Help 8800gts fatality vs 8800gt vs 3870

Hi guys i really need some help in chooseing i can get all the graphics cards mentioned in the title for around the same amount of money, my screen is 1440x900 and the games i would play would be crysis, call of duty 4 and frontlines (when it comes out).

Also it would be much appreciated if when you give me an answer it could be backed up with a resoning of why it is the best and also weather of not my Heyna 500w psu would run it.

thanks.

The Fatal1ty GTS matches the GTX stock I believe, however it doesn't have THAT much of an OC headroom left (650/1000 vs 500/800 stock) and I wouldn't recommend it over the stock 8800GT or the stock HD3870, that have 1.) more memory for newer titles and 2.) a bigger OC headroom. If anything I'd try to get a GTS 512 for the better cooler.

I have the 3870 and i play COD4. I am happy with my choice. I don't get the FPS i should because my old Pentium 4 3.0 sucks. But i still get 40-70 fps constant. probably averaging around 55. I am sure the 8800GT is a great card, but i cant comment on it. Never had one, but the 3870 would be a great choice.

What kind of prices are you seeing? A $20-40 price difference between them can make a difference. If the 3870 is cheaper (should be) than I'd recommend it. But the 8800gt 512mb GPU is good too. Generally does a bit better than the 3870, but if it's more than $30 more, I'd still get the 3870. If you have a X-fire mobo, than I might just stick with AMD, since you might want to SLI later, especially if you intend to upgrade your monitor to a high resolution one. Just a couple of thoughts to consider. Right now I'd go with the 8800gt (if price is real close), then the 3870, and then probably the 512mb 8800gts (assuming your talking about the g92 variant?).

Edit: Forgot to mention that the 3870 will be a little cooler than the 8800gt, so if you have a smaller (less efficient) case, than you might pick the 3870 over the 8800gt. If you have a roomy and/or cool case, either one will do.

Well if you can get the 8800GTS cheap (~$225), it'll be a good deal. Otherwise the 8800GT is the best bang for the buck, even more so than the 3870. The 3870's price/performance matches the 8800GT, but the 8800GT is faster, so obviously you'd want to get the faster one. The only reason I see fit to get the 3870 is for the dual-slot cooling.

Hi thanks for all the responses, the price does not matter as i get all 3 for around the same price, about 310 usd (i know what a rip off but thats the cheepist in aus) the size also doesnt matter as i am currently using a server case. Just a thought would a graphics card from the us work in australia, any way i am currently leaning towards the 3870 as i know i can get a good brand (sappire) quite cheep.

thanks

3870. why? because if all of a sudden the producers of PC games decided to suddenly switch to dx10.1 than you're not screwed.

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If it has fatal1ty in the name, it means "Don't buy this, only a tool would put his name on this overpriced poop."

I ordered a pair of HIS HD3870 cards from amazon.com and for the price they offered the best performance for the price. When I ordered them it said they were still on pre-order and still does although they shipped several days later and I got them on Dec 5th. They came in at $235 each, and I didn't have to pay shipping or tax so the total came in at $470. Now they also come with a $20 dollar mail in rebate although you can only get the rebate for one card. So take $10 dollars off the MRSP. From benchmarks so far they easily out perform 8800gt SLI and really don't slow down when you up the resolution and start turning on AF and AA.

I put in my pre-order because of the fact I wouldn't have to pay California's 8.25% sales tax, and the fact I figured at the price to performance ratio they would be in high demand. The 8800gt and gts G92 are either all sold out or overpriced.

So with no tax, free shipping, and being sold at basically below MSRP with the rebate I am happy.

also would my cpu bottle neck a 8800gt or 3870 it is a pentium 4 clocked a 4ghz rated at over 6ghz.

lol, what?!?

Considering the prices at the moment, you should buy the 3870 for Crossfire or 8800GT for single GPU....

ps: Crysis is a hardware hog... it needs a good CPU too...so consider buying the GPU ONLY if u have a good CPU.... otherwise you wont be happy with the overall gaming performance. Same goes for future games like Far cry 2, Assassins Creed and the Crysis sequels.

for 1440x900, and if you want to save money, the 8800GT is th best choice.
Anything higher would be the 8800GTS(G92)