AndyCorsaC
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Registered: 22nd Sep 03
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How much am i looking to pay for just a decent graphics card and are they easy to fit. im only really wanting it to play a couple of games nothing like farcry just little games
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AndyCorsaC
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ne 1
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
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bout £40 if you arent a serious gamer, quality will be fine. And they are a piece of piss to fit
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AndyCorsaC
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any tips on how to fit one
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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3 mins is hardly enough time to reply especially on a monday!!
whats the spec of the rest of your system & what games will you be wanting to run?
no point in suggesting a card which may be too powerful for your computer or not enough for the games...
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AndyCorsaC
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well i bought rollercoaster tycoon 3 yesterday and iwont run without a upgraded graphics cause i only have a strandard one so thats the only type of games i play oh and fm2005
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AdiSRI
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you still wanna spend £100 odd in my book, otherwise you will still be buying crap....
something like..
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=2877127732&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=55347
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Ally
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quote: Originally posted by AdiSRI
you still wanna spend £100 odd in my book, otherwise you will still be buying crap....
something like..
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=2877127732&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=55347
You and Richie are addicted to that site i swear
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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never trusted ebuyer myself
always caused me shit & from what I heard I aint alone
http://www.overclock.co.uk
http://www.dabs.com
http://www.coolercases.co.uk
there the ones I usually get stuff from...
ok so some aint too cheap, but coolercases & overclock I aint ever had problems with & Paul at coolercases is if you ever have problems!
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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
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i buy everything from ebuyer, the only company i HAVENT had trouble with...
dabs were shite tho, cant reccomend them at all IMO!!
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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We buy everything from Ebuyer, they are the muts
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_Allan_
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I'd say a decent enough middle of the road performance then £130 with get you a Radeon 9800 Pro. If this is too much look for a 9600 Pro. Most people opt for a Nvidia or Radeon Card.
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Dinokid
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Registered: 25th Dec 02
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have a look at mine on ebay u'll get it for about £17 and its good, rund farcry and stuff like that http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5136065823&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
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_Allan_
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Overclockers UK is a good site. The only one I know will give an exhange even if have added an aftermarket fan and your card later breaks.
[Edited on 08-11-2004 by _Allan_]
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Dinokid
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yeh overclockers is a touch overpriced imo try www.scan.co.uk
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Dinokid
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buy mine tho cos its a bargain
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_Allan_
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^ of course most low end cards will run far cry but in black and white
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PaulW
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quote: Originally posted by _Allan_
I'd say a decent enough middle of the road performance then £130 with get you a Radeon 9800 Pro. If this is too much look for a 9600 Pro. Most people opt for a Nvidia or Radeon Card.
Exactly what I did, got a Saphire 128Mb Radeon 9800PRO which had an XT core...
then flashed an XT BIOS & got myself a £300 card for half the price
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Dinokid
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quote: Originally posted by _Allan_
^ of course most low end cards will run far cry but in black and white
Yeh its not in black and white it runs it ok
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Dinokid
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I've jus got a sapphire 9600 pro with 256mb i overclocked it a bit but am not sure how far to go, I'm well impressed with the quality
[Edited on 08-11-2004 by Dinokid]
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Paul do you know if most cards have the r360 core with regards to the sapphire or is it luck o the draw....
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Dinokid
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Registered: 25th Dec 02
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quote: Originally posted by PaulW
quote: Originally posted by _Allan_
I'd say a decent enough middle of the road performance then £130 with get you a Radeon 9800 Pro. If this is too much look for a 9600 Pro. Most people opt for a Nvidia or Radeon Card.
Exactly what I did, got a Saphire 128Mb Radeon 9800PRO which had an XT core...
then flashed an XT BIOS & got myself a £300 card for half the price
How u do that mate?
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Usually need to take off the fan and look at the core, or use a detect program. If its an R350 core, you cant flash a 9800XT bios to it. If its an R360 core, you can flash it, muchos betteros
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Dinokid
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Registered: 25th Dec 02
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??????? what detect program??????
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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actually i dont think there is a program.
Use this guide, see if it helps:
http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=3&var1=92&var2=0
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