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Originally Posted by Colinevan
Spec wise how does that second hand card compare with the other recommended card. Am i reading it correct that they are both 1GB.
And is it too much hassle to overclock? Or do i risk melting everything ha ha. Any info links that i can read up on, i wouldn't know where to start.  |
Have a look at the HWCompare website...
http://www.hwcompare.com/1805/geforc...force-gtx-260/
You can change the two cards to compare at the top of the page, 8300GS vs a 260 is quite funny... ~1700% potential average performance increase
http://www.hwcompare.com/1825/geforc...force-gtx-260/
Unless you go much higher up in graphics cards you won't really notice any difference in games by overclocking that CPU as you'll still be limited by the card. You'd get more benefit from moving to Windows 7, although it's probably not worth the hassle/expense if everything's working fine as it is. Just pop a better graphics card in there and make sure your power supply can handle it
260's can be had on ebay for £50-£60
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GTX-260-Zo...item3a6f892345