Graphics cards ..... best out

solidsteve · 05-21-2008, 03:57 PM

hey all yet again here again to find out opinions on graphics cards

a long story short i am getting paid friday and was going to go down and pick up a 9800GTX sunday but its a bank holiday weekend and the place is going to be shut so with my work router it's going to be a month before i get up there

so me is here to find out what people's opinions are on as many Graphics cards as possible to find out what would be good for me

my system spec's are in me sig, i'll be getting a Q6600 and OCing so forget the Q9450 in my sig plus i don't have a price in mind, i just want it to run 1950X1080i

surgeVel · 05-21-2008, 04:06 PM

Not sure how the 9800GTX compares with the 8800GTS performance wise, but it's just an overclocked 8800GTS 512mb. So if you don't plan on overclocking the 9800GTX, just get an 8800GTS and overclock that. But if you do plan to overclock the 9800GTX you could get much faster clock speeds and would justify the higher price.

aeroplane22 · 05-21-2008, 04:12 PM

What about the GX2, which one was "superior" the GTX or the GX2?

Either way, the new models are coming out somewhere around June 18th. The "9900" series, now called GTX 260 and GTX 280 will be the pilots. The 280 is better of course.

... and yet another edit... No price estimates on those 2 cards yet, but they are supposed to be around June 18th. The most average guess is around 300 for 260 and upwards to mid 400 for the 280, speculation of course. Who knows, maybe they will surprise with a high performance budget pair.

vernong1992 · 05-21-2008, 04:16 PM

The 9800gtx is a killer overclocker, and its pretty cheap to get, you should stick with it

just get an eVGA one so you can step up (or BFG Tech one) if you want later on

Prototype · 05-21-2008, 05:48 PM

isnt BFG more expensive than eVGA cz i dont recommend BFG if they step up

Drizzt5 · 05-21-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vernong1992

The 9800gtx is a killer overclocker, and its pretty cheap to get, you should stick with it

just get an eVGA one so you can step up (or BFG Tech one) if you want later on

Do this, the new cards that are coming out are going to blow this stuff away. Get a 9800 gtx from evga, the longer you wait the better, and then just step up. Best part is you don't have to look for a good price because that price goes towards your step-up

Of course if the 4870's are as good as they are planned to be, you might regret it

vernong1992 · 05-21-2008, 06:01 PM

Well either way they can't complain its still heck of a card

Drizzt5 · 05-21-2008, 07:22 PM

Ya, but when you can have more for less

.....

illnastyimpreza · 05-21-2008, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drizzt5

Do this, the new cards that are coming out are going to blow this stuff away. Get a 9800 gtx from evga, the longer you wait the better, and then just step up. Best part is you don't have to look for a good price because that price goes towards your step-up

Of course if the 4870's are as good as they are planned to be, you might regret it

no way... is this an EVGA thing ???

if so I'm definatly gona go EVGA 8800GTS as well as the 750i Mobo....

solidsteve · 05-22-2008, 09:26 AM

how about the nVidia cards

nVidia GeForce 9800GX2 1GB PCI-E 2.0 - Aria Technology

nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E 2.0 - Aria Technology

i dont have a set price and OCing the card is out the question

05-21-2008, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
solidsteve Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 527	Graphics cards ..... best out hey all yet again here again to find out opinions on graphics cards a long story short i am getting paid friday and was going to go down and pick up a 9800GTX sunday but its a bank holiday weekend and the place is going to be shut so with my work router it's going to be a month before i get up there so me is here to find out what people's opinions are on as many Graphics cards as possible to find out what would be good for me my system spec's are in me sig, i'll be getting a Q6600 and OCing so forget the Q9450 in my sig plus i don't have a price in mind, i just want it to run 1950X1080i __________________ My new pc spec's ~ Case ~ nexus caterpilla (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=28763) Mobo ~ Gigabyte GA~P35~DS3R Rev 2.0 CPU ~ Intel Q6600 HDD ~ 2 x 500gb western digital drives Ram ~ 4GB worth (4 strips) of OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 Platinum Rev 2.0 PSU ~ Corsair 750TX GPU ~ ATI 4850 OS - Vista Home Premium 64-Bit

