Have i done alright here

[bwi]

Well i was saving up to build myself a new computer at xmas but looking at all the prices i knew i'd end up pushing over the grand mark and the missus wouldnt be impressed.


So i'd been trawling around ebay and saw this. I haven't been ripped have i?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130567873378?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

It seemed ok and i know its sort of last gen before the i-series, but i arent wanting to run everything at hi-res and i havent really played pc games since quake 4 made this thing chug.

bri

[briareos_kerensky]

It's not a bad price for what the seller is offering, especially when the monitor alone should be around 100 GBP.

[Baseley09]

The set up in this test is nigh on identical to give you an idea of performance.

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http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/sli8800%20review/

[Hohum]

It's not that bad considering you're getting a decent monitor too.

[bwi]

thanks guys thats reassuring to know, been reading some reviews since and the machine seems to be ok with no major problems. Knowing me ill still try to run quake 3 on it lol

bri

[abigsmurf]

It's a reasonable price for what you get, a former top of the range PC.

If I had that though I'd sell the two 8800's and replace it with a modern DX11 card (those cards in SLI should play any modern game at a good frame rate but you'll miss out on DX11 features).

[Decider-VT]

That's a solid case, too. We have those in our university labs and they're built like tanks.

[bwi]

What kind of cards would you lot recommend. But then again I've got about 7 years of pc games to play and I'll end up playing shogo again lol

[Baseley09]

I'd recommend going back to quake 4, its a cool game and with the update and graphics whacked up to max it looks a dream.

HD 5770 is the minimum recommended at the minute id say for modern games, tho on the very latest will probably start to choke @ 1920x1200.

[abigsmurf]

Looking on Ebay, if you sold those cards individually you'd probably get ?90-?100 in total and for another ?35 you'd be able to get: http://www.dabs.com/products/sapphir...-mdp-7G0M.html

That said, it's worth trying out modern games on it and seeing how they perform and if you're happy with it, either stick with them or wait 4-6months for the next generation of cards.