try to choose a graphics card

[treachery]

Newegg.com - EVGA 017-P3-1165-AR GeForce GTX 260 1792MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - HIS H487QT1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported IceQ 4+ Turbo Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4890 TOP/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

i was wondering witch graphics card is the best bang for the buck, me and my friend were having a dispute of this the gtx 260 has a slower clocks than the ati cards and is 448-bit but the other 2 have higher clocks but less memory, whats the best one?

 

[treachery]

anybody?

 

[Antman]

The answer depends on usage. The answer will change under certain conditions. Select the one that meets your maximum requirements.

 

[stormy13]

Big question is what do have for a power supply?

 

[treachery]

i am getting this for my PSU Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

i play games CSS to UT3 and im going to want to play crysis/warhead etc,

witch card wound be better for crysis?

 

[stormy13]

That one will do.

As to which card to get, no contest really, the 4890.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4890/6.html

 

[treachery]

alright that you, i didnt know if it was better than the 260 or not

 

[KazeNoKoe23]

alright that you, i didnt know if it was better than the 260 or not

The 4890 is pretty much top of the line, unless you count the dual-GPU GTX 295's, so the 4890 would blow a GTX 260 out of the water in most (if not all) respects.

 

[Muad Dib]

Take a look at Tom's Video Card Heirarchy. The 4890 is new but nonetheless it might give you some idea.

Aside from the PSU which has been covered check the physical dimensions. Probably not an issue but it never hurts to ask. Many video cards take up 2 slots with the cooling fan.

Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart - Review Tom's Hardware : Best Graphics Cards For The Money: Jan. '09

 

[gamepro127]

Newegg.com - EVGA 017-P3-1165-AR GeForce GTX 260 1792MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - HIS H487QT1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported IceQ 4+ Turbo Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4890 TOP/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

i was wondering witch graphics card is the best bang for the buck, me and my friend were having a dispute of this the gtx 260 has a slower clocks than the ati cards and is 448-bit but the other 2 have higher clocks but less memory, whats the best one?

Well, I dont really know THAT much about graphics cards but if your going for the money than a ATI card is best or the 9800 gt which is cheap now but really good.

 

[mickey megabyte]

you won't regret getting the 4890, especially looking at your screen res...

 

[smarteyeball]

you won't regret getting the 4890, especially looking at your screen res...

...but then look at the rest of the specs.

It's a great card, but with the rest of the specs I wouldn't expect miracles tbh

 

[Vapor]

If you want to play crysis you would need to upgrade that cpu first, thats my suggestion - you can get decent dual core cpu's like the e5200 that overclock very well quite cheap.

I have a 4890 and i love it, runs everything i want at high details and overclocks decently.

Edit: hopefully your motherboard is lga775 and you can upgrade to a c2d or pentium dual core with a bios update, pentium dual core with 800mhz fsb is more likely with that old of a cpu. (something like e21xx, e2200 which overclock to 3ghz with decent cooling)

Post your motherboard model # and i'll check it out for you

Double Edit: If you have a Compaq SR2011WM like in your sig then it has the ecs rc410-m motherboard which only supports up to pentium D dual core cpus so you would need a new m/b as well - though you could reuse the ram it would probably be very slow ram and need replacing eventually as well.

 

[skunksmash]

your RAM & CPU will need upgrading once you buy any of the listed cards above....


the faster card will create a performance bottleneck with the rest of your components..

for 1920x1200 the 4890 sings at that res, but your gonna need a new CPU to properly open up that card...

 

[treachery]

i remember our convo in the pms skunksmash, and i should update my spec list because i took your advice skunksmash and i saved up and now im building a whole new rig, i just needed help choosing the graphics card, didn't know witch one i should pic, if you guys want i can post the spec of the new pc, ordering the parts this weekend

and sorry for the late reply, but thanks for the help guys i think i am going to go with the 4890 unless you guys know a better card in that price range?

 

[skunksmash]

i remember our convo in the pms skunksmash, and i should update my spec list because i took your advice skunksmash and i saved up and now im building a whole new rig, i just needed help choosing the graphics card, didnt know witch one i should pic, if you guys want i can post the spec of the new pc, ordering the parts this weekend

please do......

once we have the new component list we'll be able to properly suggest a card for ya....

 

[treachery]

alright my specs are updated and i think i did a good job, i think with everything im getting after the graphics card it should be under 800 bucks

i figured with me only getting 30-45 fps in css prob due to my slow cpu and 533 ram and crappy graphics card, and windows 7 coming out soon i might as well do a full upgrade

the cpu and mobo comes together and case and psu comes together as well saving me some money. all parts are going to be coming from newegg and if anyone know of better parts for the money please let me know. thanks

 

[Captain Zero]

4870HDx2 is very well-priced and will last for a very solid 3 years.

 

[treachery]

i agree that the 4870x2 is a good card but a bit out of my price range, trying to keep the whole build under 800

 

[smarteyeball]

Stick with the 4890 if it still falls within your budget.

ATI are releasing their next generation of 58XX cards in about a month or so, so the 48XX series should become a little cheaper if you can afford to wait a little longer.