ruddyrum
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So the time has come to get a new gfx card... My xfx 8800 gtx which ive had for well over 4 years now is giving up its ghost. I replaced the thermal interface material a couple of weeks ago which sorted things out, but just when I thought things were getting better, new problems are arising.
I have £200 which I can happily spend on a new card, however if there is something amazing, I could stretch a little further! XFX customer support is shit, so I want to try and stay clear of them during my next purchase (unless there is an amazing deal)
So questions I ask myself:
- ATI or Nvidia?
- More cores or better clock speeds / more ram?
- Stupid question, but my current mother board has PCI-E 2.0 (x16) - can I use a 2.1 card in there? Willing to buy a new motherboard if 2.1 cards are more beneficial, but would ideally like to stick with my current setup.
Just a few cards which caught my eye:
Scan.co.uk: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC 1GB NVIDIA Graphics Card - GV-N560OC-1GI
Scan.co.uk: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti TWIN FROZR II 1GB NVIDIA Graphics Card - N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC
Scan.co.uk: MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB AMD / ATI Graphics Card - R6950-2PM2D2GD5
I will of course consider other cards, so any advice/input is very much appreciated.
I have £200 which I can happily spend on a new card, however if there is something amazing, I could stretch a little further! XFX customer support is shit, so I want to try and stay clear of them during my next purchase (unless there is an amazing deal)
So questions I ask myself:
- ATI or Nvidia?
- More cores or better clock speeds / more ram?
- Stupid question, but my current mother board has PCI-E 2.0 (x16) - can I use a 2.1 card in there? Willing to buy a new motherboard if 2.1 cards are more beneficial, but would ideally like to stick with my current setup.
Just a few cards which caught my eye:
Scan.co.uk: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC 1GB NVIDIA Graphics Card - GV-N560OC-1GI
Scan.co.uk: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti TWIN FROZR II 1GB NVIDIA Graphics Card - N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC
Scan.co.uk: MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB AMD / ATI Graphics Card - R6950-2PM2D2GD5
I will of course consider other cards, so any advice/input is very much appreciated.