help choosing between 3x 3d cards

[ineedjuice]

Hi there. First post here. Couldn't get a decent answer from guru3d forum so thought i'd try here.

I am selling my 8800gts 320mb oc $246

I have 3 choices of cards to upgrade to. I play at 1280x1024 and want to be able to have highest detail setting on and some aa and max af.

My specs are: Intel Q6600, gigabyte p35-ds3r rev 1.0, 4GB Ram, 550watt gigabyte odin psu

Ok so here are the 3 choices and the prices i can get em at here in africa (yes i know they are high )

XFX Geforce Alpha Dog Edition 8800GT - Std Edition, 512MB DDR3 (Dual DVI, TV Out, SLI Ready) PCI Express $300

XFX GeForce Alpha Dog Edition 8800GTS 512MB DDR3 - STD EDITION - (DVI+TV+DVI) : PCI-EXPRESS 16X SLI Support $410

ASUS ATI Radeon 3870, 512MB DDR4, 256-Bit (Dual DVI, TV Out, D-Sub, HDMI) PCI Express 2.0 $315

I don't mind overclocking and just really want to know which of those 3 is best value for money and ofcourse should be better for games like crysis compared to my 8800gts 320mb.

Thank you to anyone that can offer advice

Also I see that there is a Inno3d 8800gts 512 here http://www.prophecy.co.za/inno3d-8800gts-512mb-p-27408.html
that is slightly cheaper then the xfx 8800gts. But i know nothing about inno3d.

 

[dev1se]

Get the 8800GT... cheapest and better performing than the 3870 in the majority of cases. The 8800GTS doesnt warrant the extra 25%... although it is a great card.

 

[ineedjuice]

Ok thank m8. I'll go with that advice

 

[ineedjuice]

Just out of interest if they don'y have the xfx 8800gt in stock is it worth paying an extra $30 to get the gainward or asus 8800gt? or go with the ati?

 

[ineedjuice]

one last question lol that inno 3d 8800gts why is it cheaper then all the other 8800gts brands? is it inferior?

 

[dev1se]

Probably doesnt have as good a warranty.. but the rest of the components should be of the same quality.

 

[ineedjuice]

Hey dev1se someone just told me that the 8800gt runs hot and fan is loud and can't be controlled. Is this true? I looked at the single slot card and realised that the hot air is not pushed outside the case. I was told to go for the 8800gts cos its got better cooling. What ya think. I hate noisy fans. Thx for the replies man you rule !!!

 

[dev1se]

Yeah go for the GTS if you want quieter... since the GT is hot running...

Advantages of the GTS are higher clock speeds, 16 more shader processors and better cooling...