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Here i go again with my super indecisiveness for the graphics card im gonna buy.. as i cudnot find a XFX GTS 250 in delhi, so i did a hell lotta R&D on MSI and found it much cooler.. well i donot have aditya infotech back at home so i may end up in a pickle there.. ermm .. nonetheless.. i looked up two cards from MSI .. GTS N250 Twin Frozr & GTS N450 Cyclone... as u may know the GTS 450 is a newer card, supports DX 11 and also has a higher memory/core clock speed and "GDDR5".. but what confuses me here is the memory bandwidth.. N250 has 256 bit but N450 has 128 bit memory interface.. i read somewhere that the bandwidth matters more than the clock speed.. i stand corrected..

Nonetheless im finally going off tommorow to buy either of them ( ill take last advice from gurmeet bro himself ;) ) and end up buying any 1 of them nevertheless..

but ill give a quick glance into this thread before i leave :D

thanks for all the help :P
 
which one of the following companies is a good brand for buying gpu--
zotac,point of view,msi,xfx,sapphire,asus,etc

i was thinking of buying between these two cards -
zotac or point of view
as these are not too costly...
mainly i am giving preference to point of view as it will cost me around 12k for 1 gb...
so should i buy this .or think of other card...
budget is main constraint for me.....
my monitor is 19 inches

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both pov and zotac have the same servicing partner that is ADITYA INFOTECH.
 
Regarding my earlier query, how easy it is to carry a graphics card past the Bangalore Airport Customs? I am not bringing any other electronic item (except a laptop which I carried from India to US and bringing back and I have my company letter certifying that).
 
i dont want to be harsh or anything, but a avisory thread on graphics cards like this will not help.
a graphics card always needs to be bought according to your current system configuration.
if not done as above, theres a 90% chance that some of your component will bottleneck the hardware.

going by budget is not an option always.
say you have Rs.30,000

you can buy an ATI 5970.
but you have an athlon 2 X2 3.0ghz
2Gb RAM
and a 1024*786 resolution monitor.
your CPU will be a bottle neck and so will be the ram.
and for the resolution you will be playing in, you dont need a 5970.

but good effort though..
 
de.das.dude said:
i dont want to be harsh or anything, but a avisory thread on graphics cards like this will not help.a graphics card always needs to be bought according to your current system configuration.

if not done as above, theres a 90% chance that some of your component will bottleneck the hardware.

going by budget is not an option always.

say you have Rs.30,000

you can buy an ATI 5970.

but you have an athlon 2 X2 3.0ghz

2Gb RAM

and a 1024*786 resolution monitor.

your CPU will be a bottle neck and so will be the ram.

and for the resolution you will be playing in, you dont need a 5970.

but good effort though..
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Mate - If you did look at the first post in the thread - It says

PLEASE USE THIS TEMPLATE FOR ASKING YOUR QUERY

What is your budget?

Current rig Specs

CPU

Motherboard

RAM

Monitor

Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?

Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)

What resolution do you game on?

Interested in Crossfire/SLI?

Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
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--That would be enough for a person to decide/recommend on a GPU - and whether it will b/neck or not - But the above said Is true too - to play in 800*600 I dont need a 5970 ... except for the showoff bit ..

[OT] BTW - That WD Green Review was spot on ! -No cons :S - Drivers / Reliability ? [/OT]

Hope that wasn't rude ...

:cool2:
 
de.das.dude said:
i dont want to be harsh or anything, but a avisory thread on graphics cards like this will not help.
a graphics card always needs to be bought according to your current system configuration.
if not done as above, theres a 90% chance that some of your component will bottleneck the hardware.

going by budget is not an option always.
say you have Rs.30,000

you can buy an ATI 5970.
but you have an athlon 2 X2 3.0ghz
2Gb RAM
and a 1024*786 resolution monitor.
your CPU will be a bottle neck and so will be the ram.
and for the resolution you will be playing in, you dont need a 5970.

but good effort though..
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If you go through the thread once..
you will notice that all the suggestions are made keeping the specs in mind..
the members have been told to use the template and that clears everything..
the template is good enough to recommend a card to someone..

if you have seen an instance where a wrong advice has been given of the magnitude that you mentioned..
please post that...
 
Guys i am looking to buy a new GPU for my system

Athlon II X4 635

4gb Corsair VS DDR3

CM Elite 310

Corsair VX450

APC 650VA UPS

Display is 20" Samsung B2030

will the VX450 be able to handle a GTX 460 768MB?
 
