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[Suggestions] Graphics Card Under 12k

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srch07 Original post #1
Jan 8, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Wanted to know suggestion,recommendation on Graphics Card Under 12k.
Was settling down for Sapphire HD6850 TOXIC @ 11.2k (as configured by jas ;)

But am open for suggestions.
Also, please explain.
1. What are these Catalyst drivers, talked about in the forum?
I have always used Nvidia till now, so am geting curious, is GC drivers incompatible for games or what :|

2. Please give a trusted review of card you suggest ;)
vickybat
vickybat #2
Jan 8, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Thats the best card for the price at the moment. Go for it but nvidia is also launching gtx 560 this feb and it might be worth waiting.

In ces , evga (an nvidia only board partner) showcased a dual gpu aimed for antilles. So nvidia is keen on expanding its fermi line up so better wait a bit.
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srch07 #3
Jan 8, 2011 at 8:32 PM
Nah, feb will be too much.
Depends on SNB arrival in india though.
Btw vicky, mind elaborating what is this catalyst driver thing, i mean why people use it. Why not the original drivers provided with the card or its latest update?
coderunknown
coderunknown #4
Jan 8, 2011 at 9:25 PM
srch07 said:
mind elaborating what is this catalyst driver thing, i mean why people use it.
Click to expand...

Catalyst = AMD graphics drivers. its just a name as Nvidia drivers are known as Forcewares.

srch07 said:
Why not the original drivers provided with the card or its latest update?
Click to expand...

the bundled drivers are at least 2-3months old. so its always advisable to get the latest ones available as many bugs are sorted out & in case of highend/mainstream GPUs, one may get noticeable increase in performance.
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srch07 #5
Jan 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM
Ah, ok..
In the past 6 months of my away from internet, i missed alot. lolz

Thanks for the info
vickybat
vickybat #6
Jan 9, 2011 at 12:22 AM
Its simple ati or amd chose catalyst cause in general, it speeds up a chemical reaction. So drivers speeds up a gpu's performance.

For new game releases , optimized drivers are written to enhance performance in the particular title so its advised to use latest drivers but sometimes this becomes unecessary.
skeletor
skeletor #7
Jan 9, 2011 at 1:57 PM
This is not a buying advice section. Thread moved to PC Configurations.