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Anonymous   12-22-2008 at 04:51:25 PM

Hi guys,

Well here is my next issue, which card will give most satisfaction while gaming?

The nvidea 9800 gt 512 mb or the ati 4850 512 mb ?


-Friendly regards-

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eodeo   12-22-2008 at 05:19:32 PM

4870>4850>9800gtx+>9800gtx>9800gt=8800gt

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blackwidow_rsa   12-22-2008 at 05:34:11 PM

the ati is better but their drivers havent been on par with their performance. hopefully that'll change next month with cat9.1

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keith12   12-22-2008 at 05:37:38 PM

Hi,
Look up the charts on Toms. There is a hierarchy there, which shows roughly which models from ATI and Nvidia are similar. In some games the 4850 will beat the 9800gtx/+. In others the 9800gtx will edge out the 4850. They are very similar performance wise. Either will do well up to about 1440 x 900 with high/full settings in today's games, and naturally a semi decent rig too!!. Alot of the time the difference between the two, is which games is configured better for which card ( "Nvidia the way it's meant to be played"!!)

Personally, I have a 9800gtx, Q6600 @3.0ghz, 4gb Ram. I've never been happier gaming wise. It eats everything i throw at it. Sometimes more than I expected. Either one is a good purchase.


Hope that helps.


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Anonymous   12-22-2008 at 05:54:26 PM

Thx very much guys!

I always went fot amd and ati and i had never any problems. You can find my complete config in the new built section.

Thx

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meodowla   12-22-2008 at 07:24:42 PM

Nvidia 9800GTX/+ is good........ It consumes lot..... tries to eat everything thrown to it..... still hungry...for more power.... Also heats fastly....

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jonpaul37   12-22-2008 at 07:40:39 PM

i would go for the 4850, the 9800 is still built on the G92 Chip, so it's basically an overclocked/modified 8800 GTS 512... and as BlackWidow said, it'll only get better with new drivers...

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meodowla   12-22-2008 at 08:06:55 PM

I would recommend for ATi HD4850/HD4870....... They are better at stock settings & Far far better when OverClocked...

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0mg_1ts_m3   12-22-2008 at 08:37:03 PM

you are comparing a $120 card to a $150 card.

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