Please help guys!
My brother's video card gone kaput month ago.
So,I need a card for him.
I'm out of money so only got 3.5K to spend.
BTW,saw brand new 9600GT was selling @3.5K but forget that place.
Searched Chandni,Kolkata but could not find any 9600GT except fcking Palit.....:@

1. What is your budget?
3.5K

2. Current rig Specs
CPU Intel E4500
Motherboard XFX 630i
RAM 2 GB DDR2 80MHz
Monitor @1280x1024 or 1280x720

3. Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?
ColorSit 450W

4. Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)
Gaming

5. What resolution do you game on?
@1280x1024 or 1280x720

6. Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
No

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
Nvidia only
 
Hello...i am looking to buy a new GFX card..

1. What is your budget?
~5K

2. Current rig Specs
CPU Intel E4500
Motherboard Abit IP35-E
RAM 4 GB DDR2 800MHz
GFX Card Chaintech 7300gt 512Mb DDRII
Monitor @1280x1024

3. Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?
antec 350W

4. Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)
Gaming,HD movies..

5. What resolution do you game on?
@1280x1024

6. Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
No

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
yes..
My old card served well, but now i am unable to play new games like GTA 4,Mafia II & upcoming games:(. I am looking to buy a card which will serve this purpose for atleast next 1-1.5 yrs...
I found ATI Radeon HD5670 512MB DDR5 , Nvidia GTx240 512MB DDR5 interesting. But after reading posts i found these card may not be handled by current psu... Would i need to change it also?

Please suggest if there is any alternative.....
Waiting for a quick reply..:)
Thanks.
 
Revolution said:
Please help guys!

My brother's video card gone kaput month ago.

So,I need a card for him.

I'm out of money so only got 3.5K to spend.

BTW,saw brand new 9600GT was selling @3.5K but forget that place.

Searched Chandni,Kolkata but could not find any 9600GT except fcking Palit.....:@

1. What is your budget?

3.5K

2. Current rig Specs

CPU Intel E4500

Motherboard XFX 630i

RAM 2 GB DDR2 80MHz

Monitor @1280x1024 or 1280x720

3. Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?

ColorSit 450W

4. Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)

Gaming

5. What resolution do you game on?

@1280x1024 or 1280x720

6. Interested in Crossfire/SLI?

No

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI?

Nvidia only
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9600 gt will be hard to find now..

why dont you go with the HD 4670?

At 1280x1024 its as good as the 9600gt..

its a good card for its price..only 5% slower than a 9600gt and that too when you game on high resolution...

its slightly more than 3.5k though..

if you are getting a 9600gt @ 3.5k..thats an amazing deal..you can go with palit also..

if not..HD 4670 ..

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Arsenic said:
Hello...i am looking to buy a new GFX card..

1. What is your budget?

~5K

2. Current rig Specs

CPU Intel E4500

Motherboard Abit IP35-E

RAM 4 GB DDR2 800MHz

GFX Card Chaintech 7300gt 512Mb DDRII

Monitor @1280x1024

3. Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?

antec 350W

4. Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)

Gaming,HD movies..

5. What resolution do you game on?

@1280x1024

6. Interested in Crossfire/SLI?

No

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI?

yes..

My old card served well, but now i am unable to play new games like GTA 4,Mafia II & upcoming games:(. I am looking to buy a card which will serve this purpose for atleast next 1-1.5 yrs...

I found ATI Radeon HD5670 512MB DDR5 , Nvidia GTx240 512MB DDR5 interesting. But after reading posts i found these card may not be handled by current psu... Would i need to change it also?

Please suggest if there is any alternative.....

Waiting for a quick reply..:)

Thanks.
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Go with the HD 5670 ~ 5k..

a very good card for its price.

Which antec is it?

any specs youve got?

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funkysourav said:
will the gtx460(8.25") fit in my CM elite 310?
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Yes, it will fit..wont be a problem..:)
 
ragzdiablo said:
9600 gt will be hard to find now..

why dont you go with the HD 4670?

At 1280x1024 its as good as the 9600gt..

its a good card for its price..only 5% slower than a 9600gt and that too when you game on high resolution...

its slightly more than 3.5k though..

if you are getting a 9600gt @ 3.5k..thats an amazing deal..you can go with palit also..

if not..HD 4670 ..
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Thanks but no fcking Palit pls.....:@

I have learned a lesson already.

Anyone know the current price of Zotac 9600GT or any other good 9600GT ?

I have searched for GT240 but they are overpriced.

And brother don't want any ATI since they got driver problem.....:(
 
Revolution said:
Thanks but no fcking Palit pls.....:@

I have learned a lesson already.

Anyone know the current price of Zotac 9600GT or any other good 9600GT ?

I have searched for GT240 but they are overpriced.

And brother don't want any ATI since they got driver problem.....:(
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ATI has got driver problems?

agreed that nvidia has better drivers than ati..

but problems with ati..?

i dont think so..

anyways..this was the cheapest i could found..

Zotac GeForce 9600GT DDR3 512MB
 
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