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[mibias]

So, a friend of mine is thinking of buying himself a new graphics card. He wants me to find him a good deal, though i have no idea what is a wise buy. Is there any good model out there with a reasonable price?

[Jomskylark]

Does anyone know if use of Instant Action is free or not?

InstantAction is awesome. Free, but you have to have specific computer requirements. ZAP! is great.

[Pox]

So, a friend of mine is thinking of buying himself a new graphics card. He wants me to find him a good deal, though i have no idea what is a wise buy. Is there any good model out there with a reasonable price?

Well, for the AU$170 you can get it for here, the 9800GT is a great deal... if he's looking for something more powerful, maybe a 4850?

[Wasgood]

I have a 9800 GT Which works well for me. Runs a little hot though.

[NeatNit]

if he's looking for something more powerful, maybe a 4850?

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Isn't there a 4890 by now? (I know, I'm not exactly looking at the 'reasonale price' part )

[Rkiver]

Depends on the size of screen really.
22 inch, say 1650x1050, then a 4850 will do most games rather well, bar crysis.
If he is gaming at 1950x1600 or whatever it is, then a 4870 would be what I'd advise, or a 4890. Pixmania.com was doing a good deal on one for £169.

Right now the nvidia cards aren't really worth it. ATI has beaten them at this time.

[elexis]

... a 4850 will do most games rather well, bar crysis.

Couldn't you just add that to the end of every graphics card description?

[Rkiver]

... a 4850 will do most games rather well, bar crysis.

Couldn't you just add that to the end of every graphics card description?

No, as anyone with a clue about graphics cards would tell you so. 4870 can run crysis. 4870x2, 4890. Nvidia 285. They all can play crysis at a decent framerate and resolution.

[ynbniar]

My pc is so out of date...my 7900GTX is probably a museum piece somewhere

[vanarbulax]

Well my ATI X1550 (basically a renamed x1300) is making me really, really sad that I have to drop everything on Zeno Clash to low for a playable framerate. I should probably stop splurging for new games and just save up for a decent graphics card (I hope I can save up before something good like Heavy Rain or Brutal Legend comes along).

[xyzyxx]

My pc is so out of date...my 7900GTX is probably a museum piece somewhere

Better than the FX 5200 (PCI!) that still powers my mom's computer.

[bert_the_turtle]

The 7900GTX is still a perfectly fine card IHMO. Runs anything I throw at it. The 5200, now, that was a crap chip even when it was brand new. We still have two PCs here in the office with it. It barely manages to clear the screen at 60 FPS.

[Xocrates]

Better than the FX 5200 (PCI!) that still powers my mom's computer.

Yo momma's PC is so old, it still has a FX 5200?

[xyzyxx]

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[mibias]

I wish to try out messing around with programming. I have no idea what languages are good, easy to learn etc. I have no idea what guides online could be wise to use. Any suggestions?