Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > which is the one youd like to own

which is the one youd like to own

Forum Graphic & Displays : Graphics Cards - which is the one youd like to own

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
which is efficient to run based on price/performance and running costs.....




Warning, if you click on "see results", you won't be able to vote
Word :    Username :           
 

forget about multigpu or whatsoever....
solely based on the running cost (price,power consumption,mobo,proc needed to fuel the card)
which is the winner.
:hello:
please state reason for selection :whistle:
edit:added my favourite card the 8800gts :D

Message quoted 2 times
Message edited by area61 on 06-18-2008 at 06:55:20 PM
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
- 0 +

a reminder tho..the gtx is as powerful as the gtx260 altho is very very old...and the hd3870x2 is also as powerful as the 8800gtx(sorta)

Reply to area61

Probably the 280 GTX but for now, I'll wait and see if drivers in the future will optimize it.

Reply to John Vuong
- 0 +

I have an 8800GTX, and I'm still satisfied with it, though I think it heats up my LL A-70.

------------------------------ 17" MacBook Pro: 2.66Ghz, 4GB DDR3-1066, 256GB Corsair P256 SSD
Reply to halcyon

I did not vote.

You should ask this question AFTER the release of the 4850 and 4870.


Message edited by chunkymonster on 06-18-2008 at 02:23:07 PM
------------------------------ ASRock X58 Extreme - Core i7 920 - 6GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600 - Sapphire 4890 2GB - Creative Xtreme Gamer - 4-80GB WD in RAID0 on HighPoint RR 2310 as OS drive - 1-320GB WD scratch drive - Corsair CMPSU 750TX - HAF 932 - Hanns-G 281DPB @ 1900x1200
Reply to chunkymonster

I have ran 1 8800GTX ANS3 video card and it still rocks. I now have two and I score close to 16000 on futuremark06. If you are looking to go on the cheap, the 9600 is a great choice. I have it in my media center pc and my best friend has it in his main rig running two 32" LCD monitors with no problems. We played FEAR on it and it was very smooth game play. Thats one of the best cards for the money...

Reply to englandr753
- 0 +

None of the above so I won't vote in the poll.
I'll go for either the ATI 4850 or the 4870 (probably the 4870).

Reply to jj463rd

area61 wrote :

forget about multigpu or whatsoever....
solely based on the running cost (price,power consumption,mobo,proc needed to fuel the card)
which is the winner.
:hello:
please state reason for selection :whistle:

I would wait to see what the Radeon 4800 series looks like; I own an 8800GTX and have since a month or so after launch and have been very satisfied with it aside from Crysis, but even the Geforce GTX 280 wouldn't do Crysis justice.

Reply to Heyyou27

My vote would go to the G92 8800GTS, but it's not on the list.

------------------------------ Upgrading sig...
35% Done
-------------------
Critical Error
Reply to SirCrono

^+1 for G92 8800GT/GTS.

------------------------------ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3815217176_0a5be7955d_o.gif
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3818083596_1a772f7162_o.gif
Reply to Shadow703793
- 0 +

area61 wrote :

forget about multigpu or whatsoever....
solely based on the running cost (price,power consumption,mobo,proc needed to fuel the card)
which is the winner.
:hello:
please state reason for selection :whistle:

 

I already own a factory overclocked 3870x2. I meant to vote 3870x2 as it's an efficient and elegant solution compared to the slightly more powerful 9800gx2, but I accidentally clicked on "See Results" and not "Vote" so my vote didn't count.

 

You left out the choices arriving next week and in the fall:

 

4850, 4870 and 4870x2.

 


What I want is a 4870x2 in the fall.

  



Message edited by yipsl on 06-18-2008 at 03:56:39 PM
------------------------------ Phenom 8750, ASUS M3A78T
4 gigs Kingston DDR2 800 two 1T SAMSUNG HD103UI
Sapphire 4870x2, Sony BDU-X10S BD-ROM
Antec Neo 650 PSU Antec Nine Hundred, Acer H213H 1080p LCD
Reply to yipsl

Apart from the 3870x2 and 8800gtx, the rest of the cards listed there are cr@p.

Message quoted 1 times
Message edited by mihirkula on 06-18-2008 at 04:05:22 PM
------------------------------ Intel E6750 * Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L * Galaxy 8800GT 512mb 620MHz* Corsair VX450 * 2GB Transcend 667* 2x120GB Seagate SATA * Altec Lansing ATP3*
Reply to mihirkula
- 0 +

GT/GTS, especially in terms of initial cost.

------------------------------ Lian-Li PC-7B | XClio Greatpower 550W | P4 3.2 Prescott SL7E5 | Scythe Ninja
2GB DDR400 Corsair VS (4*512) | eVGA nVidia GF 7600GS AGP vmod 1.46/1.91 OCd 759/907
WD 160GB & 640GB SATA
WinXP MCE 2004
Reply to KyleSTL

Another vote for the G92 8800GTS. Then again, all I need is a 8600GT for what I do.

Reply to runswindows95

+1 for 8800GTS (G92)

Reply to GreenSpoon

I'll give a "me too" to the GTS.

I usually skip a generation when it comes to video cards, and just got an 8800GTS with my new build. I'm not a hardcore gamer like many on here, but I do rock the chaingun once in awhile, and so far the GTS is exceeding my needs (I'm cheap, so I buy games when they get between $20 - $30).

Will be interesting to see what's next up after the 4xxx & 2xx from red & green.

