drewjustforyou
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I am looking at buying graphics cards, and alot of these modern ones are coming with the reivew "if you have a midsized tower, beware"
well I have an out of the box p.c. I am slowly upgrading (its a gateway), and it seems like a fullsized tower, but I have seen some pretty massive towers out there, and I only have 1 x16 slot, which leads me to worry that if I cant fit it in that one, there is no other option but returning it...
so, out of the box p.c., it stands about... 18 inches high, 5-7 inches wide ( I could break out the tape measure, but you guys are so smart you dont need it for this type of guesstimating, do you?)
thanks alot!
oh, and if you wouldnt mind helping a guy out, videocard question...
should I go with a 9800 gtx+ that has 512 gddr3, or 1 gig gddr3? or spend the extra 30-40 and get the 260?
260: Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
9800 1 gig: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N98XPZL-1GH GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
9800 512: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N879-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
or would you guys have any suggestions for cards to get? (on a budget, just looking for an upgrade from my 79th ranked 8500 gt, got the 650 watt power supply, I figure it can run just about anything)
well I have an out of the box p.c. I am slowly upgrading (its a gateway), and it seems like a fullsized tower, but I have seen some pretty massive towers out there, and I only have 1 x16 slot, which leads me to worry that if I cant fit it in that one, there is no other option but returning it...
so, out of the box p.c., it stands about... 18 inches high, 5-7 inches wide ( I could break out the tape measure, but you guys are so smart you dont need it for this type of guesstimating, do you?)
thanks alot!
oh, and if you wouldnt mind helping a guy out, videocard question...
should I go with a 9800 gtx+ that has 512 gddr3, or 1 gig gddr3? or spend the extra 30-40 and get the 260?
260: Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
9800 1 gig: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N98XPZL-1GH GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
9800 512: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N879-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
or would you guys have any suggestions for cards to get? (on a budget, just looking for an upgrade from my 79th ranked 8500 gt, got the 650 watt power supply, I figure it can run just about anything)