graphics cards

[skunksmash]

without even looking at the links the XFX is the better deal.....

XFX come with lifetime warranty & great customer support...
PNY come with 3 years warranty (i think) & non existent customer support...

might i suggest you look at this one.....Asus 9800GT, it has a dual slot cooler & Asus are usually pretty good, but only 3 years warranty .....

3 years is all you would ever want to use this card for, it will be ancient history by then....lol



SK

 

[Everlong]

I've had no problems with my XFX 8800s and XFX 750i, only annoyance I did have was when I needed a BIOS update as CPU-Z was picking my mainboard up as an MSI, and not XFX for whatever reason, so went on over to the XFX tech support and sent a ticket in and didn't receive an answer at all.

Though I found a review site that reviewed the same motherboard, and XFX sent them a beta BIOS update when they had the same problem so I contacted them and they sent me the update, and now the BIOS update has been released and it displays the right motherboard, so all is well

 

[kev s148]

without even looking at the links the XFX is the better deal.....

XFX come with lifetime warranty & great customer support...
PNY come with 3 years warranty (i think) & non existent customer support...

might i suggest you look at this one.....Asus 9800GT, it has a dual slot cooler & Asus are usually pretty good, but only 3 years warranty .....

3 years is all you would ever want to use this card for, it will be ancient history by then....lol



SK

thank you it looks like the asus will do the job as it is only 9 inchs long
i could do with nowing where the six pin power connector is ie: on the back or on the side of the card
so if any body has this card please let me now

thank you

 

[skunksmash]

the 6pin is on the back end of the card......facing the HDD tray.... (unless thats changed since the 8800)


SK

 

[kev s148]

the 6pin is on the back end of the card......facing the HDD tray.... (unless thats changed since the 8800)


SK

looks like i might just beable to get this card in then

one last thing is the power conector right to the edge of the card or is it sunk in a bit

 

[skunksmash]

the 6pin is on the back end of the card......facing the HDD tray.... (unless thats changed since the 8800)


SK

looks like i might just beable to get this card in then

one last thing is the power conector right to the edge of the card or is it sunk in a bit

its on the edge furthest away from the mobo.....



SK

 

[calhounhusker]

Id go PNY.

 

[Bingbam]

Hi, What would be the best graphics card for me to play on call of duty 5 and still have good graphics. I have been looking at the Nvidia Geforce 9800GT 512MB PCI-E, What do you think?

thanks Bingbam

 

[NormCameron]

Hello guys i was planning on makin a computer for christmas with the 9800 gt but im getting 500$ more for new years and im gona put like 300-400 on the video card whats the best vid card out that i can get "BANG FOR BUCK" im willing to w8 till some time near jan-feb 09 so if there any beter cards coming out b4 feb im willing to wait and i would like a GEFORCE card instead of ATI i would like it if u guys listed like 2 or 3 cards for me to choose from

and im gettin 700 power supply and i donno if ima go for sli or single so any ideas r good but im only going to spend 300-400 for a video card i prefree it do be around the 350 mark but if 400 can get me a way better deal thats good to

thx again guys


sorry for bad english/grammer

Hey i updated the specs but these are the specs im planning to get with the new graphic card the monitor i got already but the computer itself im planning to build do u think its a good build? if not what changes should i make and im only going to be shopping at Tigerdirect.ca im planning to spend around 1000-2000 on my pc alll together including vid card

Hey i updated the specs but these are the specs im planning to get with the new graphic card the monitor i got already but the computer itself im planning to build do u think its a good build? if not what changes should i make and im only going to be shopping at Tigerdirect.ca im planning to spend around 1000-2000 on my pc alll together including vid card

Oh man, you'll be good with just about any card you want to install. Hop over to http://www.vistax64.com/graphic-cards/199680-graphics-cards.html. The boys there are right into this.

Norm

What do you guys think?

 

[soldier000]

hey guys whats the best card i can get with 300-400$ canadian selling at tigerdirect.ca i dont care if its sli or not but the most i can spend on it is 300-400 and i use a 22" LCD
oO

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Bobo,

Here are some suggestions:

XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card - 896MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support, FREE Far Cry 2 Game GX260NADBF in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support PVT98WYDFH in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support 512-P3-N873-AR in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

 

[soldier000]

hey should i get the 9800 gtx+ or the 260 black ed

 

[calhounhusker]

260

 

[skunksmash]

i have the XFX B.E. 260 & its IMMENSE!! not to mention the fact is destroys the 9800GTX+


@ 1680x1050 the 260 is punching under its weight, it excels @ 1920x1200, but it will still max EVERYTHING for a good while to come..

what 700w PSU..??? some multi rail PSUs have a low 12v Amperage, & only top end units can combine the rails power..


SK