ATI 3870?? Should I Get It...

[marcdisa]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161218

Seems like a really good deal...looking for a good mid level graphics card for some gaming...

 

[Silan]

What system and which games you wanna play with it?

 

[ElFenix]

i'd get a 4770 over that. looking at the charts the 4770 seems really close to the 4850, and the 4850 is a no brainer over the 3870.

 

[marcdisa]

I just built a system with a 2.8 regor. I'm looking to play Star Trek Online and Star Wars Old Republic when they come out. Maybe WoW and Dragon Age in the meantime...

 

[AzN]

Get something better. For that price you probably could pick up 8800gt.

 

[Arkaign]

No, don't do it.

The 4670 is nearly as good as a 3870, and it's a lot cheaper. I'd really look hard at stretching the budget just a little to either grab a 4770 ~$100 or so, or if you really want to ice it for a while, a DX11-ready 5770 for about $165.

 

[crisium]

If you don't plan to use AA it's not a bad card for that price. But the 4670 is $10 cheaper, has free shipping - the better choice imo. Without AA the 3870 is often faster, but even then it's only by a little.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-329-_-Product

Or check the for sale/trade forums:

http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19

If you hunt around and have some patience I guarantee you'll be able to find a Geforce 8800GT/9800GT or even a Radeon 4850 for that price. You could even make a thread requesting good cards for $75.

 

[marcdisa]

So what's the difference between GDDR3 and DDR3?

 

[Arkaign]

So what's the difference between GDDR3 and DDR3?

Given in the context of current graphics cards, probably nothing at all. There is, however, a big difference between GDDR3 and GDDR5.

 

[marcdisa]

What is everyone's thoughts on this card...GT220

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187094

 

[Arkaign]

What is everyone's thoughts on this card...GT220

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187094

It's not as good as the 4670, which is about the same $.

http://gpucafe.com/2009/10/nvidia-geforce-gt220-benchmarks/

 

[angry hampster]

What is everyone's thoughts on this card...GT220

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187094

Not as good as a used 8800GT (GTS250).

 

[HalfCrazy]

You can get a HD4670 512MB version for $45 after Rebate. Which I'll post the link for it below for you. The HD4670's 1GB version is around $65 dollars.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-329-_-Product

 

[BFG10K]

The 2xxx/3xxx series have slow-ass AA, so avoid them whenever possible.

 

[Keysplayr]

9800GT 1GB
9600GT 512
GT240 512
4770
4850
8800GT
4830

All of the above are better buys than that 3870. Look around for the best price.
The fastest card in this particular list is the 4850. Followed by the 4770/9800GT/8800GT/4830. Slowest, but still faster than a 4670/3870 is the GDDR5 GT240/GDDR3 9600GT