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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Thinking back my last few graphics cards have gone something like this:

    9500Pro £140
    6600GT £120
    6800GT £100
    X1800XT £170
    8800GT £170
    HD4850 £130

    I'm starting to think a beter option might be waiting a few months longer and stick to a £100 limit.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Cant vote there but I used to spend 200-300 on a card. Now I have to stick with around 100-150 mark due to money flow.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Sice the only GPU that I have personally bought is a HD4850, at launch, it was 100/150 for me. I dont think that I will upgrade again untill the HD6--- series, or GT4-- series come out though, as student monies will not be great - (uni next year)

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Most I ever spent was £200, that was on a 3DFx VooDoo-2 but in my defense it came bundled with 3 games I really wanted and were all 20 to 30 quid street price at the time. Most games bundles since have sat un-opened.

    Still, I answered 100 to 150 as that is what I will spend now on my or my wife's PC. If it is someone else's PC then they often get something much lower end if not onboard graphics.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    I have spent 200+ on graphics cards on several occasions, and have always kicked myself 3 months later. The last few revisions though, I've tried to keep around the ton mark, which usually means upgrading 6 months behind a release.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Quote Originally Posted by DanceswithUnix View Post
    Still, I answered 100 to 150 as that is what I will spend now on my or my wife's PC. If it is someone else's PC then they often get something much lower end if not onboard graphics.
    is this a clever tactic to stop people asking you to build them gaming pc's?


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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Quote Originally Posted by Pob255 View Post
    is this a clever tactic to stop people asking you to build them gaming pc's?

    lol, honestly people always tell me they want a cheap PC and that they never play games. In reality they do of course, even if it is just The Simms, but they don't want to pay money for the ability.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Max £200. Unless the card was something amazingly special. Not sure how much I spent on my currect GFX card (see sig). I'll check the invoice when I get home.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Quote Originally Posted by mikemikemi View Post
    I spent ~£300 on my X800XT then moved to 7900GTX (forgotten how much now); stopped playing games, but currently undecided between the 5850 or 5870.
    Which one is best for not playing games on?

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    £340 is the most i've spent.

    £300 is usually my limit, but i do tend to be top end single GPU cards that last me a while - on top of that i have to figure in the cost of a copper waterblock too.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    around the 200 mark.
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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    I have learnt my lesson, after my first real GPU purchase set me back £252.

    Was more than I wanted, but got carried away. An X1800XT. Lasted well for my usage, but of course dropped in price significantly over the next 6 months..

    Got a bit of a shouting at for that.

    Last one was £122 on a XFX 4890.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    I spent close to £400 on my current 8800GTX, but it has lasted me the best part of 3 years without struggling too much. For me, it's unfortunately the price of gaming at 1920x1200 on a 24" monitor. At the moment I'm looking at upgrading to a 5870 as the 8800GTX is struggling a bit with GTA IV, but I don't want to pay much more than £300. Fortunately it seems the prices are beginning to come down as the stock's becoming available again.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Quote Originally Posted by DoomWolf View Post
    I spent close to £400 on my current 8800GTX, but it has lasted me the best part of 3 years without struggling too much. For me, it's unfortunately the price of gaming at 1920x1200 on a 24" monitor. At the moment I'm looking at upgrading to a 5870 as the 8800GTX is struggling a bit with GTA IV, but I don't want to pay much more than £300. Fortunately it seems the prices are beginning to come down as the stock's becoming available again.
    Got this mailer from OCUK this morning:


    5870

    I know it's OCUK and they're not favoured around these parts but it does show you can get a 5870 for 300 quid now.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    Last few purchases were:

    - £265-280 odd for 8800GTX on release week.
    - £200 for a 4870 (512Meg) on release week.
    - £365-380 for a 4870x2 a few months later.
    - £560 for the 5970 recently.

    Gone for £300+ since that's what I'd be willing to spend on the latest graphics card that suits my needs. I usually look for a new card every 12-18 months.

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    Re: How much do you usually spend on your gaming graphics card??

    £150-200 range until recently. Now I try to keep to £100-150 even if I have to go second hand. Exception if a £150 card provides excellent bang for buck, as I would still need to add another £20 for a 3rd party cooler (gaming cards are just so noisy compared to the rest of the system).

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