Video Card Upgrade Suggestions

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bigwooly

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I'm planning to upgrade my video card with my next paycheck. I will be making the purchase most likely on 5/8.

My rig is:

e7400 @ 4ghz (500x8)
GA-EP45-UD3P
OCZ Platinium DDR2 1000 4gb (2x2gb)
Antec Earthwatts 430
Acer x223w 1680x1050

Current Video:

MSI 8600 GT 256mb w/Zalman ZF900 711 core/1608 mem

i'm kind of torn on what to get...... my budget for this upgrade is $110 Shipped (after rebates i don't mind coming out of pocket more so long as the final purchase is at or under my budget)

Games i play are fallout 3 and Warhammer 40k DoW II for now. I'm hoping to get into other titles it would be even an added bonus if my new card came with some free oem games :p

Here's the options i'm looking at

PNY VCG981024GXEB GeForce 9800 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 - $139.99 (109.99 AR/FS)

or

ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI - $139.99 ($109.99 AR/FS)


any and all suggestion are welcome i hope i've included enough info
 
For sure get a 1GB card, keep looking for bargains.
1Gb is necessary to get the best from modern games.
note: GTA IV needs more than 1GB to push it to max settings which has prompted a couple of 2GB single GPU cards to emerge!

Ideally you want 4870/GTX260 performance.or better if you like to push gfx detail in games as the 4850 isnt fast enough in some games to use 1GB effectively.
A 4870/GTX260 also allows you to look at higher res monitors later :)

A 1GB 4850 wont be bad though if strapped for cash.
 
a better comparison would be between the newer GTS 250 (renamed g92 9800gtx+) and the 4850.. and closer in performance. the two take stabs at eachother and many will argue one way or the other, but the last comparison I saw put the GTS250 slightly further ahead, especially when the two are overclocked. for price sake, do some shopping around.. can be had for cheaper than you think
 
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