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    #21
    Originally posted by doodab View Post
    Right then, what is a good £50 graphics card?

    Ideally it will support FSX and Command & Conquer Generals / Red Alert 3 @ 1920x1200 with worthwhile detail levels. If it came with Civ V as a freebie that would be good as well.
    Have a read

    Toms Hardware - Graphics cards May 2011
    Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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      #22
      Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
      Yeah, that's telling me to spend £140.
      While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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        #23
        Originally posted by doodab View Post
        It looks like the graphics card in my desktop PC (an NVidia 7600GT) has died.

        What should I do?
        Watch porn in 1D
        Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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          #24
          Well now I have a massive spreadsheet and a headache and I'm no closer to choosing what to buy.

          Whoever said choice benefits the consumer clearly never enjoyed the benefits themselves.
          While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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            #25
            Originally posted by doodab View Post

            Well now I have a massive spreadsheet and a headache and I'm no closer to choosing what to buy.

            Whoever said choice benefits the consumer clearly never enjoyed the benefits themselves.

            If you weren't such a skinflint, you'd simply buy the most expensive instead of quibbling over a couple of hundred quid.

            Call yourself a contractor?
            Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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              #26
              Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
              If you weren't such a skinflint, you'd simply buy the most expensive instead of quibbling over a couple of hundred quid.

              Call yourself a contractor?
              He's a contractor approaching the bench.

              While working I'll happy spend money one month towards the end of a contract I will cut back until I've renewed or found something new.

              Buy the £30 card and wait until renewal. Then offload the old computer to someone else.
              merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                #27
                Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
                If you weren't such a skinflint, you'd simply buy the most expensive instead of quibbling over a couple of hundred quid.

                Call yourself a contractor?
                I would still do my research before buying.
                While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
                  If you weren't such a skinflint, you'd simply buy the most expensive instead of quibbling over a couple of hundred quid.

                  Call yourself a contractor?
                  The most expensive might not even fit his motherboard. It might well also cause his power-supply to explode.
                  Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                  I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                  Originally posted by vetran
                  Urine is quite nourishing

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by eek View Post
                    He's a contractor approaching the bench.

                    While working I'll happy spend money one month towards the end of a contract I will cut back until I've renewed or found something new.

                    Buy the £30 card and wait until renewal. Then offload the old computer to someone else.
                    I think I'm going to spend a bit more on the card and make the PC last until it's planned expiry date. The CPU is a bit long in the tooth (E6600) but I should get at least another 12 months out of it before an upgrade is required.
                    While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by doodab View Post
                      Yeah, that's telling me to spend £140.
                      Why? The cards start at about £55.
                      Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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