GFX Card req. · DIGIT-ARC

Hi frnds, glad to be back with a new query...My old NVIDIA 8600gt 256mb is dead...so i`m on the lookout of a new GFX card..now i have a lil tight budget considering my Usage..bcoz i work heavily on 3d rendering & extensive Photoshopping...So i very well know that Quadro FX is the min i need to consider...but that requirement will be met soon nxt year when i`m planning to buy a workstation..so for the time being can u suggest a gud GFX card not beyond max 5.5k..I play games too (med to heavy settings at max 1600 X 900)...also the SMPS is a VIP 500W...already (gonna have) have 2 hdds on board (1tb{coming soon} + 500gb)..Kindly advise..THANKS

Dunno much abt 3D rendering but if u wanna game at that budget then ur best bet should be HD5670(preferably 512MB version by Sapphire)!!

5670 1GB is around 6k. Isnt it?

^^Yup...but u can get Sapphire 512MB 5670 for 5k(without shipping) at theitwares!!

M

ssb1551 said:
^^Yup...but u can get Sapphire 512MB 5670 for 5k(without shipping) at theitwares!!

price is a bit high...yantraonline.in is selling the same card for 4.9k (shipped)

Nvidia GT240 512MB DDR5 @5K.....

Revolution said:
Nvidia GT240 512MB DDR5 @5K.....

HD 5670 is better.

Hey guyss...thanks a ton..i did some research as well & found the 5670 to be better...i think i`ll go for this one..thanks again

^^ dude your resolution is way beyond your cards capability to play new games on max settings.
Though u can play by lowering the resolution..

5670 512mb can handle most games pretty well at 1440 x *** resolution and some even at 1600 resolution (except crysis,BFBC2,GTA 4)
but resolutions lower than these are no problem at all

ico said:
HD 5670 is better.

GT240 better for 3d rendering & extensive Photoshopping.....

Well ya thts coz of the CUDA tech that nVidia uses but the point over here was gaming!!!

Oh,thought the card will be be use for 3d rendering & extensive Photoshopping.....

get a 9800GT 512MB one - it's better than HD5670 in raw performance and has full support for CUDA and PhysX - only hitch is is it consumes 40-45W more power than HD5670 but it's a powerful beast which is still strong in gaming front.

^^

..for the additional power OP can get FSP Saga II 500W..wat say?

Is 9800Gt under 5.5K ?
Last time I checked 9800GT and GTS250,both were over priced though they are old cards.....

^^Dunno if they r overpriced but one can get Zotac 9800 GT 1GB for 6.5k @ theitwares.com!!Is it overpriced?

ssb1551 said:
^^Dunno if they r overpriced but one can get Zotac 9800 GT 1GB for 6.5k @ theitwares.com!!Is it overpriced?

Just learnt the theitwares prices as published are exclusive of taxes so we need to include 5% Tax in them.

Also if you are in Maharashtra, add the octroi @ 4% (new rate)

ssb1551 said:
^^Dunno if they r overpriced but one can get Zotac 9800 GT 1GB for 6.5k @ theitwares.com!!Is it overpriced?

Yep,over priced.
Even at that price u may get 512MB of GTS250 if that is still available in the market.....

9800GT with 512MB GDDR3 is just enough - get it from lynx-india and you will find couple of brands around 5.5k.

but,I heard that lynx-india got bad reputation.....

Can't exactly remember who but I hv seen some ppl posting snaps of the hardwares they bought from lynx!!Probably they can tell us how good n reliable is Lynx?

R

lynx is reliable,but sometimes takes ages to ship their product..