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Sep 9th, 2008 at 7:22am

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I plan to buy a XFX GeForce 7900GS 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI AGP grafix card.

As I have not used this shop "videocardshop" an online only shop in Preston before, can anybody give me any recomendation of its aunthenticity?.

Thankx      luke
 
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Reply #1 - Sep 9th, 2008 at 1:41pm
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Thats very expensive mate, try these I use them all the time, first class servive  Wink

Yours: http://www.videocardshop.co.uk/product.asp?session=@@@@@@@@@@@@AQYHFR547669-0UTC...

My site :http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-79GSA

or 512mb model  http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-79GS5A

But wouldnt even bother with the 7900 when for a few quid more than your going to pay from http://www.videocardshop.co.uk/ you can get the: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAP-38505A for a few quid more + will eat the 7900 for lunch dinner and supper Wink

check it COD4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_QVUcjHyaE
Assins creed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgLJ3yPGhKo
Grid racer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kTf5WvJTpg&feature=related
its the best and last AGP card out there Winkthe 7900 will put you in the dark ages GrinDONT DO IT!!!!
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Reply #2 - Sep 9th, 2008 at 3:56pm

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Thanx wasp,
on another tone, for ages chaps here were advocating the 8800gtx as best, but now tese are non existant I wonder which card is better than 8800gtx?.

Also, I noticed your motherboard is it Intel? I've always used AMD as they said it was best for my only game fs9, would there be an advantage to go Intel in my forthcoming upgrade?
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Reply #3 - Sep 10th, 2008 at 1:14am

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For FSX there are still no cards better than the GTX/Ultra.
They may become available again on this site.
http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=768-P2-N887-AR
In the mean time... the next best thing is the 9800GTX... slightly faster and will perform better in other games as well.
(The product in the link above is for an MSI card, fastest on the Newegg's list of 9800s under $200. Best bang-for-buck.)
 
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Reply #4 - Sep 10th, 2008 at 11:37am

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how does the gtx 260 compare?...the overclocked version...
 
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Reply #5 - Sep 10th, 2008 at 4:06pm

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thanx Mousy, I am in UK ££.

I am thinking of these below.
Besides daily use of my PC the only game I use is FS9 (not fsx)

I hope an expert will advise on whether these bits are compatible with this mobo

Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP Intel P35 (S775) PCI-E DDR2   £123

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz                              £152

Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 200-Pin SODIMM Dual Channel Kit  £ 58

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-E)       £188
   
ORrrrrrrrrr  should I go for :
XFX GeForce 9800GTX 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI    £174.90

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Reply #6 - Sep 10th, 2008 at 5:51pm
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So you've gone from a 7900 to all this stuff Roll Eyes hmmmmm Roll Eyesdo you really know what you want??
cheers.
 
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Reply #7 - Sep 10th, 2008 at 5:56pm

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waspiflab wrote on Sep 10th, 2008 at 5:51pm:
So you've gone from a 7900 to all this stuff Roll Eyes hmmmmm Roll Eyesdo you really know what you want??
cheers.


I've got an idea that our old Luke has suddenly come up trumps on the National Lottery!.... Smiley...!

...money no object!... Grin...!

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Reply #8 - Sep 10th, 2008 at 10:35pm

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yancovitch wrote on Sep 10th, 2008 at 11:37am:
how does the gtx 260 compare?...the overclocked version...

Again... in FSX the 9/8800 GTXs are still unbeaten.
The 260s and 280s however are said to perform better on other games.

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I stand corrected by another post from Nick:
NickN wrote on Sep 10th, 2008 at 11:24pm:
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if you intend to go to the 200 series the 280 is the only choice... the 260 is made from a FAILED chip being tested for the 280 core bin and is NOT better than a 8800GTX Ultra in FSX

sorry, but your 9800GTX is not better than a 768MB 8800 Ultra in FSX either

the GTX 280 on the 177.92 beta driver is the ONLY card that will beat a 8800GTX Ultra in FSX and it will rule in other games as well although in Crysis the 4780x2 will kill the 280 with high AA quality enabled

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Reply #9 - Sep 11th, 2008 at 3:34am

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Wasp,
if I knew what is best I wouldn't bother you knowlegable young people for your help.

