Worth it

Z

zod96

Suspected BAD TRADER
Joined
Feb 23, 2008
Messages
2,709
I currently have a 9800GT which plays the one and only game I have perfect, BF2. I'm thinking about picking up Crysis Warhead and a few other newer titles. I like to have max AA/AF and I'm pretty sure that the 9800GT will not be able to handle those games with max AA/AF at 1680x1050. Would it be worth it to get a 4870 1gb to ensure that I would be able to get the maximum eye candy for newer games?

Thanks
 
There's no reasonable GPU solution out there which will be able to handle Crysis Warhead with maximum AA/AF on (and all other settings set to maximum) at this particular moment.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/Crysis-v1-21,757.html

That's looking at Crysis, but Crysis Warhead still performs the same (at least at these price points and graphics settings) in terms of how much it can humble $1000+ multiple-GPU setups.

Not that it really matters since the game looks simply fantastic even on my lowly 8800GT...Have you tried playing it? And what other titles are you looking at?

Additionally, what is your motivation behind hardware which can handle games with maximum AA/AF? Sometimes it is really useful (for your wallet especially) to think really hard about why you're buying beyond middle-tier hardware.
 
tbh, i am always of the opinion that you should only buy if you need to. The best way is to just buy the games and see if you are happy with the performance, if not then upgrade.

Also, look at multiple reviews to get a general idea of the difference between cards, toms charts have been shaky for the last couple of editions.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top