8800GTS or 9800GTX+

[Rilo]

I've not intention to SLI or anything. Just want to get a good card to go with an E8400, mainly for combat flight sims.

Was gearing up to make new system purchase when saw GTX+ coming out next month, and wondering if anyone knows enough about it to recommend waiting or not, and why. Price won't be much higher than I would pay for 8800GTS, and though I hate to wait, would hate to miss out on a good deal, even if performance leap isn't mind blowing. Unless, of course, performance increase is negligible.

 

[bryanW1995]

get a 4850. people are seeing it for as low as $149 today at bestbuy. that is probably one of the top all time price/performance values, certainly the best performance value at this time. check out the sticky 4850 and 9800gtx+ threads here and you'll understand how incredibly hot that deal is.

 

[Rilo]

Thanks for the advice, but am planning on sticking with Nvidia as the game I'm gunning for (a WWI conversion of the Combat Flight Simulator 3 engine) runs better with Nvidia cards, I'm told.

 

[ther00kie16]

8800gts for $156 after rebate
It should be about as good as 4850 in most cases and run cooler so you could probably overclock it a bit past 4850 performance level.

 

[DaveSimmons]

See the 9800GTX+ thread at the top of this forum if you want review links. Also see the main AnandTech website, the 4850 review, for comparisons.

The 9800GTX+ is faster in some games, slower in others. It uses more power than the 9800GTX despite the die shrink. It has the 9800GTX dual-slot cooler that is much nicer than the 4850's case heater.

Is it going to be worth $60 more than a closeout 8800GTS? Probably not for most people unless the GTS is "too slow" for your needs. That's up to you not us.

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: Rilo
Thanks for the advice, but am planning on sticking with Nvidia as the game I'm gunning for (a WWI conversion of the Combat Flight Simulator 3 engine) runs better with Nvidia cards, I'm told.

that is almost definitely true with the older (g92) nvidia cards vs the 38x0 series amd cards, but 4850 is legitimately a great card now and is in fact 5-10% faster than 9800gtx across the board. Check with some of our buddies and see if any of them have a 4850 yet, I suspect that it will do better than you think.


having said all of that, I agree with the above posts that you'll probably end up just fine with an 8800gts 512.