I built a new pc a few months ago and I haven't upgraded the graphics
card yet. I have used the on board graphics and it's been OK, but I want
to play games with higher detailed graphics but with the on board
graphics it sucks and some games don't play at all.
A NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or better is required for one of the games but does
anyone know what high end graphics cards like NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or
better works with a foxconn 6100 K8MA-RS mobo
"bRiAN" <bri_competitons_-_No_Spam-_-@atyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I built a new pc a few months ago and I haven't upgraded the graphics card
>yet. I have used the on board graphics and it's been OK, but I want to play
>games with higher detailed graphics but with the on board graphics it sucks
>and some games don't play at all.
>
> A NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or better is required for one of the games but does
> anyone know what high end graphics cards like NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or better
> works with a foxconn 6100 K8MA-RS mobo
>
> cheers
>
> Brian
Brian,
Your board has a PCIe x16 slot for video, so any of the current PCIe video
cards will work.
Check out this article on Tom's Hardware, for suggestions (by price range)
on video cards:
bRiAN wrote:
> I built a new pc a few months ago and I haven't upgraded the graphics
> card yet. I have used the on board graphics and it's been OK, but I want
> to play games with higher detailed graphics but with the on board
> graphics it sucks and some games don't play at all.
>
> A NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or better is required for one of the games but does
> anyone know what high end graphics cards like NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or
> better works with a foxconn 6100 K8MA-RS mobo
>
> cheers
>
> Brian
Tell us how many dollars you have to spend, so we can suggest something
appropriate. If you say you have $50, then that won't be "high end".
If you mention a dollar figure, we can suggest a card, and what "end"
it occupies.
If you think you're going to be sucked into "Vista and DX10" at some
point in the near future, that can play a part in the decision too.
PCI Express x16 video cards - 456 entries total, from $29 to fan cooled 8800ultra for $730
Some of the even more expensive cards are for certified OpenGL, and nothing to do with
gaming as such.
Depending on the card selected, you might benefit from a different choice in
a power supply. The mid range cards can probably use your existing supply.
If you have your eye on something expensive, please specify make and model
(or better yet a URL to the product spec page) for your existing power supply.
This card is $134 and is pretty high up the chart on Tomshardware.
Sapphire used to be a good brand, but check the reviews to see how
many of these croaked. Some previous generation Nvidia cards might be
nicer, but they've disappeared from retail and have been replaced by
newer cards. It is hard to buy enough card, to plan for the games
that are just coming out, which is why knowing your plans and budget
is important. For DX10, it would be better to reach for the high end
(8800GTS or 8800GTX), to be prepared. Some of the other levels of cards,
end up giving a slide show with new games. This card is DX9, so is not
planning "for the future". It is also better than anything I own :-)
Paul wrote:
Tell us how many dollars you have to spend, so we can suggest something
appropriate. If you say you have $50, then that won't be "high end".
If you mention a dollar figure, we can suggest a card, and what "end"
it occupies.
If you think you're going to be sucked into "Vista and DX10" at some
point in the near future, that can play a part in the decision too.
-----------------------
I can see myself getting vista one day but it's long off.... I would say
I'm looking to spend about $200 (whatever the exchange rate is for the
US dollar to UK £)
"bRiAN" <bri_competitons_-_No_Spam-_-@atyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Paul wrote:
> Tell us how many dollars you have to spend, so we can suggest something
> appropriate. If you say you have $50, then that won't be "high end".
> If you mention a dollar figure, we can suggest a card, and what "end"
> it occupies.
>
> If you think you're going to be sucked into "Vista and DX10" at some
> point in the near future, that can play a part in the decision too.
> -----------------------
>
> I can see myself getting vista one day but it's long off.... I would say
> I'm looking to spend about $200 (whatever the exchange rate is for the US
> dollar to UK £)
You have PCI-express socket. Top end is 8800GTX, but you need good PSU
of 550W, 8800GTS is better valu and good enough. Just browse Newegg or
similar.
bRiAN wrote:
> Paul wrote:
> Tell us how many dollars you have to spend, so we can suggest something
> appropriate. If you say you have $50, then that won't be "high end".
> If you mention a dollar figure, we can suggest a card, and what "end"
> it occupies.
>
> If you think you're going to be sucked into "Vista and DX10" at some
> point in the near future, that can play a part in the decision too.
> -----------------------
>
> I can see myself getting vista one day but it's long off.... I would say
> I'm looking to spend about $200 (whatever the exchange rate is for the
> US dollar to UK £)
There are some suggestions here. If you could find some of the older
78xx or 79xx cards, there'd be some more cards to fill in the gaps.
But that isn't likely to happen.
Paul wrote:
> bRiAN wrote:
>> Paul wrote:
>> Tell us how many dollars you have to spend, so we can suggest something
>> appropriate. If you say you have $50, then that won't be "high end".
>> If you mention a dollar figure, we can suggest a card, and what "end"
>> it occupies.
>>
>> If you think you're going to be sucked into "Vista and DX10" at some
>> point in the near future, that can play a part in the decision too.
>> -----------------------
>>
>> I can see myself getting vista one day but it's long off.... I would
>> say I'm looking to spend about $200 (whatever the exchange rate is for
>> the US dollar to UK £)
>
> There are some suggestions here. If you could find some of the older
> 78xx or 79xx cards, there'd be some more cards to fill in the gaps.
> But that isn't likely to happen.
>
> http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...readid=2096830
>
> Sapphire Technology Radeon X1950 PRO 512MB GDDR3 PCIE Dual DVI 580/700
> £97.58 inc vat
> http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4D6N
>
> XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB DDR3 Dual DVI PCIE (due soon) £179.84 inc vat
> http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4FFB
>
> Walk the charts, to see where they sit versus their price.
> http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=725&chart=284
>
>
> Paul
>
thanks for the info guys
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