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exclusiveor77   03-11-2009 at 09:23:24 PM

Ok Guys ....

1st off this is a lot of 1st :-)

1st Post
1st PC Build

1st Problem

OK lets get to it ....

Im not an extreme gamer - Morrowind / Oblivion and a few on-PC RTS games ... but occasionally ...

Surfing / email - like mad

PShop Pro / Photoshop - regularly

now Im getting into Poser / 3ds Max and want to upgrade my Paintshop pro ...

So I just got made redundant so I start to spec out a nice machine - not bought anything yet but Im getting stuck on the graphics :-)


Processor : Intel® Core 2 Duo E8400

Mainboard : Asrock P45XE-R

RAM : Corsair DIMM 4 GB DDR2-1066 Kit

now do I go for ATI ? or NVIDA

I was going for a
Palit GF9800GT Super+
Sparkle 9800GT 1024MB, PCI-Express


... but then saw 9800 for extreme gamers ... I Im not into WoW etc but I do Like Second life ... and these cards are not cheap ...

so then

Club3D 9600GT, 512MB, NVIDIA Geforce 9600GT, PCI-Express

but I heard its a real old card and


Well

MY question

whats a good card for and all rounder who likes the odd game, modifying photo's creative pc photography and is just starting 3D graphics ..

something that I won't have to junk in a year


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kkkk1   03-11-2009 at 09:32:28 PM
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1Gb HD4870. I've seen them as low as £150.00 in UK. one of the best bang for buck cards around.

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rangers   03-11-2009 at 09:58:44 PM
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4830 would be ok for what you want to do
what rez does your monitor display

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exclusiveor77   03-11-2009 at 10:31:30 PM
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I haven't bought it yet but I was going for this

SAMSUNG 933SN High Glossy Black 18.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 15000:1 (1000:1) - Retail

my current LCD is samsung and its 4yrs old .... never had a problem .... but its 15 inch ...

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exclusiveor77   03-11-2009 at 10:31:43 PM
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oops double post


Message edited by exclusiveor77 on 03-11-2009 at 10:33:18 PM
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exclusiveor77   03-11-2009 at 10:32:00 PM
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=oops


Message edited by exclusiveor77 on 03-11-2009 at 10:35:02 PM
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average joe   03-11-2009 at 10:48:07 PM
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Every card you mentioned will do what you want. The 9600 is maybe a waste of money. A 4830 will beat it in every game for $80 - $100. The 4850 is amazing for the money.

Here's a rough performance breakdown:

Nvidia 9800 GTx >= ATI 4830
<= ATI 4850
< ATI 4870

If you run 1600 x 1050 or lower resolution there's really no difference in any of the the cards in terms of playability. The 4870 is certainly the best by a wide margin.
The 4670 should be mentioned as well. 4670's in cross fire do surprisingly well in the benchmarks. 4670's are $70 and 4830's are $90. The $20 is worth it.

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average joe   03-11-2009 at 10:51:24 PM
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That's a terrible monitor for the money.

It's old.

19" wide screen is tiny.

1360 x 768 res is low.

It doesn't even have DVI inputs.

It doesn't support HDPC so no using it for DVD's

1 year warrenty

$150.00


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009145

22" wide screen is the value sweet spot.

1680 x 1050 is much better.

VGA and DVI inputs.

HDPC supoprt.

3 year warrenty.

$170.00


Message edited by average joe on 03-11-2009 at 11:27:11 PM
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exclusiveor77   03-12-2009 at 09:04:41 AM
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Well thanks guys - save me from my Samsung leanings and some money ....

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average joe   03-12-2009 at 12:38:07 PM
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Samsung makes great stuff but the model you were looking at is a 3 year old model.

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jevon   03-12-2009 at 06:25:21 PM
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Dont get the ASRock motherboard!

Go with a Gigabyte P45 or Asus

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