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Old 27 January 2007, 10:09 PM
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Default best graphics card for around £100-£150 max

it can be agp or pci express

the rest of my comp

mother bord-- asrock 939 dual-vista
processor-- athlon(tm) 64x2 dual core 4600+ 2.40 GHz
ram-- 1 gig

I play a few games ie battlefield 2142 etc

thanks
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Old 27 January 2007, 11:16 PM
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look on ebay and you can get a 7950gtx for around £150
Old 27 January 2007, 11:21 PM
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Have a quick scan here buddy

Components » Graphics and Video - Overclockers UK

Clockers are very good with upto date stuff but do good deals on older things ( when i say older i mean like 6 months ) Keep an eye on deals of the week
Old 28 January 2007, 08:50 AM
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ATI X1950 Pro without question.

Some good deals here.
If you have the option with your mobo, then go for PCIe.
If you play at resolutions of 1280 x 1024 with AA/AF or higher then it is worth getting the 512mb card.
Old 28 January 2007, 09:36 AM
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my current card 6600gt has stopted working for some reason, comp crashes when i am using it, got all new drivers etc, re-instaled windows etc, am running on one of my old cards at the mo, and it works ok, so have put it down to the card being fuked.

that card does look nice
Old 28 January 2007, 10:09 AM
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I've got an X800 XT PE AGP for sale if you wanting something second hand and a bit cheaper - £80 inc delivery..
Old 29 January 2007, 06:12 PM
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my broken card, 6600gt can be brought for around £45 new now, come down soooo much from when i first brought it!!
Old 29 January 2007, 09:17 PM
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I got one of the late great AGP cards for £180, an XFX Geforce 7800 GS a coupla months ago. Its revitalised my 3 year old PC but I would say if you can go PCI then do so, AGP is sadly last years news.
Old 29 January 2007, 09:40 PM
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STOP right there!

PCI
AGP
PCI X
PCI Express


All the above are different interfaces!!

Make sure you get the right one!
Old 29 January 2007, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Beefy
I got one of the late great AGP cards for £180, an XFX Geforce 7800 GS a coupla months ago. Its revitalised my 3 year old PC but I would say if you can go PCI then do so, AGP is sadly last years news.
It was until ATI released superb cards for AGP that spank a 7800 GS on performance and price
A couple of months can be a long time where computers are concerned.
Old 29 January 2007, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Daz34
ATI X1950 Pro without question.

Seconded
Old 30 January 2007, 07:41 AM
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Thirded (?), and I'm a Nvidia fanboy, lol...
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