What graphics card?

I have a budget of £250 to spend on a decent graphics card for my B-day, but I havn't a clue which one to get.

I was thinking of getting the third one down on here: (Asus GeForce 6800GT 128MB)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...e_6800_GT.html

Would that be a good graphics card to get or are there any other decent ones for cheaper + same price but more powerful?

Thanks in advance
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Found another one for the same price, but has a faster GPU and DDR3 memory:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/X800_Pro.html

6th one down, which one of the cards would be better?

[Matth]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/X800_Pro.html

The price-comparable ATI is the MSI ATI Radeon X800 SE 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-046-MS)
Looked at the specifications, and I can't see what makes it "SE" - unless they've just cut and pasted one spec - "SE" is normally a "weak and weedy" version, minus some clock speed, memory bandwidth or both
AGp is essentially a dead platform now, so I'd be more inclided to consider a slightly less "bleeding edge" card and something else, like a DVD writer if you don't already have one.


You can't compare clockspeeds directly, so now it's time to hit the review sites
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...charts-02.html

- covers some, but not the exact models X800 Pro is there, so at best, the SE would be the same if it has not been "lited" in any way.

Also gives an ide just how much more powerful these beasts are, than the former top of the range that slips to much more reasonable prices.

Originally Posted by Matth

like a DVD writer if you don't already have one.

Was going to use the rest to get a 400W+ PSU, I don't think my 300W one will handle the card well (it might, since I only have a Duron running).

[Matth]

Definitely! - well, a GOOD 300w might, but a noname cheapie would struggle.

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/radeon/rx800-9.html


Benchmarks with both of them fighting for the battle, and the strange thing is, the Asus V9999GT won!

Looks like the Asus V9999GT is what I'm going for if it out-performed the X800 SE.

[Ramrod]

Ask Bifta.....he seems to know about these things


btw..........happy for you Scott

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Ask Bifta.....he seems to know about these things

There are other people other than Bifta, but Bifta usually is the one to rely on

Originally Posted by Ramrod

btw..........happy for you Scott

Thanks

[Bifta]

Personally I'd go for an X800 Pro the 6800GT a close second, avoid the X800SE, they've halved the vertex pipelines on it. If you can manage another 20 odd quid, you could get an X800 Pro VIVO, flash the BIOS and you've got an X800 XT PE, the fasted consumer card on the market

Originally Posted by Bifta

Personally I'd go for an X800 Pro the 6800GT a close second, avoid the X800SE, they've halved the vertex pipelines on it. If you can manage another 20 odd quid, you could get an X800 Pro VIVO, flash the BIOS and you've got an X800 XT PE, the fasted consumer card on the market

Will have to see what I get