New Graphics card. Now or later?

2008-08-12 08:28:04

#1

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6959|Devon, England

Well, here's my issue:

In December, I wish to upgrade my computer completely. It's stupid now to make plans for the things I'll buy, I know this. But I am REALLY tempted to buy a new graphics card on friday (When I get payed).

I would get a 4870 (This one), as it seems the best to buy at the moment. I really only wanted to spend £150 for a card (Was gonna go for the 9800GTX+, but I guess it seems silly not to spend the £30 extra for this card which wipes the floor with it (I wouldn't get a 4850, either)).

Anyway, my main question is:

Should I buy a 4870 on friday or just wait until December and get it all together? Are there any cards worth waiting for for that time?

My current specs are:

E4400 OC'd to 2.8Ghz
2 x 7600GT's (SLI)
2GB OCZ Platinum RAM
460W Zalman PSU
Gigabyte SLI DS4L (Or something like that).

Halp

Last edited by FFLink13 (2008-08-12 08:29:45)

2008-08-12 08:33:51

#2

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

afaik, there isn't any major GFX launch in the horizon (correct me if I'm wrong), so the only thing you can wait for is lower prices.

Last edited by Jenspm (2008-08-12 08:35:41)

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2008-08-12 08:44:20

#3

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7024|Scotland

You need to get a new CPU and PSU first. Wait will december and get it all. Get an ATi as well, not a nVidia card.

Also, you might want to get a new mobo to go with crossfire so you can upgrade later on.

2008-08-12 08:46:02

#4

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

Zimmer wrote:
You need to get a new CPU and PSU first. Wait will december and get it all. Get an ATi as well, not a nVidia card.

Also, you might want to get a new mobo to go with crossfire so you can upgrade later on.

true dat, forgot about the PSU.

December is a nice time to upgrade btw, with Nehalem and everything

2008-08-12 08:46:26

#5

Richard2000: Banned; +39|6813|England

u want get 9800gx2 and that will be the best Graphics card that money can buy

2008-08-12 08:48:12

#6

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

Richard2000 wrote:
u want get 9800gx2 and that will be the best Graphics card that money can buy

FFLink wrote:
I really only wanted to spend £150 for a card.

2008-08-12 08:50:45

#7

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6959|Devon, England

Richard2000 wrote:
u want get 9800gx2 and that will be the best Graphics card that money can buy

Bua ha ha ha

2008-08-12 08:52:50

#8

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7024|Scotland

Richard2000 wrote:
u want get 9800gx2 and that will be the best Graphics card that money can buy

Where are you pulling that informatiom from? Out of your ass?

For performance:cost ratio, its the shittest card out there. It only outperfoms the 4870 by a few FPS.

2008-08-12 08:56:20

#9

Brasso: member; +1,549|6898

FFLink13 wrote:
Richard2000 wrote:
u want get 9800gx2 and that will be the best Graphics card that money can buy
Bua ha ha ha

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"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-08-12 09:01:31

#10

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

haffeysucks wrote:
FFLink13 wrote:
Richard2000 wrote:
u want get 9800gx2 and that will be the best Graphics card that money can buy
Bua ha ha ha
lolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololo

stfu evry1 nos dat teh 9800gx2 is the 1337st gfx c4rd on teh market it runs crysis al hi 200fps no go die ati fanboi fag or shud i kill u ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-08-12 09:03:26

#11

Brasso: member; +1,549|6898

Freezer7Pro wrote:
haffeysucks wrote:
FFLink13 wrote:

Bua ha ha ha
lolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololo
stfu evry1 nos dat teh 9800gx2 is the 1337st gfx c4rd on teh market it runs crysis al hi 200fps no go die ati fanboi fag or shud i kill u ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

n it shuts lazer bems n stuff w/o eevn tryein

9800gx2 > everithing = trooth

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-08-12 09:09:27

#12

d4rkph03n1x: Member; +131|7017

I was pretty much in the same dilemma.. didn't know if I wanted to upgrade comp part by part or just buy a new one pretty much from scratch. I'd say the smartest thing to do would be get a new one altogether.

2008-08-12 09:11:31

#13

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6959|Devon, England

Ok, I'm gonna wait.

Cheers all

I will buy some new hard drives, though...

2008-08-12 09:17:50

#14

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6975|67.222.138.85

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