05-21-2008, 04:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
surgeVel New Netflix Subscriber! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,175	Re: Graphics cards ..... best out Not sure how the 9800GTX compares with the 8800GTS performance wise, but it's just an overclocked 8800GTS 512mb. So if you don't plan on overclocking the 9800GTX, just get an 8800GTS and overclock that. But if you do plan to overclock the 9800GTX you could get much faster clock speeds and would justify the higher price. __________________ -surgeVel Surge Velocity - Custom Built Computers For Speed and Power that is Light on Your Wallet! If you'd rather not risk building yourself, we won't charge an arm and a leg to do it for you! www.SurgeVelocity.com-Updated! \| NZXT Cases at lowest prices! \| Inferno Deals: The NewEgg Alternative!

05-21-2008, 04:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
aeroplane22 Junior Techie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 65	Re: Graphics cards ..... best out What about the GX2, which one was "superior" the GTX or the GX2? Either way, the new models are coming out somewhere around June 18th. The "9900" series, now called GTX 260 and GTX 280 will be the pilots. The 280 is better of course. ... and yet another edit... No price estimates on those 2 cards yet, but they are supposed to be around June 18th. The most average guess is around 300 for 260 and upwards to mid 400 for the 280, speculation of course. Who knows, maybe they will surprise with a high performance budget pair. __________________ XCLIO Windtunnel Full Tower Case PC Power & Cooling, Silencer - 750W (1 12v 60A Rail) ABIT IP35 Pro ATX LGA 775 Motherboard (BIOS v16) Intel E6850 Dual-Core G0 @ 3.81 OC (1.43v) 8GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition (4x2) 4-4-4-15 2T Western Digital Caviar 500GB 7200rpm SATA HDD Nvidia EVGA GeForce GTX 280 SoundBlaster X-Fi, FaTaLiTy Pro. Series <--Recent Failed Hardware--> Crucial Ballistix 4GB (BL2KIT12864AA804) Samsung SpinPoint T-Series 500GB HDD (HD501LJ) RIP Last edited by aeroplane22; 05-21-2008 at 04:14 PM.

05-21-2008, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
vernong1992 Kudos/Post Count Padder Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16,714	Re: Graphics cards ..... best out The 9800gtx is a killer overclocker, and its pretty cheap to get, you should stick with it just get an eVGA one so you can step up (or BFG Tech one) if you want later on __________________ I do not accept support requests or deleted threads/complains about Infractions you've recieved by PM, Profile or IM/Email.

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05-21-2008, 06:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
vernong1992 Kudos/Post Count Padder Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16,714	Re: Graphics cards ..... best out Well either way they can't complain its still heck of a card __________________ I do not accept support requests or deleted threads/complains about Infractions you've recieved by PM, Profile or IM/Email.

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Drizzt5 Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Joisy Posts: 2,815	Re: Graphics cards ..... best out Ya, but when you can have more for less .....

05-22-2008, 09:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
solidsteve Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 527	Re: Graphics cards ..... best out how about the nVidia cards nVidia GeForce 9800GX2 1GB PCI-E 2.0 - Aria Technology nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E 2.0 - Aria Technology i dont have a set price and OCing the card is out the question __________________ My new pc spec's ~ Case ~ nexus caterpilla (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=28763) Mobo ~ Gigabyte GA~P35~DS3R Rev 2.0 CPU ~ Intel Q6600 HDD ~ 2 x 500gb western digital drives Ram ~ 4GB worth (4 strips) of OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 Platinum Rev 2.0 PSU ~ Corsair 750TX GPU ~ ATI 4850 OS - Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Last edited by solidsteve; 05-22-2008 at 09:30 AM.

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