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#1 iBP_Rickochet
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The 9800GT and 8800GT are basically the same, except they can't SLI with each other.

We benched the 9800GT against a 8800GT and actually got (slightly) worse scores. Then we realized that the 8800GT we had was factory overclocked. We were like... DOH! Of COURSE an overclocked card gets better benches.

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No reason to release new technology if you already have 100% of the high-end market share, and there's not a whole lot of competition in the high-end.
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Yeah... there's definetely no clear winner... I'm trying to gauge which way people swing on this choice.
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I think the 9800GTX runs crysis slightly faster than the HD 4850 (generally somewhat slower than the 4850 tho). It also overclocks very well (I got 25+% core with a tri-sli aircooled setup), so if you OC, it might end up better than the 4850 in most games.
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hmm... It depends on the resolution, of course. I'm not sure if it's reasonable to expect nothing below 40 FPS on high 1280x1024, but for crysis (specifically), you're probably best off with a 9800GTX/+
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#6 iBP_Rickochet
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Blah... I keep posting but then deleting b/c i don't really want to influence votes with my own posts. I should stop watching this thread, lol. I'm really curious what you ppl will pick, tho.
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Yeah... It's not always about wattage... I've seen a 950 watt PSU fail to power up a non-overclocked high-end system with only one 9600GT. Some parts are really picky about which PSUs you use.
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I've seen this question a couple times, and I was wondering what you guys thought was a better buy. Both have a very similar price (~190-195).

The E8500 is a Dual-Core Wolfdale at 3.16Ghz.

The Q6600 is a Quad-Core Kentsfield at 2.4Ghz.