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Mulreay

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Graphics card
« on: June 21, 2009, 03:43:04 PM »
Is this worth getting for my new build?

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    « Reply #1 on: June 21, 2009, 04:05:29 PM »
    nah not really... I hear that the GTX versions in nvidia are really good value for the tech... apparently nvidia nearly lost money selling them !

    i have an Inno3D GeForce 9400GT PCI-E 512MB and i wouldnt reccomend it since there are better cards for the price.

    Mine cost around £50 ( $82.51 )...
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    Mulreay

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    Re: Graphics card
    « Reply #2 on: June 21, 2009, 04:12:12 PM »
    Quote from: jimbo8098 on June 21, 2009, 04:05:29 PM
    nah not really... I hear that the GTX versions in nvidia are really good value for the tech... apparently nvidia nearly lost money selling them !

    i have an Inno3D GeForce 9400GT PCI-E 512MB and i wouldnt reccomend it since there are better cards for the price.

    Mine cost around £50 ( $82.51 )...
    Mine cost around £50 ( $82.51 )...
    It's ok I'm English. I want a truly great graphics card for gaming.
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    Re: Graphics card
    « Reply #3 on: June 22, 2009, 02:26:51 AM »
    A 9400GT is not a good card for gaming.
    For £50 you can get a much better performing card.
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      Re: Graphics card
      « Reply #4 on: June 22, 2009, 02:30:59 AM »
      Depends how much your willing to put in it.  I found ATI to be fairly well, also I can have a second monitor if I want.
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      Re: Graphics card
      « Reply #5 on: June 22, 2009, 02:33:42 AM »
      Quote from: Calum on June 22, 2009, 02:26:51 AM
      A 9400GT is not a good card for gaming.
      For £50 you can get a much better performing card.

      Thanks for the post. What would you recommend? I want something that will easily play any game but must have longevity so I'm not changing cards every 2 minutes.


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        Re: Graphics card
        « Reply #6 on: June 22, 2009, 02:35:27 AM »
        I have an ATI X1300 its a pci but it plays what I want it too.
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        Re: Graphics card
        « Reply #7 on: June 22, 2009, 02:45:49 AM »
        Well, for the same price you can get this.
        A little more for this.
        Or this.
        Or even this.

        Believe me here - I have a 9500GT in my server and it's destroyed by my 8800GT, I mean literally obliterated.  The 4770 or above is better than the 8800GT - so for the extra £30 over the 9500GT, you're getting something like 3x the actual performance.  That's a conservative estimate, in higher end gaming you'd find the differences to be bigger.
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        Mulreay

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        Re: Graphics card
        « Reply #8 on: June 22, 2009, 02:53:27 AM »
        Quote from: Calum on June 22, 2009, 02:45:49 AM
        Well, for the same price you can get this.
        A little more for this.
        Or this.
        Or even this.

        Believe me here - I have a 9500GT in my server and it's destroyed by my 8800GT, I mean literally obliterated.  The 4770 or above is better than the 8800GT - so for the extra £30 over the 9500GT, you're getting something like 3x the actual performance.  That's a conservative estimate, in higher end gaming you'd find the differences to be bigger.

        Thanks Calum very helpful.
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        Re: Graphics card
        « Reply #9 on: June 22, 2009, 08:11:30 AM »
        I have an ASUS GeForce 9600GT that I am very happy with. It's been great with games.
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