Is GIGABYTE GV-N440TC-1GI NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 any good?

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hey guys I want to get a new graphics card,

I am just wondering if you guys thought that the GIGABYTE GV-N440TC-1GI NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 was any good or a better one for the money?

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: sometime in the next week. Budget is £70-£120 British pounds. ( that's US $112-$193)

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: will be used for gaming crysis 2, and watching movies

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: new build so can buy any power supply needed.

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Intel Desktop Board DP67DE, Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K Unlocked Core i5 Quad-Core Processor 3.30GHz

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Preferably Amazon.co.uk but wherever its cheapest :lol:

PARTS PREFERENCES: prefer nvidia but not too bothered.

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: don't know yet monitor not decided on.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: needs to be able to run games well but Im not looking for amazing quality.

 

[Bacterius]

Hate to break this to you but the GT440 is more or less obsolete for modern games - you probably won't be able to run Crysis 2 smoothly at even modest settings.

Will be fine for movies though - hell any gfx that can't playback movies has some serious issues.

Im not looking for state of the art pro gaming.

You mentioned Crysis 2, which while being a dumbed down version of Crysis, is still state of the art gaming (well more or less lol).

By "Im not looking for state of the art pro gaming" I think you mean you do not need maximum eyecandy along with a seamless gaming experience, aka you will be happy with 30 fps (reasonably smooth) medium settings gaming at 1680x1050 (guestimate on your resolution), am I right? You'll need to figure out what resolution you want for us to suggest a graphics card for you. For $160 you can get a much, much faster graphics card tbh - the GTX460 is a mainstream card and costs only $190 - a little bit over your budget, and is quite a lot faster than the GT 440. Example: on Metro 2033, the GT440 scores 15.6 frames per second on 1024x768 resolution (very very low), while the GTX460 scores a hefty 56.4 - get the idea?

One piece of advice: choose your resolution and look at benchmarks of games you would like to play to see what graphics card you need for acceptable gameplay - there is just not enough information provided to answer.

PS: I write way too much

 

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Great well thanks for your help, so glad I asked!

1680x1050 sounds about right, and yes i am just looking for it to play smooth but I don't need the eye candy.

do you think the gtx 460 for example this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-140-OK

would give good game play for the price on games such as crysis 2?

 

[Bacterius]

See for yourself: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crysis-2-performance-best-graphics-card-multiplayer,2901-4.html

It should give good to very good performance with Crysis 2 at 1680x1050, and you will not be disappointed if you want to play other games (virtually a certainty, believe me).

However if you really want the best bang for the buck, I recommend the GTX 560 Ti which is a little more expensive than the GTX 460 but is the next generation, hence quite a bit faster. It's up to you and your budget - but the GTX460 is fine right now and will last you at least a year or two before it becomes really obsolete.

 

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See for yourself: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crysis-2-performance-best-graphics-card-multiplayer,2901-4.html

It should give good to very good performance with Crysis 2 at 1680x1050, and you will not be disappointed if you want to play other games (virtually a certainty, believe me).

However if you really want the best bang for the buck, I recommend the GTX 560 Ti which is a little more expensive than the GTX 460 but is the next generation, hence quite a bit faster. It's up to you and your budget - but the GTX460 is fine right now and will last you at least a year or two before it becomes really obsolete.

hahaha well the budget went out the window ages ago, I think I will go for the GTX 560 Ti then, any recommendations on manufacturer? need HDMI and VGA, any suggestions?

 

[Bacterius]

I recommend EVGA, they tend to be more expensive but have passed a higher quality of standard. But honestly as long as the manufacturer isn't a piece of crap the card should work, just check reviews online and you'll steer clear of issues. As for HDMI, I don't think you need it at your resolution - and the GTX probably comes with a mini-HDMI anyway (should). VGA should be included anyway by default in the GTX.

 

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I recommend EVGA, they tend to be more expensive but have passed a higher quality of standard. But honestly as long as the manufacturer isn't a piece of crap the card should work, just check reviews online and you'll steer clear of issues. As for HDMI, I don't think you need it at your resolution - and the GTX probably comes with a mini-HDMI anyway (should). VGA should be included anyway by default in the GTX.

Great thanks for all your help