theLeeHarvey Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Ok, following the downing of my PC, I find that I may have to replace the Nvidia 8800GTX previously installed with a ATI Radeon hd EAH4670. I need someone who owns the same card to tell me how well it functions in comparison to the Nvidia card. Is it better, is it worse. How does Fallout 3 look when using the Radeon card as opposed to the Nvidia one. What features/functions does it have, or are missing, that makes it better or worse compared to the 8800GTX? Would you recommend it to me over using another NVidia card or should I stick with Nvidia? Thanks for taking the time to reply.LeeHarvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful_kat Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Worse. Fo' sho.If you want to go with Ati, get at least a 4850, if a 4870 is over your budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Ok, following the downing of my PC, I find that I may have to replace the Nvidia 8800GTX previously installed with a ATI Radeon hd EAH4670. I need someone who owns the same card to tell me how well it functions in comparison to the Nvidia card. Is it better, is it worse. How does Fallout 3 look when using the Radeon card as opposed to the Nvidia one. What features/functions does it have, or are missing, that makes it better or worse compared to the 8800GTX? Would you recommend it to me over using another NVidia card or should I stick with Nvidia? Thanks for taking the time to reply.LeeHarveySeems you have identified the videocard as the defective hardware. Well, i don't know ATI cards for a time now, but there is something I think you must look with care, the PSU capacity to feed the cards. Something often overlooked when upgrading the machine and may cause severe damages to data or even the hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theLeeHarvey Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Nosisab, I haven't isolated it as the problem yet, but talking to the guy who I'm going to have repair my PC, he said that if the problem is the video card, that's what he has comparable to the Nvidia to replace it with. Personally I would prefer to stick with the Nvidia, because that is what I'm familiar with, but it's not available. Hateful Kat, What makes it worse? I need details so I can make an informed decision and not the kind of details one gets from looking at product specifications. I need to know your experience with the Radeon card. Why do you say it's worse? Can it provide the same graphics quality as the 8800GTX? Does it overheat more easily? How long a life span does it have? What sort of features does it have or lack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Nosisab, I haven't isolated it as the problem yet, but talking to the guy who I'm going to have repair my PC, he said that if the problem is the video card, that's what he has comparable to the Nvidia to replace it with. Personally I would prefer to stick with the Nvidia, because that is what I'm familiar with, but it's not available. Hateful Kat, What makes it worse? I need details so I can make an informed decision and not the kind of details one gets from looking at product specifications. I need to know your experience with the Radeon card. Why do you say it's worse? Can it provide the same graphics quality as the 8800GTX? Does it overheat more easily? How long a life span does it have? What sort of features does it have or lack?This article may help you to understand an choose as free from bias as possible and have links to comparisons among the brands, mainly for CPUs e GPUs. About my former post, you want to verify if the actual PSU (Power Supply Unit) is able to consistently feed the demand from those new power hungry cards, since it could be one of the reasons for the hardware failure you had. Remember, the PSU may work well while under normal consumption and fail to provide the push when the demand increases, like in games... This is something that may not appear at once but generate overheat, under voltage, or whatever fault which can reflect into unstable behavior or even hardware failure. So you should consider buying cards granted to consume less than PSU can supply or go for the PSU upgrade too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theLeeHarvey Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Ok cool, that's good advice Nosisab, thank you. This is going to get expensive I'm afraid. I've had to start selling things to get the money I need to repair my PC. I think I'm going to see what I can find on Ebay in the way of a new video card. If you run across a good deal on a new video card within the $200 price range, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmostWhatIWant Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 For that price range, either the HD4870 or HD4890 would be a very nice choice.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814150394http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814150359 Also, just from model numbers, it is known that an HD4670 cannot match an 8800GTX, it is an inferior card in the same way a 8600GT would be inferior. I would imagine an HD4830 might match that card (if not the 4850 would outdo it definitely), if not out do it, and the 4830 is known for its overclocking potential as well. However if you're thinking a 4830 would serve your needs, a 4770 is a much better deal, but much harder to find. The 4770 uses 40nm technology which as of right now is in very low supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theLeeHarvey Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 AlmostWhatIWant, Thanks for the great reply, the links are very useful. I will definitely not settle for the 4670. Thanks all of you for clearing it up for me. I'm also looking into another, different Nvidia card, there are some good deals on new cards that are superior to the 8800GTX. What do you all think about the GeForce GTX 260? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmostWhatIWant Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 The GTX260 c216 has been proven time and again to be inferior to the HD4870 1GB. Since both retail for about the same price, I cannot recommend the GTX260 c216. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Be carefull AlmostWhatIWant, remember what happened last time, try not to be so biased next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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