Here is my current pc spec.. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.20 GHz 1.75gb of Ram (333 I think) Palit 7300GT PCI-Express 256mb Graphics Card Asus A8V-VM SE Motherboard for SKT.939 (VIA KM890 Chipset) Western Digital Cavier SE 160gb (not sure on rpm or buffer) Basically, I would like a new graphics card for my pc that will get me some good rates with some of the latest games, and with DX10 compatible when Vista gets good and un-bugged. My price range is under £100 but will stretch slightly over that if its recommended. I currently get about 60fps on WoW and it ranges from 50-80 on TF2 and CSS depending on how busy the server is. Any recommendations?
as for the card as such - I'd probably go for a 8600 - their price range varies heavily and depends on what's on it (what memory/how much ...). Although your RAM, provided it's 333, is kinda slow. And what PSU do you have?
Forget the 8600, there not too amazing and the performance you will get out of it will probably leav you wishing you had spent that bit more. Seen as you can get an XFX 8800GT for £117 inc VAT i'd go for that. You get more bang for your bucks. Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK Slightly over your £100 pound budget but worth the extra cost.
Sorry the RAM is 400hz as I just found out lol. And I'm not sure on the full specs of my PSU but it's 500w and a PowerX Sumvision
DDR400? any particular make, or just the mass produced stuff? You just got a bog standard PSU. When upgrading to a GPU that is gonna use more power its probably best to get a PSU that can cope with the extra demand. The Generic PSU's aren't to reliable (not that im bitter cause my PSU is dying). A 500w PSU should be fine though. Maybe have a look at Hiper,Enermax, OCZ PSU's.
Ok well I'll see what happens, thanks for help. I have ordered the 8800GT XFX and should arrive on Tuesday, bring on Crysis on max settings . I may buy a new PSU too if it will help with the demand.
