spammster Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 exactly, there's no point in buying a DX 11 card now. there isn't a game that actually uses it, and when the first show up, they will all most likely support DX9-11 and by the time DX11 is more commonly used, there will be a flood of DX11 cards, which will then be in the price range of the 4870 now ($100 +- 25). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrivener07 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Okay started shopping around some more and I got all hot and bothered and am now gonna drop alot more money. Quick question, I noticed that there is G(graphics?)DDR2-5...etc on the specs for different cards. Does the memory type have to match what MY MOTHERBOARD supports in this case DDR2 or is the GDDR memory type the cards onboard ram and doesnt matter what memory type I have installed on the MB is? Also Either Newegg has a way better deal or These are some how different.GeForce 9800 GTX from TigerDirect- 195.99$GeForce 9800 GTX from Newegg- 119.99$ Whats the difference besides the deal$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 No it shouldn't matter what the ram type is, the drr5 is the latest for video cards now, i wonder when it'll come down to pc ram, probably not in another 5 years i bet. Thats a good card though, if your looking for mdeium to high settings with one, very easy to overclock. Works flawless, no problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator2004 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 The GDDR5 is just the type of memory the graphics card uses, and will work with any motherboard which you can actually plug the graphics card into. But I find it odd how nobody has mentioned the HD4890 here, it is effectively two 4870s bolted onto one board, and only costs around £130-140. Its excellent value, even more so than the 4870, and a brilliant card to boot. I have one in my current PC, and while I normally hate ATi cards with a passion, I'm loving this one. And it sure beats paying £2-300 for the equivallent nVidia offering :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Wow i just realized that card has a whopping 800stream processors, now thats a card :thumbsup: . Not a big fan of ati myself but thats a good card. imagine that in crossfire. actually newegg is selling it for 200$, see for yourself. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?...N82E16814102841 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrivener07 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 Anyone ever hear of the ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit I cant find any reviews for them. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Not a bad card, nice clock speeds, its better then the 9800gtx, its almost the same architecture but runs cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gormonk Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 i've got a 4890 his iceq4+ 1gig overclocked for around 400 nzd note i put my currency down so you can do the maths into ur currency note2 if you have a good enough bord,psu and screen i recommend getting 2 then xfireing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik005 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I'm thinking about buying a hd5870 to replace my 8800gt.What do you guys about this card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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