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Thread ID: 96610 2009-01-16 09:01:00 4870, 4850 or 9800GTX+ sinclair27 (14502) Press F1
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739347 2009-01-16 09:01:00 I'm having difficulty on which graphics card to decide on!
Not sure if spending the extra money is worth it or not?
(just to help, I have an Intel core2duo E8400 3GHz CPU)

Here are my options:

- ATI 4850 (512Mb) for $340
- NVIDIA 9800 GTX+ for $350
- ATI 4850 (1GB) for $415
- ATI 4870 for $490
sinclair27 (14502)
739348 2009-01-16 09:06:00 4870 qazwsxokmijn (102)
739349 2009-01-16 09:07:00 What are the main uses of the card?

Definetly NOT the 9800GTX, its a rip
Blam (54)
739350 2009-01-16 10:43:00 1. 4870 1 Gig
2. 4870 512 mb
3. 4850 1 Gig
4. 4850 512 mb
5. 9800GTX +
memphis (2869)
739351 2009-01-16 18:20:00 I'm having difficulty on which graphics card to decide on!
Not sure if spending the extra money is worth it or not?


Well do you game? Because the single most important component in a gaming PC is the Graphics card.
In which case I'd choose the 4870 from that list.
pctek (84)
739352 2009-01-17 03:12:00 So what you are all trying to say is the 4850 is a better option than the 9800GTX+ considering they are the same price.
But is the extra $150 really rip out much performance increase for the 4870?
sinclair27 (14502)
739353 2009-01-17 03:43:00 www.tomshardware.com

VGA Charts
pctek (84)
739354 2009-01-17 08:21:00 If its an option spend more $$ if required to get a silent heatpipe version. Or maybe even consider a slightly slower model (depending on your requirements).

The small GPU fans tend to be dust magnets and fail quickly not to mention noisey as in summer.
razzarphenix (2626)
739355 2009-01-18 08:25:00 Resolution for my monitor is 1280x768. sinclair27 (14502)
739356 2009-01-18 08:52:00 4850 is enough. qazwsxokmijn (102)
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