Replacement for 8800GT?

[PearlJam]

Seems like my GPU died on me. What is a suitable replacement for it that is quite cheap?

Use: HD video & occasional game (nothing great)

 

[ponder]

Budget?

 

[chickenbeef]

^+1, how much you got to spend?

Although, for occasional gaming and HD movies a HD5670 comes to mind. Then again, what resolution do you game at?

 

[nakedpeanut]

just get a 5770, nice low-midrange card that does it all but ya budget?

 

[Synaesthesia]

I've got a 2nd hand 8800GT if you're interested. R700

 

[Brawler]

need more info

 

[froot]

I've got a 2nd hand 8800GT if you're interested. R700

Lol WTF..... You can almost buy a NEW 9800GT for that price!

 

[Synaesthesia]

Really? OK! Looks like I'm a bit behind. Nevermind

 

[acidrain]

Really? OK! Looks like I'm a bit behind. Nevermind

dont worry me too... almost gave my hd4890 away for 1300

 

[PearlJam]

I am looking to spend less than R1k, even R700 would be better

 

[Shake&Bake]

I am looking to spend less than R1k, even R700 would be better

Another 8800GT perhaps?

 

[PearlJam]

Another 8800GT perhaps?

If there isn't another "newer" option then that will be the way I would go.

 

[Shake&Bake]

I don't know about how much newer - perhaps a 4870 or one of the lower range 5xxx cards?

 

[Chevron]

You can get a 5670 from rebeltech.co.za in your price I think.

 

[Shake&Bake]

5570 perhaps from Prophecy?

R1038.38 (inc VAT)

Sapphire HD5570 , 40nm , HDMi ready , support Eyefinity + DirectX 11 , built-in HDMi codec+7.1 audio , 1080p HDCP Compliant , pci-e 2.0 x16 , 1Gb 128bit 4 channel DDR3 , RoPs : 8 , 28.8Gb/sec memory transfer ; 400 stream processors ( pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines ) , 20 texture unit , 520 GigaFLoPs , core/memory : 650/1600mhz , dvi+Hdmi+DisplayPort with d-sub adapter , HDTV+HDMi tv-out - full retail pack

Club 3D Radeon HD 5670 1GB from Rebeltech

R1,159.95

Club 3D Radeon HD 5670 1GB - 128-bit, 775MHz Clock, 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 Memory 4000MHz, 400 Stream Processing Units, 400MHz RAMDAC, 1 x DL-DVI, 1 x HDMI, 1 x D-Sub, 2 Year Warranty

 

[DewaldB]

Get a 9800 I have one and I have no problems with it, it plays all the latest games!

 

[froot]

Get a 9800 I have one and I have no problems with it, it plays all the latest games!

It's the same speed as the 8800GT.
And it won't play everything at full for any longer either. I've already found games that require more punch.

 

[Isengard]

My 8800GT died a couple of weeks ago, got a 5770 as a replacement and never looked back. Great bang for buck card.

 

[PearlJam]

OK, got the 240GT. Must still install it to see, but it was cheap @ R740

 

[ponder]

OK, got the 240GT. Must still install it to see, but it was cheap @ R740

I could be mistaken but I suspect that card is worse than your 8800GT or even a 9600GT.