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Im thinking of upgrading my graphics card to this....

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =GX-052-BG

Is it worth it? and anybody know the power supplier needed?

Im thinking of upgrading my graphics card to this....

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =GX-052-BG

Is it worth it? and anybody know the power supplier needed?

Stuart,

Your question can only be answered in context to the rest of your system.

Oops sorry....

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Core
Abit KN8, nForce4, Skt 939, 1000FSB, PCI-E SATA RAID
2gb RAM
Sparkle GF 6600GT SLI 256mb ddr2
400w Quiet PSU

DVD RW
200gb Seagate HD

Hey Stu,
This is a faster card look at those clock speeds
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... SAP-3870XT
Shader Model 4.1
DirectX

Did some looking around and your better off with the 8800gt due to developers favouring nvidia.
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=10415&page=1

Novatech still cheaper though http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... ?BFG-88GT5
Good luck

and anybody know the power supplier needed?

500W should be OK as long a it can supply a constant 28A on the 12V rails.

Is it worth it?

It will make a noticable difference in clarity but don't expect huge FPS gains as they are almost exclusively down to the CPU

Jim

Nah sod it go for ATI nvidia blows ARSE and a rip off!!

Im guessing that you advise the ati @

Was your psu 500w cause that will be fine.
Dont get too put off by 12 amp 2 rail 5 rail 28amp train track volt thingy thangy dingy dongy most psu's work with most cards as long as there 450w+for newer cards..
I bought a 650w psu from a computer fair

I currently have 400w, so ill upgrade that and then get the ati i think, because its cheaper and faster clock speeds

Cheers for the help guys

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... NOV-PSU550
good luck

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-PSU550
good luck

Is this compatable with my M/Board?

yes

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-PSU550
good luck

Is this compatable with my M/Board?

There is no Spec sheet with it...so it's hard to tell.

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I bought a 650w psu from a computer fair