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im getting a new graphics card, and i can't decide which is better
its between this
GeForce 9500GT 1 GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card
Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0 x16
Video Memory Installed: 1 GB
or
XLR8 9800 GT 512 MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card
my specs AMD Athlon ™ 64 X2 Dual core processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz
3g Ram
32bit vista
8600 geforce vcard
looking around the 80-120$ range
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I'm in the same boat as you are. My fricking 8500gt started making noise and crapped out
I don't know what to get.
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the one with 512 gddr3 is better.
but for the love of god just throw in the extra 30$ for the gtx260 (which outperforms the GX2's)
You even save money in the long run:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814500087
and if not go for the GTS 250, which is a 9800 with an upgraded cooler and way better memory for the same price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814500098
going for the 9800 right now is like the WORST thing you could do.
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i agree, skip the 9 series.
i heard nvidia was going to rebrand all of its cards? the way they are now is a marketing clusterfuck
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Zeitgeist Wrote:i agree, skip the 9 series.
i heard nvidia was going to rebrand all of its cards? the way they are now is a marketing clusterfuck
the 250 is a rebrand.
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The names of the cards always confuse me. It's like nvidia is going backwards in time
that said, ati isn't doing much better, I really can't understand their naming system.
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ill prob get the 260 like omega said, looks really nice. i just hope my computer can handle it
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whitefox Wrote:ill prob get the 260 like omega said, looks really nice. i just hope my computer can handle it
the thing that defines this is your PSU and you didn't post your specs on that.
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where can i find that info?
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whitefox Wrote:where can i find that info?
on the sticker they put on your PSU
