pci graphics card help

[RobTi]

Have a 146 opteron waiting for a an8 ultra have the rest of the components but a Graphics card. Now i don't have a clue about cards budget around £125 (i hope) any help?
Thanks
Robert

[spiral out]

I'd say an x800 gto personally as thats what i have and it's great.

[ultim8um]

X1600XT if your planning on ATi (and you fancy the xcode facility), X850XT (from OCuk, & yes I know most of you here hate them with a passion!) if your still in to ATi but want horsepower over newer tech...

Nvidia wise the 6800GS is just about in your range... but thats about it.

[RobTi]

X1600XT if your planning on ATi (and you fancy the xcode facility)

Fraid im lost here btw not to rigid on the £125 if i could get a better one for some extra £, i heard that you shouldn't use an ati card with an nvidia board (True or False)
Thanks

[kalniel]

I would spend 130 on a geforce 6800gs - far faster than the x800gto.

Though if you can find an x850xt for the price they are seriously fast cards.

And false about the nvidia board thing - you can use cards on the other's m/board no problem at all.

[MSIC]

Have a 146 opteron waiting for a an8 ultra have the rest of the components but a Graphics card. Now i don't have a clue about cards budget around £125 (i hope) any help?
Thanks
Robert

The motherboard you gave has a PCI-Express graphics card slot, so you can use the latest, greatest graphics cards (and can spend anywhere from £20 up to £500 or more!).

In terms of answering the question "Which one should I buy?", you need to be clear about what you want it to do, ie do you want to play games. If so, the above suggestions are very good. Here is a link to Scan (where you as a Hexus poster can get free delivery by inputting your Hexus ID code - ask me if probs):
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=322310

The nVidia 6800GS and the ATI x800 GTO (and GTO2) are in the similar £100 - £150 price range where most of the real bargains can be found (price / performance).

IF, however, games are not your thing, this one for £29 will do the job more than adequately:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=219246

Enjoy!

[dannyboy83]

I got am X800 GTO for about £120 a few months ago. Handles Battlefield 2, PES5, etc with ease.

[RobTi]

256Mb ScanFX PCI-E 6800GS SLi Extreme Edition GDDR3 ViVo Tv Out Dual DVI HDTV
or
PowerColor ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI
or
Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO² 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI

All roughly the same price which one
Thanks

[ultim8um]

I would think the X850XT is the fastest card overall out of that list of three... Correct me if i'm wrong though

[kalniel]

Yes, the X850XT is the fastest.

The 6800gs is more 'future proof' in terms of technologies, but that's not an issue for this generation or even near-future releases. Beyond then it might be, but the card might be too slow for the future generation games anyway.

[user1453]

you could get a 6800gt from scan from £140-160 depending on if it is in the today only section, it has gual dvi and a quiet cooling system. similar money to the gto but more pipes and sm3

[jimborae]

You should have bought my GTO2 as well as my AN8 Ultra (which was posted today by the way)

The GTO2 really is a good card but if you can get the X850XT for the same money then get that as it has vivo as well and doesn't need unlocking & overclocking like the gto2 does.