FALLOUT 3 1680 @ max / What new card?

[Lynx]

I need a new gpu, ofc, and i want it to ba able to play fallout 3 at max settings inc aa, will the xfx 260 black edition 216 be able to handle it? my budget is bout 150, will this be enough or will i need to dip into the funds a little more? thanks in adv.

edit: linky: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896MB-XFX-GTX-260-Black-PCI-E-20-2300GHz-GDDR3-GPU-666MHz-216-Cores-2xDL-DVI-I-HDTV-plus-FarCry2

edit2: will this be a better choice, although i prefer the 260, http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-XFX-ATI-Radeon-HD-4870-775M-DDR5-DUAL-DVI-XXX-EDITION

 

[sammytomjohn]

would go with the gtx280 or 4890 dude! they are within ur grasp if u look!

 

[Lynx]

280 for £150??? where?!

 

[Rastalovich]

Three things to consider:

Cost

Speed

..

Your pc sounding like an aircraft is in it.

If u don't mind the aircraft, sell a kidney and get a 280.

Versus the 4890, think 275.

Versus the 4870, think 260.

I'm not sure if the above do the max MAX that perhaps a 280 would do, eyecandy and all.

EDIT: Addon upd8 for F3 meant to be out, don't know what it's like.

 

[Lynx]

Anyone got a link? £150 pounds any good card!?

 

[Rastalovich]

... erm OverclockersUK ???

£159 ??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

 

[sammytomjohn]

... erm OverclockersUK ???

£159 ??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

bravo rasta! +1

how about this for a toxic lynx?

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?origin=gbase6.3&prodID=B166390

 

[rapidman17]

Def get the 4850x2 is you can stretch that far.

Heres another link

http://www.dclstore.co.uk/desc-asus...i-express-2.0-eah4890-htdi-1gd5-pid-4724.aspx

 

[Ducky Spud]

... erm OverclockersUK ???

£159 ??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

Id say go for this! Been considering it myself for when I next get paid. Gonna struggle to get more performance at that price

 

[Lynx]

Any major diff between the xfx and this: http://www.dclstore.co.uk/desc-asus...i-express-2.0-eah4890-htdi-1gd5-pid-4724.aspx

Thats cheaper ^^ ya know me, the cheaper it is the quicker i get it

 

[stockholm1984]

Had been looking at the XFX and Asus versions of the 4890, only difference I can see is that the Asus has the Voltage Tweak software to up the GPU clock to 950MHz. Normally see that for about £165 so that price is pretty good. The XFX gives you HAWX, a 2 year warranty and an XFX door hanger too so it might still be worth the extra £20!

 

[Lynx]

I dont need the door hanger XD

Er overclocked one is cheaper? sounds good to me asus it is!

Dont play hawx, tryed demo on 360, got boring, warrenty? pfft, asus have warrenty aswell.

 

[sammytomjohn]

apparently the asus is noisy on stock cooling but water or good aftermarket cooler could solve ur problem there

the asus card does say voltage tweak on the box! so maybe ur good for warranty if clocked to death

 

[Lynx]

Haha sounds good, noisy cooler pfft, just set it to a lower speed if it bsod's meh lol