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AndyCorsaC
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8th Nov 04 at 10:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

How much am i looking to pay for just a decent graphics card and are they easy to fit. im only really wanting it to play a couple of games nothing like farcry just little games
AndyCorsaC
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8th Nov 04 at 10:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ne 1
drunkenfool
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8th Nov 04 at 10:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bout £40 if you arent a serious gamer, quality will be fine. And they are a piece of piss to fit
AndyCorsaC
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8th Nov 04 at 10:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

any tips on how to fit one
PaulW
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8th Nov 04 at 10:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

3 mins is hardly enough time to reply especially on a monday!!

whats the spec of the rest of your system & what games will you be wanting to run?

no point in suggesting a card which may be too powerful for your computer or not enough for the games...
AndyCorsaC
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8th Nov 04 at 10:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well i bought rollercoaster tycoon 3 yesterday and iwont run without a upgraded graphics cause i only have a strandard one so thats the only type of games i play oh and fm2005
AdiSRI
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8th Nov 04 at 10:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

you still wanna spend £100 odd in my book, otherwise you will still be buying crap....

something like..

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=2877127732&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=55347
Ally
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8th Nov 04 at 10:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
you still wanna spend £100 odd in my book, otherwise you will still be buying crap....

something like..

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=2877127732&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=55347


You and Richie are addicted to that site i swear
PaulW
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8th Nov 04 at 10:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

never trusted ebuyer myself

always caused me shit & from what I heard I aint alone

http://www.overclock.co.uk
http://www.dabs.com
http://www.coolercases.co.uk

there the ones I usually get stuff from...

ok so some aint too cheap, but coolercases & overclock I aint ever had problems with & Paul at coolercases is if you ever have problems!
AdiSRI
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8th Nov 04 at 10:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i buy everything from ebuyer, the only company i HAVENT had trouble with...

dabs were shite tho, cant reccomend them at all IMO!!
Ally
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8th Nov 04 at 11:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

We buy everything from Ebuyer, they are the muts
_Allan_
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8th Nov 04 at 11:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'd say a decent enough middle of the road performance then £130 with get you a Radeon 9800 Pro. If this is too much look for a 9600 Pro. Most people opt for a Nvidia or Radeon Card.
Dinokid
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8th Nov 04 at 11:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

have a look at mine on ebay u'll get it for about £17 and its good, rund farcry and stuff like that http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5136065823&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
_Allan_
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8th Nov 04 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Overclockers UK is a good site. The only one I know will give an exhange even if have added an aftermarket fan and your card later breaks.

[Edited on 08-11-2004 by _Allan_]
Dinokid
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8th Nov 04 at 11:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeh overclockers is a touch overpriced imo try www.scan.co.uk
Dinokid
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8th Nov 04 at 11:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

buy mine tho cos its a bargain
_Allan_
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8th Nov 04 at 11:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

^ of course most low end cards will run far cry but in black and white
PaulW
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8th Nov 04 at 11:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
I'd say a decent enough middle of the road performance then £130 with get you a Radeon 9800 Pro. If this is too much look for a 9600 Pro. Most people opt for a Nvidia or Radeon Card.


Exactly what I did, got a Saphire 128Mb Radeon 9800PRO which had an XT core...

then flashed an XT BIOS & got myself a £300 card for half the price
Dinokid
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8th Nov 04 at 11:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
^ of course most low end cards will run far cry but in black and white
Yeh its not in black and white it runs it ok
Dinokid
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8th Nov 04 at 11:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I've jus got a sapphire 9600 pro with 256mb i overclocked it a bit but am not sure how far to go, I'm well impressed with the quality

[Edited on 08-11-2004 by Dinokid]
Richie
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8th Nov 04 at 11:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Paul do you know if most cards have the r360 core with regards to the sapphire or is it luck o the draw....
Dinokid
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8th Nov 04 at 11:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
I'd say a decent enough middle of the road performance then £130 with get you a Radeon 9800 Pro. If this is too much look for a 9600 Pro. Most people opt for a Nvidia or Radeon Card.


Exactly what I did, got a Saphire 128Mb Radeon 9800PRO which had an XT core...

then flashed an XT BIOS & got myself a £300 card for half the price

How u do that mate?
Richie
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8th Nov 04 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Usually need to take off the fan and look at the core, or use a detect program. If its an R350 core, you cant flash a 9800XT bios to it. If its an R360 core, you can flash it, muchos betteros
Dinokid
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8th Nov 04 at 11:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

??????? what detect program??????
Richie
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8th Nov 04 at 11:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

actually i dont think there is a program.

Use this guide, see if it helps:

http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=3&var1=92&var2=0

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