What video card to get for gaming at 1900x1200

[nobodyknows]

I can get a new 4850 for $120, a new 9800GTX+ for $140, or a new 4870 for $180.

I'm leaning towards the GTX+ card because one of the games i want to play is Microsft FlightSimX and it scored the best of all the cards in that game.

Of course I have a crossfire board so maybe I should go ATI? But then what about CUDA tech and Phsyx that I hear about

 

[error8]

4870 1 gb or GTX 260 c216 are the minimum for 1900X1200. Anything lower then these cards and you might have problems in some titles, with maximum eye candy.

 

[Udgnim]

assuming $180 is your max budget, I would try to find a GTX 260 192 for around that dollar amount

I'd prefer to have the GTX 260 RAM amount for 19*12 gaming

 

[nosfe]

for FSX nvidia cards rule so get a GTX 260 c216, preferably the 55nm version that should pop up any time now(if it hasn't already)

 

[masteryoda34]

nobodyknows what is your budget?

 

[Cookie Monster]

FSX is a CPU intensive game. What is the spec of your PC?

 

[Wreckage]

Yeah I would try for a GTX260 they are around the same price as a 4870

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
FSX is a CPU intensive game. What is the spec of your PC?

My system isn't built yet. I have everything sitting right here except a video card and i don't have a pci-e card to put it together. The Motherboard has a X48 express chipset with 2 x 2gb DDR3 (1333), an E8400 EO with the Zerotherm Zen 120 cooler, and a Corsair 650 watt PSU with a single 12v rail with 52a. I don't plan on overclocking it much, maybe to 3.4 to 3.6GHz.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: nosfe
for FSX nvidia cards rule so get a GTX 260 c216, preferably the 55nm version that should pop up any time now(if it hasn't already)

According to what I could glean from Tom'sHardware the 9800GTX+ actually had higher fps then the 4870 or the 260, although I;m sure that was the c192 version.

The particular 9800GTX+ I'm looking at is the Asus Darknight version and is locked to 740 core 1826 shader and 2200 mem. I found two reviews for it and both of them easily overclocked the core to 840 and the shader to 1926. Neither of then were able to OC the memory at all.

That sounds like a pretty good card for FSX.

 

[Qbah]

Nice setup HD4870 is a class above 4850/9800GTX. I'd go with the 1GB model or a GTX260 C216 at least for 1920x1200. I'd say get what you can find cheapest.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: masteryoda34
nobodyknows what is your budget?

LOL, I just can't see spending $200 on a video card. i don't game that much. I play old games (flight sims, COD) and America's Army. I just play with friends during the winter months (it's like -10 with winds gusting to 40mph today).

The only new game I really want is FSX.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: Qbah
Nice setup HD4870 is a class above 4850/9800GTX. I'd go with the 1GB model or a GTX260 C216 at least for 1920x1200. I'd say get what you can find cheapest.

Yeah, but they're like $220 right now.

I bought the mobo/mem used for $120 and I got the cpu,cooler,PSU for only $200 after the 15% paypal cashback and $60 worth of rebates.

I'm still going to be running WinXP pro for now too. I'm leaning hard towards that Asus 9800GTX+ and saving a few bucks to buy Vista Premium down the road.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Originally posted by: nobodyknows

Originally posted by: masteryoda34
nobodyknows what is your budget?

LOL, I just can't see spending $200 on a video card. i don't game that much. I play old games (flight sims, COD) and America's Army. I just play with friends during the winter months (it's like -10 with winds gusting to 40mph today).

The only new game I really want is FSX.

then that entire system will kick your ass for not letting it game on some new games hehe jk

 

[aclim]

you say that you cant justify spending $200 on a vid card when you bought DDR3 RAM that is a complete waste on that 775 tech??? That doesnt make any sense. You should have went DDR2, saved yourself money and got a a better vid card.

 

[yh125d]

Originally posted by: nobodyknows

Originally posted by: nosfe
for FSX nvidia cards rule so get a GTX 260 c216, preferably the 55nm version that should pop up any time now(if it hasn't already)

According to what I could glean from Tom'sHardware the 9800GTX+ actually had higher fps then the 4870 or the 260, although I;m sure that was the c192 version.

The particular 9800GTX+ I'm looking at is the Asus Darknight version and is locked to 740 core 1826 shader and 2200 mem. I found two reviews for it and both of them easily overclocked the core to 840 and the shader to 1926. Neither of then were able to OC the memory at all.

That sounds like a pretty good card for FSX.

I wouldn't necessarily trust that toms hardware benchmark. I can think of no conceivable reason why a single 9800GTX+ would outperform SLI GTX280's in ANY game

I'm fairly certain a GTX260(even the 192 shader version) would spank a 9800GTX+

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: aclim
you say that you cant justify spending $200 on a vid card when you bought DDR3 RAM that is a complete waste on that 775 tech??? That doesnt make any sense. You should have went DDR2, saved yourself money and got a a better vid card.

Well, I bought the motherboard AND the ram for $120 shipped.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: yh125d

Originally posted by: nobodyknows

Originally posted by: nosfe
for FSX nvidia cards rule so get a GTX 260 c216, preferably the 55nm version that should pop up any time now(if it hasn't already)

According to what I could glean from Tom'sHardware the 9800GTX+ actually had higher fps then the 4870 or the 260, although I;m sure that was the c192 version.

