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Hey, looking for the best possible performance card under £130. Basically looking for a new card, although could be persuaded to go 2nd hand if the price was right.
After about 2 hours looking I’ve sort-of-maybe decided on a X1800GTO from ebuyer.
Any advice or other suggestions would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
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Its either that or a 7600GT
From some reviews I've read I would lean more towards the 7600 GT
Dabs have an inno3d 7600GT for £105, however if you can push a 'little' higher (& if you trust them) OCUK have an X1800XT for £152....
Well, i tried ordering the X1800XT this morning from scan.
But, according to one of the phone representative on scan, they've discontinued the X1800's. What the hell :P The card hasn't been around that long to be discontinued. But that's apparently what's happened anyway.
I heard they were going out, got too many 'newer' (if you want to call them that) cards x1900xt etc to compete with the x1800xt, grab one while you can!
A third for the 7600GT.
2nd hand 7800GT?
Yeah
7600GT, it just seems to have the edge over the slightly more expensive Radeon which you will struggle to find for <£130, less noisy too. That said if a good deal comes up on the x1800gto nothing wrong with going for it, both are pretty simillar in performance.
If you don't go above 1280x1024, then I think the 7600GT would be better....
If you go above that resolution and like AA, hunt out an ATI :thumbsup:
In terms of noise, what is the 7600GTlike, and are there any quieter than the others?
Thanks for all the replies guys!
The 7600gt does look like a contender in that price range - any ideas which is cooler?
I also like the look of the 1800xt seeing as it's only another £20 from OCUK and is signicantly faster (unless i'm wrong?)
It is quite loud.. well the XXX edition is, glad I don't have to live with it tbh. Memories of stock X1900 cooler...
I read that the 7600GT was a lot quieter than the 7900GT, but have no reference to anything else, sorry. Certainly it runs cool from most accounts.
Also agreed - 7600GT is a very good choice.
id say the 7600GT from XFX, and you can get the factory OCed XXX for a snag under the £130 ur looking at