Best cheap vidcard?

[dosu23]

Im wanting to get a pretty good card for around $200 american, I cant decide with the 4850 or 9800gtx+, mostly watching HD's and some gaming, its going to be in a lian-li v350 micro atx, so I suppose cooling would be something else to look out for

 

[Zepher]

some gaming????

eVGA 9800GT or a GTX 260 if it can fit in your case and your PSU has enough power (500watts, 34Amps on the 12v rails.)

 

[dosu23]

gtx 260 is quite the price diff.
I have a corsair 520w modular

 

[Vinnard]

I'd go with the 4850

 

[dosu23]

Do they make good aftermarket coolers for the 4850, to exhaust the air out of the case?

 

[alg7_munif]

XFX HD 4850 ftw!

 

[UtopiA]

Yes indeed, that's quite a sexy 4850.
I don't see why it's so hard for ATI's current partners to make rear-exhausting coolers.

 

[grimreeferx09]

xfx 4850!

 

[Everett1]

Going to go with my XFX bros on this one.

Seems like already the XFX ATI cards are rising in popularity.

 

[PC_User]

From the two you listed, you can get a 4850 and save yourself about $50-70 USD. For about $200 American, you can get the HD 4870 512mb.