Need a new GPU

[Hampton]

I have looked at all the low end GPU's from Nvidia (under $150) and have decided on the 9800GT OC. is it worth it? or should I choose another.
I have just put the ASUS M3N72-D, will the Hybrid GPU in the mob work well with that card or should I just do the card and shut off the MB GPU.

My monitor is HD (HPw2207) so I am using the HDMI now is there any dif between that and just running DVI.

Please advise

Thanks

 

[Pinscher]

I would go with this

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

I don't know much about those hybrid things but I would just turn it off. You won't be able to use HDMI anymore, unless you get an adapter, but it isn't really any difference (I've tried it before).

 

[veg1992]

I second the HD 4850

 

[chesirecat1701]

+1 for the 4850

 

[Hampton]

Well when I bought the motherboard the guy @ Micro center told me that if I bought an AMD chipset MB that I should go with ATI GPU for crossfire and If I wanted to go with Nvidia GPU to get a Nvidia MB for SLI as they don't work as well when mixed.. So I went with the 750a chipset on my MB.

not so?

 

[veg1992]

It'll still work, just that you can't go multi card on it with an AMD card on a 750a...

 

[Hampton]

Exactly, I was just reading through some posts here and the dual card SLI/Crossfire won't work with mixed chipsets so I need to go with Nvidi.a GPU's for SLI on my Nvidia MB.:freak:

 

[veg1992]

Well IMHO, all Dual GPU's are not worth the hassle for such a slight performance increase they give..

Heat, temps, airflow, drivers, game support etc etc

 

[Hampton]

yeah it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, single x16, dual x8 x8.

twice the power at half the speed

 

[Pinscher]

Thats not really what is holding it back but I don't feel like going into why it doesn't work as well as it theoretically should, plus I don't have full knowledge of why either.

Anyways, the 4850 I posted will be your best bet for that budget.