Mousy,
Here the 8800gtx is not available & may not be so they say with the new staff coming out like 7900 &. 4870 series.

F....,
could that be you Foz me old timer hiding behind what F.... knows?

Well my present system I upgraded on 20/3/05 & had plenty of time to save for this one.

As I fell out of touch of progress it is difficult to find out what would now be best for fs9, & within reason & for the right staff money is no object this time.

Yours hopefull,  luke

 
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Reply #10 - Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:37am

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luke wrote on Sep 11th, 2008 at 3:34am:
Wasp,
if I knew what is best I wouldn't bother you knowlegable young people for your help.

Mousy,
Here the 8800gtx is not available & may not be so they say with the new staff coming out like 7900 &. 4870 series.

F....,
could that be you Foz me old timer hiding behind what F.... knows?

Well my present system I upgraded on 20/3/05 & had plenty of time to save for this one.

As I fell out of touch of progress it is difficult to find out what would now be best for fs9, & within reason & for the right staff money is no object this time.

Yours hopefull,  luke



Hello Luke...Wink..!

I'm surprised the you find it necessary to spend vast sums of money on an upgrade to run your trusty FS 2004... Shocked...!

Looking at your Spec. I would reckon that just an upgrade on that 6600 Graphics Card to something a little bit better, would suffice!

My FS 2004 runs flat out, everything maxed, with my ancient Socket A AMD 2600+ Processor (2.1 GHz), and 78000 GS 256MB AGP Graphics Card.....2.3 GB of Memory...and 700Watt PSU...

Win XP Pro. SP2.

..total, low-cost joy... Smiley...!

F.

Running FSX would be a different story altogether!... Wink...!
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Reply #11 - Sep 11th, 2008 at 6:30am

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Well well F,  Iguesed you right.

just thought a bit of spring cleaning will pep me up some as with what I,ve got could never run on "maxed out", whatever that means.

Would be an experience to use new technology as well.

I thought of only a good Grfx card, but yet are these new ones compatible with what I,ve got?, & a faster CPU they say matters too.

I would try it if I could get it in person from a shop & return if no use, but our local shop is gone now.

See you, luke

 
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Reply #12 - Sep 11th, 2008 at 10:37am
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luke wrote on Sep 11th, 2008 at 3:34am:
Wasp,
if I knew what is best I wouldn't bother you knowlegable young people for your help.

Mousy,
Here the 8800gtx is not available & may not be so they say with the new staff coming out like 7900 &. 4870 series.

F....,
could that be you Foz me old timer hiding behind what F.... knows?

Well my present system I upgraded on 20/3/05 & had plenty of time to save for this one.

As I fell out of touch of progress it is difficult to find out what would now be best for fs9, & within reason & for the right staff money is no object this time.

Yours hopefull,  luke


Mousy,
Here the 8800gtx is not available & may not be so they say with the new staff coming out like 7900 &. 4870 series.

The 7900 is old Luke + the AGP card you first stated wont work in your PCI-E slot.

 
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Reply #13 - Sep 11th, 2008 at 3:54pm

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you are confusing me wasp, will one of these work, & which is best? both are PCI-E:-

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-E)       £188
   
XFX GeForce 9800GTX 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI    £174.90
 
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Reply #14 - Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:20pm
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luke wrote on Sep 11th, 2008 at 3:54pm:
you are confusing me wasp, will one of these work, & which is best? both are PCI-E:-

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-E)       £188
 
XFX GeForce 9800GTX 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI    £174.90


4870  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYnXxI1UjxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkGsbybFSjw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgaqtdfzATs&feature=related
 
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