Upgrade from 7800GT

[Phuct78]

As i know that i will be getting a fair bit of cash for christmas i have decided to splash out on a new graphics card. I only want to spend around £150 so i'm looking at the 9800GT/GTX. Any recommendations from anyone?

Presently i have a Gainward 7800 'goes like hell' edition

 

[Trunks9486]

Go for ATi's Radeon 4850 or for Radeon 4870.

4850 offers the best bang for you money.

Its also better than 9800GTX and 9800GTX+., 4870 512 is better than the original GTX 260, while 4870 1GB is tied up with GTX 260-216

 

[rounddodger]

I was under the impression that the 9800GTX+ was faster than the 4850, esp after the 180.48 drivers..

Also a 260-216 is a fair bit faster than a 4870 nowadays.

4850 is great VFM though.

 

[danswan]

I have no experience of the recent ATI cards but I went from a 7800GT to a 260-216 (Zoltac) last week and am very impressed so far. Cool and quiet and powerful, also clocks very well. Slightly over your budget at present though.

 

[elpedro]

4870 512 is better than the original GTX 260

That's only half true - only when comparing stock for stock and even less so with the 180.48 drivers now. I can guarantee you theres no 4870 512MB with stock air cooling that can OC enough to beat my 260 at its 710/1484/1250 clocks. 260 is fantastic OCer!

 

[liquidex]

For £150 either a 4850 or 9800gtx+ as any cards above those would cost around £200. Would recommend the 4850 as they are currently cheaper and only a gtx+ can match them. Any other 9800 and I think they are slower.

 

[e36Adz]

Upgrade from 7800GT

I also had a 7800GT, I upgraded to a 8800GTX OC and there is a huge difference! I picked mine up from MM for £75 so if I was you, I would consider buying second hand, just keep an eye on MM I'm sure you can pick up an excellent card for your budget.

edit: Just noticed you cannot access MM yet

 

[!TIMMY!]

For £150 you could get the 4850 1gb, not a great increase over the 512mb but still an increase if you game at a high res.

 

[Phuct78]

I really am in two minds in what to get. the 4850's look good on paper but are ugly as sin plus only seem to need one 6 pin pci-e connector, whereas most games are enhanced for nvidia it looks nicer but it does seem to need more power.

 

[Yamahahahahaha]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-168-AS

There's no discussion, nothing matches it for price / performance at that price range.

 

[Phuct78]

Ok so i'm going to get a 4850 but is the 1GB version any better than the 512MB

 

[uv]

that's resolution dependent. If you're gaming over 1680x1050, then I'd say it might be worth the extra £25. If you're at 1680 or below, then the 512MB versions are fine