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new graphics card
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im getting this 9800 gt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130377

its the best one i could find for the price and its a single slot pci, notice how most 9800gtx are dual slot.

im wondering if there is a better alterniative out there, no one has reveiwed this product no matter how hard i search google, so im not 100% on it.

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Re: new graphics card [Re: milkman]
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Thats a single 9800. Its not a dual card. The dual 9800 is the 9800 gx2. Too fat and extremely loud.Make sure u have a strong power supply for that beast.

I have a 8800 gt 512 mb. Excellent slim card, runs crysis with everything on high at 30-40 fps.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318

Edited by xpl0de (08/03/08 01:39 PM)

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Re: new graphics card [Re: xpl0de]
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yes im aware its a single slot im just wondering if anyone is aware of a similar card or better that is single slot but is more popular or better, you know?

also that card is not as good, but it is popular thanks for the tip

Edited by milkman (08/03/08 01:42 PM)

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Re: new graphics card [Re: milkman]
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the 9800gt is almost identical to the 8800gt in performance and price. the 9 series was a pretty big letdown IMO.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/251898-33-nvidia-series-series - here is the best alternative available without getting into the real expensive cards.

if you have a lot of cash to blow, the nvidia 200 series are insane though.

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Re: new graphics card [Re: JT]
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i dont see any cards on there that i can use either they're dual slot or ati(ati sucks)

thanks though

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Re: new graphics card [Re: milkman]
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Quote:
milkman said:(ati sucks)


Ati does not suck. Dont be a fanboy, at least back yourself up.


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Re: new graphics card [Re: timmeh_87]
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ati drivers are horrible nvidia are better, fanboy or not my past experiences with ati were not good

thats why they suck

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Re: new graphics card [Re: milkman]
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You are entitled to your opinion but please be mature.

Anyways you have to judge these things on a generation-by-generation basis, when was the last time you even got into the ATI drivers? They update them monthly. Have you done any kind of comparison whatsoever with the current ATI card against the one you want? Or are you entirely going off of some bad experience with a Radeon 7500?

And "best" really depends on what you want, ATI generally comes out with cheaper, less power-hungry cards, etc. Nvidia isnt always the 'best' for everyone (especially when entire lines of chipsets suffer from fatal heat-cycling problems :rolleyes:).

But anyways, Its entirely my fault for going off topic with this, I dont know why I feel compelled to argue computer hardware on forums. I respectfully concede or whatever, Im going back to mushroom cultivation or something. Enjoy your nvidia card.

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Re: new graphics card [Re: milkman]
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I have this card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130325

and I really like it, works great for me.

peace

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Re: new graphics card [Re: supra]
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its not really off topic and no nvidia card i have had ever had heating problem and im an avid ocer, the last ati card i had was in the counter strike 1.5 era and it hard horrible compatibility with my d3d games so from then on i stuck with what worked,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130325
thats an ok card but its dual slotted nice rebates though


i ended up going with a single slot 9800 thanks for your opinions

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Re: new graphics card [Re: milkman]
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You should concider installing the gpu2 folding@home client on your pc so you can help out the team... gpus have some serious power.

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Re: new graphics card [Re: chinabean]
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What about the 8500 and the 8600 cards, Are they any good?


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Re: new graphics card [Re: vater]
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The entire g86 platform sufferers from a fatal heat-cycling problem

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/09/nvidia-g84-g86-bad

Read this before you consider any 8000 series parts. You have been warned.


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Re: new graphics card [Re: vater]
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vater said:
What about the 8500 and the 8600 cards, Are they any good?


Nope. That technology is ancient now.

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Re: new graphics card [Re: timmeh_87]
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timmeh_87 said:
The entire g86 platform sufferers from a fatal heat-cycling problem

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/09/nvidia-g84-g86-bad

Read this before you consider any 8000 series parts. You have been warned.



Shit I didn't know about this.  My gf got a brand new macbook pro not a year ago that has this card....anything I can do? 


  :mad2:


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Re: new graphics card [Re: RuNE]
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You can find an ATI 4850 for around $150 and it outperforms the 9800GT and GTX.

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Re: new graphics card [Re: satcom]
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The cards will die after a lot of hot-cold cycles. Never turning the computer off was recommended by someone somewhere but of course thats not always practical with a laptop. This problem is worse on laptops for that reason. Ive heard stories that HP or Dell or someone was starting to hand out ATI based systems as warranty replacements. Details are sketchy as Nvidia tries its best to spin the problem or keep it hidden. They have a PR nightmare on their hands.

Id say just ride it out, maybe it wont break, if it does hopefully they will warranty that shit and send you a laptop with a non-defective model of gpu.

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Re: new graphics card [Re: timmeh_87]
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I hope so.  I found a thread discussing this on the apple forums and filled out a feedback page suggested on there.  The more pressure the better i figured.


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Re: new graphics card [Re: RuNE]
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hmm my 9800 stays at 70C seems ok

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Re: new graphics card [Re: milkman]
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Something about Nvidia in the news today, reminded me of this thread.

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/12/nvidia-g92s-g94-reportedly

A whole bunch more cards are supposedly failing.

Milkman, you might want to make sure you dont have a g92 or g94 either...

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