Which card is best for a 9800GT?

[saltyvinegar]

I'm looking at a midrange video card upgrade and decided on the 9800GT.
Which brand of card should I choose?

http://www.onhop.ca/Product/10...-GEFORCE_NVIDIA_9800GT,

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...pNo=4008555&CatId=1826

http://www.directcanada.com/pr...8GYDLH&manufacture=XFX

Thx

 

[nickbits]

cheapest

 

[Arglebargle]

XFX or EVGA tend towards better warranties, don't know much about Sparkle. That's worth about a 10% difference for me, but YMMV.

 

[nenforcer]

I've got an EVGA 9800GT w/ Hybrid Power as well as an XFX 9800GT that came with COD4.

The EVGA one with Hybrid Power was suppose to be the G92b core manufactured at 55nm which should allow faster overclocks and cooler temperatures.

However, I don't see it for sale anymore.

PNY has an energy efficient version you may want to check out.

The 512MB versions are now down to $99 and a pair of these in SLI is awesome.

Probably the last fast single slot video card that will be made.

 

[brblx]

those prices are terrible for a 9800's. and yes, i know it's canadian, but the exchange rate is barely over 1.10 right now. 4850's are going for under a hundred dollars in the states and would offer a bit more performance.

this would be a better choice for the same price.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...x?Item=N82E16814150348

newegg also has a 4850 for 120 CAD but it has a crappy cooler.

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: brblx
those prices are terrible for a 9800's.

Yeah, for those prices, you can get a 4870 512mb in USA.

 

[Schmide]

My friend in Canada got this 4850 for $99ca AR shipped 2 weeks ago.

 

[FalseChristian]

Prices up here in The Great White North have dropped significantly over the past few months. 3 months ago I was looking at buying a GTX 260 Core 216 for $382 Canadian and now they are half the price! I'm glad I waited.