Cheap gaming computer, graphics cards?

im seeking peoples advise for graphics cards im stuck, ive decided dual core over quad, and im now confused about these graphics cards.


Intel® Core® 2 Duo. (E8400 (3.0GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB)
, Case 31 Apevia Xplorer Blue
, , 1 X Nvidia GForce 9800GT 512MB Graphics
, Asus P5QL-E Motherboard
, 80GB Hard Drive ,
1 X 2GB DDR 2 800 MHz 2GB - KHX8500D2K2/2G - Memory

theyre all going to have to be stock nvidea ones.

9800gtx+ or 9800gtx (the + is 20 quid more)

ati 4870, is it worth it? over the nvidea. this card is not really an option for me, it is too expensive, but can be included at the cost of a slower cpu

keeping in mind my cpu will be 3ghz dual, will the cpu bottleneck my graphics cards? this is a worry for a powerfull card like the 4870.

im open to suggestions for other parts of it aswell. also is overclocking worth it? this computer has to last 4+ years

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newegg has some pretty good prices on the hd4850 check em out

ty, i already have a hard drive though, so its coolz.
so will the ati card provide more?

and about quad core, is it really worth it? i get the feeling that neerly no games support it and it will take a while for them to catch on?

/facepalm

I dont know about you guys, but I've never spent a quid in the USA. Hes in the UK.

The GTX+ is slightly more powerful, youll have to look at some benchmarks to determine if the extra power is worth the extra money to you.

On the CPU side, as your on a budget, I suggest either going from your E8400 to a Q6600 (assuming there the same price in UK as they are here) or perhaps going with an E7200 and OCing, then dump that saved money into larger hard drive or perhaps a 4850/4870.

As a follow up question, what resolution does your monitor run at?

Oh yes, sorry. i do 60% of my time im playing games, so that might sway it between dual/quad :S