New GFX Card

[allyibell]

Hello everyone,

first and probably last post here tbh...

i was looking for some advice on a new graphics card.

Currently running Gainward 6800GT Goes Like Hell 512 Edition. but it is overheating something awful. running CS:S last night GPU reached 89 degrees C. Not Cool (literally)

Anyway, i've had that card now for 2 years so i think its time to buy a new one.

Unfortunatly my budget will only stretch to 80 pounds... which really isnt so much of a problem as all i really want it to be able to do is play CS:S at very high spec without crashing/overheating.

So I am here seeking your wisdom... please could you recommend a card at the above price that will run CS:S and is PCI-E.

Any post are much appreciated.

Thanks

Ally

 

[nrage]

This would be a good place to start. Also this

For example I loaded up these cards in the vga-charts, with Doom3 Timedemo1 (1280x1024x32, 4x AA, 8x AF, Ultra Quality) and I get:

--current--

6800 GT 42.60fps

--~£80--

X1650 XT 42.70fps

7600 GT 44.50fps

--~£140--

X1950 Pro 67.80fps

7900 GS 67.00fps

--~£150--

X1950 XT 90.70fps

--~£200--

8800 GTS 106.70fps

Now Doom3 is not CS:S but it seems to me that you will get very little gain spending only £80. The prices above have all come down a little since the article, for example I got an XFX 8800 GTS (overclocked) for ~£180.

 

[Toxcity]

Do you think you could strech towards an 8600? A very good performing card for the money.

It will do you good, and CS:S will be a dodel to run with it.

 

[Rastalovich]

This would be a good place to start. Also this

For example I loaded up these cards in the vga-charts, with Doom3 Timedemo1 (1280x1024x32, 4x AA, 8x AF, Ultra Quality) and I get:

--current--

6800 GT 42.60fps

--~£80--

X1650 XT 42.70fps

7600 GT 44.50fps

--~£140--

X1950 Pro 67.80fps

7900 GS 67.00fps

--~£150--

X1950 XT 90.70fps

--~£200--

8800 GTS 106.70fps

Now Doom3 is not CS:S but it seems to me that you will get very little gain spending only £80. The prices above have all come down a little since the article, for example I got an XFX 8800 GTS (overclocked) for ~£180.

I'd like to see a whole listing like that. Some webpage that constantly updates.

 

[nrage]

I'd like to see a whole listing like that. Some webpage that constantly updates.

Tomshardware do update their list/page but it's not 'constantly' being updated. They don't have the 8600 on there for example.

It's not a bad reference if you want to compare 1 card to another but you cannot take the fps values as absolutes because some of that depends on the rest of the system.

 

[Rastalovich]

Yeah that§s the closest I§ve come to it.

It§d probably take some1 to have 1 rig to oneside and put a line of cards into it.

Don§t know if it§d be enough in their interests tho.. perhaps a shop might.