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My options are a 9800 GX2 or a diamond 4870

gx2 is 1 GB, 4870 is 512 Mb version

my monitor is 22" 1680x1050 - vista biz 64 bit.

main games are Left 4 Dead, TF2 and City of Heroes/Villians.

did some review searches but I could not find any direct comparisons so any thoughts?
 
I would go for the 4870. It should beat the 9800GX2 not to mention that I am not sure if the 9800GX2 ever had very good driver support.
 
If your sticking with a 1680x1050 monitor all you need is a 4850, TF2 and L4D are easy on video cards. But the 4850 will still max out most any games on that resolution.

If you want to still spend $200, then I would wait or try to get a GTX260 on sale in the near future, buts its overkill for that size monitor IMO
 
GTX 260 is not overkill for 1650x1080. A 4850 will not run all games max settings at that res with 4x AA and 16x AF. Sure, without AA and AF, they might be comparable, but I prefer AA. It also depends on the game. Mass Effect, for instance, runs MUCH better on a GTX 260.

I'd get a 192 core GTX 260. You can find them for $165 ish if you look hard enough, best bang for the buck. Period.
 
260 or 4870 - guess it is a matter of taste -

what about nvidia and visat 64 though? I keep getting "driver stopped responding" on my 8800 GTS :( the forcewares will be the same so is there a driver issue with nvidia and 64?
 
9800gx2 trades blows with the 280 gtx. It would be the much better choice over the two.
 
groebuck said:
260 or 4870 - guess it is a matter of taste -

what about nvidia and visat 64 though? I keep getting "driver stopped responding" on my 8800 GTS :( the forcewares will be the same so is there a driver issue with nvidia and 64?
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I have an 8800GTS 512 KO edition along with Vista64 home premium and have never gotten that error message. I play TF2, HL2, WoW, CoH and have tried demos of a billion other games. I don't know what to tell ya except make sure you have the latest drivers for the 8800 and the latest patches/updates for your games.
 
I would opt for the 4870. It will save you some of the inevitable headache that comes with 2-card-sandwich solutions.
 
groebuck said:
My options are a 9800 GX2 or a diamond 4870

gx2 is 1 GB, 4870 is 512 Mb version

my monitor is 22" 1680x1050 - vista biz 64 bit.

main games are Left 4 Dead, TF2 and City of Heroes/Villians.

did some review searches but I could not find any direct comparisons so any thoughts?
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9800GX2 is not 1gb, is 512mb mirrored, so only 512mb, not a good at any rate.

in the hot deal forum there is a HIS 48701gb for a 180 AR. /thread.
 
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