Best all-round 9xxx series card?

[-RK]

Price
performance
size
etc.



My vote:
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9791-geforce-9800-gt-roundup-evga-asus-gigabyte-palit-7.html


Basically an overclocked 8800gts at around 9800gtx level with a single power connector. Goes for $150 at newegg currently.

[Headfoot]

I'd have to say the cheapest available 9600 GT, because it will have such awesome price/performance

[Die Auslese]

Well, this is a tough. But i'm guessing since most ppl don't have more than $100+ on a vid card the 9600GT. However I would say the 9800GTX+, however that personal perferance, since I think you should spend at least $200 on GPU/CPU, you know future proof.

[Radiator]

If you would spend 200 USD on a card , it wouldn't really be future proof .
A high-end or mid-high-end would be more or less future-proof .
For 200 USD you could get the 9800 GTX+ or the HD 4850 - neither of which are really that future-proof .

[-RK]

I was talking actual card, not chip.

My choice is a fully unlocked g92 core from an 8800gts rebadged as a 9800gt and overclocked to the point where it performs the same as a 9800gtx.


Here, go beat off to this. I did.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9791-geforce-9800-gt-roundup-evga-asus-gigabyte-palit-15.html



Edit: This is officially an edited post now

[Radiator]

Come to think of it , I'd prefer the HD 4850 over the 9800 GTX+ ... and not only because I've always liked ATi more , but also because of the better AA capabilities .

[wyz135]

Yeah 9600GT.... I should have bought that the day I bought my Radeon HD3850, and it was slightly cheaper that time.

[Duesco]

Wow. That Asus card is ridiculous. How did they get away with branding those 9800GTs while they have 128 stream processors?

[Radiator]

Because nobody really cares anymore... they just take random G92 cards and slap a new name on them , just to confuse everyone just a little bit more , and people are used to it .

[Kaadin]

I had the card, but I'm RMA'ing it. From my experience if you have a PSU that won't support 2xPCI-E connectors it's probably the best card, if you have a PSU that will support 2xPCI-E connectors get a 9800 GTX+.

The eVGA 9800 GTX+ on newegg.com is only 159.99 after the rebate, with free shipping. eVGA Precision OC tool is also amazingly simple yet extremely effective. (Made by the same guy who made RivaTuner)

Main reason I RMA'd this card was because the ASUS tech support guy was a jackass. So much so that I RMA'd the card and will never again send a single dime to that company, it was also performing poorly but I think that was a system issue that I'm still trying to track down.

ASUS goes on my list of companies who will never see my business again. Others include Sprint, any Sony Online game, ASUS (mentioned above), and D-Link (for purely terrible trained tech support located in India).

[Duesco]

I don't really have a hit list of companies yet, except HEC...stupid case cut me 4 times, hard drive wouldn't mount in the bay correctly, had to install the DVD writer the opposite way I was supposed to...bleh.

I did hate EVGA at first, but they made up for it. And with my new PSU, no more adapters required.

And I agree about Precision. It's an exceptionally clean and simple OC tool.

[-RK]

I had the card, but I'm RMA'ing it. From my experience if you have a PSU that won't support 2xPCI-E connectors it's probably the best card, if you have a PSU that will support 2xPCI-E connectors get a 9800 GTX+.

The eVGA 9800 GTX+ on newegg.com is only 159.99 after the rebate, with free shipping. eVGA Precision OC tool is also amazingly simple yet extremely effective. (Made by the same guy who made RivaTuner)

Main reason I RMA'd this card was because the ASUS tech support guy was a jackass. So much so that I RMA'd the card and will never again send a single dime to that company, it was also performing poorly but I think that was a system issue that I'm still trying to track down.

ASUS goes on my list of companies who will never see my business again. Others include Sprint, any Sony Online game, ASUS (mentioned above), and D-Link (for purely terrible trained tech support located in India).


Really?

Hell, I've had a lot of good experience with Asus. It was all with motherboards, but still...

Anyway, letting tech who had a shitty day ruin your expectations for a company... meh...

[Radiator]

I've always considered ASUS a good brand... I don't see why would anyone bear a grudge against a company because of ONE SALESMAN , who probably has the IQ of a barstool .

[Headfoot]

I have only owned 1 Asus Motherboard so my experience is different.

On the other hand most everyone likes Gigabyte boards, but I have had to RMA 2 and wasn't able to get the one I wanted because they canceled it as I was RMAing it. So thats irritating. But I the working boards work well. :confused: