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Chihlidog   10-14-2008 at 09:09:54 PM

I am beating my head against the wall trying to get a new system together. I have been posting about it in the new system section, just one headache after another. Well I finally have it all together and running except for the video card being DOA. Newegg is taking it back, they're giving me a refund.

So the deal is, my wife wants the comp NOW. This build is for her so she gets OFF of mine. She's like, look, I am tired of waiting, I really want this thing together. SO, since I have a trusty Best Buy credit card, that's where I will go, as soon as I get off work.

Seems to me the best deal they have is the 9500 gt. How is that card? The resolution will never be more than 1024 by 768. The rest of the specs are:

Athlon 64x2 5000+

2 gigs OCZ DDR2 800

320 gig sata

gigabyte mobo


Now, I do know that BB is not the best deal in the world, but in the interest of time, I am buying from them tonight. Anyone have any better suggestions from there, or will I be OK with the 9500 gt? It will be replacing a Radeon HD 4670 that was bad on arrival.


Thanks for any input.

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   10-14-2008 at 09:53:46 PM
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If you`re (she`s) playing games then the 9500 GT is n`t a bad card at that resolution but the 9600 GT and HD4670 are well ahead in performance.
At such a low res, you`ll (she`ll) need to use a little AA to smooth things out so I`s suggest the more powerful cards to maintain smooth gameplay.
If games are no issue, then just get the cheapest PCI-E card around, it will easily handle normal applications software demands.

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Dekasav   10-14-2008 at 09:57:20 PM
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The HD 4670 should be priced very, very similarly, and blows it away. I think roughly double the performance.

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Chihlidog   10-14-2008 at 10:08:33 PM
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Dekasav wrote :

The HD 4670 should be priced very, very similarly, and blows it away. I think roughly double the performance.


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Best Buy doesnt have the 4670 from what I can see. The 4670 is what I orderd from newegg and have to RMA. The drivers for that card seem borked, too, as they are specific to that card and come only with the installation disc.

Shame, I would like to keep the 4670 but as I said, not an option to wait a week or more for another card. Appreciate the input, guys.

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Chihlidog   10-14-2008 at 10:12:15 PM
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Oh, and yes games are for sure an issue.

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trevorvdw   10-14-2008 at 10:24:45 PM
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So you already have the broken card at Newegg and are waiting for a refund... so what's to stop you ordering another 4670 (different brand) from them and having it in a day or two? The 4670 blows the 9500 out of the water. As for drivers, 8.10 should be out soon and will support the 4670.

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Chihlidog   10-14-2008 at 10:31:03 PM
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trevorvdw wrote :

So you already have the broken card at Newegg and are waiting for a refund... so what's to stop you ordering another 4670 (different brand) from them and having it in a day or two? The 4670 blows the 9500 out of the water. As for drivers, 8.10 should be out soon and will support the 4670.



As silly as it sounds, I cannot explain the tension right now between my wife and I over the single PC that I have. I built it. For ME. I have work on it I NEED to do tonight. She has things she wants to do on it. She hasnt been able to use the PC since Friday and she is getting upset, which I understand.

Fact is, we absolutely need to have her PC up and running as soon as humanly possible before we kill each other. She wants to take over my PC, and I am not having it. She wont accept not having a PC now that she is used to being able to get onto mine. So that is the situation.

And as far as ordering it from newegg, they have been nice to me, but every last time I order from them, it is screwed up somehow, whether a bad part, a missing part, etc. I want a refund and I will not use them anymore. All it means is delays when using them. I should have had this thing up and running last week. That was my fault. However, last night when I finally had all of the parts together and working, the vid card was bad. A delay that is their fault, not mine. Last time I built a PC, they left the PSU out of the order, leaving me to wait 3 more days for it.

Like I said, newegg reps are nice, but using that company just causes delays. Eventually you'll get your system built but they are more hassle than they are worth in my experience.


Message edited by Chihlidog on 10-14-2008 at 10:33:55 PM
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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   10-14-2008 at 10:37:00 PM
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^^^AH!
Well, the best bet seems to be the 9600GT. At 1024x768 the 9600 might be a bit of overkill, but the extra performance can be used to gain extra image quality with high AA/AF settings to reduce the effects of the lower resoloution.
And the HD4670 would sneer any game at 1024x768. if you can find it.

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   10-14-2008 at 10:38:41 PM
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Well, the best bet seems to be the 9600GT. At 1024x768 the 9600 might be a bit of overkill, but the extra performance can be used to gain extra image quality with high AA/AF settings to reduce the effects of the lower resoloution.
And the HD4670 would sneer any game at 1024x768. if you can find it.

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mossberg   10-14-2008 at 10:39:51 PM
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If you can, get this instead of a 9500gt. Much better card.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 3815034383

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rabidbunny   10-14-2008 at 10:48:19 PM
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Wow, either you are a very nice husband or gonna get your head chopped off over a graphics card! I'd tell her she's gotta wait like the rest of us... :D

Anyways, so basically you are going to have a cheap gpu lying around after you get the 4xxx series card? For the price, that 38xx card someone linked to is good. the 9500gt should be okay for a week.

I've never heard such a bad experience from newegg! I've bought over 3k of stuff there without any problems.

Hope you are still alive after the BB experience. :D

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jtt283   10-14-2008 at 10:50:41 PM
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...assuming her PSU is up to it. What PSU did you put in her system?

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invisik   10-15-2008 at 03:20:53 AM
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i would recommend this graphic card for light gaming.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121251

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