What can I run with these specs?

[Robin]

I'm thinking about a Nvidia 8800 GTS. It can run Dragon Age Origins. How much does it cost and is it worth it?

[Kuga]

Uhh...

You won't find it new man =/

[DarthSWNT]

Hmmm, give us a budget and we can make recommendations. The 8000 series is a little dated.

Even cheap cards nowadays compete with them.

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[madh4tt3r]

Hmmm, give us a budget and we can make recommendations. The 8000 series is a little dated.

Yea the 8000 series is quite old now. Let us know your budget as said above and there are many here that can give you top notch advice As far as i can tell the best person to speak to is the Joker (although quite a few of us can give you some decent advice). He has built up many gaming machines and he can even organise a decent priced card for you.

My personal opinion is to go for the Geforce 550ti which is around R1500 at the moment and is a decent entry level to mid level card that will run most games on medium to high graphics. I was considering this card myself due to budget restraints. you can also get an ATI card which you can get similar performance to the 550ti for slightly cheaper. Im not an ATI fan so can't really compare them.

[simon]

Yea the 8000 series is quite old now. Let us know your budget as said above and there are many here that can give you top notch advice As far as i can tell the best person to speak to is the Joker (although quite a few of us can give you some decent advice). He has built up many gaming machines and he can even organise a decent priced card for you.

My personal opinion is to go for the Geforce 550ti which is around R1500 at the moment and is a decent entry level to mid level card that will run most games on medium to high graphics. I was considering this card myself due to budget restraints. you can also get an ATI card which you can get similar performance to the 550ti for slightly cheaper. Im not an ATI fan so can't really compare them.

You want to know something interesting about the 550ti, the windows rating is 7.2, my 5770 is 7.4. The performance between them is not that much. I really don't think a 550ti is worth R1500. My brother bought his for R1200 which is good, but for R1500 you are just shy of the bracket above being the 560 (not Ti) and the 6850. Much better cards.

[Alan]

You may be able to walk a few titles with that spec

[Solitude]

Isn't the GTX 460 better than the 550ti?

You can get one for R1310.00:
http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/club-g...t-p-40075.html

[simon]

Isn't the GTX 460 better than the 550ti?

You can get one for R1310.00:
http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/club-g...t-p-40075.html

Yeah, I would say about 10 - 15 percent better.

[madh4tt3r]

You want to know something interesting about the 550ti, the windows rating is 7.2, my 5770 is 7.4. The performance between them is not that much. I really don't think a 550ti is worth R1500. My brother bought his for R1200 which is good, but for R1500 you are just shy of the bracket above being the 560 (not Ti) and the 6850. Much better cards.

yea i must be honest when i looked at the price I also wasn't that happy with it for R1500, i would also pay only around R1200. I know the suppliers have got the 550ti for a little cheaper than R1500 but that's why i have delayed on it. i'm quite surprised to see the 460 at R1310.. all suppliers i have checked have them closer to R1600 - R1700. That would definitely be a better option at R1310.

[DarthSWNT]

Not much of a fan of windows experience index as a benchmark

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