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#1 hereafter73
Member since 2008 • 31 Posts

hi i'm thinking of upgrading the graphics card in my pc can anyone recommend me

one which is cheapish and good.

specs are:

dell 420 xps

quad 6600

2.4ghz

3gb ram

8800gt grfx

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#2 WWII_Warrior
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#3 Squeets
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HD4890 is only around $200... If that is too much, you can get an HD 4870 for as low as $150... and if that is to much still... a 4850 can be had for around $100... all will be an upgrade over an 8800, but a 4850 would only be marginally better... the 4870/90 though will allow you to go from Crysis on high to Crysis on very high...

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#4 smc91352
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It depends on which games you play. Go down the List of cards in the other thread and stop when you see a game you play. Then you can choose from any card above that one including the one you stopped at. I'd recommend you choose a NVIDEA card even if its not the minimum.

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#5 manutd4life0023
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What is the size of your monitor? for choosing a new GPU, you must know on what resolution U will play. even with a GPU that isn't too much powerful you can play games on HIGH with a 17" monitor. the more bigger your monitor is the more power you will need from your GPU.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qdRm3KkGV8&feature=PlayList&p=E655621268A1337F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=41

do the right choice.