Message quoted 1 times
Message edited by YourGodOnEarth on 06-18-2008 at 04:30:01 PM
------------------------------ Q9450 @ 3.21-gHz (@1.144v), Noctua NH-U9B (dual fans), P5E, 4-GB Corsair XMS2 DHX DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 (@1.9v), XFX 8800GTS XXX Alpha Dog, 2x160-GB Caviar SE16's (RAID-0), 2x750-GB 7200.11's (RAID-0), PC P&C Silencer 610, Lian-Li PC-A05, Vista32
Reply to YourGodOnEarth
- 0 +

mihirkula wrote :

Apart from the 3870x2 and 8800gtx, the rest of the cards listed there are cr@p.



I wouldn't call the 9800gx2 crap. It's poorly designed as it's not on one PCB like the 3870x2, but it seems to beat the GTX280 in many benchmarks. Right now, with Nvidia drivers the way they are, the results seem to be one of two combinations:

1. 9800gx2
2. GTX280
3. 3870x2

or

1. GTX280
2. 9800gx2
3. 3870x2

What hurts the GTX280 is price, power and thermals.

That makes me think that the 4870 and 4870x2 will do well against Nvidia's latest when they arrive next week and in the fall.

YourGodOnEarth wrote :

I'll give a "me too" to the GTS.

I usually skip a generation when it comes to video cards, and just got an 8800GTS with my new build. I'm not a hardcore gamer like many on here, but I do rock the chaingun once in awhile, and so far the GTS is exceeding my needs (I'm cheap, so I buy games when they get between $20 - $30).

Will be interesting to see what's next up after the 4xxx & 2xx from red & green.



The last single player games I bought were Oblivion and The Witcher. Lately, I've been playing mostly LOTRO (went lifetime even) and I doubt that I'll need a 4870x2 for that (but it will be tempting in the fall). What I need more is a new mobo and CPU, along with a 24" LCD.

For what I play, a 3870x2 will work for several more years.


Message edited by yipsl on 06-18-2008 at 04:33:24 PM
------------------------------ Phenom 8750, ASUS M3A78T
4 gigs Kingston DDR2 800 two 1T SAMSUNG HD103UI
Sapphire 4870x2, Sony BDU-X10S BD-ROM
Antec Neo 650 PSU Antec Nine Hundred, Acer H213H 1080p LCD
Reply to yipsl
- 0 +

My 9800GTX was only a few bucks more than a GTS 512, i'm happy with it. (had a 8800GTS 320, which I wasn't happy with, paid less for the GTX lol).

------------------------------ http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4645/sig1xl2.jpg
Reply to STEMNIN


Cant see a need for more than a 8800GTX for most peoples needs so i vote for that.
Mactronix

Reply to mactronix

Shadow703793 wrote :

^+1 for G92 8800GT/GTS.



Yeah I'd vote GF8800GTS-512 too.

------------------------------ You need a license to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp (or internet account) - RED GREEN. GA to SK
HD Freedom: 45 5F E1 04 22 CA 29 C4 93 3F 95 05 2B 79 2A B2

Reply to TheGreatGrapeApe
- 0 +

dang.i forgot the start of the generation of 8800s.8800gts is the best buy at the moment tho.i wont upgrade if i had a 8800gts as it gives playable performance.

Reply to area61
- 0 +

+1 8800GTS 512

------------------------------ [quote:e59fbc2129="Buzby"]Should I upgrade my Ram from 256mb to 1 mb?[/quote:e59fbc2129]
[quote:e59fbc2129="chips2481"]Geforce is like a cheaper made quadro card[/quote:e59fbc2129]
ASUS Striker Extreme
Intel E6600 @ 3.15Ghz
Reply to slim142

area61 wrote :

dang.i forgot the start of the generation of 8800s.8800gts is the best buy at the moment tho...



Heck considering the prices, I might even say the best option would be the GTS-1GB, really for a longer term future the 1GB comes in handy for future games as well as for the GPGPU options which would really benefit from the 1GB of memory. Also if you do PhysX on one card (which is possible) having enough memory to split between Graphics and Phsyics would be a wise idea as well.

So I'll slightly revise my recco to be the GTS-1GB. [:thegreatgrapeape:8]

------------------------------ You need a license to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp (or internet account) - RED GREEN. GA to SK
HD Freedom: 45 5F E1 04 22 CA 29 C4 93 3F 95 05 2B 79 2A B2

Reply to TheGreatGrapeApe

SLI'd 8800GT's [:mousemonkey]

------------------------------ [:mousemonkey:1] http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5041/vr2009champ.jpg
Reply to mousemonkey

Well due to poor reactions to their launch, looks like there's a price has drop on the GTX 280.

At this price I'll take 4 :sol: ;

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Prod [...] e=10008778

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/1261/gtxpricedropgx7.jpg

------------------------------ You need a license to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp (or internet account) - RED GREEN. GA to SK
HD Freedom: 45 5F E1 04 22 CA 29 C4 93 3F 95 05 2B 79 2A B2

Reply to TheGreatGrapeApe
- 0 +

WTF? I'll take two (and wait to build a PCIe system for them). :lol:

------------------------------ Lian-Li PC-7B | XClio Greatpower 550W | P4 3.2 Prescott SL7E5 | Scythe Ninja
2GB DDR400 Corsair VS (4*512) | eVGA nVidia GF 7600GS AGP vmod 1.46/1.91 OCd 759/907
WD 160GB & 640GB SATA
WinXP MCE 2004
Reply to KyleSTL
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > which is the one youd like to own
Go to:

There are 723 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them