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DVA4865
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on August 16 2007
Online Quadruple Century Club
50 State Club
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Luton, United Kingdom
900 legs, 2,814.8 hours
479 legs,
1,781.1 hours online
802 legs,
2,414.9 hours ACARS
52 legs,
124.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 01 2010 18:37 ET by Jermaine Hamilton
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Hey Ppl,
My original computer has finally called it a day, so i managed to scavenge a socket 775 mobo with a Pci-ex slot on and have it all up and running. The grfx current card is very lame and would like some recommendations for a new grfx card. My old card was a BFG 7600 GS 512MB DDR2 apg which I'm gonna sell on ebay.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
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DVA4865
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on August 16 2007
Online Quadruple Century Club
50 State Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Nine Century Club
Luton, United Kingdom
900 legs, 2,814.8 hours
479 legs,
1,781.1 hours online
802 legs,
2,414.9 hours ACARS
52 legs,
124.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 01 2010 18:44 ET by Jermaine Hamilton
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Oh forgot to mention that it needs to be a dual dvi card. 
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DVA7899
Captain, B737-800
Joined on October 29 2009
Online Double Century Club
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"PMDG or go home :)"
Springfield, MO USA
304 legs, 743.8 hours
283 legs,
682.2 hours online
303 legs,
740.0 hours ACARS
30 legs,
47.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 01 2010 19:25 ET by Skylar Macminn
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How much are you looking at spending? The new GTX400 series are fantastic. GTX460 External Exhaust is about $239.99 -- princes go up for the 470/480.
There is also a GTS450 (Lower quality line) 1GB for about $159.99 -- would be great if budget is a concern.
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DVA4865
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on August 16 2007
Online Quadruple Century Club
50 State Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Nine Century Club
Luton, United Kingdom
900 legs, 2,814.8 hours
479 legs,
1,781.1 hours online
802 legs,
2,414.9 hours ACARS
52 legs,
124.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2010 11:29 ET by Jermaine Hamilton
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Don't want to spend too much, I'm in the UK so no more than £100. Not sure what that is $
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DVA7702
Captain, B747-400
Joined on August 25 2009
"If it ain't Boeing, I'm not going!"
Scandinavia
75 legs, 174.7 hours
41 legs,
104.7 hours online
61 legs,
131.4 hours ACARS
7 legs,
19.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2010 17:15 ET by Tommy Hansen
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£100 = $159 So if £100 is your budget,the GTS450 should be an alternative as Skylar mention.
Here's one: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-Palit-GTS-450-Sonic-40nm-3900MHz-GDDR5-GPU-880MHz-Shader-1760MHz-192-Cores-2x-DVI-I-HDMI
Same brand, but GTX460 if you have £65 more to add to your budget: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-Palit-GTX-460-Sonic-3600MHz-GDDR5-GPU-700MHz-Shader-1400MHz-336Cores-DVI-D-Sub-HDMI
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DVA7899
Captain, B737-800
Joined on October 29 2009
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
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"PMDG or go home :)"
Springfield, MO USA
304 legs, 743.8 hours
283 legs,
682.2 hours online
303 legs,
740.0 hours ACARS
30 legs,
47.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2010 17:17 ET by Skylar Macminn
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The GTX460 is def worth it if you can get it. Personally i'd go with the GTX460 1GB <-- FS relies a bit more on vRAM
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DVA4865
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on August 16 2007
Online Quadruple Century Club
50 State Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Nine Century Club
Luton, United Kingdom
900 legs, 2,814.8 hours
479 legs,
1,781.1 hours online
802 legs,
2,414.9 hours ACARS
52 legs,
124.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 04 2010 13:21 ET by Jermaine Hamilton
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what do you think about these?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/237671
http://www.linkscom.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=4043
or should I go for the 450GTS recommended by Tommy?
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DVA7899
Captain, B737-800
Joined on October 29 2009
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"PMDG or go home :)"
Springfield, MO USA
304 legs, 743.8 hours
283 legs,
682.2 hours online
303 legs,
740.0 hours ACARS
30 legs,
47.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 04 2010 13:33 ET by Skylar Macminn
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Check the reviews. The only major difference between the companies is the heatsink and over clocking utilities. I prefer EVGA, but that's just a preference.
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