Graphics Card Upgrades

Upgrades Information

Graphics cards

The most important part when building a gaming PC. Always go for the best card you can afford, it will define they way you see your graphics. When choosing a graphics card there are two main factors, the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and the Memory.

The GPU Speed is mainly defined, just like a processor, by its clock speed, measured in in M/GHz where higher is better. The amount of Stream Processors also defines the GPU speed.

Memory is defined by the amount of it, and again, the more the better. The more memory available the more textures can be displayed and the higher resolutions that can be ran.

All our graphics cards are of the following brands; Inno3D, Palit, Zotac, EVGA, XFX, BFG, Gainward, MSI, Gigabyte, Sapphire, PowerColor, ASUS and HIS. Whilst the specification of each of the cards remain the same the brand may vary depending on stock and availability.

Nvidia Graphics cards ATI Graphics cards

Nvidia 9500GT 512MB

Experience the power without a hefty price tag with the SLI®-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500 GT GPU. Get a supreme visual experience and realistic gameplay in today’s most popular games. Your PC is now more visual than ever. Supercharge this visual experience with the NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500 GT GPU – there is no better investment to provide more vibrant photos, smoother videos, and more realistic gaming.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 32
Core clock - 550MHz
Memory Size - 512MB
Memory Type - GDDR2
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1400 MHz
Memory Clock - 800MHz
Outputs - DVI, VGA, HDTV Out

Nvidia 9600GT 512MB

The NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT GPU offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for extreme high-definition gaming and video playback. Play the hottest DirectX 10 games with awesome speed and watch the latest HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with brilliant clarity. Featuring next generation GeForce and PureVideo® HD technologies, the GeForce 9600 GT GPU puts amazing graphics performance within your reach.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 64
Core clock - 650MHz
Memory Size - 512MB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1625 MHz
Memory Clock - 1800MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, TV Out

Nvidia 9600GT 1GB

The NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT GPU offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for extreme high-definition gaming and video playback. Play the hottest DirectX 10 games with awesome speed and watch the latest HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with brilliant clarity. Featuring next generation GeForce and PureVideo® HD technologies, the GeForce 9600 GT GPU puts amazing graphics performance within your reach.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 64
Core clock - 650MHz
Memory Size - 1GB
Memory Type - GDDR2
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1625 MHz
Memory Clock - 1000MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, TV Out

Nvidia 9800GT 512MB

The SLI®-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GT has arrived. Enjoy industry-leading features such as NVIDIA PhysX™ technology* that brings your games to life and HybridPower™ for optimal power management. And with GeForce 9 Series goodness, 112 processor cores and a 256-bit frame buffer, this GPU’s got the stuff hardcore gamers have been waiting for.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 112
Core clock - 600MHz
Memory Size - 512MB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1500 MHz
Memory Clock - 900MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

Nvidia GTS 250 512MB

The NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250 graphic card delivers world-class HD graphics performance plus GPU-accelerated NVIDIA® PhysX™ gaming effects, lightning fast video and image processing, and full NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ support allowing you to game in true stereoscopic 3D.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 128
Core clock - 738MHz
Memory Size - 512MB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1836 MHz
Memory Clock - 2200MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

Nvidia GTS 250 1GB

The NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250 graphic card delivers world-class HD graphics performance plus GPU-accelerated NVIDIA® PhysX™ gaming effects, lightning fast video and image processing, and full NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ support allowing you to game in true stereoscopic 3D.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 128
Core clock - 738MHz
Memory Size - 1GB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1836 MHz
Memory Clock - 2200MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

Nvidia GTX 260 896MB

Get pulled deeper into the gaming experience and HD video than ever before with the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260 GPU. With this GPU, both performance and immersion are absolute. Experience high definition worlds, lifelike characters, and forces of nature so powerful that your palms sweat and your heart races with every frame. Beyond games, watch Blu-ray movies and transcode video up to 7X faster than traditional CPUs.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 216
Core clock - 576MHz
Memory Size - 896MB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1242 MHz
Memory Clock - 2000MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

Nvidia GTX 275 896MB

Experience best-in-class graphics performance in the hottest games such as Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II and Far Cry 2. And with full GPU-acceleration for NVIDIA PhysX™ technology, GeForce GTX 275 will change your 3D gaming experience by bringing dynamic forces of nature and massively destructible environments to games such as Sacred 2 and Mirror’s Edge. With GeForce GTX 275, get the graphics plus physics performance that your games demand.

The GeForce GTX 275 GPU with CUDA technology not only provides astonishing gaming performance, but it also delivers incredible GPU computing performance for everything from video transcoding to video and photo editing. Whether it’s transcoding HD videos in minutes to your portable video player using Badaboom, upscaling standard definition movies to near HD quality with Arcsoft SimHD, or rapidly editing digital photos using Adobe CS4, the GeForce GTX 275 GPU does it all with outstanding performance.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 240
Core clock - 633MHz
Memory Size - 896MB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1404 MHz
Memory Clock - 2268MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

Nvidia GTX 285 1024MB

Take your DirectX® 10 gaming beyond HD, with the power of GeForce GTX 285 GPUs. Place yourself in the center of the action and experience true DirectX 10 gaming cinema in extreme HD (2560x1600) resolutions—all enabled by GeForce 200 Series’ second generation unified architecture, NVIDIA® SLI® technology, and incredible performance in the latest DirectX 10 games including Far Cry 2, Mirrors Edge, and Call of Duty 5: World at War. With up to 50% more performance than prior generation GPUs, GeForce GTX 285 GPUs tear through complex DirectX 10 environments and cinematic effects at blazing frame rates in extreme HD resolutions.

