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 Post subject: Getting this card for me self :)
 Post Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:07 am 
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=43W1

This is the card i'm getting, what do you think? Is one make better than the other? If so which would be best to go for?
Also read a bit about these cards and they advise that I may have to do a BIOS update, is that hard to do?? :? Never done anything to me BIOS before. :)

If me MB isn't good enough I was gonna get this but again not sure which is best out of the two?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Compare. ... CPID=15659


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i wouldnt get that mate, far to much

get a 7900GT for about £185
ok its not as good but it will play everything for 2 years and is only say 15% - 20% slower than the £370 quid card

i think thats alot of money for such a small diff to me - in real terms can you see the diff between 200fps and 170fps?

by the time comes that you have to upgrade the cheap card i recomend, the 370quid card will only be in the same boat - missing all the new vertex shaders etc etc they will come out over the next 2 years

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yer i'd get something more like a 7900gt for now or an equivelant radeon and then upgrade some time after dx10 cards come out

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I'd hold off until direct x10 came out before buying any expensive cards. Unless you are really suffereing performance wise, i'd just wait a bit longer. Still running me old 9800 pro over here :)
The newest cards always come crashing down in cost after a few months or so as well, it'll lose half it's value within a year - and like they say, you won't be able to tell the difference in most games between that card and another one which is half the price - as nothing out there is that intensive at the moment (afaik).


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nvids G80 cards are due out in november

vista comes out when its fixed :roll:

upgrade time?

probably april :roll:

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 Post Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:46 pm 
Ok thanx for advise :)
I think i'll try to hold off till the DX10 cards then. I hope my card will last the time, its starting to play up just recently :?


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RainbowDave=GCHQ= wrote:
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Beat me too it... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :lol:

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God damit :P :twisted:


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Chips wrote:
I'd hold off until direct x10 came out before buying any expensive cards.


as he and slappy says - wait till dx 10
I know I am :wink:

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