A little upgrade

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Jayemji

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It's been a fun 2 or 3 years, but my X850 is starting to feel its age. Oblivion is fun, but I'd like to see more out of it (running 1600x1200 and medium-high settings), and I'm looking into upgrading the video card. Only trouble, I've not had a chance to look into the market much over the last several months!

Now, I've ben reading some incredible things about the 4000 series GPUs as far as price/value, especially the 4850. Last time I checked, Nvidia was the name of the game and I had been looking at an 8800GT/S for a while. Things have obviously changed, and for the better it seems. (more competition and all)

With the story out of the way, I'll get to the point. I'm looking for a roughly $200 card that has a superior cost/performance ratio. Any ideas?


PS: If it helps, I use this computer for gaming more than anything. The most demanding games being Oblivion, Bioshock, Guild Wars, and Homeworld 2. I also game with a 1600x1200 screen.
 
$200 you say?
4850.

Anyhow, you could save some cash with the 8800GT or spend a little extra for the 4870.
You only mentioned Oblivion, is that the only game you play?

If you count MIRs on the 4850, then it's tough to find an 8800GT for ~$150 I would think...
 
Not quite, look a little lower in the post.
Jayemji said:
PS: If it helps, I use this computer for gaming more than anything. The most demanding games being Oblivion, Bioshock, Guild Wars, and Homeworld 2. I also game with a 1600x1200 screen.
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Regardless, everything I've read pretty much aligns with what you said. The 4850 is awesome right now and for at least the near future.
 
ati radeon hd4850 @ newegg - mission complete, look no further; you can expect at least 4x performance boost on average
 
I say go with a 4850, best bang for buck atm. And you can pretty much walk into bestbuy and pick one off the shelf for 199.
 
One other thing, how does Vista 64 bit play with the 4850. I will be changing to that OS when I finally overhaul and replace my mobo/RAM/CPU. (I have a copy already so it's either that or something GNUey).
 
Jayemji said:
One other thing, how does Vista 64 bit play with the 4850. I will be changing to that OS when I finally overhaul and replace my mobo/RAM/CPU. (I have a copy already so it's either that or something GNUey).
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Both camps have solid Vista x64 drivers. The situation is much better than when Vista launched :)
 
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