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8800gtx vs. 4850?
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well on newegg theres a powercolor 4850 for 185-15 coupon-25 dollar rebate for 145 after both. the 4850 uses less power too so its not a bad deal. since you already purchased your card then i guess its too late and you probably wouldnt feel a big difference between them anyway.
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you can find a 4850 for $150-$175 after rebates.
My 4850 was $150....im special...my mom said so...he he....Ok, serious now....I only Spent $150. The 8800GTX is a good card at that price, so if your happy with it, you don't need other hardware geeks to validate a good purchase. Figure that it was not to long ago that the 8800GTX sold for like$600....in that aspect you got a good deal. Then again, the FX5800 Ultra at one point cost $500, and that card sucks both then and now.....it all depends on how you look at it I guess..
I can say from experiance 4850 is superior.
Why
1.4850 designed to go against 9800GTX which is suppose to be faster then 8800gtx
2.I owned a 8800gtx, its bulky, power hungry. Good for its day but its going on 2yrs old (novdec/06)
3.4850 is inexpensive as low as 145 AR, lower power, low heat if fan configured properly. Only one slot.
Why
1.4850 designed to go against 9800GTX which is suppose to be faster then 8800gtx
2.I owned a 8800gtx, its bulky, power hungry. Good for its day but its going on 2yrs old (novdec/06)
3.4850 is inexpensive as low as 145 AR, lower power, low heat if fan configured properly. Only one slot.
Trepidati0n
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Power consumption on the 8800GTX is actually less (the 8800GTX ultra is on par with the 4850). Therefore heat from the 8800GTX is actually less than the 4850. If you want to argue with that, please understand the laws of thermodynamics first.
no am not going to argue, I have no way of gauging the actual power used by 8800gtx or the heat since it has a 2slot cooler so its not really fair to compare with the 4850. But answer me this how come the 8800gtx needs 2 PCIE power connectors the size of the grand canyon while the 4850 needs only one and very reasonable in size. Also who would want 3yr vid over a 4850, for about the same price.
InCogneato
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4850 no contest, ati is the only way to go right now
Google yields the following:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/graphics/review/2006/11/08/Leadtek-WinFast-PX8800-GTX-TDH/p1
"If you hadn't noticed above, G80, or 8800 GTX as it's better known, requires two PCI Express connectors. The power draw on these cards is not significantly higher than previous generations, but as part of the PCI Express specification, above a certain power draw, a second connector is required."
And
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=319&type=expert&pid=16
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/in...k=view&id=587&Itemid=27&limit=1&limitstart=11
So at least according to these sources the 8800gtx does indeed consume more juice. But your experiences may vary. All told, these difference are not significant.
Apallohadas
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1) the 9800 GTX is on par with the 8800 GTX. Lateral step, not an upgrade.
2) I own 2 GTXs. Not 2 years old yet, as others pointed out (and you realized as well). Power hungry? Comparing it to even older cards, sure. But if you do that, compare it to an equally powerful card, not a X1950 or 7950.
3) They're both equally inexpensive at this point. The big advantage is that it only takes up 1 slot. For some people, that will be a selling point alone.
Google yields the following:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/graphics/review/2006/11/08/Leadtek-WinFast-PX8800-GTX-TDH/p1
"If you hadn't noticed above, G80, or 8800 GTX as it's better known, requires two PCI Express connectors. The power draw on these cards is not significantly higher than previous generations, but as part of the PCI Express specification, above a certain power draw, a second connector is required."
And
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=319&type=expert&pid=16
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/in...k=view&id=587&Itemid=27&limit=1&limitstart=11
So at least according to these sources the 8800gtx does indeed consume more juice. But your experiences may vary. All told, these difference are not significant.
THE GOOGLE SAID SO
i love the google
Personally I have an 8800gtx. I want to replace it but I don't want to spend a lot of money. Yes, I feel the 4850 is an upgrade, but not a 150 dollar upgrade.
Conversly, all new systems ice built in the past 2 weeks, 3 in total, have had the 4870 or 4850 in it. The simple fact is that its marginally and argueable faster than the 8800gtx.
Single slot doesn't matter for us since we've been using full sized lian Li and the cosmos s, and no other expansion cards.
Not to mention, My 8800gtx is single slot.
It wasn't a bad purchase, but I prefer the newer cards for warrenty purposes. If My 8800gtx died, they would probably send me a 9800gtx instead, which for My resolution and aa af would probably be a downgrade. The 4850 is new and will be replaced with what you paid for.
Its a wash, neither were bad choices, but the newer cards do have their advantages, not to mention I hate used iteMs. You never know what the previous owner out it through, despite what the owner said.
The computers have been for wow guildies with low to medium budgets.
Conversly, all new systems ice built in the past 2 weeks, 3 in total, have had the 4870 or 4850 in it. The simple fact is that its marginally and argueable faster than the 8800gtx.
Single slot doesn't matter for us since we've been using full sized lian Li and the cosmos s, and no other expansion cards.
Not to mention, My 8800gtx is single slot.
It wasn't a bad purchase, but I prefer the newer cards for warrenty purposes. If My 8800gtx died, they would probably send me a 9800gtx instead, which for My resolution and aa af would probably be a downgrade. The 4850 is new and will be replaced with what you paid for.
Its a wash, neither were bad choices, but the newer cards do have their advantages, not to mention I hate used iteMs. You never know what the previous owner out it through, despite what the owner said.
The computers have been for wow guildies with low to medium budgets.
Problem is with AA at 1680*1050+ the 8800GTX tends to outpass the 9800GTX in lots of cases and when it doesnt it's not far behind, even beats it some titles at lower resolutions.
8800GTX is cheaper right now, ebay prices are especially low.
reflex1989
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Actually the 8800GTX beats the 4850 at lower res in all games, and in both higher and lower res in about half the games in this benchmark. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Diamond/HD_4870/
idk i think that the 8800gtx was the better buy at 150 bucks ( i got a waterblock with it .... dunno if i'll ever use it but i may sell it) ... and honestly who wants to deal with rebates ... even if you do get them its usually between 2-4 months before you get them anyway....
secondly ... stfu about caps ... if yer not going to post anything relating to the topic don't post in here ... its simple
secondly ... stfu about caps ... if yer not going to post anything relating to the topic don't post in here ... its simple
hows that help decide between gtx or 4850
I can't tell if that's supposed to be sarcastic or not. I'll assume not, because clearly my post stated that google yielded the following info, which are sourced from other sites. I understand these fancy semantics can be confusing, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Ahh, too bad. I suppose it was sarcasm afterall. It's a good thing we have such friendly trolls around... at least he's respectful enough to have actually listened about the caps.
Back to business, I'd suggest that a more suitable replacement for the 8800 GTX would be a 4870, although the ATI/NVIDIA line does not scale well together these days so in reality something between the two would be closer.