^^ this gamespot forum is great and has helped me alot.... youve already managed to reccommend me the best 939 socket processor(fx 60) and now Im looking to get a better graphics card so I can beat off the un-avoidable dx10 upgrade for another year or so.
Im not sure whether to get a bfg 7600gt http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-019-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=356
or a sapphire x1650 xt http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-136-SP
Also will this psu be enough to run either of these cards?? fsp sparkle 400w http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-SK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
Many thanks in advance and any advice/reccommendations are greatly appreciated!! thanks :)
The X1650XT is a great little performer. It's pretty much equal to the 7600GT so you can't go wrong with either. (I would go with the cheapest option.)
If you compare teh specs side by side, you can see the X1650XT has more pixel shaders I think. Google it to see what advantages that would have.
The x1650XT is a better choice right now. As its performance is significantly higher than the 7600GT and its price has dropped down to 7600GT level, the x1650XT just clearly shows that it is the best mainstream card now(excluding the 7900GS and x1950Pro). That PSU is enough to handle either of the graphics card, although there isn't much headroom left. The BFG 7600GT needs 380watts, and the x1650XT needs 375watts.
thanks very much for quick responses.... I was leaning toward the x1650xt aswell Do you think that this would be a better choice as far as the psu is concerned then?? ocz 450w http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-016-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
...with (from what I remember) the X1650XT needed 30A on the 12V combined. (Says so on the box). That would be for a fully loaded system.Gregoroth
The 8800GTX needs 30A on the 12V rails, so I don't know why ATI would say that... I heard that 18-25A is more than enough amperage for the X1650 XT. [QUOTE="muppet1010"]thanks very much for quick responses.... I was leaning toward the x1650xt aswell Do you think that this would be a better choice as far as the psu is concerned then?? ocz 450w http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-016-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat= Should be good.
yeah im definitely getting the ati x650xt now... it beats the 7600gt on almost all the benchmarks according to this review, and by qquite a bit in some cases.http://www.techspot.com/review/31-radeon-x1650xt-vs-geforce-7600gt/ Thanks your help is greatly appreciated:)
[QUOTE="Gregoroth"]...with (from what I remember) the X1650XT needed 30A on the 12V combined. (Says so on the box). That would be for a fully loaded system.Wesker776
The 8800GTX needs 30A on the 12V rails, so I don't know why ATI would say that... I heard that 18-25A is more than enough amperage for the X1650 XT. [QUOTE="muppet1010"]thanks very much for quick responses.... I was leaning toward the x1650xt aswell Do you think that this would be a better choice as far as the psu is concerned then?? ocz 450w http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-016-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat= Should be good. They're covering themselves. It better than putting a lower amperage and then customers getting power problems.
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