Thinking of getting a 4870

[Wizrdwarts]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810

$165 after promo code & rebate. My PSU is plenty powerful and it will fit into my case. I have another rig with a 3650 so if I get this I will retire the 3650 and move my 8800GT into that rig.

Any thoughts?

[Busby, Paul (Bicci)]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

have any reason not to do it?

[AvalancheDiode]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

have any reason not to do it?

I can't come up with any.

[jesus]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

I think you should. It's cheap, way cheaper than nvidia's competition and it's a really good card. Plus then you'll have 2 great gaming PCs as opposed to one great one and one that is kinda ok

lol I remember last year thinking "wow" when seeing the 8800GT below $200 on newegg.

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

Okay, more choices.

EVGA 9800GT 512mb GDDR3 (dual-slot cooler) - $95

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130397

Asus 4850 512mb GDDR3 (Asus cooler) - $120

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121272

Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 (heatpipe cooler) - $165 after promo code

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810

4870 still?

lol I remember last year thinking "wow" when seeing the 8800GT below $200 on newegg.

lol, it's at a third of it's original price now.

[KillerStickMan]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

4870...duh

[jake_]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

I vote 9800gt because I'm a nvidia fanboy.

[=98=]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

I vote 9800gt because I'm a nvidia fanboy.

[Busby, Paul (Bicci)]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

lol

the gt isnt a scratch on the 4850

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

Is there really a difference between the 9800GT and the 4850 at 1280x1024?

Anyways, I've decided not to buy anything for now, since both my monitors are 1280x1024, I'll wait a few months to check out the upcoming cards and a new monitor.

[Skaggy]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

The 9800GT is basically a 8800GT amirite?

[=98=]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

Yes. The only thing the 9800 has is HybridGraphics which is... um.... craptacular?

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

The 9800GT is basically a 8800GT amirite?

Unless you're lucky enough to get a mythical 55nm version, yes.

But it's a third of the price of the original 8800GT and has better cooling than the 8800GT rev1 I have. And my 3650 struggles to play BF2.

I'll just wait for 55nm GTX260 to be cheaper and ATI's next move. 49xx/58xx?

[Busby, Paul (Bicci)]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

Unless you're lucky enough to get a mythical 55nm version, yes.

But it's a third of the price of the original 8800GT and has better cooling than the 8800GT rev1 I have. And my 3650 struggles to play BF2.

I'll just wait for 55nm GTX260 to be cheaper and ATI's next move. 49xx/58xx?

I think we are looking at a 49** situation which bring a smile to my face, competition is awesome!

It gives us something to talk about and a constant feeling of what if...

Thats what humatity is built around ffs!

In all fairness the hybrid shizzle is an excelent idea, but has not been taken into full flow yet. When we get systems which can completely drop the GFX and run off onboard when not needed but then utilize the slight extra power available when needed, we are onto a winner. I know thats the concept as is but most boards/cards seem to confict on abilities.

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Thinking of getting a 4870

It would help even if the cards downclocked when in 2D mode, but apparently the only current Nvidia cards that do that are the GTX series. Which is pretty lame since I think most ATI cards (at least from 3000 upwards) already do that.