For something that's out of date out of the box, even £70 seems expensive. Meanwhile people are saying that the 8600 is slow, and that the best card to get is around £200, which is the same price as the Xbox 360 will be soon. It seems to me that there isn't a sensible choice, only big compromise if you don't want to pay big prices...
I am after graphics rather than stupid amount of frames per second or insane high resolutons that my monitor can't support. Would the recommendation still be the same? Directx 10 looks like it has some special graphics, like that thing in World in Conflict where the wind and vehicles affect smoke etc...
Hi, I am going to upgrade my pc soon and I've seen a Jetway X1950 Pro for £70 and a Geforce 8600GT for £90 and I was wondering which one to get. I know that the X1950 is faster but the 8600 has Directx 10. I'll be looking to play new games like Bioshock and C&C 3, Company of heroes and the forthcoming update etc..
I'm not quite sure I follow when both the Gefoce 7600GT and the 8600GT are the same price at £90 and the same speed, yet the 8600 has DX10 at least....
Would that be a good compromise on the graphics card? http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=599469 I'd have to get a heat sink for it because I record music in the same room.
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