Okay, quick summary of my situation, my old ATI Radeon HD4890 graphics card overheats, and gets permanently fucked, and I need a new one.
My dad says he is going to pay £100 of the cost of whatever graphics card I want, and I'm having a hard choice choosing. I'm wanting something that is better than my old gfx card, and able to run most upcoming modern games well. I was thinking something like the ATI HD 5*** series, but I'm not sure, so I need your help deciding.
Thanks in advance.
if the only problem is it's overheating then did you try cleaning the dust and crap out of the heatsink yet
post a screenshot of speccy and tell us what PSU you have
would be very helpful to have a definite budget
i've heard the gtx 560 ti is a nice one, and it's only about 136 pounds, so you won't have to pay much
[QUOTE=wlzshroom;31157195]i've heard the gtx 560 ti is a nice one, and it's only about 136 pounds, so you won't have to pay much[/QUOTE]
where are you seeing 560tis for £140, they're £170+
We tried everything to the card, it's pretty much beyond repair.
Budget wise, I'm open to anything really, there is a good chance I could be getting a hold of £100 + of my own money soon.
And my PSU is 850watts.
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[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/speccyyy.png[/img]
Those are my specs, just ignore the ATI X1950 gfx card, it's embarrassing.
What brand and model?
probably [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-ti-directcu-ii-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-830mhz-384-core[/url] then
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;31157485]What brand and model?[/QUOTE]
Of GFX Card? Preferably an ATI, but I don't mind what model, just as long as it is better than my previous.
If you still want it within the £100 budget then This one: [URL="http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5700series/asus/90-c1cnv1-l0uay0bz.html"]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5700series/asus/90-c1cnv1-l0uay0bz.html[/URL]
If you are going to put extra money towards it then I would go for this one: [URL="http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd6800series/msi/r6870twinfrozrii.html"]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd6800series/msi/r6870twinfrozrii.html[/URL]
OR
This one: [URL="http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/nvidiageforcegraphicscards/nvidiagtx560tifermiseries/N560GTX-TF2.html"]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/nvidiageforcegraphicscards/nvidiagtx560tifermiseries/N560GTX-TF2.html[/URL]
Hope ive helped :]
I'm quite tempted to go for the GeForce GTX 560 TI thingmy.
[QUOTE=Hellborg 65;31157566]Of GFX Card? Preferably an ATI, but I don't mind what model, just as long as it is better than my previous.[/QUOTE]
Power supply.
[QUOTE=reapaninja;31157385]where are you seeing 560tis for £140, they're £170+[/QUOTE]
tbh i looked on newegg and converted the usd price into pounds so that may not be the most accurate thing in the world
Okay, I'm thinking about going for a GTX 570, does anyone know where I could find a good discount on one?
Scan's Today Only sometimes.
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/todayonly/index.aspx#6[/url]
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1280mb-pny-gtx-570-40nm-3800mhz-gddr5-gpu-732mhz-shader-1464mhz-480-cores-dl-dvi-mhdmi[/url]
cheapest I've seen, but I don't think I've ever seen it in stock
there's an MSI 570 for around £240, it's out of stock at the moment but that's usually the cheapest model that's in
I have no idea how good novatech's support is but there's also [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/nvidiageforcegraphicscards/nvidiagtx570fermiseries/N570GTX-M2D12D5.html[/url]
I'm on the verge of getting it, just one more thing: Is this card good? Is it better than my old one and will it be running upcoming modern games really well?
yes, yes and yes
[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/W/J/272035/original/Battlefield%20BC%202%201920.png[/img] [img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/X/2/272054/original/Metro%202033%201920.png[/img]
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it's also the quietest out of all those cards tested
[url]http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-570-gf110-performance,review-32062-14.html[/url]
It's very good.
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I love how it professes to burn it's way through WoW: Cataclysm as if it's actually a demanding game.
[QUOTE=SataniX;31173541]
I love how it professes to burn it's way through WoW: Cataclysm as if it's actually a demanding game.[/QUOTE]
I know, that comment actually put me off a little bit, it's not that impressive that a card can run WoW.
Even if you ditched the GPU and forced 30 asian chicks in your basement to run the numbers you'd be able to play wow with a respectable framerate
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