so this is my first post here :D....... i'm planning to buy a mid-range graphic card and i'm planing to buy one of these- 8800gt 9800gt 9600gt (my system specs-2 gigs ram ddr2(can upgrade to 3-4 gigs),intel dual core,2.6 ghz) games i wanna play - am happy with 1024x768 res. , with settings between high-ultra ,AA & AF enabled mass effect(+mass effect 2 when it comes) diablo 3 dawn of war 2 empire total war fallout 3 crysis cod gta 4 last remnant PS -are 8800 gt ,9800 gt the same thing?...... so will 8800gt run the above games fine? thanks for reading
external? do you mean water cooling? umm you could just get a bigger sink or fan. But in my opinion if you dont know what card to choose then you prob shoulndt be over-clocking
"8800 GT outperforms the ATI flagship HD2900XT and HD3870 in most situations, and even NVIDIA's own 8800 GTS 640mb (previously priced at an MSRP of $400). The card, only marginally slower in synthetic and gaming benchmarks than the 8800 GTX, also takes much of the value away from NVIDIA's own high end card.The remaining 8800 GT cards are now being re-branded and sold under the 9800 GT name." read this on a site,i just wanna make sure whether the 8800 GT will run the games i mentioned above and upcoming games like bioshock 2,gears of war,mass effect 2 at a comfortable fps(on high settings at 1024X768)
I just upgraded from my old NX8800GT after its 1 year of service, though I can safely say that its a very good card, its time has already passed. If you want an investment you should go for a GTX 200 series such as the GTX 260 or 275.
Should you find the GTX 200 series more expensive, then you can always go for the 9800GT. Don't go for the 8 series since the 9 series is already out, and like what was said in the previous post, the 9 series is far more efficient.
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