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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: diamondgeezer on November 28, 2004, 01:52:41 pm

Title: Should I buy the half-price GFX card?
Post by: diamondgeezer on November 28, 2004, 01:52:41 pm

OK video card exparts, I currently run a Gainward Ti4800 with a whopping 64mb RAM. Everyone's favourite hardware shop, PC World, is selling this little number (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0671314646.1101671393@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccckadddefldmjkcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&sku=403683) for half-price.

Buy it or no?

Title: Should I buy the half-price GFX card?
Post by: Fury on November 28, 2004, 01:58:18 pm

Hmh, tough question. If you are short on money and it's video card that's holding rest of your system back, then go for it. Otherwise its probably not worth it.

Title: Should I buy the half-price GFX card?
Post by: diamondgeezer on November 28, 2004, 02:10:51 pm

Fair call - the rest of the system is arranged thuswise:

Asus A7V8X-X
Athlon XP 1800 o/c to 2GHz w/ HUGE-ASS heat sink
1GB PC2100 Crucial RAM
Maxtor Diamond Plus 80GB w/ 2MB Cache (IIRC)


I mean I would like a new card, I just feel that I ought to be looking at 256Mb memory... not to mention the dodgy RAMDACs used on most of the 5700 range...

Title: Should I buy the half-price GFX card?
Post by: Fury on November 28, 2004, 02:16:06 pm

I feel like your GF4 will do fine with your current system. I'd say save the money and then upgrade both CPU and video card.