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Looking to get the following components, just wondered what people thought of my choices and I need some help on the graphics card decision if you would! Here is what I'm planning to upgrade to:
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-101-AM
Price: £167.50 (£196.81 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Abit AN8 Fatal1ty nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-069-AB)
Price: £109.95 (£129.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)
and the graphics card choice is out of :
Connect3D ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-028-CO)
Price: £269.95 (£317.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)
OR
Leadtek GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) (GX-049-LT)
Price: £244.95 (£287.82 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Any help/advice on better or alternative components would be much appreciated! All from overclockers or scan.co.uk.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-101-AM
Price: £167.50 (£196.81 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Abit AN8 Fatal1ty nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-069-AB)
Price: £109.95 (£129.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)
and the graphics card choice is out of :
Connect3D ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-028-CO)
Price: £269.95 (£317.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)
OR
Leadtek GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) (GX-049-LT)
Price: £244.95 (£287.82 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Any help/advice on better or alternative components would be much appreciated! All from overclockers or scan.co.uk.
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sPiKeCaSt wrote:
> Even at stock it should be a beast..dabs have an X800 XT PE for the
> same price as an X850 XT can be had for. I hope they have some left
> in 3 weeks when I get paid because I really want one! Should have it
> all built mid april when hopefully prices should come down a little
> more.
Get the X850XT instead of the X800PE... the XT850XT is meant to be slightly faster, and is easier to get hold of.
> Even at stock it should be a beast..dabs have an X800 XT PE for the
> same price as an X850 XT can be had for. I hope they have some left
> in 3 weeks when I get paid because I really want one! Should have it
> all built mid april when hopefully prices should come down a little
> more.
Get the X850XT instead of the X800PE... the XT850XT is meant to be slightly faster, and is easier to get hold of.
Even at stock it should be a beast..dabs have an X800 XT PE for the same price as an X850 XT can be had for. I hope they have some left in 3 weeks when I get paid because I really want one! Should have it all built mid april when hopefully prices should come down a little more.
Please don't tell me thta's going to be a stock processor and RAM...
I've seen Winchesters POST above 3 GHz ON AIR.
I've seen Winchesters POST above 3 GHz ON AIR.
Cheers for the advice! X850 XT it is then!
Plus I havent hit one game to really pushes my X800 XT and between the 4.8 and 5.1 drivers I have had a good 5-7% performance increase with more to come according to ATI.
Coin wrote:
> In the future...
But I've always got the option the board :P
> In the future...
But I've always got the option the board :P
In the future...
Coin wrote:
> But think of the SLI!
Give me another £280 for another 6800 GT :P. Apparently SLI is quite buggy and unstable from what I've read.
> But think of the SLI!
Give me another £280 for another 6800 GT :P. Apparently SLI is quite buggy and unstable from what I've read.
But think of the SLI!
Thanks for the advice mate. I'm almost 100% certain the X850 XT is a faster card than the 6800GT.
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