The best graphics card under 7K
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MetalheadGautham
AFK
9500gt is a low end card at 4k-5k.
8600gt also a low end card at 3k.
But Palit 9600GSO sonic costs 6.5K, is midrange and pwns all competition except HD3850 but that card is too expensive in India compared to US.
8600gt also a low end card at 3k.
But Palit 9600GSO sonic costs 6.5K, is midrange and pwns all competition except HD3850 but that card is too expensive in India compared to US.
nish_higher
Wise Old Owl
9600GSO Sonic os good.
if u can extend a little-u get a Zotac 9600GT for 7534+shipping at Lynx
or any local vendor should have a price close to that.
if u can extend a little-u get a Zotac 9600GT for 7534+shipping at Lynx
or any local vendor should have a price close to that.
Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
9600GSO ftw....
comp@ddict
EXIT: DATA Junkyard
9600GSO
But seriously, just extend the budget to 8.3k, and u get the performer, 9600GT
But seriously, just extend the budget to 8.3k, and u get the performer, 9600GT
nish_higher
Wise Old Owl
^ 7600 bucks
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layzee
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Hey guys I've finally managed to save some more money and can now extend my budget to a modest 12K. What should I go for among the following :-
1. XFX 8800GT 512MB
2. PALIT HD4850 512MB
3. MSI R4850 O.C.
What's the exact price of the MSI R4850 O.C. ???
I might also need to use this card on my old computer that has a Intel D915GAVL motherboard. So will there be any kind of compatibility issues. A friend of mine uses the Palit HD4850 on a ASrock 915G Chipset-based motherboard and is having problems. The board is only offering 8 lanes instead of a full 16 lanes to the card although it supports PCI-E x16 .
1. XFX 8800GT 512MB
2. PALIT HD4850 512MB
3. MSI R4850 O.C.
What's the exact price of the MSI R4850 O.C. ???
I might also need to use this card on my old computer that has a Intel D915GAVL motherboard. So will there be any kind of compatibility issues. A friend of mine uses the Palit HD4850 on a ASrock 915G Chipset-based motherboard and is having problems. The board is only offering 8 lanes instead of a full 16 lanes to the card although it supports PCI-E x16 .
MSI R4850 O.C anyday ...it is better than 9800gtx+ in my opinion..
the zotac 9800gtx+ available at lynx will cost u 11,827 + 473 (4% VAT)+150(shipping)=12450/-
link - *www.lynx-india.com/index.php?productID=2244
but sapphire hd4850 at lynx will cost u 9955+ 398(4% VAT)+150(shipping)=10503/-
link - *www.lynx-india.com/index.php?productID=2543
PS- someone here said its going to be 9100 next week!
in most games a plain hd4850(which plait,gecube and sapphire variants are) outperforms with AA/AF @ high resolutions ....but in very few games in which it falls behind only by 5%(max) ..... just to get 5% benefit in few games and for perhaps (immature) PhysX and CUDA u spend 2k more is simply not worth it.....u can use that 2k to buy something else ...perhaps more RAM or (add a WD cavier 640 GB by adding 1.5k more..like i want to..)
now thats why hd4850 is value for money(VFM).
and u will be lucky if u will be able to get 9800gtx+ @ that price with local dealers cos everywhere i asked ...either they don't know about the card (shocking!!) or they quote 13k~14k + taxes.
coming to MSI R4850 O.C ...i don't find it on MSI website are u sure u can get it ? because its always better to ask around and know what cards are available to u,before making a decision.MSI comes with a good cooler so its good bet to invest in MSI and as people here were discussing over a last few days MSI R 4850 should cost less.but just in case u don't find it go for palit hd4850.
by the way i would like to know what are the prices u are getting those cards for.?cos i m in the same ship as u ...i have to myself buy a card in 14 days ...so u can say kinda i m telling u what i will buy...
i read it somewhere that asrock boards have compatibility issue with hd4850 but i don't think there is any issue with intel mobo's ...but will check and let u know !
i see u are from kolkata so perhaps our friend here doc.mukherjee can u help u out with prices he has already done his research for prices in kolkata.
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Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
+infinity,
The 9800GTX+ beats HD4850 in almost all the games except FEAR. So, if you want more FPS in FEAR (3 more FPS
) than get the HD4850 otherwise buy 9800GTX+ .+infinity,
The 9800GTX+ beats HD4850 in almost all the games except FEAR. So, if you want more FPS in FEAR (3 more FPS
beats by 2-3 fps and also priced 2k higher than HD4850 ....why pay 2k for just 2-3 fps in most games ?? and 9800GTX+ falls back with AA/AF on 1900x1200 resolutions??
9800GTX+ old architecture and new fab process old wine in new bottle ...
for immature PhysX and CUDA ?
how many games does really implement PhysX ?
even the physics computation implementation in UT3 engines is faulty and not very accurate and thats the best physics engine support game we have for PhysX.. imagine about other games....
icebags
Technomancer
hopefully ur config will be abale to play dave 2 when its released .....
Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
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layzee
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Hey guys I want to know if the HD4850 and the 9800GTX+ cards are compatible with Intel 915G Chipset-based boards . Or else there's no point in buying a new card cause I already have a 8800GTS on my other workstation-cum-rig . The new card is actually for my old workstation that I use a backup during emergencies .
My old rig runs on good old DDR 400MHz memory and a "Too Hot To Handle" Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3.0 GHz on an Original Intel D915GAVL motherboard .
My old rig runs on good old DDR 400MHz memory and a "Too Hot To Handle" Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3.0 GHz on an Original Intel D915GAVL motherboard .
then why spend so much money for a back up system and also ur old rig will bottleneck HD4850 performance ...u can shift 8800gts to older rig and use this one in newer rig.....still 8800 gts is good card ... but on an average HD4850 is 20-30% faster than 8800 gts
desiibond
Bond, Desi Bond!
If your old rig is used as backup, let it be like that. If it has PCIe slot, put in a 8400GS and make it HTPC. putting a high end card in it is totally not worthy.
If you have 12k-13k in hand, sell your 8800GTS and with the total money get 4870X2
toofan
Technomancer
If your old rig is used as backup, let it be like that. If it has PCIe slot, put in a 8400GS and make it HTPC. putting a high end card in it is totally not worthy.
If you have 12k-13k in hand, sell your 8800GTS and with the total money get 4870X2
The best suggestion you can get.
And whats the use of HD4850 in a old machine. Any fool can talk like that or either you are making fool of us
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