gpu upgrade help

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hey [h] , ltns :)

yes my friends im in need of some help regarding video card upgrade. currently im running 2 xfx 7900gt in SLi and its about to die (serious artifacts).

at this point i cannot afford a new rig so upgrading everything outside of the gpu is not possible.

my question is...what would be the best gfx card around $200 that i can pick up locally like bestbuy. i know many reviews points towards the 4850 but i have bad experiences with ati products and the cat drivers where not to be desired at least in the past. have they improved significantly? specially with vista?

i was looking at the visiontek 4850 and a local pc parts store here have a 9800gtx and they are both priced the same at $200.

4850 or 9800gtx ?

BTW current pc specs in sig.

thank you all very much :)
 
i have the bestbuy 4850 and its been running vista great with all of my games, havent had a problem yet
 
thanks for the quick reply...

another question i have is, will my current rig cause a serious bottle neck to the point where i cant even enjoy a new gfx card? it seems every pc gamer now days have a core2duo in their pc.
 
The catalyst drivers have greatly improved. If I were you, I'd take the 10-12% coupon that was posted in the hotdeals forum if possible and buy the 4850 at BB.

IF you really want to stick with nVidia, theres nothing wrong with the 9800gtx though.

And on a side note, make sure to RMA your 7900s. From other postings it seems many people are getting back early 8800 series cards in replacement for 7x00 series now.
 
like previous poster said try to rma your 7900's if not, try to sell them on craigslist or here on the forsale sub-forum and with that money you can put it towards a processor/motherboard upgrade
 
great idea on the RMA guys thank you sooo much.

im typing this via blackberry on my way to BB with coupon on hand for a 4850.

thanks a million :)
 
whoa whoa what is this about RMA a 7XXX series card? I have an eVGA 7900GT that works fine. You're saying if I say it doesn't work they will give me an 8800GT?
 
im not entirely sure how it works but some people are getting 8800gts 320mb and things of the sort since they may not have a 7900gt on hand, its always worth a shot
 
Well I don't think I ever registered it. CRAP, what if I try to register it now?
 
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