Vista - ATI 4830 Vs Nvidia 9800GT

Hey well im buying my graphics card on monday and the 2 cards are pretty much the same price
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Sparkle 9800gt or Asus 4830

my computer specs are in the special box in the sig
im pretty much stumped which card i should get, ive heard good things about both
i dont plan on crossfire or sli so that doesnt bother me, the size and heat doesnt bother me, overclocking doesnt bother me either =/

well because you have a nvidia chipset i would say the 9600
otherwise i would say 4830

performance wise the 9800GT has the lead, & @ 1680x1050 the 9800 is the clear choice.

EDIT: after sifting through some benches its bloody close......the new ATI drivers are producing great results, this choice is going to have to come down to personal preference between team Green & team Red. b/c they're too close to call performance wise....






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well my brother is using the 1680*1050 monitor so ile be using a 1440*900
im using it for gaming like crysis, fc2 ,cod 4 and 5. high performance gaming..

well after checking prices it appears the 9800GT is cheaper, add to that the fact that nvidia have GREAT driver support i would go with the 9800....

@ 1440x900 this card will max most new games at very playable frame rates, the 4830 will also give you excellent performance at this res but ATI compatibility issues are well known, & an instant put off (to me anyway)


SK

>.> the 9800gt is more expensive by about 5 pounds, but price doesnt matter at all.

get yourself over to EBAY you can pick up a 9800GT for about £90 delivered......

yet the 4830 is going for about £100-110...

i know ppl hate EBAY but the ''powersellers'' are just the same as any e'tailor



SK

dude? the shop im buying it from is £105 new and the 4830 is £95 new... and besides my dad doesnt want to buy anything online anymore because last time he lost £100 to a website called computersupermarket or something ..he got it back though

ahh i see......

so what do you reckon m8...?? have you had any experience with either company in the past..?? i.e. owned any other cards..??

do you have a preference.?? b/c on paper they're too close to call, the 9800 pulls ahead in some game & the 4830 pulls ahead in others...




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not much, ive only ever used 1 ati card and that was old, the radeon 9250 i think on my brothers old pc about 4 years back, my bros current gpu is a nvidia 7300 and it sucks =/ so i honestly have no pref at all, but i think ive made my mind up, ive done alot of searching and it looks like the 4830 is better

Thanks