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Hi all, I have a Dell XPS 600 system and want to upgrade my graphics card to play games like
GTA: Liberty City Stories or maybe even COD but dont know what to choose especially with the power supply and CPU bottlnecking!
I was considering getting
2 x BFG Geforce 7950 GT 512mb each using SLI OR
1 eVGA Geforce GTX 260 (896mb)
Could my system handle either of these cards, are they decent cards or can anyone suggest replacments,
my buget is around £110 and dont mind if its used ?
Thanks
I would not recommend getting the older 7 series cards. You certainly would not find them new anymore so they would have to be used. The GTX 260 is nice, but out of your price range for a new one and would certainly give you a bottleneck with your CPU. For that cost and getting a new card, you can look at the GTS 250. You could also look at the 9800 GT for a bit less and then SLI them at some other time in the future since two of them would be out of your price range also. Your power supply is more than enough if you have the 650W unit. However, you may experience some bottlenecking with your older P4, but that is no reason to get an older card that won't play today's games. Since you seem to be over in the UK, you can look at ebuyer.com for these cards. The GTS 250 should be right at or below your budget. These cards can easily play any COD games, but I didn't know that GTA: Liberty City Stories was even a PC game.
Thanks for the reply!
How about these .....
1. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180507469159&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
2. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270592020601&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
3. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260540847464&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
4. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170498249673&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I Dont know how to link properly, sorry :)
Forget about the GT 220. That is not a very good card. Also, there is hardly any difference in cost between the new ones and the used that you linked. Why buy a used one when you can buy a new one with a warranty. I am not an ebay shopper when it comes to computer parts so HERE is another one to consider. A GTS 250 with 512MB is going to be better than a 9800 GT with 1GB as seen HERE with not too much difference in cost.
Right Last Post :emotion-2: (well except about 2 DIMM slots not working)
Im going with the GTS250 , Just 1 question tho,
Ive found the same card on Play.com, but 1 is 512mb and the other is 1gb for £10 difference,
What do you think :emotion-4:
Thankyou :emotion-11:
JMICHAEL
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With only a small difference in cost like that, I would get the 1GB card.