Need some advice about Graphic Card

[VinC]

Hi guys ,

I want to upgrade my Graphic Card , which now is XFX 8600 GTS XXX Version , I have some option in my head but not sure which one is the best for me(For Gaming and Graphic Design matters).Please let me know what do you think about :

-Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2
-Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
-Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
-Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
-Ati Radeon HD 4870

Which one is the best with their cost ?

[heart reaper]

I donot have much, but u might look at this:

http://forum.raymond.cc/hardware/9668-do-you-make-these-6-mistakes-when-buying-a-video-card.html?highlight=mistakes

but as for my experience, go for nvidia and intel. the ati cracked my skull.

[xje4bv]

If your budget supports it than definitely the highest one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_Graphics_Processing_Units#GeForce_9_.289xxx.29_series
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4870,1964.html

Worth reading. Or maybe you wanna swap your 8600 GPU with my Geforce MX 440? Gotta change the motherboard to one that supports AGP though..

[VinC]

I've read that 6 mistakes before opening this thread.

Yeah I think I will go for GeForce , ATI cause some heat problem which is not comfortable for "24 hours 7 days a week" online computer like mine

[YuMeng]

HR, why no Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 on here? Use water cooler will cool ATI Down?

[heart reaper]

yea cool!!. well, i got a nvidia, an ati and an intel. the n and i work awesome. ati is only good if u use the box only for business purposes.

lol what u mean by cooling using a water cooler? you will damage ur box if you'd do that.

that list is by VinC.

[YuMeng]

box only ATI cant keep and raise price

[VinC]

It's also an option for me , coz my box support cooling pipes and liquid-like cooler , but I think I will spent that money on Graphic card instead of cooler .

GeForce 295 GTX had a really High Prices (It's the most High-End graphic cards on the planet) and My CPU are quite not good with that one ( using QX 6600 QuadCore CPU )

[brayden]

I hate ATI. Nvidia may cost more but they are better. ATI control panel sucks. It is so ugly and hard to use. But the card itself isn't that bad.

[In-f3st]

If you have the money go for the 4870 X2.
It's is the best card that you can get atm, I personally don't see the use of getting the newest GPUs, but hell I would not mind having this monster in my PC
But you may also think about the PSU, cause these cards need more power and a usual 400W power supply will not be able to handle them.

As far as the Driver/Overheating problems, yeah ATI is struggling a bit and has some compatibilty issues as well as some cards experiencing overheating...