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Graphics Card Upgrade
Hey guys I'm finally upgrading my worn out graphics card today as it's really failing badly atm. I just need some advice on getting a new one that's not very expensive.

Comp specs (don't expect much lol):

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 4600+
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI
Ram: 2GB
Current graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX - 512mb

Obviously doesn't need to be high spec but something with like at least 1GB of ram and more powerful than this. Price range to about £70.

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only xfx?

weird website

why not the 5750 ?
much more powerful card .. but if video memory is really a concern .. then i suppose the 2gb 5570 is good enough :p

or you might want to uppppp your budget for something better

say a 6950? :)) . then unlock it to a 6970 >:D
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Nah it's more the price to be honest


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method shall i bet you now for shopping in maplin or later

they are worst supplies ever plus on normal items lik hdmi cables they ramp up the prices


try scan.co.uk based in england
or aria.co.uk based in manchester

looky what  i found for £13 less

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapph...dvi-i-hdmi

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Out of those which one do you think is the best?


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or try CEX's website

1gb gts 450 £80 ;p

http://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SGRANVIGTS4501

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:O lol I can't believe I've been looking at maplin haha I've always hated their prices. It's difficult though because I don't know what my PSU is :/


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yeah maplin is terible for cards

all the suggestions so far have been great, a 5770 fits the bill nicely, i use one and it runs a lot of stuff really well.

your RAM might be a downer though

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