Grapchic card

[xokey]

heh duudz, i have a problem with choosing a new graphic card, first i was wonder about Ati HD 4870, but i see there will be in week or more newest Ati card HD 4870 X2. Im also thinking about GeForce 9800 GX2, and GeForce GTX 280. Would be nice to see ur opninion here

P.S for now i need it for cod4, but who knows what i would play in future

[ancient]

I run twin Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX in SLi Mode, my Advice is get what you can afford, you could buy the very latest G/c out there, and by the time you've got it home and installed it it will have been superseded

btw I am impressed with my 880gtx's ;D

[ancient]

so no one else uses a graphic card?? ignorant gits

[Nikita]

lol ;D

im a comp n@@b sry, cant help ya

[Sam]

I have ze radeon x1950 pro (coz am pro), i cant give advise on new cards coz my aint new

[mariachi]

My specs arent really interesting since i have a notebook, but anyway, i use a nvidia 8800GT 512mb which does its job.
I can run cod4 on best settings with a smooth experience, crysis though runs best on medium specs.

what are your current pc specs? important to know whats the rest for optimal usage of a gfx card.

[xokey]

CPU: Core2Duo E6850 @ 3Ghz
2048 RAM Kingstone HyperX DDR2 800Mhz
Motherboard : Asus P5k WS

[Communist]

I have a msi 9800 gtx videocard. Works very good.

[=MUTINY=Cakey]

I would suggest waiting for the 4870 X2 if you can afford it.
It will be the fastest GPU available.

If not Geforce 280 are good too but still pricey,

260 geforce i would rather have a single 4870, they are cheaper and preform within 10-15% of the 280.

As Anc says buy what you can afford, if money is not issue then get the most expensive, i.e 4870 X2.

Also pick a good brand, if its a Geforce card you go for get a BFG version, they offer 10 year warranties on most of their kit, as for ATI go HIS, Sapphire, Gainward etc.

I would stay away from the 9 series geforce to be honest, they are much better than the high end 8 series, not really worth the money now days.

Hope that helps mate, any questions feel free to ask.

Cheers Cakey

[xokey]

thx all for answers, i already bought Asus HD 4870 TOP, and its really great pwnd4life ^^

[=MUTINY=Cakey]

Good choice my man, good bang for buck those cards, asus are a top brand also. Getting good reviews that card is.Im holding out till the end of the year, need to do a full system rebuild.