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I need a new graphics card to speed up my gaming 'rig'. It'll be paired (for now) with a C2D with 4GB DDR2, but it may get a faster base in the future. Looking to play recent-ish games at 1080p. Not bothered about bells and whistles like FSAA and AF, just looking for a decent speed at native resolutions

Looking at a budget of £75-£100.

Any stand out candidates currently?

I like Geforce cards. I've got the M version of this one and I can play LA Noire in 2880x1800:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForce-GD ... eforce+650

I'm sure someone who cares about gigaflops/mile will come and tell me it's shit though.

I read that as CD32 but that's probably because I didn't get much sleep last night and my peepers aren't quite working yet.

Is that built into the Mac?

Aye. The 650M is the mobile version. The 650 desktop version is even more capable from reviews I've read.

I'll look at some reviews but that sounds perfick

Yeah, from your description I thought so.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11201- ... 255&sr=1-2

This would be a reasonable shout, I would have thought.

Also, just go down the list and see what price you can get each for

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html

Are we not getting close to summoning a JC or an AE??

They have their uses

I was hoping we wouldn't have to get that far.

Well, Elk's suggestion looks ideal.

Orderedededed.

But it was 0.58 worse than my suggestion!
That's the last time I help anyone.

Cheaper though. DavPaz is one of those northerners, remember.

0.58! OMG! How will I cope?

The 0.58 was including the price/performance ratio! I included a graph and everything!
Pure favouritism, that's all it is.

It's ok, we can all laugh at him when he only gets 48FPS rather than the 49FPS he could have been experiencing.

Of course, it'll be funny if it's not compatible with his setup.

Which ISA slot do I run the data cable to? Will it work in DOS?

Make sure you disconnect your 56k modem before installation or you'll get a shock.

I'm sure the drivers will come on a floppy in the box, so I won't need my modem

New card arrived, installed and tested. GTA4 runs smooth as butter at 1080p with auto settings. More testing soon. Sleep now.

Nice.

Indeed. Thanks for the recommendation, mysterious stranger

No problem. Happy to take on the mantle of resident PC specialist.

And then burn it.

£3.13 to the server fund, fuckers!

Referrer link, is it? Nice.

Amazon links are automatically turned into referrer links using TECHNOMAGIC

In that case add another £3.13 to it, just ordered one for my new budget box.

Maybe more as the price appears to have gone up since I bought mine!

And I get fuck all.

You get kudos!

Was thinking about buying you something to say thanks but decided you would prefer a poem

Roses are #FF0000 violets are #0000FF all my base are belong to you.

Cheers buddy

Only 90% of the monthly total to go!