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lolwut?   Registered Member #52 Joined: Mon Jan 22 07, 07:46PMYour Location: Belfast Posts: 117 | 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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Nub4lyfe  Registered Member #1298 Joined: Wed Aug 20 08, 09:15PMYour Location: England Posts: 51 | 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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| lolwut? Registered Member #52 Joined: Mon Jan 22 07, 07:46PMYour Location: Belfast Posts: 117 | 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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craggs1  Registered Member #1501 Joined: Fri Nov 07 08, 12:59AMPosts: 27 | 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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| Nub4lyfe Registered Member #1298 Joined: Wed Aug 20 08, 09:15PMYour Location: England Posts: 51 | 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:  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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wolfsbane  Registered Member #682 Joined: Wed Jan 16 08, 10:11AMYour Location: Leyland Posts: 612 | Cheapest 9800gt from ocuk (PCI-Express)%20-%20Retail costs £111.81 inc delivery to Ireland Cheapest 9800gt from scan (x16)%2c+1800MHz+GDDR3%2c+GPU+600MHz%2c+112+Cores%2c+2xDL+DVI-I%2f+HDTV costs £101.84 inc delivery to Ireland(Both are the same card too) And Cheapest 9800gt from ebuyer costs £107.99 again with delivery to Ireland. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Antec 902 i7 920 @ 3.8Ghz Asus P6T SE Corsair XM3 @ 1603Mhz XFX HD5870XXX Corsair HX850W Western Digital Caviar Black Raid0 1TB Maxtor DiamondMax 22 1TB | ||
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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Sky blue ¯\(º_o)/¯    Registered Member #351 Joined: Thu Aug 30 07, 12:23PMYour Location: cheltenham Posts: 9915 | 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  my videos: | ||
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| lolwut? Registered Member #52 Joined: Mon Jan 22 07, 07:46PMYour Location: Belfast Posts: 117 | 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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titosfuneral  Registered Member #783 Joined: Sat Feb 16 08, 09:44AMPosts: 1541 | 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)  .Tito\\\'s Law. - You can\\\'t fall off the floor | ||
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i go boo for teh lulz  Registered Member #674 Joined: Sun Jan 13 08, 07:58PMYour Location: Horsham, UK Posts: 2815 | I stopped getting presents from my parents when I was 14  The most I can hope for now is a £20 note!  Free Hax: | ||
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 Registered Member #1511 Joined: Thu Nov 13 08, 09:43AMYour Location: Surbiton, Surrey, UK Posts: 55 | I order most of my bits from Overclockers: . 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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| Nub4lyfe Registered Member #1298 Joined: Wed Aug 20 08, 09:15PMYour Location: England Posts: 51 | 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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william Registered Member #288 Joined: Mon Jul 23 07, 10:28AMYour Location: Scotland Posts: 5107 | coojee that is the best avatar i have seen for ages | ||
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Registered Member #1511 Joined: Thu Nov 13 08, 09:43AMYour Location: Surbiton, Surrey, UK Posts: 55 | 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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