X-Box 360 or Nvidia 9800

I was gonna ask at the 360 forum too but they dont seem to know there hardware much so....

Okay so I currently have exactly 210 bucks.

I have a Pentium D (Dual core at 2.80 Ghz) with 3 Gigs of RAM running at 159 Mhz and a 260 GB HDD at 10,000 RPM and a Radeon x1950 Pro (overcloked).

With this $200 I can either buy a Nvidia 9800GT with 512 MB at 256 bit, core running at 660 Mhz and 1900Mhz core clock.

I also have a PS2 & Xbox and find it really hard to play FPS with freaking controller (I just hate it!!!) but the 360 does get the better games like Gears of War 2 (which will not be ported to PC) and I could just pop the DVD in and play right out of the box without all the installing hastles it take me about 45 minutes to freaking install Gears of War on my PC.

Please help me choose so that I can make my choice before christmas!

Thanx in advanced.

Edit: Oh and I would be playing the 360 on a 32 in while i would be playing the Pc on a 22 in at 1600x1200 max.

Edit 2:  I have a 500 watt antec PSU ny the way and a well cooled case with fans.

The million dollar question here is why?

I mostly use my PC for gaming wouldnt that make the 360 best for me? Why the graphics card over the 360?

with 200 you can get a 4850 or 9800gtx+ (160-200)  and still save some money.

The 9800gt is about 120-150

So I would indeed be getting more for my money then? My PC should then outperform the 360 right? Plus I still get to use my keyboard and mouse but what about the game seleccion? Plus the 360 still looks really really good though. Im still unsure.

Guess Im taking this top the 360 forums too since well.....Im only getting answers from PC folks.

ARe you guys sure that the grafix is better than the console?

Are you serious? A bottleneck? I really dont think so I mean it is fast at 2.8Ghz plus its dual core. Nice FSB too so the data transfer should be fine.

Right? Gonna make a new post about this.

Are you serious? A bottleneck? I really dont think so I mean it is fast at 2.8Ghz plus its dual core. Nice FSB too so the data transfer should be fine.

Right? Gonna make a new post about this.

bryan19929

Pick up a 8800GT or 9800GT and have some fun. because those cards are about 3-4x better than the 360 can offer in the graphics department. His cpu wont bottleneck those cards. The bottlenecking happens when the programs require more horsepower than cpu can put out.04dcarraher

He'll be better with a HD4670 and a Xbox360.

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]Pick up a 8800GT or 9800GT and have some fun. because those cards are about 3-4x better than the 360 can offer in the graphics department. His cpu wont bottleneck those cards. The bottlenecking happens when the programs require more horsepower than cpu can put out.Sordidus

He'll be better with a HD4670 and a Xbox360.

Do you have a 32" HDTV or normal TV?

So I would indeed be getting more for my money then? My PC should then outperform the 360 right? Plus I still get to use my keyboard and mouse but what about the game seleccion? Plus the 360 still looks really really good though. Im still unsure.

Guess Im taking this top the 360 forums too since well.....Im only getting answers from PC folks.

ARe you guys sure that the grafix is better than the console?

bryan19929

Heck if you played on a 720p LCD,I am sure you woudlnt even feel the need to upgrade just yet.