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mazo   02-08-2009 at 07:47:21 PM

Hi All
I am looking at getting new graphic card. so please tell me Nvidia 8800 GT 512MB DDR3 or ATI 4850 Which is faster and better ?

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Bluescreendeath   02-08-2009 at 08:17:55 PM
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The 8800GT is the same as the 9800GT, which is equivalent to the ATI HD4830
The ATI HD 4850 is equal to the 9800GTX.

So HD4850 > 8800GT

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L1qu1d   02-08-2009 at 08:29:04 PM
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A+^

The 4850 would be alot better investment than the 9800 Gt (8800 GT, and soon to be 240 or 210 GT LOL)

:)

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Embra   02-08-2009 at 08:48:08 PM
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L1qu1d wrote :

A+^

The 4850 would be alot better investment than the 9800 Gt (8800 GT, and soon to be 240 or 210 GT LOL)

:)





~giggles~ your silly. ;)

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jerseygamer   02-08-2009 at 09:08:41 PM
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mazo wrote :

Hi All
I am looking at getting new graphic card. so please tell me Nvidia 8800 GT 512MB DDR3 or ATI 4850 Which is faster and better ?



Teh 4850 and the 8800gt are not even in the same ballpark. The 4850 is a full featured(current) card that is almost 2x as fast as the 8800gt. In truth the 8800gt does not even meet the needs of most 1680x gamers. The only reason it sold so well despite heat and longevity problems was because it was the only thing available for mid to low end machines for a long time.

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L1qu1d   02-08-2009 at 10:05:01 PM
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k the 4850 is not double the 8800 GT...its not even close to double.
Read some reviews.

I would say that its around 10-30% better depending on the game. But double? don't kid yourself.

Cards in the 9800 GX2 area can double the 8800 GT (around).

But DEFINATELY not the 4850...


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meodowla   02-08-2009 at 10:05:40 PM
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L1qu1d wrote :

A+^

The 4850 would be alot better investment than the 9800 Gt (8800 GT, and soon to be 240 or 210 GT LOL)

:)


A+^ for 4850

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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   02-08-2009 at 10:27:57 PM
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jerseygamer wrote :

Teh 4850 and the 8800gt are not even in the same ballpark. The 4850 is a full featured(current) card that is almost 2x as fast as the 8800gt. In truth the 8800gt does not even meet the needs of most 1680x gamers. The only reason it sold so well despite heat and longevity problems was because it was the only thing available for mid to low end machines for a long time.



Hmm, no DirectX 10.1 rambling?, you're slacking mate.

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amdfangirl   02-09-2009 at 11:15:58 AM
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I reckon the HD 4830 is better value than both.

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blashyrkh   02-09-2009 at 12:47:45 PM
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...and don't forget the tesselator and sound over HDMI, if you're all about tech specs!!

+1 on the 4850 (the 512 one, don't waste money on the 1gig one)

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pr2thej   02-09-2009 at 12:56:12 PM
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4850, runs everything i throw at it with reasonable settings.

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L1qu1d   02-09-2009 at 01:57:27 PM
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blashyrkh wrote :

...and don't forget the tesselator and sound over HDMI, if you're all about tech specs!!

+1 on the 4850 (the 512 one, don't waste money on the 1gig one)



Well about the 1 gig 4850 is I heard that because of the GDDR3, the 4850 can't take advantage of the full gig, and shows very minimal increase over the 512 meg 4850. Though I would think its because both the Ram speed and bus width. I need to read about it again to see for sure:P

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Silver Graphics badge TheGreatGrapeApe   02-10-2009 at 01:09:15 AM
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1 GB will help but only under very specific situations, and the issue is not the bandwidth it's because at that level were talking about the HD4850 1GB averaging in the low teens and the 512MB low single digits, sure it's 500+% better, but it's still not very playable. The HD4870 just barely makes it more useable, the exception also applying ot anyone considering Xfiring a pair.

If they're relatively close in price I'd spend an extra $20 or so for 1GB, but I wouldn't spend $50+ unless it's a very long term build, when the feature set might push into the VRAM more once games start to exploit the DX10 tool set.

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Bluescreendeath   02-10-2009 at 01:29:03 AM
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L1qu1d wrote :

A+^

The 4850 would be alot better investment than the 9800 Gt (8800 GT, and soon to be 240 or 210 GT LOL)

:)



A+ for me? Oh, you shouldn't have XD

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L1qu1d   02-10-2009 at 01:34:31 AM
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i'm offended that it took u 2 days:( LOL:P

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Bluescreendeath   02-10-2009 at 01:36:08 AM
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L1qu1d wrote :

i'm offended that it took u 2 days:( LOL:P



lol, sorry about that. Somehow I must've forgotten about this topic. >_> <_< :P

btw, it's still 2/9/09 over here in the states


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L1qu1d   02-10-2009 at 01:39:00 AM
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sorry thought it was the 10th lol I have a midterm on the 10th haha got confused, its 2/9/09 here 2 HAHAhA:P

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Bluescreendeath   02-10-2009 at 01:47:22 AM
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lol, same man. Although we just started our semester over here...Canada must be the reverse.

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L1qu1d   02-10-2009 at 02:02:09 AM
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I think we end earlier and start earlier. Its a pain in the arse but meh! 1 more year and not more school, lol then comes finding a job:P. Hopefully Computer Science is worth something then:)

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