New Graphics Card

[Ravens Nest]

If you are interested in nvidia the 5950 ultra is the best bet
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=54998

But a 9800 pro is a better buy for price versus performance

Here's a couple of reviews of the 5950 ultra vs 9800 xt.
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...x_5950_review/

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/gffx/gffx-29.html

[Ravens Nest]

I've got the 9700 np and the only thing i want to upgrade now is the CPU, my advice is to stick with the 9700 when it starts getting slower see if you can overclock it a bit

[McMav]

Originally posted by kingabs
but even so he can soft mod the card to a pro and spend £30 quid on the game when it comes out and he is still saving more cash then forking out £227

IF it mods its not 100% that it will.

[madwelshboy]

I agree with Ravens Nest, the 9700 can take anything you throw @ it, when games like doom3 / HL2 come out, just oc it to pro speeds or beyond.
(I've got my 9700np @ 325core/310mem, have had it to 360core/340mem [samsung 2.8ns]).......and only £110

[shamus21]

lads if you going to spend big money on a new card wait for the new ones next feb march time ATI R420 base cores . the 9800 pros / xt are way over the top now £££££.

[Ravens Nest]

Originally posted by madwelshboy
I agree with Ravens Nest, the 9700 can take anything you throw @ it, when games like doom3 / HL2 come out, just oc it to pro speeds or beyond.
(I've got my 9700np @ 325core/310mem, have had it to 360core/340mem [samsung 2.8ns]).......and only £110

Thanks Madwelshboy, Nice overclock there, if you dont mind where did you buy that card so cheap? (U.S. perhaps )

[madwelshboy]

Hi Ravens Nest,

I had the card from www.redstar.co.uk/clearance.asp , but they dont have any left now (I spoke to the sales rep, Steve and he ASSURED me that the card had 2.8ns Samsung as he bought one himself, and it did - he had his @ 370core & 345mem !?!).

[silentphoenix]

PCW had a NV5900 for £95 today but thats all over...

would recommend a sapphire 9600XT for £106 (128mb lite-retail) and £128 (256mb full retail) iirc from www.komplett.co.uk , but if you can spare another 100 defo go for the sapphire 9800pro lite-retail @ £205 from sapphire

[sh4rk]

Argh a big no no to Powercolor Radeon 9800 Pro cards, I RMA'd 2 recently due to faults, got a Hercules 9800 Pro as an exchange.

Where did you buy them from? just because i have to rma one to overclockers, and i wouldn't mind a Herc as an exchange.