Help me choose a video card

[philbar71]

arent the 9600gso's and 8800gs's just as good as the 4670's and arent they cheaper?

 

[aspire]

To play Crysis good you need at least 3 GTX280's...

 

[splashdown]

arent the 9600gso's and 8800gs's just as good as the 4670's and arent they cheaper?

Is this a good 9600 to get?
Amazon.com: ATI RADEON 9600 PRO - Graphics adapter - Radeon 9600 PRO - AGP 8x - 128 MB DDR - DVI - TV out: Electronics

 

[philbar71]

haha you got that right aspire. if i had to get a 100$ vid card i would get a Newegg.com - EVGA 384-P3-N966-TR GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
or the 768mb version of that
Newegg.com - EVGA 768-P3-N968-TR GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

 

[splashdown]

Why are those 9600's so much more expensive? I found it on Amazon for $44.

 

[philbar71]

nononono the one on amazon is a radeon completely diff video card. the ones i listed are a millon times better than the one on amazon.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

arent the 9600gso's and 8800gs's just as good as the 4670's and arent they cheaper?

They're about the same performance and price. The reason I recommended the 4670 over those is it doesn't need a additional power connector so his psu wouldn't be as much of a factor.

 

[philbar71]

hmmm that's interesting they require no extra power. didnt even notice.

 

[BennyV04988]

Will those work good in Photoshop CS3? Also, will it play Crysis okay?

To play Crysis on high you will need at least a 4870/GTX 260, which are around $250.

 

[splashdown]

To play Crysis on high you will need at least a 4870/GTX 260, which are around $250.

Can I overclock the game so it will run faster on a cheaper video card?