Best ATI Card for £200??

[Thewiggster]

Hi

I am wanting to upgrade my current Powercolour ATI Radeon 9600XT to a new card, I was just wondering what ATI card would be the best I can get at this moment in time for £200??..It must be PCI-E Not AGP!!...I play games such as Battlefield 2 and Half Life 2 etc...any help would be great

Thanks

Wiggo

[blue60007]

Do you have a PCI-E motherboard? The 9600XT is an AGP card - the two aren't intermixable. What brand/model power supply do you have? Most of the newer cards have a hefty power supply requirement.

[Thewiggster]

Yer I will have a PCI-E Motherboard as i am upgrading CPU and MB at the same time. I have a 400W Jeantech Powersupply which has got the PCI-E plug on it.

[glc]

Does the Jeantech have a 24 pin main connector - and does it have dual +12v rails? What's the amperages on the +12v? It should have this info on the label. 400w is cutting it kinda close for a high power PCI-E card.

It looks like there's a hole between the X1800's and X1900's - the 200 quid figure is smack in the middle of this hole.

[Thewiggster]

Hi this is the Powersupply i have and all the info u could need is here:

http://www.jeantech.com/400.htm

I am lazy so cudn't be bother to open my case up.

Cheers

Wiggo

[glc]

Yes, that is a proper PCI-E power supply and it has good specs. However, you have to ensure the card you get doesn't require more than a 400 watt PSU.