drivers (and i'm still waiting). Totally useless, Wish they'd get there act together properly __________________

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Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	I seem to remember that these 8600 cards clock like crazy?

11-10-2007, 13:59	#8
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Are you using a laptop for that go chip. You'll be waiting a very long time as nvidia are not even supporting my 7800gt go in xp on my laptop. I had to get custom drivers which are essentially normal nvidia drivers with the ini file changed so that they will install for the card. edit: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ I got mine from guru3d Last edited by Zirax; 11-10-2007 at 14:03.

11-10-2007, 14:11	#9
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	The nvidia drivers for the cards suggested so far appear to be vista compatible.... __________________ *No No!*

11-10-2007, 14:19	#10
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Sorry Will went ot for a moment there. Alex was referring to the issue of getting new laptop drivers under vista for nvidia's "go" gfx cards, not the 8600 card that you were looking at