Choosing graphic card

DrnkenFists · 04-27-2009, 05:07 PM

Hello guys,
I am planning on buying a new graphic card..i have a range of up to $250.
I have narrowed down my search to geforce x260.But some of my friends advised me 9800gtx.anyways wanted to ask which card should i buy? Any heating or other problems that i should be aware of before buying these cards?
Open to suggestion for other cards too.I m confused

Thank you

Drufuss · 04-28-2009, 04:43 AM

Hi DrnkenFists!

Here's a nice site to compare graphics cards.

The GTX260 seems to be way faster but also more power hungry (be aware that there are three X260 cards).

The superlatives page suggests the Radeon 4870 for your price range.

Greetings

Dru

DrnkenFists · 04-28-2009, 08:28 AM

Thankx keep it coming

Between radeon 4870 and gtx260 which is faster and runs hotter?

heating is big problem from where i live

Drufuss · 04-28-2009, 09:26 AM

According to this comparsion the hd4870 seems top be overall faster, has a slightly lower pixel and texture fillrate, but also needs about 30W less (=less heat).

Here are reviews from anandtech and tomshardware that suggest that the hd4870 is clearly better then the gtx260.

Greetings

Dru

DrnkenFists · 04-29-2009, 08:50 AM

500W PSU enough for both the cards?Btw does 4870 have any heating problems?

Drufuss · 04-29-2009, 10:22 AM

That depends on the other hardware you are using.

As you can see in my sig, i am using a 625W PSU and this seems to be sufficient for my HD4870X2 and the rest of the equipment.

I watercool my card because the fan did get very loud, don't know anything about 4870 regarding heat and noise.
(But those topics are covered in the reviews i linked to)

Greetings

Dru

XJ. · 04-30-2009, 12:09 AM

Wait for the Nvidia 275 (well, EVGA has one out at Newegg, IIRC).

XJ. · 04-30-2009, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrnkenFists

500W PSU enough for both the cards?Btw does 4870 have any heating problems?

So long as it's a good PSU.

DrnkenFists · 04-30-2009, 06:17 AM

Drufuss i just read that 4870 1 gb produces much heat upto 90C ?
u r exprience?

XJ. · 04-30-2009, 09:50 AM

BTW, the 275 is out. It's a bit pricey atm, because it has just been released - if you can wait a couple of weeks, you can get a card that's as fast as a GTX 280 for ~250!

Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Video Cards & Video Devices,Desktop Graphics / Video Cards,GeForce GTX 200 Series,GeForce GTX 275,

preyingrazor · 05-02-2009, 03:30 AM

go for the 4850 crossfire. would cost u 230 dollars.

Drufuss · 05-03-2009, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by preyingrazor

go for the 4850 crossfire. would cost u 230 dollars.

...and eventually a new psu. I doubt that 500W would be enough for a pc with 2 cards in crossfire.

preyingrazor · 05-03-2009, 03:03 AM

u'd be surprised. Socket draw is only 350W max on my power supply. And this after several hours of gaming on my machine.

DrnkenFists · 05-05-2009, 06:17 PM

Thanks guys u were a big help.
Comparison ASUS factory over clock 4850 v/s 4870 1gb?
1 gb is around 20$ costlier.

preyingrazor · 05-05-2009, 06:19 PM

You want to know whether to get 4850 512MB or 4870 1GB?

