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Post by cnm on Sept 5, 2007 21:38:01 GMT 1
Hi you’ve been recommended by garbage raven to answer my question as you will know the answer
I’m thinking of upgrading my graphic card from a geforce 7600gt to a geforce 8800gts but I need to
Know what one to go for the 320 mb or the 640 mb . I.e. what card would be better suited to my pc
I am going to upgrade my motherboard and cpu at a latter date but cash is tight so I’m just going for the graphic card at the moment my pc specs are
Pentium 4 3.06ghz
2gig of pc4300 memory
160 hard drive
550watt psu with 30a on the 12v rail
15"lcd with a resolution of 1024x768
Would appreciate it if you could be of any help
ps. any truth in NVIDIA releasing there new range of cards in November as I might wait to then to see if the 8800’s come down in price
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Post by -=Magpie=- on Sept 5, 2007 21:48:07 GMT 1
First of if its a old motherboard make sure its pci express and not agp or you cant use a 8800 as the pci . then more is better the 640 is a better card but will cost more .
but yes there are new cards coming so November mat be a good idea .
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Post by cnm on Sept 5, 2007 21:53:33 GMT 1
yes it's pcix16 but if the new cards are coming out in november i might just wait but crysis might just force a change sooner
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Post by ReNJi' on Sept 6, 2007 10:13:41 GMT 1
Will you change your screen?
If not, no reason to upgrade. at 1024*768 max Resolution, a 7600 is a very good Card.
If you had a bigger screen, it would be interesting to upgrade.
If your screen isn't bigger than 19inches, the 8800GTS 320 is enough for actually games in Max details and resolution 1600*1200.
For a screen bigger than 19inches (like my 22wide) the 640 is better, cause higher memory = better quality at High Res (1680*1050 for me)
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Post by cnm on Sept 6, 2007 18:37:58 GMT 1
thanks for the info i will be getting a new screen but cash flow bit of a problem i'm just going to have to a bit at a time  |
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Post by Target on Sept 6, 2007 20:12:24 GMT 1
I think you should go for the 640 man, I dont know how big the difference is in money but it's twice as much memeory, it will last abit longer for you. What I mean is, games come and go now. They try to make better and better graphics and dont care about optimizing them for low spec PC's. So there might be a chance that your stronger card will handle games a bit longer, then you wont have to get a new one next year.
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Post by ReNJi' on Sept 6, 2007 20:30:36 GMT 1
Call Of Duty 2 - v1.3 - AA 4x - AF  Low res 320 and 640 are quite same, but high res, 640 pwns  |
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Post by Pug' on Sept 7, 2007 0:43:18 GMT 1
why not wait a while longer for the games to all actually come out, then get the GTX?? it willl come down in price substantially as they will probs release new graphics card by then. plus u'll get a little more power n it will probs last just that bit longer than the GTS.
i see no point in getting the GTS 640mb when you could probs just hold out a little longer for a price drop on the GTX which will drop quicker in price than the GTS 640mb as it's older...
thats my theory....
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Post by ReNJi' on Sept 7, 2007 13:24:19 GMT 1
A little longer for price  ... nearly double ! |
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Post by cnm on Sept 7, 2007 15:05:32 GMT 1
i thingk that's what i'll do. i'll hold on to late november/early december and see what price the gtx's are,it's just i've got this money burnning a hole in my pocket and i want to see crysis in all it's glory
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Post by Pug' on Sept 7, 2007 16:19:53 GMT 1
then i think u'll manage it on a GTX on good settings, tho if your not worried about that a GTS should just about manage it. they say up to three years old on computer systems, but i personally think thats gonna be bull.
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