Santuzzo
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Hi,
I will build (or have it built for me) a new PC with an i7 920.
The primary use will be as a DAW for music recoridng and produciton.
But I also want to use it for gaming occasionally, and I would want to play games like COD, Far Cry 2 or Star Wars Force Unleashed.
I have gotten advice on PC parts, but I'm still undecided on some parts, for instance graphics card.
So which one would be a better choice
ASUS EN9800GTX+ DK/HTDI/512M
or
SAPPHIRE HD4870, 1024 MB ?
I also don't really understand sometihng baout the graphics cards:
I see this 9800 in different brands and versions?
Like sometimes it just says 9800GTX+, and this one by Asus says EN9800GTX+?
What does the EN stand for? What's the difference?
Also, what does "DK/HTDI" mean?
And why do they come in different brands? I thought the brand would be either NVidia or GeForce, but then it still says Sapphire or Asus, or some other brand?
Is the brand important?
As you can tell, I know close to nothing about PCs, but I am willing to learn and I appreciate your help and advice!
Thanks,
Lars
I will build (or have it built for me) a new PC with an i7 920.
The primary use will be as a DAW for music recoridng and produciton.
But I also want to use it for gaming occasionally, and I would want to play games like COD, Far Cry 2 or Star Wars Force Unleashed.
I have gotten advice on PC parts, but I'm still undecided on some parts, for instance graphics card.
So which one would be a better choice
ASUS EN9800GTX+ DK/HTDI/512M
or
SAPPHIRE HD4870, 1024 MB ?
I also don't really understand sometihng baout the graphics cards:
I see this 9800 in different brands and versions?
Like sometimes it just says 9800GTX+, and this one by Asus says EN9800GTX+?
What does the EN stand for? What's the difference?
Also, what does "DK/HTDI" mean?
And why do they come in different brands? I thought the brand would be either NVidia or GeForce, but then it still says Sapphire or Asus, or some other brand?
Is the brand important?
As you can tell, I know close to nothing about PCs, but I am willing to learn and I appreciate your help and advice!
Thanks,
Lars