graphics card purchase? (UK)

F1FAN · 02 Feb 2010

heeey, need a graphics card for the system im going to get a friend to help me to build, but i am stuck on what graphics card to get. I am wanting nvidia really because of the physics technology and they are recommended allot.
I will be paring it with a AMD triple core 2.1ghz but soon to upgrade to a x4 3.0ghz in the spring. I will be using it for gaming like cod mw2. I have windows 7 32bit with this motherboard im going to get
Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 770 Socket AM2+ 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard - Ebuyer

cheers guys for any help, i hope thats all the info.

Dwarf · 02 Feb 2010

Have a look at these Amazon.co.uk: PCI Express - £50 - £100 / ATI: Electronics & Photo

Since your chipset is AMD, I would go with ATI as they are part of the same family.

This one comes in at £97.95, just under your £100 limit. Asus Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 2.0 1GB Graphics Card: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

F1FAN · 02 Feb 2010

cool, would i run into any issues if i used a nvidia card? I think im gonna go for nvidia now. Sorry, should of changed sig.

Dwarf · 02 Feb 2010

No, you should be fine. If your chipset was NVidia, I would have suggested an NVidia card. I must admit that I haven't run a system with an AMD chipset and NVidia graphics card (or vice-versa).

Have a look at these:

Gainward NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT Graphics Card 512MB: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
GeForce 9800GT GUP Core, 512MB DDR3, 1x DVI: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

PooMan UK · 02 Feb 2010

I have run a Gigabyte board with a AMD chipset using a Nvidia card and it ran fine although I also tried a ATI card aswell (+- same spec as the nvidia card) and the ATI ran much better with a higher FPS and better performance.

Stevy22 · 02 Feb 2010

The recommendation is Using NVIDIA 9800 GU the newest and coolest Graphics card

an4rew · 02 Feb 2010

You mean the GTS250, its a rebadged 9800GT with lower power consumption.

PooMan UK · 02 Feb 2010

Stevy22 said:

The recommendation is Using NVIDIA 9800 GU the newest and coolest Graphics card

That's like saying a Mercedes engine would work better in a BMW car ..... AMD and ATI are basically the same company, I can't believe that anyone would recommend an Nvidia card working better than a ATI on a AMD chipset (same spec card that is), maybe you should Quote your reference so we can see for ourselves

F1FAN's spec says

Graphics Card NVIDIA GeFource 8200 (upgrading soon)

So in this case I personally would recommend going down the ATI route

sergiogarcia9 · 02 Feb 2010

Hey mate, have a look at these cards:

GTX260 SONIC 55NM 216 Core Novatech GeForce GTX260 Sonic SLI 896MB DDR3 HDMI/Dual DVI PCI-Express - Retail 625MHz Core, 1296MHz Shader Clock, 896MB 2200MHz GDDR3 Memory, 216 Stream Processors, SLi Ready, 2 Year Warranty. : novatech.co.uk

GTS 250 1GB Novatech GeForce GTS 250 SLI 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/VGA DVI PCI-Express - Retail with PhysX, CUDA & 3D Stereo 702MHz Core, 1404MHz Shader, 1024MB 2000MHz GDDR3 Memory, 112 Stream Processors, SLi Ready, 1yr Warranty : novatech.co.uk

GT 220 1GB Novatech GeForce GT 220 1GB GDDR2 HDMI/VGA/DVI PCI-Express - Retail with PhysX, CUDA & 3D Stereo 625MHz Core, 1335MHz Shader, 1GB 800MHz GDDR2 Memory, 48 Cuda Processors, 1yr Warranty : novatech.co.uk

GT 240 512MB Novatech GeForce GT 240 512MB GDDR3 HDMI/VGA/DVI PCI-Express - Retail with PhysX, CUDA & 3D Stereo 575MHz Core, 1335MHz Shader, 512MB 800MHz GDDR3 Memory, 96 Cuda Processors, 1yr Warranty : novatech.co.uk

I'm getting the GT220 1 GB myself, and that card is able to run games like Far Cry 2, GTA IV, fallout, etc :)

Bootz · 02 Feb 2010

If your set on nvidia, a gts 250 would be my choice for that price range.