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GeForce 8800GTX replacement?

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  • 02-04-2015 7:39pm
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    trackerman
    Registered Users Posts: 516 ✭✭✭


    Folks, my GeForce 8800 GTX finally died.

    It's in the kids PC now, so I don't want to spend much.
    What's out there for sub €200 price bracket which will plug in as a replacement?

    Thanks

    Trackerman


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    SterlingArcher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭SterlingArcher


    trackerman wrote: »
    Folks, my GeForce 8800 GTX finally died.

    It's in the kids PC now, so I don't want to spend much.
    What's out there for sub €200 price bracket which will plug in as a replacement?

    Thanks

    Trackerman

    Hmm is that a 2x 6 pin PCI Express card?

    Going to guess pc pretty old. So you don't need anything fancy will only be held back.adverts 100-130 euro will get you a nice upgrade


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    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,707 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    trackerman wrote: »
    Folks, my GeForce 8800 GTX finally died.

    It's in the kids PC now, so I don't want to spend much.
    What's out there for sub €200 price bracket which will plug in as a replacement?

    Thanks

    Trackerman

    Look what i have safely stored away for a rainy day,id be willing to sell cheap.
    It was used for no more than 6 months in my sons pc before he got into xbox with his mates,i sold the pc on but kept the 8800.
    It should slot straight into existing rig.

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    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    You can pick up a card for next to nothing on adverts that will be faster but use far less power.

    Something like a GTX650 or 7770 won't set you back more than about 50-60 euro and will be an upgrade in every conceivable way - feature set, performance, power usage, etc.

    Alternatively, an old 8800GTX can be gotten for about 20 euro on adverts to replace like-with-like.

    If you're looking to buy new an 80 euro GT740 or an R7 250X would do the trick as outlined above.


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