Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? in PC gaming Tech http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20433155 en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:00:31 EDT Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:00:31 EDT Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20436626 The Flash : I'm sure the extra shaders in the 8800GT makes a difference.

Perhaps not as huge but imo, it's the card to get.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20436626 Mon, 05 May 2008 20:08:30 EDT Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20436456 Somnambul33t :
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Should have went with the 8800GT I think.

The price is nearly the same but performance is a huge difference.
wrong. they are almost identical in performance with the obvious edge to the 8800. the difference between the 9600gt and 8800GTS 512, however, is much more pronounced. most times the 8800GT and 9600GT will give you the same optimal settings (ie same quality at the same resolution) but there are times when you'd get the next higher resolution or slightly more FSAA from the 8800GT.

the 9600GT should play any modern game besides crysis at high or ultra high with that setup at 1680x1050 res.

bottom line is the 8800GT is a better card for 15-20 bux more but not worth much more than that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20436456 Mon, 05 May 2008 19:33:38 EDT Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434298 The Flash : Should have went with the 8800GT I think.

The price is nearly the same but performance is a huge difference.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434298 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:43:18 EDT Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434190 NYR11 : Thanks for the help answering my questions. I saw the double Ati card but it is beyond my budget right now. What I need and can afford is a good midrange card. I decided on the EVGA 9600 GT 500MB card. Got it on Newegg last night for $149 with free ship plus a $10 rebate. Tough to beat that deal. Figure I will be able to overclock it a bit and together with the Q6600 Quad core and 4 gigs of RAM I will be using should get some decent frame rates. You think?
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"It's a nice day if you wake up in Disneyland"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434190 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:20:06 EDT Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433155 Grief : :)pcie 2.0 cards are backward compatible.Not sure about how a 16x slot and 4x slot will affect crossfire but like Stormy says you may want to check out one of the X2 cards which are like 2 video cards in one unit.
I recently upgraded from a geforce 8800 ultra oc to a geforce 9800 GX2( I have 1 pcie 16X slot ),awesome results for UT3 at 1920x1200 :D checking the device manager shows 2 9800 gpu's :hmm:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433155 Mon, 05 May 2008 07:24:22 EDT Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430932 StorminNorm : If you wanting to stay ATI with CrossFire and only have one 16x slot, your best bet may be the HD3870x2. It is basically two cards in one. The biggest issue I read about is this card takes up a full length slot and you need a good power supply, same if running two cards. Tom's Hardware had some good info on it.
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Lets Kick it...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430932 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:24:17 EDT Re: Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430642 The Flash : 8800GT is better than the 9600GT.

two cards in crossfire should give you the best framerates.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430642 Sun, 04 May 2008 16:00:52 EDT Video Card Question: Which is Better? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430018 NYR11 : Need a new card for my new mobo, a Gigabyte EP35 DS3P. This board has two pci express 16 slots. The second slot however, is 4X not 16X like the top slot.It is capable of running two ATI cards in crossfire. Would I be better off with a Nvidia 9600GT or 8800gt or doing Crossfire with two ATi 3870 cards. Which card will give me better frame rates in some of the latest games? All these cards right now are pretty close in price. One more. I see that most cards are pci express 2.0. I don't think my new board is. Is 2.0 backward compatible? thanks for the help.
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