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xmas? 9800GT ?? Some upgrade advice please :)

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|UKMD| [Cyanide]
Thu Nov 13 08, 06:38PM
lolwut?

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As Christmas is close my parents have been asking me what i would like, they originally suggested an ipod but now that ive got a motorbike ( ) i rarely listen to my current mp3 player, it would seem pointless getting an ipod and hardly use it >_>

Anyways,

I was thinking of asking for a 9800GT as i would get a hell of a lot more use out of it compared to an ipod

Would it be a good upgrade from an 8600GTS?

Current spec

Asus M2n-E SLI motherboard
AMD Athlon 64+ X2 6000+ (3.0Ghz)
2GB DDR2 Ram (kingston i think )
Nvidia 8600GTS
Coolermaster 600w PSU
160GB Hard Drive ( no clue who makes it)

Would there be a noticeable difference compared to an 8600GTS?

Im planning on getting a new monitor sometime next year, this 8600 can barely run games at 1280x1024 so im looking for something to upgrade to


Cheers


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VxT
Thu Nov 13 08, 06:44PM
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Get a 4850, costs a bit more, but much better than a 9800GT.

Or if you really want a Nvidia card, get a 9800GTX+ at least for a decent difference.

I have a 8600GTS and I am going to get a 4870 soon which should last a few years.
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|UKMD| [Cyanide]
Thu Nov 13 08, 10:07PM
lolwut?

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Ah rite thanks,

Anyone recommend me some websites that dont murder you with the postage ?

Ive seen a few sites that want to charge £20 delivery because i live in N.Ireland >_>


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|UKMD| =Craggs=
Thu Nov 13 08, 10:36PM
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and get yerself a nice widescreen moniter, 1680x1050 ftw! ebuyer.co.uk used to be cheap but ill be blowed if i've used it in ages. ill have a look about, nowt else to do
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VxT
Thu Nov 13 08, 10:59PM
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One o' these is what I'd suggest, also from this site if possible, although delivery might be expensive, I know it is around £8 for me, in Britain.

Prices of delivery:

link

I've never had a problem with this site, bought nearly my whole PC from there, only thing bad was I got 1 faulty stick of RAM, but thats' Corsair's fault.
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|UKMD|wolfsbane
Fri Nov 14 08, 04:17AM
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Cheapest 9800gt from ocuk link costs £111.81 inc delivery to Ireland
Cheapest 9800gt from scan link costs £101.84 inc delivery to Ireland
(Both are the same card too)
And Cheapest 9800gt from ebuyer link costs £107.99 again with delivery to Ireland.


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|UKMD| safari jim
Fri Nov 14 08, 08:58AM
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ¯\(º_o)/¯ link


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how much money can you squeeze out of them for this present? someone may have a better one/price for you if you give a ballpark figure


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|UKMD| [Cyanide]
Sun Nov 16 08, 03:10PM
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About £140 - £160 i think, what ever the price of an 80gb ipod is

Thanks for the links wolf and VxT

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Sun Nov 16 08, 03:35PM
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Don't go ATI. They have slightly faster pixel pipelines but don't support PhysX. Have a look at a 260OC (The one with the extra pixel piplelines turned on)











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dec
Sun Nov 16 08, 03:35PM
i go boo for teh lulz
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I stopped getting presents from my parents when I was 14

The most I can hope for now is a £20 note!


Free Hax: link
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Coojee
Sun Nov 16 08, 03:36PM

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I order most of my bits from Overclockers: link Delivery isn't the cheapest from them though - about £8 for the basic "next day delivery". Check out their forum (from the links at the top right of their homepage) which is a real goldmine for hardware info. Maybe try posting a thread for their advice on there, telling them your price range and what you want to do with the card?
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Mon Nov 17 08, 12:18AM
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The 260 and 4870 perform pretty much equally, each is better in different games. The 4870 is, on average, £30 - £50 cheaper.

You're looking at at least £180 though for a decent one.

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Mon Nov 17 08, 01:17AM
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coojee that is the best avatar i have seen for ages

"I'm not a god, I was misquoted. "


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Coojee
Mon Nov 17 08, 10:52AM

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Thanks Although I claim no credit at all for creating the avatar! When I signed up to the forums I just Googled "free forum avatar" or something like that and found it on a site within about 30 seconds of searching. It made me laugh out loud for real when I saw it so I instantly decided that's the avatar for me!

FYI I upgraded from an 8800GT to a GTX260 (the 216 version) last week and I can now run Crysis with all the graphics settings maxed out. That card did cost me £240 though. The 8800GT has been fine up until the latest batch of games came out (Crysis Warhead, Farcry 2, Fallout 3) when I suddenly found I could only run them at medium graphics settings. Strangely after the upgrade to a GTX260 Fallout 3 still doesn't run great though so I think it's just a badly written game.
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