I need a great graphics card

[beyond_amusia]

100$ budget - 4770
130-150$ - 4850
180-200$ GTX 260
250$+ 4890

I would personally either just get a 4770(or two ) or just get a GTX 260 or 4890.

And I'd give you a nice price on my 4850X2 if you have the cash

I only wish I could afford an X2 variant of any card...

 

[ShadowFold]

220$

 

[beyond_amusia]

220$

If I was the one making the purchase and it was not a credit card, I totally would buy it

 

[Mussels]

100$ budget - 4770
130-150$ - 4850
180-200$ GTX 260
250$+ 4890

I would personally either just get a 4770(or two ) or just get a GTX 260 or 4890.

And I'd give you a nice price on my 4850X2 if you have the cash

the $90 (after mir) 4850 i posted breaks a big hole in your price list

 

[ShadowFold]

I'm talkin 1gb yo

 

[beyond_amusia]

Would this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434 work with my PSU? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052 I am a bit trown off with the power requirements of the card vs. what I got.

 

[Mussels]

I'm talkin 1gb yo

is 1GB neccesary, he games at low res.

 

[beyond_amusia]

I'm talkin 1gb yo

I know... Maybe once it's more "outdated" lol.

 

[ShadowFold]

Would this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434 work with my PSU? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052 I am a bit trown off with the power requirements of the card vs. what I got.

Most definitely. Gonna have to use an adapter for the PCIE but that's no biggy. To be safe, get a 4850

 

[Hayder_Master]

why the 1gb ver. if he only plays at 1280x1024 ?

even plays at 1280x1024 , 1G still need it specially with AA , to be more sure see try see warhead benchmarks , and to be forget the 512 see GTA

 

[Hayder_Master]

my friend i have see now card's with 512 ram become out soon cuz the new games become use more than 512 ram , so my advice GTX260 or 4870 1G but the GTX 260 have better performance , or with more dollars you find the 4890 is great chose , if you think about crossfire like 2x4770 or 2x4830 or the best crossfire 2x4850 also think about 1G card's cuz you now in crossfire only one ram can be take

 

[AlienIsGOD]

my vote for 4850...i have one and its great @ 1600 x 1200 on my 22". you had said you would prefer to stay under $200... 4850 is great value for the money

 

[Tatty_Two]

the $90 (after mir) 4850 i posted breaks a big hole in your price list

Get rid of the CCC max limit, or use another tool to overclock and the 4770 at max overclock will beat a 4850 at max overclock as people are finding at least an extra 50mhzfrom the 4770 in overclocking terms over the 4850, couple that with lower power consumption, lower price and I think it's the better deal..... certainly at 1280 res, I think the story may be different at high res.

 

[AboAl3meer KG21]

Ill Go with My master hayder.master u should buy the 4870 or the GTX260 cuz they are fast card in good price so go for it

 

[yogurt_21]

I only wish I could afford an X2 variant of any card...

oh come now surely you could afford 30$ for a rage fury maxx. lol

4850x2 is pretty cheap and has nice performance but truly you'd probabally be better off with a4770 for now and saving the rest for games at your resolution. I promise you won't be disappointed.

edit or take the extra and get a new lcd 100$-120$ should get you to 1440x900 or perhaps even 1680x1050.

now this would be teh awesomeness, but I digress.

but this or this
would be more realistic.

 

[beyond_amusia]

The 4850 is the winner ---> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161259

Also getting a case fan and Oblivion GOTY since I doubt it'll crash a billion and one times now due to the PSU being too weak. =)

 

[Delta6326]

get this! 4850 $109 i bought one last night at 10:40pm sadly it hasnt shhipped and something i bought at 11:26 am today has shipped allready sad but here is lin

EDIT: whoops you allready got it my mistake

 

[chuck216]

I've got one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810 Coupled with my Phenom II 940 there's nothing it can't handle.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Dunno if its too late but Ewiz.com has the Sapphire ATI 4890 for 219.99. Put in the coupon code gpuomg20 for -$20 and then the $20 mail-in-rebate and you got it for 179.99. Just did the same a few days ago, it should be here either tomorrow or wednesday (damn UPS not shipping on Memorial day).

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Edit: oh yeah, link http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-4890_1G

 

[chuck216]

Only one problem with that 4890, It uses the reference cooler which is known to run hot. Now if you could find a vapor-x version for a similar price it would be a steal. That's why I mentioned my 4870 it's got the vapor-x cooler.

 

[eidairaman1]

why the 1gb ver. if he only plays at 1280x1024 ?

Later games do tend to make use of more than 512MB ram, look at COD4 for example

 

[tzitzibp]

Later games do tend to make use of more than 512MB ram, look at COD4 for example

its seems that more and more games demand 1+ GB of ram.... cod4 is a perfect example... I also found Battlestations Pacific to utility all the mem it can find...

 

[Geofrancis]

the ATI HD4770 with a decent stock or aftermarket cooler on it is probibly the best card for the money at the moment if you wanted to spend less id say a nvidia 9600gso. its just a rebranded 8800gs and can be had for very cheap and do CUDA. for higher end id look at a 4870. my 4850 512mb can play cod 4 @1600x1200 or race driver grid @ 2048x1536 with every setting maxed out and the 4770 is just as fast.

 

[Bioshock]

The 4850 is the winner ---> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161259

Also getting a case fan and Oblivion GOTY since I doubt it'll crash a billion and one times now due to the PSU being too weak. =)

4850 still wont play oblivion with everything maxed out, especially outside. youll have to do a lot of .ini tweaking and turn the view distance way down

if you can afford it, get 2 4850s. theres nothin it cant handle with AA and AF cranked up. except crysis.... i really dont understand why they made a game that cant be played at a constant 60fps even with quad 4890s