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What Graphics Card Should You Buy? - MrAlex - 18-06-2009 01:39 PM
Hey guys,
I see a lot of people here asking about graphics card, is it good is it worth the money etc. Well I'm going to give you a list of graphics cards, and what is worth buying in a certain price range. I will be using NewEgg for the US because they tend to get prices right. Lets get started:
$50 - The GeForce 8600 GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130297) wins this one, performing similarly to the Radeon HD 3650, but slightly better.
$75 - Although $6 cheaper, the Radeon HD 4670 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252) THRASHES anything near this price range.
$100 - ATI once again win with the Radeon HD 4850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252) having GTS 250 performance at 9800 GT price!
$200 - For this price range it comes down purely one which brand you prefer; Either get a GeForce GTX 275 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&Description=GeForce%20GTX%20275&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&Order=PRICE) or Radeon HD 4890 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&Description=Radeon%20HD%204890&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&Order=PRICE).
$300 - $400 - A definate no-brainer here. The Radeon HD 4870X2 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102768) comes in at the second card by a slight margin for $75 cheaper! No point spending any more money at this point!
Re: What Graphics Card Should You Buy? - GameGirl - 18-06-2009 07:26 PM
You forgot this one:
Nvidia 9400GT 1024 DDR2 $75 (best buy)
But I guess it isn't as good as i thought. But it works for me
Re: What Graphics Card Should You Buy? - MrAlex - 18-06-2009 07:33 PM
(18-06-2009 07:26 PM)GameGirl link Wrote:You forgot this one:
Nvidia 9400GT 1024 DDR2 $75 (best buy)
It run the game soooo prefect!! Everything set on HIGH settings. Even all the boxes checked. On my 3 year old computer!!! I was pretty suprised. For how cheap it was. I was going to get a $130 one. But thought I would try this one and if it didn't work I would have just returned it. But it worked! Yay! {clap}
Err NO. The 4670 BEATS the 9600GT, it will be THREE times as better as 9400 GT for the same price.