The particular 9800GTX+ I'm looking at is the Asus Darknight version and is locked to 740 core 1826 shader and 2200 mem. I found two reviews for it and both of them easily overclocked the core to 840 and the shader to 1926. Neither of then were able to OC the memory at all.

That sounds like a pretty good card for FSX.

I wouldn't necessarily trust that toms hardware benchmark. I can think of no conceivable reason why a single 9800GTX+ would outperform SLI GTX280's in ANY game

I'm fairly certain a GTX260(even the 192 shader version) would spank a 9800GTX+

I didn't say anything about SLI or about a 280. I said that the 9800GTX+ beat the 4870 and the 260 in Microsoft Flight Sim X according to the charts at Tom'sHardware.

I find it hard to believe also, that's why I'm asking questions.

 

[Jester666]

Originally posted by: nobodyknows

Originally posted by: masteryoda34
nobodyknows what is your budget?

LOL, I just can't see spending $200 on a video card. i don't game that much. I play old games (flight sims, COD) and America's Army. I just play with friends during the winter months (it's like -10 with winds gusting to 40mph today).

The only new game I really want is FSX.

What do you think you should spend if you want to game at 1900x1200?

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: Jester666

What do you think you should spend if you want to game at 1900x1200?

Since I have a Crossfire motherboard, if I had the bucks to blow I'd get the 4870 with 1 gig, but there $220 right now. Then I could pair it with another one next year.

But if I get the 9800GTX+ for $140 now that would get me by and I might be able to purchase 2 4870's with 1 gig in a year?

From the limited amount of reading I've done another possibility would be to pair the 9800GTX+ with a physics card and it might even be possible to get a 4870 as the main card and use the 9800GTX+ as a physics card??

Right now I have time to game for another 3 months so I want to get the most bang for the buck I can.

Since i haven't ordered a card yet I'm also considering what might be around for sales after Xmas?

 

[TidusZ]

Originally posted by: aclim
you say that you cant justify spending $200 on a vid card when you bought DDR3 RAM that is a complete waste on that 775 tech??? That doesnt make any sense. You should have went DDR2, saved yourself money and got a a better vid card.

This man speaks truths. And as for that $120 figure for 4gb ddr3-1333 and an x48 motherboard, did you buy it from a guy outside or in a store? It might be stolen.

 

[james1701]

I you really like FSX, then get a quad core processor. FSX really likes them, and gets the best results with a quad.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: TidusZ

Originally posted by: aclim
you say that you cant justify spending $200 on a vid card when you bought DDR3 RAM that is a complete waste on that 775 tech??? That doesnt make any sense. You should have went DDR2, saved yourself money and got a a better vid card.

This man speaks truths. And as for that $120 figure for 4gb ddr3-1333 and an x48 motherboard, did you buy it from a guy outside or in a store? It might be stolen.

I bought it off the for sale forum here at Anandtech. He also sold a E8400, another set of 2 x 2GB DDR3, hard drives, and a copy of vista. All he had left was this mobo and DDR3. This mobo has 2 x pcie 16 slots that both work at 16x and another 16x size slot but it's really only 4x.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: james1701
I you really like FSX, then get a quad core processor. FSX really likes them, and gets the best results with a quad.

I like flight sims, but I haven't played FSX yet.

A quad core would be nice and is on my want list along with Vista, but for now the E8400 will have to do. Maybe next fall.

Edit. I have a friend who has FSX. He's a bit of an odd duck and bought it right after it came out, but his brand new Dell wouldn't run it. I think he had a 8400GT video card in it?

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: nobodyknows

Originally posted by: Jester666

What do you think you should spend if you want to game at 1900x1200?

Since I have a Crossfire motherboard, if I had the bucks to blow I'd get the 4870 with 1 gig, but there $220 right now. Then I could pair it with another one next year.

But if I get the 9800GTX+ for $140 now that would get me by and I might be able to purchase 2 4870's with 1 gig in a year?

From the limited amount of reading I've done another possibility would be to pair the 9800GTX+ with a physics card and it might even be possible to get a 4870 as the main card and use the 9800GTX+ as a physics card??

Right now I have time to game for another 3 months so I want to get the most bang for the buck I can.

Since i haven't ordered a card yet I'm also considering what might be around for sales after Xmas?

Whoa, whoa whoaaaaa.... Dude, you are all over the map. I don't know what site you've been reading to get this information. If it's here on AT, please link to the thread so that we may commence massive spankage!!

At any rate:

At 1920x1200, I wouldn't recommend anything less than a GTX260 (192 or 216 shader) or a 4870 1GB.

Then you suggest you can't afford 220 for a card right now, but you'd buy a 9800GTX+ Plus a PhysX card. And then maybe later on, get a 48701GB and pair it up with the 9800GTX+ and use it for PhysX. Slow down a bit. First of all, as of right now, you cannot pair up a ATI card with a Nvidia card for PhysX. Only one driver allowed if using Vista.

You have a Crossfire mobo. It would make more sense for you to go with the 4870 1GB if you plan to go multicard later.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I would go for the 4870 = 199 after MIR