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06-04-2008 8:54pm

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I've been trawling the web the last few days obsessing over which gfx card to buy, and at the same time mulling over getting a 24" monitor over my current 19". At this stage I've monitors and gfx cards coming out my ears. Anyhow, I think I'll leave off the monitor for a while so I'll be gaming at 1280 x 1024 but I do need a gfx card. My mobo is not SLI so what is the best choice of these three?

Gigabyte GF9800GTX €259

Gigabyte GV-NX8800GTS €199

ASUS EN8800GTX €245

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#2 06-04-2008 8:59pm
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At that resolution the 8800gts or even the 8800gt would be great. The 8800gtx and the 9800gtx would be better suited to a resolution of 1920x1200.

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#3 06-04-2008 9:27pm
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Considering the resolution, the GTS is the clear winner at that price....

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#4 06-04-2008 9:29pm
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Any of them are more than enough for 1280*1024 so get the cheapest

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#5 06-04-2008 10:58pm
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Yeh the GTS is looking good for €200. Thanks for the replies, just needed some rational input.

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#6 06-04-2008 11:23pm
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8800gt €165

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=343388

You'll never notice a difference.

All above cards are too much for 19" imo.

http://www.techspot.com/review/79-geforce-8800-gts-512/page6.html

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#7 06-04-2008 11:35pm
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#8 07-04-2008 10:41am
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Good one Sqaull20. I use headphones so noise isn't an issue - I'l just oc it and turn my fans on! Thanks for the help!

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