best gpu to go for

[pearcie]

hi just had to return my xfx 4890 xxx edition as it turned faulty they dont do them any more from where i bought it so can any experts out there recommend a new card or cards that would suit my setup (mid price range)

stormscout case
Asus P5Q Pro Turbo motherboard
Windows 7 professional 64 bit operating system
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz (hope to oc)Prolimatech Megahalems Super 6 Heatpipe Tower Cooler 12mm noctua
Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 XMS2 Dominator Xtreme
850w NorthQ Black Magic Flex modular Power Supply
2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (raid)
24" dell monitor 1920 x 1080

any help welcome thanx.......

 

[thefabe]

Mid price range? Could you narrow that amount down? To say like actual dollars? I ask because I was just on Neweggs site and their 4890's are more than their 5XXX series cards. Fabe Newegg.com - Video Cards, NVIDIA Video Card, ATI Video Cards, AGP Video Cards, GeForce Video Card, Radeon Video Card

 

[pearcie]

Mid price range? Could you narrow that amount down? To say like actual dollars? I ask because I was just on Neweggs site and their 4890's are more than their 5XXX series cards. Fabe Newegg.com - Video Cards, NVIDIA Video Card, ATI Video Cards, AGP Video Cards, GeForce Video Card, Radeon Video Card

well in english £250 not sure what that is in dollars..........

 

[thefabe]

That's pounds to dollars right? If so you gotta be kidding me .XE.com: GBP to USD rate: 250.00 GBP = 412.675 USD

 

[MUff1N]

I'd go with a Nvidia card because the W7 API can use the card for a number of things to help performance besides gaming.

As for a card with some muscle I'd go with the EVGA GTX275 WTF Edition.

GeForce GTX 275 Core Clock 713 MHz Shader Clock 1512 MHz Stream Processors 240 Processor Cores Memory Memory Clock 2520 MHz Memory Size 896MB Memory Interface 448-bit Memory Type DDR3 3D API DirectX DirectX 10 OpenGL OpenGL 3.0 Ports DVI 2 x DVI TV-Out HDTV Out

 

[pearcie]

That's pounds to dollars right? If so you gotta be kidding me .XE.com: GBP to USD rate: 250.00 GBP = 412.675 USD

yep thats right pounds to dollars

 

[ThePizzaMan]

I'd go with a Nvidia card because the W7 API can use the card for a number of things to help performance besides gaming.

As for a card with some muscle I'd go with the EVGA GTX275 WTF Edition.

GeForce GTX 275 Core Clock 713 MHz Shader Clock 1512 MHz Stream Processors 240 Processor Cores Memory Memory Clock 2520 MHz Memory Size 896MB Memory Interface 448-bit Memory Type DDR3 3D API DirectX DirectX 10 OpenGL OpenGL 3.0 Ports DVI 2 x DVI TV-Out HDTV Out

um...... why go for something that slow? with is budget a HD5870 would be a perfect fit.... and remember.... its dx11
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856
also..... what site will you be buying your card from?
that is if your cpu won't bottleneck this

 

[thefabe]

We need to remeber he's not in the US, so his choices are more limited. Thus the site or store you purchased your card from will come into play as far a what they have to offer you. As for bottlenecking an Intel core 2 duo 2.93Hz and 4 gigs of 1066 I wouldn't think so. Not to mention if a 4890 cost 412.00 U.S. dollars I can't imagaine what a 5870 would cost him in pounds.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

i'm pretty sure that wasn't how much his card was... thats just his budget...... he should be able to find one for about 225 pounds
and yes about the limited choices.... but he should be able to find one

 

[johnwillyums]

Gigabyte N26SO-8961 Super Over Clock= about £149. Runs @ 680MHz

That's a lot faster on the clocks that most GTX 275 models which are £20 or £30 dearer

 

[pearcie]

hi this is the only choice i have as to where i buy as they gave me £150 credit for my returned card here Cheap Laptops, Hard Drives, LCD Monitors, TVs, Televisions and more at Ebuyer.com

i have a total of £250 to spend so i am limited to this retailer,
from what i read ati seem to be best value cards over nvidea but i could be wrong

 

[ThePizzaMan]

hi this is the only choice i have as to where i buy as they gave me £150 credit for my returned card here Cheap Laptops, Hard Drives, LCD Monitors, TVs, Televisions and more at Ebuyer.com

i have a total of £250 to spend so i am limited to this retailer,
from what i read ati seem to be best value cards over nvidea but i could be wrong

yea they are the best value.... well i looked.... sadly they have no 5870s but.... they do have 5770's and two of those on cf are about as fast as a 5870
and since your mobo supports cf..... (not sli) two of these would be good unless you'd rather wait a bit for a 5870 to come in stock or go with nividia (bleh )
XFX HD 5770 1GB DDR5 DUAL DVI DISPLAYPORT HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card - Ebuyer

 

[smarteyeball]

For sheer grunt:
PowerColor HD 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card - Ebuyer

 

[ThePizzaMan]

For sheer grunt:
PowerColor HD 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card - Ebuyer

true... but what about dx11?

 

[genericuser123]

I'd go with a Nvidia card because the W7 API can use the card for a number of things to help performance besides gaming.

As for a card with some muscle I'd go with the EVGA GTX275 WTF Edition.

GeForce GTX 275 Core Clock 713 MHz Shader Clock 1512 MHz Stream Processors 240 Processor Cores Memory Memory Clock 2520 MHz Memory Size 896MB Memory Interface 448-bit Memory Type DDR3 3D API DirectX DirectX 10 OpenGL OpenGL 3.0 Ports DVI 2 x DVI TV-Out HDTV Out

um...... why go for something that slow? with is budget a HD5870 would be a perfect fit.... and remember.... its dx11
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
also..... what site will you be buying your card from?
that is if your cpu won't bottleneck this

agreed

 

[pearcie]

thanx for help what do you guys think about 2x 5770 crossfire then or should i hold on for the 5870.....................

 

[ThePizzaMan]

i would hold for the 5870, but if you get tired of waiting the two 5770's will last you for a good while

 

[smarteyeball]

thanx for help what do you guys think about 2x 5770 crossfire then or should i hold on for the 5870.....................

It all depends on how desperate for a new card you are.

 

[pearcie]

very so went for 2 x 5770 at £122.99 each seems they wont get the 5870`s for quite a while thanx all for the help, do any of you know about over clocking thease cards.........

 

[ThePizzaMan]

hm... i think that would be smarty's level of expertise