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    Need help chosing a graphic card

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Hamza_88, Jan 3, 2010.

  1. Hamza_88

    Hamza_88 Newbie

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    I know u might this question a lot. Frankly I like gaming and am looking to buy a new graphic card in a moderate range.

    My comp specs are

    OS: Win XP
    Processor : E8400 3.0 GHz
    Motherboard: Intel DG43NB
    RAM: 2GB
    HDD: 250Gb (SATA)


    the cards available in my range are
    1) HIS ATI PCX 4850 ICE Q 4 512MB (256-BITS) DDRIII
    2) XFXRADEON PCX 4770 512MB 128BITS DDR5
    3) XFXRADEON PCX 4830 512MB 256BITS DDRIII
    4) XFXRADEON PCX 4870 1GB 256BITS DDR5
    5) XFX GeForce PCX GT 240 1GB (128-BITS) DDRIII
    6) XFX GeForce PCX GTS 250 512MB (256-BITS) DDRIII
    7) INNO3DGeForce PCX GT240 512MB (128-BITS) DDR5
    8) INNO3DGeForce PCX 9800GT 512MB (256-BITS) DDRIII
    9) INNO3DGeForce PCX 9800GT 1GB (256-BITS) DDRIII
    10) HIS HD 5750 1GB (128bit) GDDR5 PCIe


    Please help and feel to suggest as u like
     
    Hamza_88, Jan 3, 2010
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  2. exercise

    exercise Notebook Consultant

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    I would check if that Intel motherboard is crippled/locked or has some overclocking potential, then I'd buy a nice decent heatsink/fan and crank up that e8400 to 3.8GHz.

    Note: On all the cards you listed, the HD5750 is the only one supporting DX11 ( Windows7 supports it if you have it) no games are supporting it yet, but it's coming, so it could be a good idea to get that one. I would prefer to get a XFX card than an HIS IMHO.

    The 4870 is probably the most powerful of the bunch.
     
    exercise, Jan 3, 2010
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  3. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Desktop hardware discussions go to desktopreview.
     
    dtwn, Jan 3, 2010
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  4. Hamza_88

    Hamza_88 Newbie

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    @ exercise
    How do i check if my motherboard is locked/crippled or has over clocking potential ..
     
    Hamza_88, Jan 3, 2010
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    Amnesiac 404

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    If you want to continue discussion, you will need to make a topic at Desktop Review. Registration may be required.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 3, 2010
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    crash NBR Assassin

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    Yup, please continue discussion over at our sister site www.forum.desktopreview.com . This site is for notebook-related discussion. Thanks for understanding.
     
    crash, Jan 4, 2010
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