Best graphics card - Saxperience

TheVtrKid · 22nd October 2009, 20:00

Whats the best graphics card you can get? At the moment i have a Nvidia Geforce 9500GT, but it seems to lag a little bit during gaming. I always have to mess around with the settings etc. I have a Intel Core 2 quad CPU Q6600, 2GB Ram, Windows XP, so i know my system and cpu are fast enough. I can only think of the graphics card, but i thought a 9500GT was pretty dam good? Any ideas for an awesome graphics card, that i wont experience any trouble what so ever? Thanks

Penn · 22nd October 2009, 22:13

How much do you have to spend?

bald24 · 22nd October 2009, 22:15

Go up to 4 gig mate. SLI'ing the cards might help as well.

kennysevenfold · 23rd October 2009, 09:23

SLI'ing a 9500gt is pointless. Will still be weak mate.

First thing you have to look at is the power supply in your pc. You need a half decent one (500w+) to power todays high end graphics cards.

Graphics cards can range from £30 - £400.

Se all depends on what psu and budget you have.

Carlvtr88 · 23rd October 2009, 13:04

if your running a 64 bit version of windows. up to 4 gig as already said .. should help with lags...

kennysevenfold · 23rd October 2009, 15:37

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Originally Posted by Carlvtr88

if your running a 64 bit version of windows. up to 4 gig as already said .. should help with lags...

But he is looking for a graphics card not ram.....

bald24 · 23rd October 2009, 15:42

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Originally Posted by kennysevenfold

But he is looking for a graphics card not ram.....

Yes, but the RAM upgrade will give the computer more of a boost than a better graphics card.

Penn · 23rd October 2009, 15:50

If he's on a quad core CPU with 2gb of ram running a 9500GT, the gfx card will be completely bottle necking the system so buying a new one would give a much bigger increase in performance than an extra 2gb of ram.

kennysevenfold · 23rd October 2009, 17:00

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Originally Posted by Penn

If he's on a quad core CPU with 2gb of ram running a 9500GT, the gfx card will be completely bottle necking the system so buying a new one would give a much bigger increase in performance than an extra 2gb of ram.

Exactally.!!!

and he is more than likely running a 32bit os, so you would get a MUCH greater system boost getting a half decent 1gb graphics card than more ram as 32bit os can only utilise 3.25 - 3.5Gig of total available system memory (ram and graphics card ram)

So

mclarenmatt · 23rd October 2009, 20:37

Cant go wrong with the ATI Radeon 4870 1GB, can pick them up for £115 and im yet to see a game that pushes it over the limit other than GTA but thats a pile of wank anyway.

b0t13 · 29th October 2009, 20:59

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Originally Posted by mclarenmatt

Cant go wrong with the ATI Radeon 4870 1GB, can pick them up for £115 and im yet to see a game that pushes it over the limit other than GTA but thats a pile of wank anyway.

i got this and agree runs any game ive installed piece of piss

far cry, crisis etc..

flynnsvtr · 29th October 2009, 21:10

I have a 9800GTX which is pretty decent, although that cost me like 180 a year ago.

Although if you can SLi 2 8800GT's as they out perform pretty much what any other single card can do for the price range.