Best G-Card To Buy For Around £100-200?

[Elvenmunky]

Maybe willing to go bit extra and also is it worth buying a non-compatible card for dx10 (or does it matter)?

[das31]

8800gts

[Elvenmunky]

kwl man! whats a good make? (Asus, MSI Geforce, XFX Geforce Corsair, Gainward, Enermax, EVGA) and shall i get 320mb or 640mb?

[Seedler]

8800GTS 320mb evga is a good choice. That will be around $270 USD.

If you go for the 640mb then you're looking at $100 or so more.

[Elvenmunky]

cheers man, is there much difference tho coz over here its like £30 difference and im in two minds...help me out :)

[Broken]

The 320mb 8800GTS benchmarks close to it's 640mb brother.

When you start getting into some games on max settings the extra 320mbs really comes in handy, sometimes there can be a 30 or 40fps difference.

They are both great cards.
But if you have the cash buy the 640mb version.

[das31]

Just go for the 320MB version

[Elvenmunky]

i think i shall get the 640 coz its gona last me a few years so might aswell go for the more major one.

and also can i wack my setting on high for games like c&c and crysis?

oh and also what is better 340mb acs3 or 640mb?

[haslem46]

This site, (http://www.smartratings.com/computers/video_cards), contains all the expert reviews for each of the items listed and it might help to make you choose the best product.

[S!X]

i think i shall get the 640 coz its gona last me a few years so might aswell go for the more major one.

and also can i wack my setting on high for games like c&c and crysis?

oh and also what is better 340mb acs3 or 640mb?

The 640MB should be "future proof" for a while. IMO it's the best choice.

[tobb3]

640 will be more effective at high resolutions i.e 1600x1200 and higher. And what brand u buy doesn't really matter (most often)

[wabbitslayer]

and also can i wack my setting on high for games like c&c and crysis?



from what i've seen/read/heard, if you're planning on playing crysis at max settings, i'd suggest a 640MB 8800GTX...and plan on adding another soon.

[Elvenmunky]

Cheers lads! gtx is waay too expensive for me! what about if i get the evga 8800 640mb would i have to play the settings on medium or summat? and also how long do u reckon it will be before the gtx goes cheaper? (coz im looking to buy it in a month or two)

[Broken]

You'd be able to play on high settings with a evga 8800 640mbs for some time to come.

I expect a slight price decrease when ATI releases it's new chip sometime in the second quarter of this year. But it'll be a pricey card for the foreseeable future.