this may sound really pathetic to all you lot familiar with modifying your computers etc and replacing parts. But, i am wondering what card to go with my new pc (spec is below as recommended by another user)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard 136363 24 in stock £56.82 £56.82 maybe an asus P5KC ???
Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drive 16MB Cache - OEM 130454 50 in stock £51.00 £51.00
Corsair VX450WUK 450W PSU 131052 14 in stock £38.17 £38.17
Antec NSK4000 Super Mini-Tower Case Black/Silver - No PSU 112660 123 in stock £25.52 £25.52
Optiarc AD-7191S 20X DVD±RW/DL/RAM LightScribe Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM 136070 72 in stock £16.76 £16.76
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 675MHz/PC2-5400 XMS Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty 098708 133 in stock £22.98 £22.98
Hanspree CY199DP TFT Monitor 19" 700:1 250cd/m2 Silver/Black DVI 138535 446 in stock £86.80 £86.80
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor 130486 329 in stock £63.77 £63.77
Zotac 8800GT 512mb GDDR3 Dual DVI PCI-E Graphics Card £152.66 £152.66
VAT:£90.07
Total: £604.55
the main reason for this is because of the graphics card... after doing some research on the game with my friends who play it i have found that the game is played in dx9. so the thought that sprang to mind was "do i need the 8800gt after all ???" so after having a look around on some retailers i came across a selection of nvidia's dx9 cards in scan. i then had a look in further detail and ended up with me looking at the 8600's series of cards. Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK thus coming to the question mentioned above. is it better for me to spend a little less money and get the 512mb gainward 8600GTS bliss or the 512mb msi 8600GTS diamond plus????? or maybe even scrap that and get an 8800gt after all....
Please help me
Thanks