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Azura

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I recently brought x2 EVGA GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) for my desktop. Not only do they look good they will play any game easy.

Only problem is they cost £430

Also had to buy a power supply of 1200w+ to run them both lol.
 
neptuneshaun

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im not after anythin amazing, that asus one is ideal for what i need / want it for. just a S-Video out and hd for my monitor (when i get it) an my hd tele also when i get it lol, so i dont spend money now to have to spend it when i get either of them
 
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Yup Asus are good for cheap good graphics I think MSI do cheap ones too but not sure.
 

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for 120 you could easily get a GTX 260, 96* GT/GTX (*=series), or even the 8800GTX which is as good as the gtx 260 to be honest, can get them all for around 120 ish, and will have the ports you require, I run the 260 myself and plays all games.
 
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nice, i am thinking of making my own computer, monther board is around £100, same as processor, also will need water cooler, custom box and top catch ram, then i will overclock the processor :)
 
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jonathan508 said:
This:
http://www.saverstore.com/product/2...128bit-PCIe-X16-2xDVI-IDisplayPortHDMI-Graphi

£135.15 inc VAT

Or this:
http://www.saverstore.com/product/2...DR5-128bit-PCIe-20-VGADVI-IHDMI-Graphics-Card

£105.26 inc VAT


i have ati eah4670 1gb ddr3 and i play in all games on full graphics...

GPU temp on me eah4670 32º normal and playing for example cod mw2 38-40º...
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i still feel (in my own oppinion) that the one i posted orginally is slightly better.

would the DDR5 on the graphics cards make much difference or work with my motherboard that is DDR2?? its been a while since iv researched anythin like this.
 
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The Joker said:
nice, i am thinking of making my own computer, monther board is around £100, same as processor, also will need water cooler, custom box and top catch ram, then i will overclock the processor :)
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Whats the point of over clocking when you can get a quad core CPU these days, Over clocking is so much hassle for the little you gain, Your going to need a pretty hefty cooling system maybe even water cooled which will set you back a fair bit without buying any of your components, This is a bundle i do suggest quite often to people, Its a very nice little upgrade and great in value, If your a serious gamer you would perhaps need to look into getting a good gfx card,

If your a total geek and want to over clock ect then no point even looking!

http://www.saverstore.com/productinfo/product.aspx?d=1&product_id=20034511&rw=y

Basicly you get your Mobo, 2gb of ram (single stick) a 5ghz processor (intel dual core 2.5ghz) There is also onboard graphics which are decent enough to run WoW.

I would try help with the first post about the graphics card but im not too sure whats on the market these days and what price.
 
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neptuneshaun said:
i still feel (in my own oppinion) that the one i posted orginally is slightly better.

would the DDR5 on the graphics cards make much difference or work with my motherboard that is DDR2?? its been a while since iv researched anythin like this.
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No lol ... in ur pc u have ddr2 but in gpu dont need put ddr2 ... i have ddr3 in gpu but in me pc ddr2
 
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jonathan508 said:
No lol ... in ur pc u have ddr2 but in gpu dont need put ddr2 ... i have ddr3 in gpu but in me pc ddr2
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ok i wasnt sure if it would of caused errors or not. i need to be looking for a graphics card as i would like one now lol ><

can you post the website you would normally use so i can compair the different websites please peeps.
 
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Tjhere good graphics cards warlock, just the only thing missin is the s-video out put >< im not after any thin amazing in particular, its not for gaming etc but as long as it handles a fair few of the new games, but comes with HD if possable, ill have a look throught the website and find out if they have one wit hthe s-video output.
 
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Warlock said:
Why not just buy a VGA to S-Video adapter?
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iv been searching for one, only ever came across a s-video input one never got the output, so i thought i needed a fairly good graphics card why not get one with the s-video output on that

shorty606 said:
DON'T get the Asus 3850. The fans are notorius for cutting out and you are left with a dud. There is a range of directX11 cards that have just come out in your price range with more stream processors and faster access ram than most other cards.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=1515

Have a browse.
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some very nice graphics cards there, if i can fi nd a tv output PCI card im gunna go for one of these (pay day wednesday and birthday saturday) so might have a bit more to spend

in the range of £150-£180 (i think) what am i looking at for a card for that price, btw i might need a new power pack aswell (only got a 400w one atm)
 
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