What to buy?

R41Z3N · 09-01-2008, 01:02 PM

oki cool thanks... will see how much money I got and see wat I can afford... will be back then. I see so many different "Versions" of the 8800GT wat is the difference and which one should I buy? The one thing that sucks atm is that I have to buy my card from the same place I got my pc cause of guarantee... but they don't have a big variety.

Now jsut for random info... what is the best card available atm. This is just for widening but very limited knowledge on graphics card..

lol

thanks for the reply

just a noob · 09-01-2008, 01:21 PM

if you can, get the 4850, otherwise get a standard non overclocked version(unless its the same price) then, download rivatuner, and oc it to the point where its not overheating or artifacting

hackapelite · 09-01-2008, 01:53 PM

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Now jsut for random info... what is the best card available atm. This is just for widening but very limited knowledge on graphics card..

In terms of absolute performance, Nvidia GTX280 (I believe).

Ethan3.14159 · 09-01-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hackapelite

In terms of absolute performance, Nvidia GTX280 (I believe).

Actually it's the ATI 4870X2

R41Z3N · 09-01-2008, 03:08 PM

ok that was just for fun... um thanks for the help...

R41Z3N · 09-01-2008, 03:13 PM

Just need to know now... with a 500W psu is it enough for one of the above mentioned graphics cards?

Ethan3.14159 · 09-01-2008, 03:26 PM

it should be enough for the 8800gt providing you have enough amps on the 12v rail. 500w would be pushing it with a 9800gtx or 9800gtx+.

R41Z3N · 09-01-2008, 04:25 PM

oki thanks... probably will just get the 8800GT cuase I can afford that easily and still get an extra 1 GB RAM... I don't need to have to play the games on full quality with 8xAA etc etc... just want to play them smoothly and have some fun at the same time... and have a better pc than my friends... ha ha ha... thanks for all the help!

kookooshortman55 · 09-01-2008, 09:59 PM

Yeah well what is your selection on the 8800GT's from where you're buying it? And if you are on a really tight budget you could look at the 9600GT. It is actually a very close competitor to the 8800GT. It only falls behind the 8800GT once you enable AA and all the extra stuff. I believe it is like $20-$30 cheaper.

R41Z3N · 09-02-2008, 01:11 PM

I am not going 8800GT anymore I can get the ATI 4850 for about R600 Cheaper online buying so I am going to buy that one now... can't wait...

09-01-2008, 01:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
R41Z3N Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 26	oki cool thanks... will see how much money I got and see wat I can afford... will be back then. I see so many different "Versions" of the 8800GT wat is the difference and which one should I buy? The one thing that sucks atm is that I have to buy my card from the same place I got my pc cause of guarantee... but they don't have a big variety. Now jsut for random info... what is the best card available atm. This is just for widening but very limited knowledge on graphics card.. lol thanks for the reply __________________ CPU: AMD 4200+ AM2 RAM: 1GB Graphics: 6100 HDD: 160GB

09-01-2008, 01:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vault 69 Age: 17 Posts: 3,862	if you can, get the 4850, otherwise get a standard non overclocked version(unless its the same price) then, download rivatuner, and oc it to the point where its not overheating or artifacting __________________ When the shit hits the fan cpu: core i7 920@??? gpu: gtx 285 sli ram: 3 gigs of ddr3 hdd: seagate 500gb mobo: evga classified psu: enermax 1050 watt case: box from classified cooling: air for now

09-01-2008, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
R41Z3N Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 26	ok that was just for fun... um thanks for the help... __________________ CPU: AMD 4200+ AM2 RAM: 1GB Graphics: 6100 HDD: 160GB

09-01-2008, 03:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
R41Z3N Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 26	Just need to know now... with a 500W psu is it enough for one of the above mentioned graphics cards? __________________ CPU: AMD 4200+ AM2 RAM: 1GB Graphics: 6100 HDD: 160GB

09-01-2008, 03:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ethan3.14159 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 19 Posts: 1,694	it should be enough for the 8800gt providing you have enough amps on the 12v rail. 500w would be pushing it with a 9800gtx or 9800gtx+. __________________ CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE MB: Asus M3N-HT 780a RAM: 4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 GPU: XFX GTX 260 55nm PSU: Silverstone DA650 650 watt HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200.12 Case: Cooler Master CM 690 Pure Black Edition (1 of only 300) OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Other: Logitech G15, Microsoft Sidewinder, Logitech X-230 PM me for a Lockerz.com invite Folding for the good of mankind: Team 44358

09-01-2008, 04:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
R41Z3N Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 26	oki thanks... probably will just get the 8800GT cuase I can afford that easily and still get an extra 1 GB RAM... I don't need to have to play the games on full quality with 8xAA etc etc... just want to play them smoothly and have some fun at the same time... and have a better pc than my friends... ha ha ha... thanks for all the help! __________________ CPU: AMD 4200+ AM2 RAM: 1GB Graphics: 6100 HDD: 160GB

09-01-2008, 09:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
kookooshortman55 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California/Arizona Age: 19 Posts: 1,546	Yeah well what is your selection on the 8800GT's from where you're buying it? And if you are on a really tight budget you could look at the 9600GT. It is actually a very close competitor to the 8800GT. It only falls behind the 8800GT once you enable AA and all the extra stuff. I believe it is like $20-$30 cheaper. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+ @ 2.6GHz GPU: Zotac 8800GT AMP! w/ Akimbo 740/1800/2000 PSU: 450W Corsair VX450 Monitor: Acer 22" X223W Memory: 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 HDD: 320GB HDD Speakers: Logitech 5.1 X-540 3DMark06: 9521 3DMarks

09-02-2008, 01:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
R41Z3N Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 26	I am not going 8800GT anymore I can get the ATI 4850 for about R600 Cheaper online buying so I am going to buy that one now... can't wait... __________________ CPU: AMD 4200+ AM2 RAM: 1GB Graphics: 6100 HDD: 160GB

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