£130 Graphics Card

[adamr1001]

I have £130 to spend on a new graphics card, i was thinking the GTX260
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896MB-Asus-GTX-260-TOP-2300MHz-GDDR3-GPU-650-MHz-Shader-1400-MHz-216-Cores-plus-Terminator-Game
or is there a better card for the money, i have no particular brand allegience.
Thanks

 

[Calibound88]

yea, that's about right

some versions of the 260 are slightly stronger/expensive but they are all about the same for that range

 

[adamr1001]

this is a overclocked version, but its only 4 dearer than the regular

 

[Grantofhell]

If anything, I would suggest the GTX 260 Core216. Best bang for the buck, these days.

 

[Holysky]

How many watts does your psu have?

What is your monitors resolution?

 

[adamr1001]

550, on antecs calculater, it says it will only draw 283, i think this is a little ambitious?

 

[Holysky]

the gtx core 216 is your best bet

 

[adamr1001]

this one is the one with core 16, or do you mean the EVGA core 16 one?

 

[Grantofhell]

What does the label read on the side of your PSU. We need to know the Amperage on the 12v rail(s) and the total wattage of the power supply.

EDIT: The Evga GTX260 Core216 is a great graphics card not only because of their quality, but their add-on bonuses like warranty and 24/7 support.

 

[adamr1001]

Its 650, i mistyped, its 10 amps i think.


EDIT Am i better off to buy this card instead then?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896MB-BFG-GTX260-OC-MAXCORE-PCI-E-20(x16)-Mem-1998MHz-GPU-590MHz-216-Cores-2xDL-DVI-HDTV