Next graphics card

papa_smurf · 09-06-10, 06:10 AM

After 2 years service my 8800GTX is starting to show its age, and i'm thinking of upgrading in the next few months. Not sure whether to stick with Nvidia, or switch over to an Ati card.

Recommendations for a new card will be helpful.

My current system:
ASRock P43 Twins 1600 m/b
Intel Core2 Duo 2.8GHz E7400
4GB DDR2
650w PSU
Win7 64bit

Konovalov · 09-06-10, 06:25 AM

Nvidia GTX460 1gb card I guess. What resolution monitor do you have?

Arclight · 09-06-10, 06:36 AM

Ordered GTX460 a bit back to replace my 3 year old 8800GTS512.

Should be here tomorrow or day after.

papa_smurf · 09-06-10, 08:42 AM

Quote:

What resolution monitor do you have?

1280x1024 - only a 19" monitor

Arclight · 09-06-10, 08:59 AM

460 should serve you well. Maybe still a bit overkill for the resolution, but I'm doing the same thing (1280x960, though can go up to 1600x1200).

Excellent bang for the buck, that one. ATI has the 5830 at the same pricepoint, which doesn't keep up in performance and doesn't offer perks like PhysX.

Konovalov · 09-06-10, 09:17 AM

Yeah, possibly a touch overkill but but he will be able to turn up to max all the bells and whistles such as AA and AF and so on for maximum eye candy.

And if he plans on moving to a new rig in the next 6-12 months then he should still get plenty of legs out of the GTX460 1GB card with a new machine.

Arclight · 09-06-10, 09:41 AM

Indeed, should last for a good while. And there's a ton of room for overclocking. They actually made the reference design fairly low clocked to make sure the yield of usable chips was good. Either do it right away or wait for warranty to expire, but at some point you can just look at what other brands have done with the clocks (already plenty of factory-overclocked models) and match those for a little performance gain.

antikristuseke · 09-06-10, 07:58 PM

With such a low resolution I'd go for a 5750 personally.

09-06-10, 06:10 AM	#1
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Next graphics card After 2 years service my 8800GTX is starting to show its age, and i'm thinking of upgrading in the next few months. Not sure whether to stick with Nvidia, or switch over to an Ati card. Recommendations for a new card will be helpful. My current system: ASRock P43 Twins 1600 m/b Intel Core2 Duo 2.8GHz E7400 4GB DDR2 650w PSU Win7 64bit __________________

09-06-10, 06:25 AM	#2
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Nvidia GTX460 1gb card I guess. What resolution monitor do you have? __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

09-06-10, 06:36 AM	#3
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Ordered GTX460 a bit back to replace my 3 year old 8800GTS512. Should be here tomorrow or day after. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

09-06-10, 08:59 AM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	460 should serve you well. Maybe still a bit overkill for the resolution, but I'm doing the same thing (1280x960, though can go up to 1600x1200). Excellent bang for the buck, that one. ATI has the 5830 at the same pricepoint, which doesn't keep up in performance and doesn't offer perks like PhysX. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

09-06-10, 09:17 AM	#6
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Yeah, possibly a touch overkill but but he will be able to turn up to max all the bells and whistles such as AA and AF and so on for maximum eye candy. And if he plans on moving to a new rig in the next 6-12 months then he should still get plenty of legs out of the GTX460 1GB card with a new machine. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

09-06-10, 09:41 AM	#7
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Indeed, should last for a good while. And there's a ton of room for overclocking. They actually made the reference design fairly low clocked to make sure the yield of usable chips was good. Either do it right away or wait for warranty to expire, but at some point you can just look at what other brands have done with the clocks (already plenty of factory-overclocked models) and match those for a little performance gain. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

09-06-10, 07:58 PM	#8
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	With such a low resolution I'd go for a 5750 personally.