Bondy Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) Hey,Basically my dad wants to get a new graphics card for our main gaming computer weve got, i know a fair bit about computers, but never got into the realms of knowing about graphics cards and what ones are good etc.Basically ive seen loads of cards and dont have a clue what the difference is when it comes to choosing between them,Ive seen some that are like 512mb that are cheaper than 256mb cards with different clock speeds and dont really know what to look forBasically, all i know is that at the moment the nvidia 8800 is a pretty good card to get and is sure to run most games well, but even when searching for that on places such as amazon etc, it comes up with endless different ones.So basically, what ones should i look for and also does anyone know what power supply is needed to run these cards and how difficult is it to fit a new power supply if the one i have isnt good enough?also, price range is going to be around up to £180cheers!EDIT: or even would it be an idea just to get two 8600's and run them together as my dads just told me that the 8800 apparently doesnt fit in our computer Edited April 27, 2008 by Bondy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) Nvidia 8800GT, aim for one with 512mb of memory. You will need a new PSU, 600W should do it make it modular if you can (only need to plug in the things you need, meaning less wires)Can pick them up for about £160 and they can overclock like mad to give mental results.8800GTPSUThat graphics card I linked takes up 2 slots at the back of the computer, make sure you have room like. The cooler takes up a seperate slot, but it will allow the card to run at lower temps. I have a gainward one, but the 1GB version and it runs at like 55 degrees full wack on Crysis... Edited April 27, 2008 by Si-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietro Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Gaming-Graph...ew-30439-4.htmlgives u an idea of waht is best and at what priceHope this helps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 The GT wins pretty much over any of the other 8800 cards for price and performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondy Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Cheers for the help both of you, i shall be getting the 8800GT and the new PSU as we need that anyway, will perform quiiite a bit better than the 8300 we've got at the moment , although i still cant believe how big those damn cards are, they are mahusive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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