Hey guys, haven't been on these forums in awhile. Anyway, with WAR coming out, and the fact I am building my brother a computer, I wanted to upgrade my graphics card for the occasion. Anyway, I am a bit confused because I haven't been keeping up with all this (stopped paying attention when the 8800gts g92 just came out) so needless to say I don't know what card is the best bang for your buck.
I can only have 1 card, I can't SLI because my motherboard, and have a $200-$250 limit but would prefer to spend less if I could. Anyway what confuses me is all the bad things I have been hearing about so many different cards.
8800GT 512mb vs 8800GT 1gb I hear makes no difference
8800GTS g92 vs 9800GTX I hear is exactly the same
I also have heard that the whole 9 series is really bad and it would be best to not get them. Anyway, I am just wondering what the best choice would be in your guy's opinions. I realize you probably see these threads all the time and for that I apologize, but the thing is I am probably going to order this week for me and my brother so I should figure this stuff out now. I am not looking for complete top of the line 500+, just something to replace my 7950gt that will rock games (specifically Warhammer Online which is coming out very soon) on max settings and last a good while.
8800GT 512mb, 8800GT 1gb, 8800GTS g92, 9800GTX, or something else (nvidia is all I really know sorry)? Just to give you an example where I am coming from, last time I checked 8800GTS g92s were like $350, and now it seems they have dropped almost $200.
Sorry for the long post to ask, but any help is greatly appreciated.
I can only have 1 card, I can't SLI because my motherboard, and have a $200-$250 limit but would prefer to spend less if I could. Anyway what confuses me is all the bad things I have been hearing about so many different cards.
8800GT 512mb vs 8800GT 1gb I hear makes no difference
8800GTS g92 vs 9800GTX I hear is exactly the same
I also have heard that the whole 9 series is really bad and it would be best to not get them. Anyway, I am just wondering what the best choice would be in your guy's opinions. I realize you probably see these threads all the time and for that I apologize, but the thing is I am probably going to order this week for me and my brother so I should figure this stuff out now. I am not looking for complete top of the line 500+, just something to replace my 7950gt that will rock games (specifically Warhammer Online which is coming out very soon) on max settings and last a good while.
8800GT 512mb, 8800GT 1gb, 8800GTS g92, 9800GTX, or something else (nvidia is all I really know sorry)? Just to give you an example where I am coming from, last time I checked 8800GTS g92s were like $350, and now it seems they have dropped almost $200.
Sorry for the long post to ask, but any help is greatly appreciated.