mr keef Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Whats the best card (vga) for 100 quid?mine doesnt seem to play any of the newer games,or has anyone got a decent one for sale? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 AGP or PCI-Express? If AGP you're very limited. I've always stuck with NVidia and would recommend a 7600GT if AGP (pretty much the best you can get for AGP), if you have PCI-Express then 8600GT's are under £100 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliAl Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I just ordered one of these this morning http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-055-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=356 Will let you know tomorrow if it's any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papercutout Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I maintain if you can find a x1950 (any model) they are the best you'll get before you go to directx 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I maintain if you can find a x1950 (any model) they are the best you'll get before you go to directx 10. I don't know a lot about this stuff, but for the past month everything I have read about graphics cards says that the following is best value for money card out there http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-064-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=404 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papercutout Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I don't know a lot about this stuff, but for the past month everything I have read about graphics cards says that the following is best value for money card out there http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-064-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=404 Nice to see I'm agreed with . Its the best AGP card out there for definite, and the only thing I'm put off with using it on PCI-E is the fact its not dx10, if only they had a decent mid range dx10 card. Faster than the 8600/2600, but cheaper than the 8800/2900. I'd still rather it over a 8600 even if it is dx10. Had this discussion with a mate this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Nice to see I'm agreed with . Its the best AGP card out there for definite, and the only thing I'm put off with using it on PCI-E is the fact its not dx10, if only they had a decent mid range dx10 card. Faster than the 8600/2600, but cheaper than the 8800/2900. I'd still rather it over a 8600 even if it is dx10. Had this discussion with a mate this morning! Agreed If you need DX10 then I would spend £70 more and go for the 2900 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I'm in need me upgrading mine too, got Radeon X800 XL at mo and want something better. budget is 150quid and running dual core pci-e. Any ideass? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Nice to see I'm agreed with . Its the best AGP card out there for definite, and the only thing I'm put off with using it on PCI-E is the fact its not dx10, if only they had a decent mid range dx10 card. Faster than the 8600/2600, but cheaper than the 8800/2900. I'd still rather it over a 8600 even if it is dx10. Had this discussion with a mate this morning! but it says pci express?i got agp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I got the GeForce 8800 a few weeks back. I guess its about 99p now yeah? Great graphics on MOH, Halflife etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 what do you think of this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_gray Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I maintain if you can find a x1950 (any model) they are the best you'll get before you go to directx 10. like he said. for your budget one of these would be best. If you want a bit of future proofing an 8600 gt or gtx or if you can stretch to it 8800 gt. not sure on how much these go for but as far as dx10 game are concerned you might aswell wait for the 2nd or even 3rd gen of new cards to come out. as far as Ba$tarding Micro$oft are concerned all those who bougth dx10 cards, are bolloxed seeing as though they have bought out dx10.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 so the other option is to buy a motherboard? then a decent card?i'v always been a pc game man but recently bought an xbox360,but can i fek get used to the controller for games such as gears of war,or any 1st person shooter:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 so the other option is to buy a motherboard? then a decent card?i'v always been a pc game man but recently bought an xbox360,but can i fek get used to the controller for games such as gears of war,or any 1st person shooter:( What card do you have at the moment? As I mentioned before the Nvidia 7600GT is about the best card you'll get for AGP. It's a good card though but depending on what you have already it might not be such a big upgrade. edit: The ATI X1950 would also be a good option, they do still do an AGP version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 i got an old Gforce4 ti 4200:blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerikbok Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Haha, the Ti 4200 was a great card though. I personally run an ATI X1800 GTO from HIS (it is the only company that overclocks in the factory so you know its safe). It runs everything absolutely fantastic. I have always been a die hard ATI fan though. My laptop runs 2X Nvidia Geforce Go 7900 GS 256mb and it works like a dream, kills the battery life tho. Getting a little off topic. Generally in my experience (which is fairly wide ranging) ATI may set you back a few more quid, but the quality is better than Nvidia in terms of lifespan, but then again, I am a yank so what do I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 ATI cards are very well priced now (well the mid range ones anyway) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-078-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-151-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 ATI cards are very well priced now (well the mid range ones anyway) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-078-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-151-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 Again, they're PCI-Express. Keef, either of the two cards I mentioned would be a huge performance increase over the old 4200, it's what I used to have before upgrading to the 7600GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 ooh bugger sorry didnt read the last posts Didnt the 7900 and 7950 come in AGP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ATI-RADEON-X850-XT-AGP-256MB-GRAPHICS-CARD-X850XT_W0QQitemZ260160915308QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3762QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XFX-Nvidia-GeForce-7950-GT-AGP-8x-4x-512mb-GDDR3_W0QQitemZ270169679250QQihZ017QQcategoryZ3762QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X1950-PRO-512MB-AGP-ATI-RADEON-TV-DVI-HDTV-VISTA-READY_W0QQitemZ170150226498QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3762QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 ooh bugger sorry didnt read the last posts Didnt the 7900 and 7950 come in AGP? I don't believe so, but I may be wrong. When I had a quick scan for prices on a couple of websites there weren't any 79xx cards listed anyway. edit: just seen your ebay link, guess they did! Expensive though, not really worth the premium over the 7600GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X1950-PRO-512MB-AGP-ATI-RADEON-TV-DVI-HDTV-VISTA-READY_W0QQitemZ170150226498QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3762QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem that looks to be a decent card? whatya rekin?dont really wana spend over the 100 pound mark.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papercutout Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I reckon thats the card you want... But I also know you can buy them from our website (as a computer shop, not a dead cheap interney shop) for about £100 inc p&p, which GUARANTEE'S you'll find them cheaper than that... Depends on make, but get the 512mb one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 cheers for the help lads:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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