Recommend a graphics card

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » 2006-10-11 10:44am

I've finally given up on my Radeon 9800 and sold its dodgy arse to a friend, so I'm in the market for a new card to replace the GF 4 MX440 I currently have as a stand-in. I've heard good things about the GF 6600 GT, but its a tad pricey, as my budget is somewhere around the £100 mark, preferably on the smaller side. My related spec is an A78XE Deluxe motherboard, 1 gb RAM and an Athlon XP 2800 2.08Ghz, so I'm probably looking for a 256mb card, if thats even possible for the price. Any ideas?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2006-10-11 10:50am

Huh? A 6600GT shouldn't be that expensive. I got mine for around $100 USD a year ago.

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » 2006-10-11 10:57am

Weird, Dabs has it at £120...
Methinks I need to know where you shop.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2006-10-11 11:00am

Assuming you need AGP...

I don't know if newegg ships to the UK, though I don't see why they wouldn't.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2006-10-11 11:10am

Good question, there. AGP or PCI-E? If it's PCI-E, there's no reason to get an older card like the 6600.

DaveJB · Post by **DaveJB** » 2006-10-11 12:29pm

If it's replacing an MX440, then it'll be AGP. For just over £80, you can have this AGP GeForce 7600GS, which'll knock the stuffing out of your MX440 and work with just about any game out there.

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » 2006-10-11 12:38pm

That 7600 looks the business, and for a great price too. Unless anything else appears I think I'll go for that, thanks guys.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2006-10-11 01:16pm

YEah, the 7600 is what I was going to suggest. You might want to look into 7800GS cards as well...they've been dropping in price, and I know they're available in AGP.