Calza Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Yep, I'm needing to buy a card and hopefully you guys will help me. Basically it needs to be less than £100 (the cheaper the better) as well as a good PSU to go with it. My specs at the moment are Intel E4500 at 2.20GHz, 2GB of memory and I believe its a 300W PSU but I'm not sure. Basically its a Dell so I'm guessing it will be the bare minimum they could of gotten away so thats why I'm needing to get a new one. I just really want a really good value bang for buck card now I know the 4850 is getting amazing reviews and is the best mid-range card ever but its about £110+ (afaik) and then the cost of the PSU so unless it really is the best option I was hoping to spend a bit less. I was thinking maybe the 8800GT or the 9600GT but it would help just to hear your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Chris Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Id probably go for the 8800GT (about £96 from ebuyer), can be found for cheaper than the 9600Gt. Its also much better than the 9600gt and offers decent competition to the 8800gtx even though its half the price. I have one and it hasn't let me down yet. The 4850 looks pretty sweet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 Yeah it really does. Actually I may of just convinced myself that the 4850 is probably the best card to get at the moment as its on eBuyer for only £108. http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146428 So would I need a 400w PSU or something higher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 If your PSU is high quality, it might just pull it. But considering it's Dell, you might want to get near 400W. I believe you can get a nice 380W Zalman cooler for 25-30 pounds, that should do the trick I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple_NdiB Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Word of warning about the 4850; it gives out some serious heat, I wouldn't recommend putting it in a case without plenty of fans and decent air-flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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