okay cheers. apparently the psus i was looking at on ebay are very dodgy and an awful choice. buying a good quality one takes away from my budget so i am now thinking of a nvidia 7600gt as a graphics card. good? crysis on med? what necessary power supply?
thanks

The recommended spec for Crysis is an NVidia 7800GTX or ATI X1800XT.

A 7600gt will still work, and not a huge change from the one you have now, will probably still work, but again, best check the power calc for a more accurate recommended spec. 330-350w maximum if you do need to upgrade.

another graphics card!! how does the 7800gtx stack up against the 7900gt and the x1950? sorry for the endless questions.

for your hardware, i would reccomend the Geforce 8500GT. the AMD Athlon X2 3800 is not powerful enough to require the 8600. the 8500GT will suit you fine.

I agree. I know this might be a little outside of your intended budget, but it might be worth saving that little bit extra for something you'll be happy with for a while, rather than "I wish I had saved that little extra".

thanks. however i heard on gamespot that the 8500gt is pretty bad and that the 7900gt or 7800gtx is a better choice. and that the 8600gt as well gets trumped by the 7900gt and 7800gtx and the x19500 pro.

quote: As for the 8500GT, it's simply not a gaming card. It's cheap for a reason - it's marketed to users who are only looking for high movie quality and possibly video editing. For gaming purposes, the card is completely substandard.

your take?