Help me pick a video card!

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I have just recently built my first pc on my own, but I have still have my older video card, and I want to get a new one.

I am running a q6600 at 3.0, 4g g.skill ram ddr2 800, and I have a seasonic 500w psu.
The video card is a xfx 7900gs oc.


My resolution is at 1280x1024, though I may upgrade later down the road.


I am stuck between a 4850 or 9800gtx+. It has to be below $200. The only reason I am considering a 9800gtx+ is because evga has step up, in case I decide I want to upgrade even more. What do you guys think?
 
If you are unsure wait until some of the games you want to play are released and check out the benchies then make your decision then.
 
If you game at 1280x1024 an 8800gt would be MORE than enough for you. The gtx and 4850 would be overkill. If you're sure that you're going to be getting a bigger LCD (either 1920x1200 or greater) than I would go with the 4850 and if you can squeeze a few extra bucks than go with the 4870 (i've seen them for as low as 230 now).

Might wanna upgrade that PSU as well if your gonna get one of these cards.

Hope this helps.
 
I was in the same exact boat (I game at 1680 but pretty close), I ended out going for the GTX+ as A) EVGA is a great company to deal with, B) both cards are close in price and C) with the GTX, the fan as stock is far better than the stock fan on the 4850, which seems to use the EXACT same unit as on the 3850, which was horrid. That is what I moved from, after my Sapphire 3850 literally cooked itself with a spike up to a reported 110c before it just died. The stock driver settings for the fan on that thing are horrid, no fan at all till 80c, and at that point under full load its a lost cause. I am unsure if they have fixed that with the new ones, but with mine if I ever forgot to go into Rivatuner and set my custom fan profile (or set up a fixed fan level with a txt edit), it would tank before I ever got anywhere, which meant waiting 5 min for the darn thing to cool down. Both cards are great, and if your gonna get an aftermarket cooling solution the GTX+ is a bit less good deal for the money vs. the 4850, but with stock cooling, GTX wins. Oh, and the GTX uses a bit less power too, kinda nice.
 
I don't believe the 4850 would be overkill...c'mon
That's the sweetspot to get right now. Buy it, do it.
 
I would go with the 4850. Technically the 8800GT would probably be enough, but given the tiny difference in price you may as well go with the 4850 and get something that'll last you a little longer.
 
+1 for 4850, the 8800 GT is actually more than you need for 1280 X 1024 but the 4850 should last you longer.
 
Thanks for all the input.

Yea the card is gonna last me for a while, so I am not going to get an 8800gt, even though you can get one for 105 right now on buy.com.

I may just save up for a little longer and get a bigger monitor and video card at the same time.
 
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