04-27-2009, 05:07 PM	#1
DrnkenFists Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 7	Choosing graphic card Hello guys, I am planning on buying a new graphic card..i have a range of up to $250. I have narrowed down my search to geforce x260.But some of my friends advised me 9800gtx.anyways wanted to ask which card should i buy? Any heating or other problems that i should be aware of before buying these cards? Open to suggestion for other cards too.I m confused Thank you
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04-28-2009, 04:43 AM	#2
Drufuss Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,885	Re: Choosing graphic card Hi DrnkenFists! Here's a nice site to compare graphics cards. The GTX260 seems to be way faster but also more power hungry (be aware that there are three X260 cards). The superlatives page suggests the Radeon 4870 for your price range. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q (watercooled) Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz (watercooled) 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA in Raid5 (watercooled) Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB (watercooled) Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Logitech DiNovo MediaDesktop 2.0 Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11.1 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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04-28-2009, 08:28 AM	#3
DrnkenFists Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 7	Re: Choosing graphic card Thankx keep it coming Between radeon 4870 and gtx260 which is faster and runs hotter? heating is big problem from where i live Last edited by DrnkenFists; 04-28-2009 at 08:40 AM..
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04-28-2009, 09:26 AM	#4
Drufuss Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,885	Re: Choosing graphic card According to this comparsion the hd4870 seems top be overall faster, has a slightly lower pixel and texture fillrate, but also needs about 30W less (=less heat). Here are reviews from anandtech and tomshardware that suggest that the hd4870 is clearly better then the gtx260. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q (watercooled) Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz (watercooled) 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA in Raid5 (watercooled) Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB (watercooled) Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Logitech DiNovo MediaDesktop 2.0 Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11.1 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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04-29-2009, 08:50 AM	#5
DrnkenFists Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 7	Re: Choosing graphic card 500W PSU enough for both the cards?Btw does 4870 have any heating problems?
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04-29-2009, 10:22 AM	#6
Drufuss Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,885	Re: Choosing graphic card That depends on the other hardware you are using. As you can see in my sig, i am using a 625W PSU and this seems to be sufficient for my HD4870X2 and the rest of the equipment. I watercool my card because the fan did get very loud, don't know anything about 4870 regarding heat and noise. (But those topics are covered in the reviews i linked to) Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q (watercooled) Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz (watercooled) 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA in Raid5 (watercooled) Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB (watercooled) Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Logitech DiNovo MediaDesktop 2.0 Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11.1 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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04-30-2009, 12:09 AM	#7
XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,333	Re: Choosing graphic card Wait for the Nvidia 275 (well, EVGA has one out at Newegg, IIRC). __________________ GPUs hosed ATM. Quad folding now hosed :-(
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04-30-2009, 06:17 AM	#9
DrnkenFists Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 7	Re: Choosing graphic card Drufuss i just read that 4870 1 gb produces much heat upto 90C ? u r exprience?
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04-30-2009, 09:50 AM	#10
XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,333	Re: Choosing graphic card BTW, the 275 is out. It's a bit pricey atm, because it has just been released - if you can wait a couple of weeks, you can get a card that's as fast as a GTX 280 for ~250! Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Video Cards & Video Devices,Desktop Graphics / Video Cards,GeForce GTX 200 Series,GeForce GTX 275, __________________ GPUs hosed ATM. Quad folding now hosed :-(
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05-02-2009, 03:30 AM	#11
preyingrazor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 658	Re: Choosing graphic card go for the 4850 crossfire. would cost u 230 dollars. __________________ Q9650 3GHz @ 3.8GHz \| DP45SG @ 121 \| 8GB Kingston 1333MHz DDR3 \| 2x Palit Radeon HD 4850 512MB in CrossfireX \| 2x 300GB WD VelociRaptor HDD RAID 0 \| 500GB WD Caviar HDD \| Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series PCIe soundcard \| 2x 500GB Iomega external USB2.0 HDD \| 1TB external LaCie eSATA HDD \| 650W CoolerMaster eXtreme power supply \| CoolerMaster Elite 330 Black Case \| ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme processor heat sink \| 26" Samsung T260 1080p \| Logitech X-540 5.1 Speakers System pics
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05-03-2009, 03:03 AM	#13
preyingrazor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 658	Re: Choosing graphic card u'd be surprised. Socket draw is only 350W max on my power supply. And this after several hours of gaming on my machine. __________________ Q9650 3GHz @ 3.8GHz \| DP45SG @ 121 \| 8GB Kingston 1333MHz DDR3 \| 2x Palit Radeon HD 4850 512MB in CrossfireX \| 2x 300GB WD VelociRaptor HDD RAID 0 \| 500GB WD Caviar HDD \| Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series PCIe soundcard \| 2x 500GB Iomega external USB2.0 HDD \| 1TB external LaCie eSATA HDD \| 650W CoolerMaster eXtreme power supply \| CoolerMaster Elite 330 Black Case \| ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme processor heat sink \| 26" Samsung T260 1080p \| Logitech X-540 5.1 Speakers System pics
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05-05-2009, 06:17 PM	#14
DrnkenFists Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 7	Re: Choosing graphic card Thanks guys u were a big help. Comparison ASUS factory over clock 4850 v/s 4870 1gb? 1 gb is around 20$ costlier.
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05-05-2009, 06:19 PM	#15
preyingrazor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 658	Re: Choosing graphic card You want to know whether to get 4850 512MB or 4870 1GB? __________________ Q9650 3GHz @ 3.8GHz \| DP45SG @ 121 \| 8GB Kingston 1333MHz DDR3 \| 2x Palit Radeon HD 4850 512MB in CrossfireX \| 2x 300GB WD VelociRaptor HDD RAID 0 \| 500GB WD Caviar HDD \| Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series PCIe soundcard \| 2x 500GB Iomega external USB2.0 HDD \| 1TB external LaCie eSATA HDD \| 650W CoolerMaster eXtreme power supply \| CoolerMaster Elite 330 Black Case \| ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme processor heat sink \| 26" Samsung T260 1080p \| Logitech X-540 5.1 Speakers System pics
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