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Whats the best option in Graphics card

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  • #2
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Neither. Get this - superior to both cards in price: performance ratio by a considerable margin. Though the 7900GS is so old that even a 3870 would be a big upgrade. Also don't bother with 1gb on a card like the 9800gt, wasted. If your budget can't stretch the 150 odd for a 4850, a plain 512mb 9800GT at 115 is still a great buy.


  • #3
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    Neither. Get this - superior to both cards in price: performance ratio by a considerable margin. Though the 7900GS is so old that even a 3870 would be a big upgrade. Also don't bother with 1gb on a card like the 9800gt, wasted. If your budget can't stretch the 150 odd for a 4850, a plain 512mb 9800GT at 115 is still a great buy.

    All good advice.


  • #4
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    I stringently approve of the 4850. bought one last week and its having my babies.


  • #5
    Ubaroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭Ubaroo


    any ati 48 beats the 9 series (exept the 9800GX2 :P)


  • #6
    Ozeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Ozeire


    I'm now looking at getting a

    Gainward GeForce 9800GTX+ 512MB GDDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI/HDCP
    376665.jpg

    or

    EVGA GeForce 9800GTX+ 512MB GDDR3, SSC, PCI-Express 2.0, HDCP/2xDVI-I
    361814.jpg

    Not sure if extra

    Clock Speed 792 MHz
    Memory Clock Speed 2.304 GHz

    of the EVGA GeForce 9800GTX+ 512MB GDDR3, SSC, PCI-Express 2.0, HDCP/2xDVI-I

    is worth the extra €52


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  • #7
    Ubaroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭Ubaroo


    if your thinking of buying that evga 9800GTX+ you should just get a 4870 512mb..


  • #8
    Ozeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Ozeire


    Well i play alot of FSX mostly on my pc and am seeing that the

    GeForce 9800GTX+ seems to be beating the 4870 512mb on benchmarking

    Then why wouldn't GeForce 9800GTX+ be better than that , But its on the bottom

    The FPS rate between the GeForce 9800GTX+ & GeForce 9800GTX is confusing me so much .

    After all the GeForce 9800GTX+ is the update of the GeForce 9800GTX

    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-4870,review-31046-6.html

    fsx3.png


  • #9
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    In fairness thats a difference of 3 frames per second, and doesnt account for all the other benchmarks that the 48s command over the 9 series cards.

    The 4850 is a direct price comparison against the 9800 anyway. From all the numbers I've read suggest the 4850 is the better buy across more applications.


  • #10
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭papu


    Overheal wrote: »
    In fairness thats a difference of 3 frames per second, and doesnt account for all the other benchmarks that the 48s command over the 9 series cards.

    The 4850 is a direct price comparison against the 9800 anyway. From all the numbers I've read suggest the 4850 is the better buy across more applications.

    4870 kicked the ass off the 260 by being much cheaper and faster

    Loads of reviews here

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055320999


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