My old nividia 6800gt built by that pathetic budget manufacturer 'inno3d' has died...only lasted a year ffs.

Now i have my old voodoo 5500 holding the fort until i can order a new one.

I dont want to spend a bomb as new technology becomes old technology so quickly nowadays so its pointless futureproofing.

I play a lot of online games so it must hold up to world of warcraft etc...

I have been reading about various models which are reasonably priced between 70-110 pounds sterling.

the ati x1600 pro 512mb
the ati x850 pro 256mb
the Geforce 7600gs 512mb

any geeks out there that know the best graphics card bargain

BTW i have AGP

Lord Shrek....will the voodoo be able to cope with all my ****??

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XFX-GEFORCE-68...ayphotohosting

XFX stuff i have had in the past is pretty sturdy!

 

yeh seen the xfx cards and they look good

why the *** did mesh computers not give me pci-express as opposed to agp

p1sses me off now...the pc is only about 15 months old....agp cards seem more expensive and less range now....grrrr

would it be cheaper to buy a new motherboard in the long run?

 

well tbh YES! i would go for a good pci-express mobo and maybe you will get a good mobo/video card deal....

otherwise you are just investing in old technology.. (what you know already i know but worth pointing out!)..

Darren

 

I had a inno3d card fail on me after just under a year as well. But I was able to return the card and get a full refund. Must be something about them.

 

I have one going for sale, amd 3200 64bit processor, msi k8n diamond sli nforce 4 mobo with 1gb pc3500 ram and a geforce 6600gt for £180

 

As a matter of interest. Is the PC still under warranty? If so, can you not get it replaced free of charge.

 

XFX 7800GS ! Stunning

 

Not compared to a Gainward 7800GS it isn't

 

scooby me your pm box is full

 

Voodo 5500, make sure you up the direct debit to Powergen to keep it powered !

That was the first and last time I ever spent £250 on a graphics card, you feel kind of flush when you get a 17 grand share dividend and then regret it when its all gone !

 

lol true, but that is a 20pipeline card, and the price of it is stunning to heh.

 

get 7800 gtx got one from ebay several months back for about £150 goto to tomshardwareguide to check performance

 

7800gtx is pci-e only.