which video card for gaming??

[topps999]

i need a new video card for gaming , its gonna be a new one so i was thinking...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-106-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=877

OR

https://www.vip-computers.com/UK/shop/produDetailPage.aspx?sku=140976

OR

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-126-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=912

please help im SOOOOOOOOO puzzled, just put which you think is best, note that the bottomt 2 are the cheaper of the lot, by about 40-60 pounds, thanks! topps!

 

[Adhmuz]

Well this is pretty simple if you can spend the extra cash go for the 8800GTS, or if you can wait, as a lot of people are doing now, and see what ati comes out with to make nvidia drop their prices.

 

[beef_jerky4104]

I too say that the 8800 GTS is the best choice. But may I recommend something?

eVGA is, in my opinion, the best graphics card maker. So I would purchase the eVGA version.

 

[LinkedKube]

if you purchase a g80 card now, buy evga, they allowed people to upgrade there 7900/50 cards for g80's at a discounted price. My advise is to wait though.

 

[RamenNoodles]

I've got the eVGA 8800gts and its the best purchased I have ever gotten for my gaming computer. It does so much more than I want and more. Go with it, you will be way glad you did.

 

[sllewe]

But waiting for the R600 series of the card may be worth the wait...

Its really anyones call.

 

[twite]

Yeh, gotta agree, Hd 2900 series should be coming out any day now..

 

[CMH]

The only reason why I'd bother waiting for the R600 would be to get my hands on their mid-range offerings. But thats because of budgetary concerns, which seems to bother the person who started this thread.

And since it might be sometime away, and even once its out, there is no guarantee that it will perform better than anything else thats out at the moment. It is doubtful that the 8600GT outperforms the X1950Pro, even though the X1950Pro is out significantly earlier.

I still think the best advice is to get the best you can afford right now, because there's always something better just around the corner.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

I think for the best bang-for-buck and future-proofing, you should wait for the mid-range offerings due from ATi/AMD.

 

[topps999]

umm but how long is it going to be, by next week i will have 200 pounds, and the week after 210 then after that 220.. and so on :-/

 

[Adhmuz]

well at that rate when it does come out you'll be able to bye the most powerful card available and the rest of your computer will be out of date... thats how the computer industry rolls, though luck.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

They'll be out in another two weeks or so. May 14th is the actual launch date, so it's not too far away. If they're not very good performers, you can still be sure that the prices on NVIDIA's cards will fall so you'll be able to get a great card for less.