Best GPU for about £80?

[dcalde78]

So my 8800GTS died after a long, hard life and I need a new card. My stepdad is paying, as the computer I bought from him (custom built) has a "warranty", so to speak (basically, he's gonna pay for parts for a little while should something go wrong).

Now, we have a budget of about £80. I know it isn't much, but it's enough to get a decent enough card to run GTA IV, Modern Warfare 2, Mafia II, Fallout 3/New Vegas, etc.

We have (right now), the choice between a nVidia 9800GTX, or ATI HD 4850.

My question is, which to get? Either of those, or a suggestion of your own. Please keep strictly to the budget. Max of £10 over.

(Please note I have no idea about GPUs.)

[Ond kaja]

Get 480 GTX SLI.

[dcalde78]

[QUOTE=Ond kaja;24843585]Get 480 GTX SLI.[/QUOTE]

Pay attention to my budget.

[FalcoLombardi]

4850 or 9800GTX+, whichever is cheaper is fine. What are the rest of your specs though?

[dcalde78]

Intel Core 2 Duo 3GHz, 4 GB RAM

[editline]07:31PM[/editline]

And Windows 7

[FINLEY]

[url]http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI+4000+Series/VTX+ATI+Radeon+HD+4850+512MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=40735[/url]

Better than the 9800GTX and should play mafia II on low-medium (depending on your resolution) at playable frame rates

[dcalde78]

Resolution is 1680 x 1050

[FINLEY]

This build is almost exactly the same as yours will be so should give you a good idea of what to expect

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSO1WrBVob4[/url]

[editline]07:38PM[/editline]

Although he appears to have overclock his GPU a bit

[dcalde78]

I believe mine is at 3.0 GHz anyway, not sure, but I think it is.

Also, how well do you reckon my build would run something like Fallout 3, with the large open space of the Wasteland?

[FINLEY]

I meant that he overclocked his graphics card (GPU stands for graphics processing unit). I would imagine that fallout is quite dependant on your CPU although I'm sure it would run at least 30FPS on reasonable settings

[dcalde78]

Right, I think that's all I need to know. Thanks for the help yo, have a heart :buddy:

[Toyokunari]

Put the 8800 GTS in the oven?

[Rashy]

[QUOTE=FINLEY;24843778][url]http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI+4000+Series/VTX+ATI+Radeon+HD+4850+512MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=40735[/url]

Better than the 9800GTX and should play mafia II on low-medium (depending on your resolution) at playable frame rates[/QUOTE]

This, But try putting your 8800GTS in the oven.

[Ownederd]

An GT 240 would probably best suit your needs and requirements.

[FalcoLombardi]

[QUOTE=Ownederd;24844642]An GT 240 would probably best suit your needs and requirements.[/QUOTE]

Haha

[[EG] Pepper]

[QUOTE=Ownederd;24844642]An GT 240 would probably best suit your needs and requirements.[/QUOTE]

you're joking, right?

[dcalde78]

Though I'm sure putting the 8800GTS in the oven would possibly mend it, I would rather not try it. Might let my bro do that :v:

[Tezzanator92]

How about a 5750?
[url]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190258[/url]
Only £13.97 more than budget, but free postage and it's a good performer.

[Darkimmortal]

[QUOTE=dcalde78;24846917]Though I'm sure putting the 8800GTS in the oven would possibly mend it, I would rather not try it. Might let my bro do that :v:[/QUOTE]

You've got nothing to lose

[FINLEY]

[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;24851092]How about a 5750?
[url]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190258[/url]
Only £13.97 more than budget, but free postage and it's a good performer.[/QUOTE]

He could get this I suppose:

[url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=[/url]

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[QUOTE=dcalde78;24846917]Though I'm sure putting the 8800GTS in the oven would possibly mend it, I would rather not try it. Might let my bro do that :v:[/QUOTE]

Try it, it's already broken anyway