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Blappo on 09 December 2008
GranTurismoHelperMax said:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130085

I have that 8600GT, works gr8 and can play CoD4, Fallout 3, CS:S, Hl2, so most of the older games but less newer games.

I would recommend a 4670: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127383

Gr8 power and you dont need any extra pci-e power connectors to the 4670, just plug it in and should work with ur 300W PSU. This is my best suggestion, and it runs in the new ATi architecture. 512 MB, 128-bit, 320 stream processors, your best card.

Other recommendations, read this article (and look how the 4670 did) : http://techreport.com/articles.x/15559

Thanks for the suggestions, however, I'm in Canada and since our dollar tanked computer components are expensive again.  The 8600GT costs $100.99 CAD compared to $79.99 USD on NewEgg's site.  It's still not a bad deal with the $40 MIR but I can get a 8800GS (which is slightly better than the 8600GT) for the same price.  The 4670 is another card I would like but again the CAD price is $21 higher plus the MIR is not valid in Canada.

NewEgg Canada also likes to charge $15+ for shipping plus I would still need to pay GST + PST (13% sales tax).  I was interested when they opened up in Canada because of their great deals in the US, but the Canadian site is a ripoff.

 



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Blappo on 09 December 2008

@Slimebeast - I think you missed some important points. $150 USD is way over my budget. Also the 4850 is massively overpowered for my system and there are may cheaper alternatives that would give me the same performance.

@ameratsu - The 8800GS 384MB is the model I'm leaning towards. It does look like a great deal with the MIR.



Slimebeast on 10 December 2008
Blappo said:
@Slimebeast - I think you missed some important points. $150 USD is way over my budget. Also the 4850 is massively overpowered for my system and there are may cheaper alternatives that would give me the same performance.

 

 Oh, lol. What about the HD 4650 or someting then? 

Who is the weakest ATI card in the 4000-series btw?



ameratsu on 10 December 2008

@slimebeast:

the 8800gs is ~$55 + shipping after MIR right now. i challenge you to find a comparable ATI card, taking into consideration blappo is in canada (therefore newegg.com prices don't apply).

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD4730&vpn=EN8800GS/HTDP/384M&manufacture=ASUS



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fazz on 10 December 2008

The Radeon 4670 is your best way to go, even the 4650.

Not that much unused power, but not energy hungry.



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1337 Gamer on 11 December 2008

Ive heard good things about the Radeon 4670 or 4650 and ur CPU shouldnt bottleneck you too much plus they are decent enough if you decide to upgrade ur system u could throw these in and it would be a nice little machine :) so for upgradeabilities sake i would go with the 4670



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Blappo on 11 December 2008

I do agree that the 46x0 series looks very good. The 4670 and the 8800GS have similar performance and I would go the 4670 since it uses less power. However, I the 8800GS for about $25 CAD cheaper. I am not in a hurry since the cards I saw were not on sale and the MIR is good until the end of the year. I might be lucky and see a boxing day special.

BTW - I don't upgrade often enough to justify spending extra for future upgrades (I've wasted enough money to realize this). By the time I upgrade the rest of my PC (1+ year from now) the low to mid-range video cards will be far better than these offerings.



BenKenobi88 on 11 December 2008

I'd pick the 4670 for you.



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