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n°1844915
07-21-2008 at 10:07:22 AM

Hi All,

I will upgrading my whole CPU to Intel Core 2 Duo system, I'm not heavy gamer, but I'd love to play Crysis and some title that get my eyes on, I won't be using SLI , so is there any midrange graphic cards to be recommended? 8800? 9600?

And which brand should I get? Asus? XFX?

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n°1844918
07-21-2008 at 10:33:07 AM

Get the 8800GT XFX card. I have one, I love it.


Message edited by pcgamer12 on 07-21-2008 at 10:41:34 AM

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n°1844922
07-21-2008 at 11:22:21 AM

Get either an 8800GT 512Mb or a 4850 for a little more.


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n°1844941
07-21-2008 at 12:41:34 PM

it all depends on what Resolution u r willing to play at and with what level of detail........for anything 1440x900 or bellow + max detail.....9600GT is more than fine.....8800GT will be better for above that.


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n°1845531
07-22-2008 at 03:01:37 AM

I don't think I will go to the maximum resolution of my LCD (1650x1050), i see that the 8800GT is performing better than the 9600GT, besides price, is there anything that makes 9600GT worth buy than 8800GT?

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n°1845641
07-22-2008 at 09:07:37 AM

No, the 8800GT is a much better card.


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