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This is a discussion on Graphics card advice... within the Technical Help forums, part of the Off Topic category; I need some advice about Nvidia graphics cards. I am buying a new PC today and have spent a little ...
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21-11-09, 01:12 PM
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 | Graphics card advice...I need some advice about Nvidia graphics cards. I am buying a new PC today and have spent a little over my budget and want to try to reduce it if possible. With the GTX295 my build comes to £1630 With the GTX285 it comes to £1542 With the GTS250 it comes to £1325 Basically I want the best possible HD playback, but I want to get a few games. I'd like to use Left 4 Dead 2 as an example as it is the one game I know Im going to buy. How well would the GTS250 run today's games like L4D2? And how future proof is it? Same questions for the other two cards? Atm Im thinking of compromising with the GTX285 but Im also thinking that if Im spending this much money I might as well pay a bit more for the very best. I don't know anything about graphics cards so what do ppl think?? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks |
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21-11-09, 01:51 PM
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| Sorry to double post but also could someone tell me which is better: GTX250 (1024MB) or GTX260 (896MB) It is confusing because you'd think more memory the better but the newer model has less memory.  |
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21-11-09, 01:56 PM
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21-11-09, 02:00 PM
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im starting to think that the gtx285 is overkill for me so could you pls tell me which is better between the gtx250 (1gb) and the gtx260 (896mb) ? | |
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21-11-09, 02:03 PM
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| I honestly think you should reconsider. I think you should choose on value and performance instead of the name. I'm not sure on the nvidia ones as everything I've read has pointed to ATI being much much better than nvidia at the moment, except in the very low range. |
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21-11-09, 02:33 PM
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21-11-09, 02:33 PM
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Do u happen to know about graphics cards as I really want to make this decision quickly as Im ready to order. It;s between the GTX285 and the GTS250. | |
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21-11-09, 02:42 PM
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21-11-09, 05:23 PM
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| Thanks guys, i took a look at that stuff but im not really sure what im looking for tbh. All i could gather is that the GTX285 is quality, and there are a couple of ATI ones really good too. In the end I decided to go forthe Nvidia GTX285. It's pricey but still cheaper than the one I was gonna get (gtx295). Also I'll be able to get great performance on all games and it'll be future proof for a couple of years. Plus Ill have quality playback of all my bulky HD content. Total cost is now going to be around £1550. But Ill have a beast - im specifically looking forward to using an SSD drive for my system files and software. Should be uber-quick!! |
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21-11-09, 05:39 PM
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| well done, care to post the specs?
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21-11-09, 05:44 PM
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| Definitely should overclock it |
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21-11-09, 06:15 PM
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Processor: Intel Core i7 920 Processor (2.66Ghz, 8Mb cache) Motherboard: ASUS P6T: DDR3 3-way SLI & CrossfireX on Demand Memory: 12Gb CORSAIR XM53 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz (6x2Gb) O/S: Windows 7 Home Edition 64 bit - DVD & Licence Storage 1: 60GB OCZ VERTEX SERIES 2.5" SATA II SSD Storage 2: 250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HDD (8MB Cache, 7,200rpm) Storage 3: (empty) RAID: No Graphics 1: 1Gb NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX285 PCI EXPRESS Graphics 2: (empty) Graphcis 3: (empty) DVD/BR 1: 22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM DVD/BR 2: (empty) DVD/BR 3: (empty) Sound: ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO Network: WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD Case: STYLISH SILVER/BLACK TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB Cooling: 800W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan CPU Cooling: SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER USB: 8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) FireWire: 1 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD eSata: Yes TV Card: None Modem: None Card reader: None Floppy drive: None DVI cable: None Monitor: None Keyboard: None Mouse: None Speakers: None | |
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21-11-09, 07:36 PM
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Plus the RAM wasn't too expensive and I do an insane amount of multitasking using power-hungry programs like Firefox with 5 windows open and about 70 tabs, at the same time as my download manager, my email client and WMP/MPC playing massive 15Gb 1080p rips. Plus i know i aint gonna need to get more RAM any time soon, lol. | |
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