graphic card suggestions?

[Toxin]

^ Agreed on all points mentioned.

The Power Supply is DEFINITELY NOT the place to go budget on. If you are getting a $75, and are too cheap to spend another $25 on a decent one, you more than deserve for it to take out your $100 - $400 GPU. Obviously, you're not going to listen to us, so just wait until it happens and then you wished that you spent another $25 for a good PSU.

[Strike]

Nvidia 9800+ is a good card. Dunoo how much it costs, but there are better one than this but this is reliable

[Toxin]

As far as your message Alucard, I don't know what it means.

[Moop the communist]

Yeah, you're in my boat. Instead of that.. I have the 9100; shit fucking card runs css shitty, yet I still play it. I'm planning on getting a gtx 200 series w/e and a 750 power supply I think..

[Zealot]

Yeah, you're in my boat. Instead of that.. I have the 9100; shit fucking card runs css shitty, yet I still play it. I'm planning on getting a gtx 200 series w/e and a 750 power supply I think..

 

Might aswell get a GTS 450 for about the same cost. You get a much cooler, higher-clocked card that has fermi architecture. Plus OC'd/Sli'd they beat a 470. I'd recommend either the MSI 450 or the EVGA. If you want to play on full HD resolution (1920 X 1080, 24in+ screen) then you need to step up to the GTX 460 and higher.

 

My msi 460 runs 55 degrees on load maxed with an OC of 900 on the core, 1800 on shader and 4000mhz on mem clock.

[König]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.510925

 

This looks good to me

 

And it is under 400 after the pain in the arse MIR :3 (even without it, still only 419)

 

Hope this helped!

[trakaill]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.510925

 

This looks good to me

 

And it is under 400 after the pain in the arse MIR :3 (even without it, still only 419)

 

Hope this helped!

 

Well its nice and all but thats a damn expensive PSU?! and 1000W for a computer he doesnt have yet seems overkill...

And Id have to read about spakles cause I never heard of it but really?!! you gonna call the only thing in you PC that can actually cause sparkles and catch your house on fire sparkle..

I wouldnt buy it just cause of that name...bad juju

[Dirk]

i would go with the 9800 GTX+. I love mine so much i got 2. if its still not powerfull enough to float your boat throw a 3rd in. The card has given me no problems and can run whatever the helli want at high settings. i belive they have now rebranded it and called it the gtx 250 so i would also look at one of those.

[trakaill]

i would go with the 9800 GTX+. I love mine so much i got 2. if its still not powerfull enough to float your boat throw a 3rd in. The card has given me no problems and can run whatever the helli want at high settings. i belive they have now rebranded it and called it the gtx 250 so i would also look at one of those.

 

/facepalm much...

 

I understand you love your video card but that was what 2 - 3 years ago.. at this point as well not buy anything or buy something that is comparable to new technology.. lower end fermi or 5 series ati

 

oh and on one last note... you dont just throw in a card... its a little more involved than that especially when you hit 3 cards... power req, room, heat bla bla bla

[PotshotPolka]

I did some reading up yesterday, and I've editted the stock list I usually go from.

 

I suggest these models SPECIFICALLY because they have custom heatsinks, and that's a plus if you dislike the idea of cooking eggs with your GPU.

 

Radeon 5750 $130

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102859&cm_re=5750-_-14-102-859-_-Product

 

GTX 460 $180

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127519

(This is simply a phenomenal product for the price, because the Radeon 5770 costs the exact same with this MSI heatsink but get's its ass kicked across the board)

 

Radeon 5870 $365

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125316&cm_re=radeon_5870-_-14-125-316-_-Product

 

GTX 480 $520

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500166&cm_re=gtx_480-_-14-500-166-_-Product