WAR (Warhammer Online)

I just bought a brand new  PNY 8800GT 512from new egg for like $119. Plenty of power for a game like WAR and most anything else.  EVGA might be a better brand to go with though for another $20.

Nvidia. Simply because you will have less compatibility probs. Ati may be technically advanced, but I got probs with ATI as long as I can think. With so many games "made for Nvidia" its just the better bet that a game will run properly.

Nvidia consistently has better drivers (in both linux and windows).  ATI has poor driver support and in some cases (and operating systems) none at all.  I think it's just waiting to die.

You should be really researching them both.. No clear cut "winner' in this battle tbh, although as one said before, the driver and support may be the deciding factor for most potential buyers..

I just did some research myself, and as I was poised to go grab up 2 8800 GT's, I read about the model I was getting and the heat and power issues that come with it... Scrapped that idea and went with 2 9600 GT's at the last minute..

The power of the net..

Originally posted by rr2real

Originally posted by Psiho246

Originally posted by rr2real

should i get a GTX 260 or a 4870

i'm looking to get a graphics card that will last me at least 2 years until i graduate from college

right now i have a 7900GT

do you guys reccommend anything else?

GTX 260 is 10% faster then HD 4870. Its also like 10% more expensive.

Your choice...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-comparison,2007-35.html

 

 

they'd be good for at least 2 years right?

Yes they will. But that depends what you want to do with them in the next 2 years. 2 years from now you will not be able to play games on high setting, but medium or something.

Both cards can currently run Crysis on Very High DX10 settings and are one of the best cards out there.

get an nvidia 8800 good bang for your buck wont mind upgradeing in a year or so when its required and the drivers are great.  the ati cards have driver issues, and i for one having had to sort out drivers for my laptops mobile gtx cards sli setup can tell you driver issues suck so go the easy cheap route 8800s dominate war on max settings np sli if you want some ridiculous hdtv monitor setup at like 2500 1600 and skip the headache of ati driver issues.  see you in game, youre gonna love the pvpness of rvr

Originally posted by nimsowner

As to the memory question.  A 32 bit based operating system can't address more than 4gig.  A 64 bit operating system can address over 4gig.   Microsoft varies the upper limit a 64 bit system can read(from 8GB to 128GB) depending on which version of the operating system you buy.

On the video cards either way you will be fine.  The ATI card does run hotter and that probably translates into a noiser system.  And there tend to be more issues with ATI drivers.  If you get a 9800GTX+ it outperforms the 4850.

This is the cheapest 9800 gtx+ I found looking real quick: ($200 and a $30 rebate)

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SkuSearch_v2.asp?SCriteria=AA73790

 

 

I have a HD 4870 - its on 24/7 and it is right at my feet.  

My dog makes more noise when it does a silent fart.

Originally posted by Archillez

Guys my comp spec at the moment:

core2duo 2.13ghz

2gig RAM

vidcard: 7600gtx

 

Now, i been wondering, should i benefit more if i only upgrade my video card? or  should I also upgrade my processor? because its really useless to upgrade high end video card if ur processor cant handle it right? So wat processor speed would make a good pair for this high end video card(4850, 9800)

From what I see here, your 7600 is a huge bottleneck. That card will slow down any game before your processor even breaks a sweat.

Oh, but if you are going to upgrade both, for games I prefer the higher clocked speed dual cores over the lower clocked speed quad cores. A Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 should be plenty.

Also, when asking about upgrading, its a good idea to include your motherboard specs, such as the model number and chipset(Intel P45, Nvidia 780i, etc).

To sum it up, only upgrading your video card should give you a really nice boost for any game. But if you go high end on the video card(GTX 260 or Radeon 4870), your current processor might slow you down a bit.

>The post you are replying to by Archillez, posted on 9/02/08 7:01:34 PM

>Guys my comp spec at the moment:

>core2duo 2.13ghz

>2gig RAM

>vidcard: 7600gtx

>Now, i been wondering, should i benefit more if i only upgrade my video card? or should I also upgrade my >processor? because its really useless to upgrade high end video card if ur processor cant handle it right? >So wat processor speed would make a good pair for this high end video card(4850, 9800)
 

Only Graphic card, and ram never hurts if you have the extra $