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OK then. I'll put my ATI hate aside and go for a Sapphire HD4850. I'm sticking to the CM690 cabinet. I guess I can gather some money to go for a CM600W PSU.

Thanks again all of you. Any final changes?
 
desiibond

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^^ What is the final config that you are going for. Let's see if there are any corrections needed :)
 
comp@ddict

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The 9800GTX+ and the 8800GT are both based on the G92 core. I hope you are aware of 8800GT's awesome OCing potential, then the 9800GTX+ offers similar performance increase when OCed, and the 9800GTX+ is significantly faster than the 9800GTX, and thus the HD4850.

Consider, 4850 @ 9.5k
9800GTX+ @ 11.5k

The NVidia card pummels 4850 is Crysis and GRAW2 big time.

When the card goes old, you can then go for an OC ride which the 4850 won't give you.
Moreover, at high resolutions the 4850 is stronger vis-a-vis 9800GTX but not 9800GTX+

So you have a new option, 9800GTX+ @ 11.5k (Xpert Vision)


 
desiibond

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^^FYI, HD4850 is also a great overclocker. All you need to do first is unlock fan speed lock and you can oc it like hell.

And moreover, even without OC'ing you get max 2-3fps advantage and there is no need to pay 2k extra for that and that 2k can be invested in processor or RAM, which will be a more feasible solution.
 
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Yeah. I read positive reviews about the HD4850. I will post the final config shortly. I'm a bit busy right now.

Here's the final config-

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (Rs 5,300)
MSI P35 Neo- F (Rs 4,000)
Sapphire HD4850 (Rs 9,500)
2x1GB Transcend DDR2 800 Mhz (Rs 1,800)
Western Digital Caviar SE 16 WD2500AAKS (Rs 2,500)
Lite- On Super AllWrite LH- 20A1P (Rs 2000)
Keyboard + Mouse from Logitech (Rs 1,000)
Philips MMS430 speakers (Rs 2,700)
LG W 1942 T 19 inch monitor (Rs 9,400)
Cooler Master CM690 cabinet (Rs 4,000)

Total: Rs 42,200

I need a cheaper PSU. The Cooler Master PSU is just not affordable by me. Also please make sure that the right amount of power is supplied to this PC.

I've troubled you guys enough already, whaddya say I ask Agent001 for a PSU recommendation?
 
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Psychosocial

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Yeah. I read positive reviews about the HD4850. I will post the final config shortly. I'm a bit busy right now.

Here's the final config-

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (Rs 5,300)
MSI P35 Neo- F (Rs 4,000)
Sapphire HD4850 (Rs 9,500)
2x1GB Transcend DDR2 800 Mhz (Rs 1,800)
Western Digital Caviar SE 16 WD2500AAKS (Rs 2,500)
Lite- On Super AllWrite LH- 20A1P (Rs 2000)
Keyboard + Mouse from Logitech (Rs 1,000)
Philips MMS430 speakers (Rs 2,700)
LG W 1942 T 19 inch monitor (Rs 9,400)
Cooler Master CM690 cabinet (Rs 4,000)

Total: Rs 42,200

I need a cheaper PSU. The Cooler Master PSU is just not affordable by me. Also please make sure that the right amount of power is supplied to this PC.

I've troubled you guys enough already, whaddya say I ask Agent001 for a PSU recommendation?
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Antec Trio 650W.
 
comp@ddict

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desiibond said:
HD4850 costs about 2k less than 9800GTX+. and the difference between the two is at the max 2-3fps. But once you hit HighDef gaming, HD4850 beats 9800gtx+.

So, I pick HD4850.

Yep, you need to get a 600W PSU.

Palit/XpertVision/Sapphire HD4850

evga/Palit/MSI 9800GTX+

Coolermaster PSU and cabinet.
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At higher resolutions, the 4850 loses out, not the 9800GTX+
 
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^^For now, the 4850 is the best thing to buy. The 9800GTX+ is yet to be overclocked to its full potential.
 
desiibond

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comp@ddict said:
At higher resolutions, the 4850 loses out, not the 9800GTX+
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According to techtree:

1) Crysis at 1280x1024, high detail, 2xAA, 9800gtx+ gives 38fps and HD4850 gives 40fps
2) Crysis at 1600x1200, high detail, 2xAA 9800gtx+ gives 19fps and HD4850 gives 26fps
3) Crysis at 1920x1080, high deatil, 4xAA 9800gtx+ gives 13fps and HD4850 gives 23 fps

you can even play crysis at fullhd


Accroding to pcperspective:

1) Crysis 1280x1024 0xAA 8xAF, 9800gtx+ gives 36fps and HD4850 gives 32fps
2) Crysis 1600x1200 0xAA 8xAF, 9800gtx+ gives26fps and HD4850 gives 25fps
3) Crysis 1920x1080 0xAA 8xAF, 9800gtx+ gives22fps and HD4850 gives 21fps

Remeber, here Antialiasing is not applied and if it is, 9800gtx+ will seriously suffer due to AMD superior SP's

According to LegitReviews:

1) Crysis 1280x1024 high detail, 9800gtx+ gives 35.5fps and HD4850 gives 34.8fps
2) Crysis 1600x1200 med detail, 9800gtx+ gives 44.4 and HD4850 gives 41.1
3) Crysis FullHD very high detail, 9800gtx+ gives 16.8fps and HD4850 gives 15.8fps

As you can see in all those benchmarks, as the resolution and level of detail increases, the difference between the two cards decreases.

Similarly, as the time goes on and when new games are released utilizing power of ATI's new architecture, it will be a whole different story.

Moreover, if you want more HD4850's crossfire is the best among 10k cards.

and when you do a crossfire, you save another 2k when compared to nVidia's SLI config. That means that you save a total of 4k.

eg: Take a look at this link *www.guru3d.com/article/geforce--9800-gtx-sli-review-plus-model/5

Look at the HD4850CF vs 9800gtx+SLI comparison.

4850 in CF easily beats 9800gtx+ in SLI mode in the game COD4.

PS: why didn't they give similar testing for crysis game :)
 
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