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Linux_User
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4870 is better. 
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| Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:14 pm |
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Fogmeister
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Screen resolution 1680x1050 atm.
Budget, I hadn't even thought abuot upgrading my GPU until today but I reckon around £150.
ATi is prob better but the NVidia means I can stick PhysX processing onto my 8800GTS as a dedicated PhysX card.
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| Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:20 pm |
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saspro
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& the nvidia folds better.
+ you could sli later on with your board.
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| Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:40 pm |
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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The 4870 games better and you can always go CrossFire.
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| Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:47 pm |
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saspro
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Not on his board you can't
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Linux_User
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Fair enough, the OP doesn't say what board he's using, only now just seen it in post 3.
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| Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:57 pm |
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saspro
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The benefits of starting the thread from the beginning 
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Fogmeister
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Well, it was a fairly weird thread in that I hijacked my own thread to start asking about new GPUs  Ooh! This looks even better and it's cheaperor this... CLICKY but what are Asus like for GPUs?
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| Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:19 pm |
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saspro
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Both will be fine.
Asus cards are usually OK (they often fit better coolers)
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Fogmeister
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Cool, I'm going to go for the Asus.
Any ideas about the PCI-E 2 compatability of my board? My board is PCI-E 1 IIRC (Asus P5N32E-SLi plus)
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Fogmeister
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Nevermind, I've seen that the PCI-E 2 card won't be an issue for my mobo.
What do I lose though?
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saspro
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PCI-E2 gives more bandwidth (not needed so far) and can supply more wattage through the slot
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