Hey guys what grapic card should i buy

soldier000 · Dec 17, 2008

Hey guys im going to be getting a new ghrapics card for christmas for around 100-200 anyone know any good card i can get? i play games like css left 4 dead wow tft and stuff like that i play it for a long period of time so ill want a card that runs cool i dont really mind about the brand as long as its not loud as a rocket ship and hot as when the rocket ship takes off im good with it and im from canada and can u guys list 1 or a couple grapic cards for me to choose from

and right now i got the 8500gt and around a 400w power supply im useing a hp computer im planning on change the power supply to the OCZ gameXStream if i just switch the power supply witht he 600w one and switch the grapics card will there be any problems with the mother board and stuff? because i asked the people at hp and they said they reccomoned not to do that but i know alot of people that but computers from bestbuy and just switch the parts with no problem i just want to make sure

Thx :cool:

amplid · Dec 17, 2008

There will be no problem with the mobo, but I recommend a 750 to 800 W power supply, so it's more future proof... As for a card I'd go for a 9800GTX or something.. Im getting a 9800GTX+ for christmas...

Good power supply: Newegg.com - PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

Good GPU (except for the black edition, best 9800GTX+ for it's price, by XFX): Newegg.com - XFX PVT98WYDDU GeForce 9800 GTX+ XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Let us know what you choose with eventually!

Amplid

misterwilkie · Dec 17, 2008

i would definitely agree that the best deal would be the 9800 gtx+

.....BUT, you should get it here its much cheaper
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card Bundle - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support, FREE Far Cry 2 at TigerDirect.com

cheers :D game onnnnn

p.s. this is a pci express 2.0 card. using it on a normal pci express slot only runs it at like half performance just incase you didnt already know that :D

calhounhusker · Dec 17, 2008

I have the 9800GTX+ and its a great card but if you are looking for cheaper the 8800GT is still a great card and a good upgrade from the 8500gt. Plus it doesnt take as much power, though I would still recommend a better PSU.

soldier000 · Dec 17, 2008

hey is the xfx 9800gt good? and if i had to pick out of these witch one should i get
XFX GeForce 9800 GT Video Card - FREE Call of Duty 4 PC Game, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, HDTV, VGA Support PVT98GYDLU in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

XFX GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card Bundle - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support, FREE Far Cry 2 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Visiontek Radeon HD 3870 Video Card - 512MB GDDR4, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, Video Card 900202 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Video Card - 512MB GDDR4, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Full 1080p Support 100225L in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

out of those witch one should should i try to get first and witch one second

calhounhusker · Dec 17, 2008

No thinking required

9800GTX+ for sure. But I would recommend eVGA over XFX

SCSIraidGURU · Dec 17, 2008

I would do a PC Power and Coolin 750W at least for the newer video card.

calhounhusker · Dec 17, 2008

SCSIraidGURU said:
I would do a PC Power and Coolin 750W at least for the newer video card.

Those are pretty decent. I really like the ABS Tagan series of power supplies. A bit pricey but well well worth it.

SCSIraidGURU · Dec 17, 2008

PC Power and Cooling are single rail. Better MOSFets and heavy gauge wiring. For $60 they custom wire them to your specs. Call Tiffney at PC Power and Cooling about it.

flynnstone · Dec 17, 2008

ATI Radeon 4870!!

xguntherc · Dec 17, 2008

I just installed the PCP&C 750 Quad today actually.. I've had it for about 2 months, but just installed it. It's running my Quad Core at 4.0 Ghz, and my GTX260 highly overclocked.. It's an amazing PSU and they are rated as some of the better out there. I'd say get it. as it's a great PSU. or the Corsair 750TX is a good one also.

As for the GFX Card. the 9800GTX+ is a great card. but if your going to spend $199 for it, or from the LAME TigerDirect $189.99.. you might as well get one of the best cards out and get the GTX260.

the old one with 192 Stream Processors is what I have, and it blows the 9800GTX+ away. and it's the same price. cuz they now have a new one with 216 SP.

get this.
Newegg.com - MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

or even better, for $19.00 more you can get a Free Far Cry2 game, the best GFX Brand on the market witch is eVGA. they have a Lifetime warranty unlike all ATI brands. and even better with the eVGA. is within the next 3 months if they come out with something new. you can send your old one back, and pay the difference and get there new one.. and in January they are releasing some new stuff. so I'd strongly recommend you go for eVGA. I'd get this personally... much better than the 9800GTX+ and JUST AS good as the 4870.

Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

sygnus21 · Dec 17, 2008

Just to balance this out (for ATI)

If you're even thinking about getting an ATI Radeon 3870...run! Instead take a good look at...an ATI 4850. Great card for the price & performance!!!

Price & Reviews: Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Thoughts on card: Rate the 4850 ! - Rage3D Discussion Area

I replaced my 3870 with this card and absolutely love it. And yes...it outperforms both the 3870 & 3870x2, and I might add, it's a single slot card with no heating issues.

flynnstone · Dec 17, 2008

You wanna seem impressive... I've got 2 of the 4870's in crossfire. Amazing!

joel406 · Dec 17, 2008

I have to say that after what I have seen of the 4870s(X2) cards I would avoid them like a rouge virus.

They are burning hot. The ones I saw were ideling at 80c. The fan would not raise up above 27%. I had to install gainwards tool to get control of the fan and cool it down. But it never did work right.

The owner of that rig finally told me he had already returned 2 other cards that had the same problem.

He finally got 2 FX280s and went SLI. He's been happy as he** since.

I use a 9800gt ultimate ASUS card and am totaly satisfied. But that 260 deal posted above is really sweet. Its the way to go with out a doubt.

vistaHater9000 · Dec 17, 2008

joel406 said:
I have to say that after what I have seen of the 4870s(X2) cards I would avoid them like a rouge virus.

They are burning hot. The ones I saw were ideling at 80c. The fan would not raise up above 27%. I had to install gainwards tool to get control of the fan and cool it down. But it never did work right.

The owner of that rig finally told me he had already returned 2 other cards that had the same problem.

He finally got 2 FX280s and went SLI. He's been happy as he** since.

I use a 9800gt ultimate ASUS card and am totaly satisfied. But that 260 deal posted above is really sweet. Its the way to go with out a doubt.

I really was just going to say the same thing. Exactly the same.

jeffreyX · Dec 17, 2008

Hi soldier,
why not save some bucks and get an ATI 4650 or 4670 card??? then you won't need a bigger supply if your's is 400 watt . can find them for about 100 at new egg.

sygnus21 · Dec 17, 2008

flynnstone said:
You wanna seem impressive... I've got 2 of the 4870's in crossfire. Amazing!

And expensive!

sygnus21 · Dec 17, 2008

jeffreyX said:
Hi soldier,
why not save some bucks and get an ATI 4650 or 4670 card??? then you won't need a bigger supply if your's is 400 watt . can find them for about 100 at new egg.

If you're a gamer and want performance at a cheap price, the 4850 is the way to go, and it can be had for around $170 at newegg.

As to the 400 watt power supply, I can't say if the card will or won't run, that'll depend on the power demands of the whole system.

If you look at my system specs, i'm using an Antec Neo HE 550 watt PS pushing 3 HD's, 2 DVD burners, an overclocked CPU, 4 120mm case fans, a CPU cooler with fan, a 4850 video card, and 4gig of memory. This system's been running a year now without any power problems.

Unless you're running duel 4870's or GTX260's or something like that you don't need a mega (as in wattage) power supply.

thepizzaman · Dec 18, 2008

xguntherc said:
I just installed the PCP&C 750 Quad today actually.. I've had it for about 2 months, but just installed it. It's running my Quad Core at 4.0 Ghz, and my GTX260 highly overclocked.. It's an amazing PSU and they are rated as some of the better out there. I'd say get it. as it's a great PSU. or the Corsair 750TX is a good one also.

As for the GFX Card. the 9800GTX+ is a great card. but if your going to spend $199 for it, or from the LAME TigerDirect $189.99.. you might as well get one of the best cards out and get the GTX260.

the old one with 192 Stream Processors is what I have, and it blows the 9800GTX+ away. and it's the same price. cuz they now have a new one with 216 SP.

get this.
Newegg.com - MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

or even better, for $19.00 more you can get a Free Far Cry2 game, the best GFX Brand on the market witch is eVGA. they have a Lifetime warranty unlike all ATI brands. and even better with the eVGA. is within the next 3 months if they come out with something new. you can send your old one back, and pay the difference and get there new one.. and in January they are releasing some new stuff. so I'd strongly recommend you go for eVGA. I'd get this personally... much better than the 9800GTX+ and JUST AS good as the 4870.

Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

hey tiger is not lame............ its called good parts for cheap :P try findin some of this at somewhere like best buy :P and newegg has the same prices

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