Just bought a...

[Flisker]

Hey,

I was at the shops today, and i bought the nVidia 8500GT Super+ 1GB 128bit DDR2, with Dual-link DVI and TV-Output.

For just 45 pounds. I can't put it in yet because im not at home (On holiday xD) And I was wondering if its good because i have a Dell Inspiron with a 300W PSU.

Thanks,
Chris

[Stephen!]

It should run, however if there was the option of getting the 512MB version for cheaper, you should have gone with that.

[Flisker]

There was only the 1GB which i think is good :D

[Flisker]

It should run, however if there was the option of getting the 512MB version for cheaper, you should have gone with that.
I read up on site that the 512 was getting bottlenecked due to lack of memory so im glad i got the 1GB version and i saw i can play crysis and cod4 etc on it i was like :o :o :o :o

[N!ck]

The 8500Gt doesn't need 1GB. It's not a particularly good card.

[DrLacero]

I read up on site that the 512 was getting bottlenecked due to lack of memory so im glad i got the 1GB version and i saw i can play crysis and cod4 etc on it i was like :o :o :o :o

You could play crysis on the 6800 with 256MB, playing it well is another thing. ;)

[Earthquake]

Good purchase I would say.

[Flisker]

The 8500Gt doesn't need 1GB. It's not a particularly good card.
Your reasons why?

You could play crysis on the 6800 with 256MB, playing it well is another thing. ;)
Ive watched a video on youtube that someone with a 8500GT playing crysis on good-very good settings.

Good purchase I would say.
Thanks :) I think so myself

[jam666]

i have the same card but the 512mb version... its fairly decent...

however i would of personally went the extra £5 and got the 9500GT (the replacement card for the 8500 and the 8600).. but thats just me.

youll also need to consider buying a new PSU (Power Supply Unit) as mine old PSU was a standard 300w PSU and believe me theres no chance it would of run the graphics card....

so unless you want problems, upgrade your PSU :)

[Recursion]

300w is perfectly fine for the 8500GT.

[Flisker]

i have the same card but the 512mb version... its fairly decent...

however i would of personally went the extra £5 and got the 9500GT (the replacement card for the 8500 and the 8600).. but thats just me.

youll also need to consider buying a new PSU (Power Supply Unit) as mine old PSU was a standard 300w PSU and believe me theres no chance it would of run the graphics card....

so unless you want problems, upgrade your PSU :)
Well concidering I'm in the Ukraine and bought it there as well that's all there was in the shops all the rest were ATi's which i didn't really want for some reason. and lots of the Computer pros on this forum have said a 300W PSU should run fine with it. I will upgrade it but not just yet, may be in the future sometime.

[jam666]

i should of re-phrased my post, what i ment to say was it WILL run on a 300w PSU providing its a good PSU.

but if for example your computer has just a standard cheap PSU like hp, dell, casecom or anything along those lines...) you probably will have problems (im not saying you definately will but theres a very good chance you will)

[Flisker]

Well its a Dell PC so it will have something along the lines of dell for the PSU

[Flisker]

Coming home tomorrow (sunday) so I will tell you if it works or not :D

[Flisker]

Its in and works a treat after installing drivers at a 800x600 resolution on a 17" widescreen (very bold) and then updating the drivers to make it work properly with vista. It is a little bit louder then my pc on its own lol.