Upgrading my graphics card |
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Upgrading my graphics card |
 4 Oct 2009, 0:00
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 Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 9 August 2009 From: Outer Space Member No.: 340 Once you see the blue light you are already dead  |
I might soon be upgrading my Graphics card and i was thinking of which to get and I couldn't choose so i thought i'd make a post here...
What do you guys suggest? --------------------  QUOTE (Shock @ 20 Jun 2009 @ 3:40) You make it sound like SWR's hidden some nude patch in it.. QUOTE (huhnu @ 16 May 2010, 5:06)  I've reported it. And have tried 5 more times anyways. I'm pro-trolling that mod. Your base has been targeted for demolition |
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4 Oct 2009, 0:23
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 League is Life  Group: Tester Posts: 748 Joined: 14 June 2009 From: America Member No.: 153 |
Tell me your power supply and ill tell whats avalible
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4 Oct 2009, 5:56
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 Group: Members Posts: 565 Joined: 14 June 2009 From: Sri Lanka Member No.: 155 |
Well before you buy consider your needs, is it for gaming, gfx design etc? if its for gaming do you play on high-res and do you need to play all your games on very high quality? also your budget?
Personally i would wait for a few months till dx11 cards are out. This would result in a huge price drop for existing cards. ATI has already released there 5000 series dx11 cards. NVIDIA would follow them soon i guess. My suggestion is to wait for few more months till all the new cards are released. Then you can get a really good deal for existing top-end cards. -------------------- |
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4 Oct 2009, 6:08
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League is Life Group: Tester Posts: 748 Joined: 14 June 2009 From: America Member No.: 153 |
Dude you need a good power supply to even think about using the Dam card. if you buy a card that your power Supply cant handle iit will seem to be godly but in about a month a non handable power supply with die out and possiblely take all your Hardware alone with it
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4 Oct 2009, 16:43
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 Forum Green  Group: Legend Posts: 1350 Joined: 4 June 2009 From: Netherlands Member No.: 17 Projects: SWR Productions |
I suggest the nVidia GTX295.
NO seriously, what is your current computer specification, what is your power supply and what is your budget, and then we can talk about recommendations. --------------------  |
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5 Oct 2009, 0:22
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 Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: 16 June 2009 From: Irving, TX Member No.: 167 |
ATI is coming out with the 5800 series makes the Nvidea 295 look like a rock in the road but as usual ATI does take A LOT of power not to mention 5800 isnt out...yet
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5 Oct 2009, 0:46
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Formerly Scopejim Group: Members Posts: 369 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Land of the Cedar Member No.: 38 Electronics Engineer |
ATi Radeon 5850 is starting to show up as a good deal with its price being near $200 I think (much like the 4850 last year). Of course this is a high end card and even then, a 4850 will still do wonders.
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5 Oct 2009, 3:10
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League is Life Group: Tester Posts: 748 Joined: 14 June 2009 From: America Member No.: 153 |
No card does wonders until the power source can even power it
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7 Oct 2009, 1:38
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Formerly Scopejim Group: Members Posts: 369 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Land of the Cedar Member No.: 38 Electronics Engineer |
You don't need to repeat yourself Mr Zhao
 And the 5850 doesn't need more than 500W I believe unless you have a crapload of HDDs and a beefy Quad-Core processor. Right now I've got a monster 1200W PSU (because the place where i got it only had 600, 700 and 1200 for some reason and I needed 850 optimally). It is a Thermaltake thankfully 
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