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    £60 graphics card?

    It's about t-minus 2 days till I put an order in for a budget gaming build, and I've got around £60 to spend on the graphics card. Currently I've picked out either a 7600GS or X1650 Pro:

    256MB Asus Radeon X1650 Pro
    256MB Palit 7600GS Sonic

    I can't find a review for the noise produced by the Asus cooler, but it seems to have the edge on the 7600GS on the benchmarks.

    Anyone have any thoughts? It's going to be paired with an AMD Dual Core 3800+ and a gig of ram for some mid-class gaming

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    If noise is an issue to u why not go for the GS with the heatsink? otherwise i would stick with the ATI card. Whilst the performance will be pretty similar i would say the ATI would be a better allrounder. I honestly would hang around at the moment though there doesnt seem to be much point spending £60 on a card. Wait for Nvidias 86** apparently they are going to be sub £100.

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    The two cards perform pretty similar to each other - it just depends on what games you play as the Radeon might have the edge in say Oblivion but lose out in Half-life.

    If noise is a concern, however, you can go for a passively cooled card. Scan have this on special offer (over the weekend): http://www.scan.co.uk/products/produ...oductID=548824

    That's £57.56 Inc. instead of £62.26 Inc.

    Also what resolution do you intend on using? I don't know whether your budget will stretch but a 7900GS might be worth looking into which can be bought for under £100 but offers approximately double the performance on the two above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by silentvoice View Post
    Also what resolution do you intend on using? I don't know whether your budget will stretch but a 7900GS might be worth looking into which can be bought for under £100 but offers approximately double the performance on the two above.
    Agreed on that point and if u can stretch that i wud go the extra mile and get the x1950 pro at about £115. You get the added bonus of HDCP(if u really care about HD/Blu-Ray), That is if u really cant wait

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    I normally game at 1280x1024, I just keep losing setting till it plays smoothly I had a GF4 Ti4200, and haven't really got any new games for taxing a graphics card so I'm not sure I can really justify dubbling the money for a X1950 Pro.

    I'll keep my eye on today only though, maybe a 7900GS will become very tempting.

    Any due dates on the 86**? I'm sure I could wait forever for the next bit thing

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    The wait for these cards is gunna be a few months. A lot of websites say 2nd to 3rd quarter of this year but i get the feeling its gunna depend on the ATI dates quite a bit. Only reason i brought it up is £60 pound is quite a lot to spend on a card with something so far advanced round the corner. Basicly if ur gunna get a card NOW for future games get either the 79gs or the x1950. if not wait till 2nd or 3rd quarter and upgrade then.

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    The other option is to spend an extra £12 on a motherboard to get 6150 onboard graphics, and then save up till Easter and get a better graphics card. I could probably stretch to £100 then which should get me a X1950 Pro or 7900GS no problem, or something new and spangly if they're out soon.

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    Tough decision but id say saving up will be nothing but worth while. By then you will know the performances of these new cards so u will no if its worth it. If not old cards will be cheaper & ul have more cash for them

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    id usually agree & rarely wait around for things myself but in this case it seems like its gunna be worth waiting around for...

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    I guess as it's not just waiting to see what comes out, but waiting to have a larger budget as well it's worth it this time. £100 does seem to be the sweet spot, as it was last time I bought a graphics card for new (Kyro II ).

    It'll also give me the option of a media centre pc with the mobo with half decent onboard graphics if I upgrade at a later point, and carry the half decent graphics card to the new system.

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    If you really need a graphics card you can get a 7300GT DDR3 256mb for 50 quid from Scan It offers better performance than a 7600GS according to many reviews!!

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    Microdirect are selling the XpertVision 7600GT for just £70, but unfortunately they're currently sold out. I got one a few months back now and am very happy with it.

    But at the moment ATI seem to have cought up - from benchmarks it seems that the X1650 Pro > 7600GT, and are slightly cheaper.

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    The Palit 7600GT Sonic is sold by Scan for around 70 quid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    The Palit 7600GT Sonic is sold by Scan for around 70 quid.
    I'd go for that, but I'd go for either the GS or the GT over the x1650 series!

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