plz help with Vid card choice.
Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 11:26
ordering new computer... after sorting out the CPU PS MB and RAM im left with about $240 in budget for a video card... these r my 2 choices im looking at
plz help what is the better value for money.
http://www.allneeds.com.au/prod609.htm
Gigabyte GF GTX 260+ (216SP) PCI-E 2.0 896MB for $235.00
Gigabyte GF GTX 260+ (216 Stream Processors) PCI-E 2.0 896MB GDDR3 448-bit, Core clock 576MHz, Memory clock 1998MHz, Supports DirectX 10, Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology, Supports 2 DVI-I connectors, Supports HDMI connector (by adapter), Supports 2 D-Sub connectors (by adapter), Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology, Smart Fan.
or
http://www.allneeds.com.au/prod95.htm
Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB Vapor-X for $ 237.00
With 800 Stream processors and 1GB of the latest DDR5 memory, together with enhanced clock speeds of 860MHz core and 1200MHz (4.8GHz effective) for the memory, the SAPPHIRE HD 5770 Vapor-X model is the fastest card in its class. SAPPHIRE’s World leading Vapor-X technology not only allows the card to run quieter than the standard model, it runs 9ºC cooler than the reference design* and provides additional headroom for performance tuning (overclocking).
The SAPPHIRE HD 5770 Vapor-X speeds through current DirectX 10.1, DirectX 10 and DirectX 9.0 games and applications, and will support stunning new levels of detail, transparency and lighting effects in new releases of software using DirectX 11. All of this comes with modest active power consumption and Dynamic Power Management delivering super low-power operation in 2D or idle.
plz help what is the better value for money.
http://www.allneeds.com.au/prod609.htm
Gigabyte GF GTX 260+ (216SP) PCI-E 2.0 896MB for $235.00
Gigabyte GF GTX 260+ (216 Stream Processors) PCI-E 2.0 896MB GDDR3 448-bit, Core clock 576MHz, Memory clock 1998MHz, Supports DirectX 10, Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology, Supports 2 DVI-I connectors, Supports HDMI connector (by adapter), Supports 2 D-Sub connectors (by adapter), Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology, Smart Fan.
or
http://www.allneeds.com.au/prod95.htm
Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB Vapor-X for $ 237.00
With 800 Stream processors and 1GB of the latest DDR5 memory, together with enhanced clock speeds of 860MHz core and 1200MHz (4.8GHz effective) for the memory, the SAPPHIRE HD 5770 Vapor-X model is the fastest card in its class. SAPPHIRE’s World leading Vapor-X technology not only allows the card to run quieter than the standard model, it runs 9ºC cooler than the reference design* and provides additional headroom for performance tuning (overclocking).
The SAPPHIRE HD 5770 Vapor-X speeds through current DirectX 10.1, DirectX 10 and DirectX 9.0 games and applications, and will support stunning new levels of detail, transparency and lighting effects in new releases of software using DirectX 11. All of this comes with modest active power consumption and Dynamic Power Management delivering super low-power operation in 2D or idle.