Which is the better card?

kookooshortman55 · 07-19-2008, 12:31 AM

I was planning on getting a new video card for my system, hopefully one that will last a while. I don't have that big of a budget, I was planning on getting the Zotac 8800GT AMP edition for $150, but then I saw the ATI 3870x2. The ATI is a bit more expensive but according to http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=544&card2=549, the NVIDIA has a higher texture fill rate and the ATI has a higher pixel fill rate. Which one is better?

The two options are listed below.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121228

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500006

Keep in mind the 8800 is overclocked to 700/2000 over stock 600/1800.

Intel_man · 07-19-2008, 02:08 AM

I would go with ATi. Simply because it's a X2. The 8800GT listed is a Zotac and from reviews, I don't think that's a really good brand at all.

kookooshortman55 · 07-19-2008, 05:21 AM

But what's better? Higher pixel fill rate or higher texture fill rate?
The Zotac is wayyy cheaper and actually has one of the best reviews of the 8800's.

mr_choung · 07-20-2008, 03:46 PM

get the 4850, it's better then both

Bob Jeffery · 07-20-2008, 03:50 PM

is the 4850 really better than the 3870X2! i mean X2!

oscaryu1 · 07-20-2008, 04:11 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131113
HD4870, $260 after rebates. Blow all of em' outta the water.

Computer_Freak · 07-20-2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131113
HD4870, $260 after rebates. Blow all of em' outta the water.

Yeah, best choice.

beats the X2 (remember, the X2 has CF issues, and other kinks, whereas the new X2 will sort all of that out)

And the X2 is only needed at high res.

maroon1 · 07-20-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Jeffery

is the 4850 really better than the 3870X2! i mean X2!

I think HD3870 X2 is better

But I prefer single video card solution because some games are not well optimized for dual GPU

kookooshortman55 · 07-20-2008, 07:17 PM

The only problem is the 8800GT is only $150. The difference between the 8800 and the 4870 is about 8 games lol. I would rather have 8 games. But again what's better? Higher pixel fill rate or higher texture fill rate? 8800GT has faster texture fill rate and 3870x2 has faster pixel fill rate. And I don't think I have $400 to spend on the 4870/ =/

MBGraphics · 07-20-2008, 07:35 PM

The 4870 is only about $40 more than the 3870X2, so if your considering the X2, definatly spend the extra 20 for the 4870.

07-19-2008, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
kookooshortman55 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 467	Which is the better card? I was planning on getting a new video card for my system, hopefully one that will last a while. I don't have that big of a budget, I was planning on getting the Zotac 8800GT AMP edition for $150, but then I saw the ATI 3870x2. The ATI is a bit more expensive but according to http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=544&card2=549, the NVIDIA has a higher texture fill rate and the ATI has a higher pixel fill rate. Which one is better? The two options are listed below. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121228 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500006 Keep in mind the 8800 is overclocked to 700/2000 over stock 600/1800. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+ @ 2.6GHz GPU: Zotac 8800GT AMP! Edition Memory: 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 HDD: 320GB 7200 RPM HDD PSU: 500W Cooler Master Extreme OS: Vista Home Premium 32-bit

07-19-2008, 02:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Intel_man Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 573	I would go with ATi. Simply because it's a X2. The 8800GT listed is a Zotac and from reviews, I don't think that's a really good brand at all. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 MOBO: Asus P5BW-LA PSU: CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 HDD: 250 GB RAM: 2 GB DDR2 MONITOR: LG Flatron W2242TQ, NEC MultiSync LCD1530V __________________

07-19-2008, 05:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
kookooshortman55 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 467	But what's better? Higher pixel fill rate or higher texture fill rate? The Zotac is wayyy cheaper and actually has one of the best reviews of the 8800's. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+ @ 2.6GHz GPU: Zotac 8800GT AMP! Edition Memory: 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 HDD: 320GB 7200 RPM HDD PSU: 500W Cooler Master Extreme OS: Vista Home Premium 32-bit

07-20-2008, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bob Jeffery Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 249	is the 4850 really better than the 3870X2! i mean X2! __________________ MY SPEEDTEST http://www.speedtest.net/result/238475138.png Windows xp home 2.1ghz amd sempron 1gig of ram 8600gt 22" LCD :-)

07-20-2008, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,038	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131113 HD4870, $260 after rebates. Blow all of em' outta the water. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

07-20-2008, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
mr_choung Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 26	get the 4850, it's better then both

07-20-2008, 07:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
kookooshortman55 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 467	The only problem is the 8800GT is only $150. The difference between the 8800 and the 4870 is about 8 games lol. I would rather have 8 games. But again what's better? Higher pixel fill rate or higher texture fill rate? 8800GT has faster texture fill rate and 3870x2 has faster pixel fill rate. And I don't think I have $400 to spend on the 4870/ =/ __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+ @ 2.6GHz GPU: Zotac 8800GT AMP! Edition Memory: 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 HDD: 320GB 7200 RPM HDD PSU: 500W Cooler Master Extreme OS: Vista Home Premium 32-bit

07-20-2008, 07:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
MBGraphics Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Garden Grove CA Age: 16 Posts: 577	The 4870 is only about $40 more than the 3870X2, so if your considering the X2, definatly spend the extra 20 for the 4870. __________________ Mike Case:Dell Dimention 8400 2 19" standard flat pannel monitors CPU: Pentium 4 630 (3GHz) w/HT technology and 2MB cache GPU: ATI Radeon X300SE RAM/Storage:3GB/250GB internal and 320GB External Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy OS: Windows XP Media Center Eddition (2005) My Flickr site The SIG My SmugMug

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