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Mike145   06-21-2008 at 07:40:09 AM

Im going to be buying my new PC in about a week. My budget is about 2000 which gives me roughly 600 to spend on video cards. Im wondering what you guys think will be the best card/card combination for around 600 dollars. Right now im leaning towards the crossfired 4870... and do you think that will be able to max out crysis?

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ChaosGS   06-21-2008 at 08:13:57 AM
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Depends on resolution for crysis, 7950 GX2 1280x768 at medium/high details (bottlenecked by cpu, can get it on high with a oc'ed cpu). You don't always need new cards to game with, personnaly id use craigslist or ebay and find a good graphics card.

Geforce: 7950 GX2 = $120 average on ebay/craigslist
Geforce: 8800 GTS 320/640 MB = $100-$120
Geforce: 8800 GTX = $150- $200

Find 2 of the above same model sli it and you can max your crysis while saving a little bit.

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romulus47plus1   06-21-2008 at 08:49:29 PM
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ChaosGS wrote :

Depends on resolution for crysis, 7950 GX2 1280x768 at medium/high details (bottlenecked by cpu, can get it on high with a oc'ed cpu). You don't always need new cards to game with, personnaly id use craigslist or ebay and find a good graphics card.

Geforce: 7950 GX2 = $120 average on ebay/craigslist
Geforce: 8800 GTS 320/640 MB = $100-$120
Geforce: 8800 GTX = $150- $200

Find 2 of the above same model sli it and you can max your crysis while saving a little bit.



What the hell? 7950GX2 for Crysis? and the 8800GTX under the $200 range?

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ChaosGS   06-22-2008 at 07:11:06 AM
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Yep. Should try it. Craigslist works wanders, and the 7950 GX2 does a number on crysis, i bet a 7950 GX2 slied probably could get crysis on high detail with a good resolution.

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Mike145   06-22-2008 at 08:01:33 AM
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well thing is... im a little hesitant to buy those older cards. i definately wanna buy a newer one. i just cant choose between the new ones coming out. Honestly though, xfire 4870 is looking likes its gonna be pretty good right now, from looking at the 4850's performance.

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romulus47plus1   06-22-2008 at 09:43:59 AM
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7950GX2 is a super old card, and performance wise for new games, is just too weak, thanks to its lousy architecture. Get one newer one, like the 8800GTS or even better, the 4850.

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ChaosGS   06-22-2008 at 10:42:30 AM
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If i can play crysis really well on one 7950 GX2 its not that bad....

Well i really dont have any recommendations for the new cards considering the beta drivers and new cards cost a butt load of money. But a Geforce GTS 512 MB slied will do you really good performance and price wise. Or once again the GTX is quite good. Not a real difference between the 8800 series and the 9800 series (except price).

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