9800gx2 or 4850 ?

[mista ting]

9800gx2 @ 270$

or the

HD 4850 @ 160$ (not going to choose 4870 since and Oc'd 4850 will preform same or even better)

with the 9800gx2 prices falling i hear its gonna be $230 September? so far in benches the 9800gx2 is getting way more FPS (10-20) than the 4850/4870...do you think its a better buy ? why or why not ? i'm thinking to get it over the 4850

 

[Sir_Poop_Alot]

Get the 4850. Save some money I just ordered a 4850 last night. Should be coming in the mail in the next 2 days

 

[Zero82z]

The GX2 would be much faster than the 4870. That said, it also suffers from a lot of scaling problems as well as inconsistent framerates and microstutter. I would get another card in the same price range, such as the GTX260 or HD4870 instead of the GX2.

 

[JimmiG]

Why is it a choice between a $160 card and a $270 one? Most people compare the 4850 to the 8800GT, 9800GTX etc., not to the GX2 (which it was never meant to compete against)..

If you can spend up to $270, why aren't you considering a 4870 or GTX260?

The 4870 is about 30% faster on average, you'd have to overclock a 4850 to over 800 MHz core and nearly 1300 MHz memory to reach the performance level of a 4870. Also, you *can* overclock the 4870 as well, not just the 4850 An overclocked 4850 should be compared with an overclocked 4870.

The GX2 even beats the GTX280 sometimes, but apparently it has alot of dual-gpu related problems. More so than the 4870X2.