The GeForce GTX 285 graphics card with CUDA technology not only provides a world-class gaming experience, it also delivers Graphics Plus. Experience jaw-dropping PhysX gaming effects, stereoscopic 3D, and lightning fast video and image processing all accelerated by the GPU. Whether it’s experiencing a new world of realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments, strapping on your NVIDIA® GeForce ® 3D Vision™ glasses to game in true stereoscopic 3D, transcoding HD videos in minutes to your portable video player* , or rapidly editing digital images using Adobe® CS4, the GeForce GTX 285 graphics card does it all with mind blowing performance.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 240
Core clock - 648MHz
Memory Size - 1024MB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1476MHz
Memory Clock - 2484MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

Nvidia GTX 295 1792MB

With the power of two GeForce GTX 200 GPUs on a single card, the GeForce GTX 295 graphics card delivers unrivaled graphics performance in the hottest DirectX 10 games including Far Cry 2, Mirrors Edge, and Call of Duty 5: World at War. Combining two GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards in Quad NVIDIA® SLI® configuration takes gaming performance to extreme levels delivering breathtaking frame rates and total graphics bliss.

The GeForce GTX 295 graphics card with CUDA technology not only provides a world-class gaming experience, it also delivers Graphics Plus. Experience jaw-dropping PhysX gaming effects, stereoscopic 3D, and lightning fast video and image processing all accelerated by the GPU. Whether it’s experiencing a new world of realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments, strapping on your NVIDIA® GeForce® 3D Vision™ glasses to game in true stereoscopic 3D, transcoding HD videos in minutes to your portable video player , or rapidly editing digital images using Adobe CS4, the GeForce GTX 295 graphics card does it all with mind blowing performance.

Put the power of the GeForce GTX 295 graphics card to work across multi-monitors and unleash an awesome dual screen 3D experience. Use one monitor for the up-close action while commanding your armies on the second monitor, or experience full-screen multi-GPU gaming performance on one monitor, while keeping tabs on your IM and email on the other. With the GeForce GTX 295, you won't miss a beat in the virtual world, or the real world.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 480
Core clock - 576MHz
Memory Size - 1792MB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Shader Clock - 1242MHz
Memory Clock - 1998MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

ATI RADEON HD 4350 256MB

With all the latest features, the ATI Radeon™HD 4350 graphics cards deliver an incredible visual experience with best in classperformance. Enjoy unprecedented levels of graphics realism and play the latest games with support for Microsoft DirectX®10.1. Add this graphics card to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and HD content play with incredible visual fidelity1, and view digital photos with over 1 billion colors2. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 80
Core clock - 600MHz
Memory Size - 256MB
Memory Type - DDR2
Max Resolution - 2048 x 1536
Memory Clock - 800MHz
Outputs - DVI, VGA

ATI HD4850 1GB

ATI Radeon™ HD 4870, ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 and ATI Radeon™ HD 4830 GPUs bring the power of graphics ‘supercomputing’ to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. With up to 1.2 teraFLOPS on tap, the TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this graphics card to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity1,2 or take your experience to another level with new multimedia capabilities. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 112
Core clock - 625MHz
Memory Size - 1GB
Memory Type - GDDR3
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Memory Clock - 1900MHz
Outputs - Dual DVI, HDTV Out

ATI RADEON HD 4890 1GB

Tear through the latest games with seamless frame rates and go beyond HD with the power of the ATI Radeon™ HD 4890 graphics processing unit (GPU). Building on the strength of the ATI Radeon™ 4800 series award-winning architecture, this GPU stands out from the rest with massive graphics processing muscle. Take ultimate control over your game and crank it up with scalable performance. Go ahead, max out the settings and put the ATI Radeon HD 4890 through its paces.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 800
Core clock - 820MHz
Memory Size - 1024MB
Memory Type - DDR5
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Memory Clock - 975MHz
Outputs - DVI

ATI RADEON HD 5850 1GB

Prepare to experience a riveting high-definition gaming experience with ATI Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics processors. Expand your visual real estate across up to three displays and get lost in the action with revolutionary ATI Eyefinity Technology. Using ATI Stream technology, accelerate even the most demanding applications and do more than ever with your PC. The first to deliver full support for Microsoft DirectX® 11, these GPUs enable rich, realistic visuals and explosive HD gaming performance so you can dominate the competition.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 1440
Core clock - 725MHz
Memory Size - 1024MB
Memory Type - DDR5
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Memory Clock - 1000MHz
Outputs - DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort

ATI RADEON HD 5870 1GB

Prepare to experience a riveting high-definition gaming experience with ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 graphics processors. Expand your visual real estate across up to three displays and get lost in the action with revolutionary ATI Eyefinity Technology. Using ATI Stream technology, accelerate even the most demanding applications and do more than ever with your PC. The first to deliver full support for Microsoft DirectX® 11, these GPUs enable rich, realistic visuals and explosive HD gaming performance so you can dominate the competition.

Technical Specifications:

Stream Processors - 1600
Core clock - 850MHz
Memory Size - 1024MB
Memory Type - DDR5
Max Resolution - 2560 x 1600
Memory Clock - 1200MHz
Outputs - DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort

Whilst UK Gaming Computers endeavour to make sure our descriptions are 100% correct, manufacturers may alter specifications slightly, it is your responsibility to check the specification with the manufacturer. Images are for illustration purposes only. If you are unsure of anything, please contact us, we wont bite!