which card?

Darkgundam111 · May 3, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130394
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130471

this is for my little brother, so nothing fancy. Perhaps there's a better card around the same price, or less? I am open to any suggestions.

ShadowFold · May 3, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102838

That would perform a lot better. Near HD 3850/9600GT performance.

MKmods · May 3, 2009

I have a 9600GT for $55

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=578941&is=REG&A=details&Q=
lol, $139.95

TheMailMan78 · May 3, 2009

ShadowFold said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102838

That would perform a lot better. Near HD 3850/9600GT performance.

Yeah but I think hes an Nvidia guy.

a_ump · May 3, 2009

TheMailMan78 said:
Yeah but I think hes an Nvidia guy.

too bad, he needs to snuff his nvidia fanboyism if he is. being a fanboy can keep you blind to better bang/buck deals. the Hd 4650 is FAR better than the 8600GTS or 9400GT.

MKmods · May 3, 2009

but they all pale in comparison to a $55 9600GT....., lol

TheMailMan78 · May 3, 2009

a_ump said:
too bad, he needs to snuff his nvidia fanboyism if he is. being a fanboy can keep you blind to better bang/buck deals. the Hd 4650 is FAR better than the 8600GTS or 9400GT.

I'm an AMD fan boy with a open mind. Does that make me blind?

a_ump · May 3, 2009

MKmods said:
but they all pale in comparison to a $55 9600GT....., lol

haha too true, i was just eager to comment on the fanboy post.

TheMailMan78 said:
I'm an AMD fan boy with a open mind. Does that make me blind?

nah with and open mind you should be ok :laugh:

but most aren't, like my brother and his roommate are all nvidia and won't even look at an ATI card lol, my bro calls the HD 48XX series crap yet he runs a G80 8800GTS 320mb lol.

hat · May 3, 2009

If your little brother is kind of gamer who would like to play at high settings with more fps than he would get at low settings with either of those pos cards, get this, he will love you for it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131155

Seriously, don't get the 8600gts, I had one before it silently died on me, it wasn't good at all. STALKER was horrible unless you truned off dynamic lighting, Crysis ran at 20-25 fps average on med-low settings, BF2 didn't even run at high settings 1440x900 2xaa completely without lag.

h3llb3nd4 · May 3, 2009

my 8600GT> :nutkick:

<8600GTS
so I really need to upgrade

hat · May 3, 2009

Not really. An 8600gt is faster than an 8600gts clock for clock because it has tighter memory timings.

h3llb3nd4 · May 3, 2009

So the GTS basically has an extra 6 pin but looser memory timings?

StormHammy · May 3, 2009

hope you get a card that fits your needs and is reasonably priced ^.^ although judging by his post "this is for my little brother, so nothing fancy. Perhaps there's a better card around the same price, or less? I am open to any suggestions."

im assuming his brother doesnt need that much processing power

and probably wont be overclocking his card

a_ump · May 3, 2009

hat said:
If your little brother is kind of gamer who would like to play at high settings with more fps than he would get at low settings with either of those pos cards, get this, he will love you for it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131155

Seriously, don't get the 8600gts, I had one before it silently died on me, it wasn't good at all. STALKER was horrible unless you truned off dynamic lighting, Crysis ran at 20-25 fps average on med-low settings, BF2 didn't even run at high settings 1440x900 2xaa completely without lag.

eh, i would agree, but the HD 4770 is like twice his budget lol, if anything he's not looking for great performance from my guess, but theSaphire HD 4670 is only 15bucks more and would beat the HD 4650, and just shit on the 8600GTS and 9400GT. For its price the HD 4670 is still a good deal.

@OP if your bro or whoever is buyin this can save for the HD 4770 then def go with hat's suggestion, if not then get the HD 4650. if you can only push your budget a lil get the HD 4670, there's a card for each price segment, u just need to pick your budget and pick 1 of hte 3 cards we've laid out for you depending on your budget.

lilkiduno · May 3, 2009

MKmods said:
I have a 9600GT for $55
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/Partspicts/Picture-5.jpg
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=578941&is=REG&A=details&Q=
lol, $139.95

he should hop all over this

iBeer&Knife · May 3, 2009

get the 9600GT MKmods proposes

Darkgundam111 · May 3, 2009

Well, my friend used to use a 8600gts, overclocked that thing to like 930/1900/2200. Would that be better, or the hd 4670?

and is the 4770 really really good? I have not used a ati card before, not that I am not open to them, just been too lazy to get a new card

Oh and is the 4770>9600gt? How do the 8800gt compare to those?

a_ump · May 3, 2009

HD4770>9800GT=HD4830>9600GT>HD4670>HD4650>8600GTS>9400GT
mind you the HD4770 literally bites at the heels of the HD4850/GTS250 performance, and it's minimum frames are actually better in some cases even if it's average is lower, but min is was really matters. HD4770 is one of those revolutionary cards for the budget market, just like the 8800GT was for mainstream when it was released. can't go wrong in anyway getting teh HD4770, i'm getting one myself.

Darkgundam111 · May 3, 2009

jeez didn't know it was such a beast there. I am convinced to get one of those instead. Which brand would be the best? I see one that has memory clock of 800 and another with 3.2gbs. Whatever do those mean? oh and is there a difference between DDR5 and GDDR5?

a_ump · May 3, 2009

nah, they post 800mhz cause that's the memory's actual operating frequency, but the Double Data Rate and speed of GDDR5 makes it equivilant to 3.2ghz. some manufacturers list the memory's speed as 800, others 1600, others 3.2ghz. same thing with memory DDR5 and GDDR5 are the smae thing if your looking at graphic cards, though technically it shouldn't list DDR5 as that's a different type of mmeory from GDDR. brand shouldn't matter since they're all reference, or in other words all made exactly the same. Though warranty wise i'd pick XFX since it's double life. whichever is cheapest is what you should look at.

TheMailMan78 · May 3, 2009

Get a 4870 and forget about it.

a_ump · May 3, 2009

TheMailMan78 said:
Get a 4870 and forget about it.

an o so helpful post to his budget lol(someone wants 2k posts

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Darkgundam111 · May 3, 2009

wow 4870 is expensive, i don't think i could afford something like that. Thank you all for the suggestions, I feel enlightened. Going to order it tomorrow probably. My brother should like that

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razaron · May 3, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141080R
or if your willing to stretch a bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102820

TheMailMan78 · May 3, 2009

a_ump said:
an o so helpful post to his budget lol(someone wants 2k posts )

Naaa I'm just happy with my 4870

As for the 2k posts I didnt notice until you said something. Soooo this is my 2k post. Go ME! :laugh:

My e-penis is 2k post long now!

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