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Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:15 pm

i was looking at this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814143162
i was expecting to spend $570 but now i can get some more money and upgrade

computron9000 · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:19 pm

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/16820/5

Not familiar with benchmarks on other games, but look at those.

Then check out this HD4850:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814125258

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:21 pm

that one looks good

total it will come out to 493.96 with shipping because i found the case on amazon with free shipping

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RC- ... 591&sr=8-1

computron9000 · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:22 pm

actually, hold on

Edited out wrong link...

The GTS250
and 4870 are both in the same price range.

This is probably the best in that range: HD 4970

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102810

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:24 pm

the 4870 is 1Gb memory

computron9000 · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:25 pm

The one I linked up there is 512MB... the 1GB version costs a bit more ($149.99 + MIR)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102801

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:29 pm

yeah but im an Nvidia person and

wont play most of the new games because i play them on My Ps3 or 360 .so i dont know yet but its gonna come out to $492.94

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:34 pm

that motherboard is compatible with my nvidia geforce 7800 Gt OC right?

computron9000 · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:37 pm

That 4870 is quite a bit better. Kind of silly to be a fanboy when you get some much more performance for the same cost. 1-2 years from now the better card could make quite a difference.

But yeah, your 7800GT will be fine if you don't upgrade.

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:40 pm

i feel comfortable with Nvidia cuz ive used them since 2000 and theyr drivers are better and easier to use and im worried about playing games like doom 3 and battlefield 2 and C&C 3 and starcraft 2/Diablo 3/sims 3

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:42 pm

also im gonna be using windows vista 64 ultimate

computron9000 · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:43 pm

I would hands-down buy the 4870... the 250GTS is quite a bit slower.

The 4870 is more comparable to the GTX 260: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814143140

Regardless, even the $70 ATI card I mentioned will eat your 7800GT alive.

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:50 pm

Yeah I got that card bak in 2007 i guess it's preety old now I've been o a booty e machies pc cuz my last pc got a fried mother board about 5 months ago

computron9000 · Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:55 pm

Here are some benchmarks from when the 4870 came out. Notice how well it does, especially compared to, say, the 9800GTX, which is miles ahead of a 7800GT:

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/14990/9

Thuglife · Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:01 pm

Damn that's preety good

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