Question - Urgent

[TeamXS]

Hello, I am looking to buy either one of these two video cards.

a GTS 250 with 512MB of DDR3

http://www.compusa.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4843000&sku=G458-0252

or a Geforce 9800 GT with 1024 of DDR3

http://www.compusa.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5274327&sku=P56-9824

But for the life of me I can't figure out which one is better. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

 

[rolli59]

The GTS 250 is a faster card. You will not gain from the extra memory on the GT card unless you are playing at higher resolution than 1680x1050 and it would still not be as good as the GTS250

 

[TeamXS]

Awesome. Thank you so much. So it seems like a no brainer then. The GTS is cheaper than the 9800 as well. Thanks a lot!

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums
I agree with rolli,GTS 250 is a faster card,and 512MB vs 1GB won't make a noticeable difference unless at very high resolutions (still you won't notice it,maybe maximum 5% faster)

 

[TeamXS]

Thank you. Glad to be here. It also doesn't seem to tell me what kinda power supply is needed for a card like this. Do you think a 500W will suffice?

 

[Mousemonkey]

Thank you. Glad to be here. It also doesn't seem to tell me what kinda power supply is needed for a card like this. Do you think a 500W will suffice?

So long as it's a decent one with a good amperage on the 12v rail.

 

[rolli59]

recommended is 450watt and 24amps on the +12volt rail. Many quality power supply's of a lesser size than the 450w meet the amp requirement, such as corsair 400 and antech earthwatts 380 and will be ok to run that card.

 

[TeamXS]

Heres my PSU. I looked on it and I THINK what it said is theres 2 +12V. There was a +12V1 and +12V2. V1 had 18A and V2 had 16A. IF I was reading it right... Could be reading it wrong. Anyway, i posted my PSU below. Btw, thanks for all your help, I really do appreciate it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=17-182-016&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=3

 

[rolli59]

It will do fine. It has combined 31 amps

 

[TeamXS]

Oh really? Awesome. Thanks.