Graphics Card

[J a m e s]

also recommendations for cards

ati x800 platinum

nvidea 6800 gt


about the 2 top cards out atm

[Garryboy]

Cheers james. I got Farcry free with ma printer its some game but as u rightly said any more than medium settings and it begins to struggle with FPS.

Will consider the cards you have mentioned

[digit]

if i was you i would get a 6800 GT and flash the bios to an ultra. Then ramp the core and memory speeds to match 6800 Ultra speed. Then replace the stock cooling with an NVSilencer 5 to provide a quieter and more effeciant cooling system. By following the above you will save money and end up with a beast

[Puntoboy]

and wave ya warranty bye bye!

[digit]

Yes didnt mention that

[Puntoboy]

its it works and is stable then there shouldnt be a problem.

i have a AMD XP 2500+ CPU and it runs fine as a XP3200+

[digit]

well i have a geforce 5900 running with the geforce 5950 ultra bios. It also runs higher than 5950 ultra speed. It has passive cooling as well

[FLiPNFiLL]

It really depends what your gonna be playing, and what settings you want to use.

Personally, I have an HIS Radeon 9800 Pro w/arctic cooler.
Its not overclocked, it can be, I just dont see the need as I havent yet found a game that doesnt run on full detail no problem!
No doubt there are games that might struggle, but until I play one of those games, I wont change it.

You can pick up a 9800Pro for about £150 these days, BARGAIN!

My mates just got a 6800GT but he paid £310 for it, and tbh, its a waste of money at the moment, theres just no need lol.
I would always go with ATi , just my opinion though

[PuntoRob]

Yep I'm definitely thinking of a 9800Pro, but the 256Mb version as a bit of future proofing (I already have a GF4 Ti4200 128Mb)

[Puntoboy]

9800pro will wipe the floor with ur nvidia card!