New budget GfX card

[marsay001]

Off to buy a new GFX card this week, cant deide what to get, my 3850 is ok, it plays all my games fine on high settings, with a few low frames here and there but nothing worth worrying about. I am wanting to upgrade my mo/bo soon as well so I want to get a card that has good xfire/sli abilities

My budget is £100, iv looked all on the net but everysite says somthing different ! urgh! lol

please help, much appreciated

 

[Bluescreendeath]

9800GTX/GTX+/GTS250 or ATI 4850 or ATI 4770

 

[marsay001]

a 4850 is the same roughly as a 9800gtx! ? i thought 9800 gtx's where like top bang lol,
how much better will those ati cards be than my 3850

and thanks

 

[litex]

4770 in crossfire is the best option imo.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Yes, the 4850 and the 9800GTX series are both great cards. They will max out any game except Crysis.

They will both be much better than the 3850.

9800GTX/GTX+/GTS250 ~ 4850 > 4770> 4830 ~ 9800GT >/~ 8800GT > 3870 > 3850 ~ 4670 > 4650

 

[Bluescreendeath]

4770 in crossfire is the best option imo.

Not possible with his budget range.

 

[marsay001]

4850 it is, thanks for the advice, will get an xfire mo/bo in couple of weeks and 2 of those cards

 

[edeawillrule]

512mb HIS IceQ4 Radeon HD 4850 Turbo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244

 

[Christopher11]

4850 it is, thanks for the advice, will get an xfire mo/bo in couple of weeks and 2 of those cards

Right, 4850's in crossfire are even more powerfull than a gtx280.

 

[marsay001]

just out of interest, on novatecg i think it is , there selling 512 mb 4870's for £100 this week only, also im buying a micro atx case and gonan get a xfire mobo, will these cards fit and im guessing il need some sick cooling?

 

[Hindesite]

4770 in crossfire is the best option imo.

I agree that for $220 total ($110 each) two crossfired Radeon 4770s are, without a doubt, the best performance for the cost, easily outperforming the similarly priced 4890.

However in Marsay's price range I'd say the best choice would probably be a Radeon 4850.

 

[coozie7]

@ MARSAY001: The HD4870, like all powerful cards needs good airflow to keep it cool, putting two into a small case is asking for problems.
And two HD4870s' will need plenty of power with a total of 4 6-pin PCI-E connectors. You'll need at least 650W with 52A on the 12v output from a good supplier to run them safely.