which one? PNY or GIGABYTE

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hey i need some advice on which one to do.. they are both the nvidia gts 250...1GB. same speeds pretty much. i have the newer version of the gigabyte mobo..(http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3013) which its sweet incase youre wondering lol. anyways i need some advice on which graphics card to go with..should i do the gigabyte or the pny..links are below. any advice is great..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133266

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125268
 
I can't speak for either brand in regards to video cards but the EVGA is the same price as the PNY and Gigabyte with free shipping, has a slightly higher clock speed and is one of the top brands out there. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130469 Although this particular card doesn't carry their lifetime warranty. If a lifetime warranty is important there is also the XFX (although no free shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150356. But it does come with a copy of COD5 if that interests you at all.
 
will i get much of a performance increase between the 9800 gtx and the gts 250? judging by the typical specs i wouldnt assume so but anyone know personally?
 
jman314 said:
will i get much of a performance increase between the 9800 gtx and the gts 250? judging by the typical specs i wouldnt assume so but anyone know personally?
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AFAIK they're the exact same card, but rebranded.

Much like the 9800GTX vanilla and the 8800GTS G92.
 
AVT said:
AFAIK they're the exact same card, but rebranded.

Much like the 9800GTX vanilla and the 8800GTS G92.
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ding ding ding

Save your money for a real upgrade, either 275/4890 would be a real improvement.
 
No actual first hand knowledge but since the GTS 250 is a rebadged 9800GTX+ and there was barely any performance increase over a 9800GTX I would say that you probably would not see much of an improvement in terms of performance.

Edit: beaten too it
 
alright just clear somehting up. i dont currently own a 9800 gtx..i have a 7600 gtoc.. hence why i asked about the performance difference since the 9800gtx is cheaper.....
 
and yeah thats another reason im goign for that is cause i have a 500 watt ps..so im limited..and 250's 9800's usually only require 450w
 
Depending on the quality of your PSU and the rest of your rig, it would certainly be capable of running a 4870 or GTX 260.
 
well its an antec earthwatts..34amps total..
ive already got a pentium d820 running in it for now..2 hd's, two opticals, and a few fans so theres not a whole lot in of power being used up..
 
A 500W Earthwatts should be able to run a GTX260.

HOWEVER

The video card will grossly bottlenecked by the CPU. Unfortunately the same may be true for a GTS250.

Depending on your motherboard, you should be able to upgrade to a Core 2.
 
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should i just upgrade the cpu first..to like a core2duo or quad first..and then worry about upgrading the gpu..? because having heard that..id hate to have the gpu bottlenecked...sort of defeats the purpose until i chose to upgrade the cpu. so yeah..would upgrading the cpu first be a smarter choice for now?
 
I would say yes to upgrading the CPU first in your situation. When I upgraded from my Athlon X2 5000 to an E8500 it made a considerable difference in my gaming experience.
 
i posted the link for my mobo in the original post..first link. to make it easier though its the gigabyte ep-45 ds3r
 
and yeah im thinking ill upgrade the cpu for now..it does seem to be the most logical thing to do. im thinking ill do the Q8200..best bang for the buck it seems.
 
i do pretty much everything..i do alot of photoshop and a fair amount of gaming..so i think 4 cores will serve better purpose than two..mainly because of the photoshop part of it..that maxes out my 2 cores i have now when using it sometimes..other wise id definitely agree on the e8400...faster stock clock speed. but yeah i think 4 cores is what id get the most out of right now
 
Unless you are planing on doing a full upgrade soon, get a quad; it'll last you longer and you'll notice a bigger increase in general performance ;)
 
i dont really plan on a full upgrade..ive got the main stuff..started with just a sony viao and basically swapped everything out.. new mobo..case/psu...it came together..antec sonata III....good bang for the buck you could say ;) ...so honestly a cpu, gpu and psu are all thats really left...even though the one i have now was bought for 250..and its a 7600 gt oc. thigns change over a two year period apparently lol oh well. so yeah quad core..then probably psu and then fat ass gpu ;)
 
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