Best Preformance:Cost Ratio

[M4er1c]

ahh thanks guys. this helped me and people that will read this. sorry for amd/ati fans but im getting the 8800 gt since im a intel & nvidia fan ^^ i wont be doing any extreme gaming like crysis though.

btw how good would the 8800gt run cod4 in medium and high settings??? what about crysis??


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[harly2]

Ya I think all you need to know is here and in the links provided.

http://www.techspot.com/review/74-inno3d-geforce8800gt/

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=1057&model2=706&chart=297

 

[cleeve]

sorry for amd/ati fans but im getting the 8800 gt since im a intel & nvidia fan ^^ i wont be doing any extreme gaming like crysis though.

Don't assume because we recommend the 3850 as the 'best bang for the buck' that we are Nvidia haters.
I like both Nvidia & Ati (own em both) personally, but I'm a bigger fan of the best performance my dollar can buy.

If you'd asked what the best card you can get for $250 - $300 was, we'd all have said 8800 GT or 8800 GTS.

But the 3850 is pretty damn awesome for under $200, and someone who chooses a 256mb 8800 GT over a 512mb 3850 is doing themselves a disservice, IMHO.

If you're getting an 8800 GT, get the 512mb version.

 

[bildo123]

Well, see, it depends on the user again. Some people will not sleep well if they have to turn down some of the eye-candy

Plus the budget thing: if you only have $200, the HD 3850 is the only card that makes sense.

The thing is though at the ol' EGG, the EVGA 8800GT 512MB is $240 shipped. It was $230 shipped a few days ago too. If I'm already up there in the $200's I'd spend the extra $40 on the GT. But in reality, according to toms benchmark I read awhile ago, the 3850 brings the most frames per dollar you spend on it. Course the frames are lower than an 8800GT but for the price it does alright. I vote 8800GT only with the $240 shipped deal though.

 

[aevm]

Well, if you shop around you can save a few bucks.

8800GT 512MB for $235:
http://www.buy.com/prod/evga-geforc...ress-x16-sli-capable/q/loc/101/206609495.html

 

[cleeve]

That's a good deal...