I'm building a computer pretty quickly here and I need to figure out what I'm doing for a video card.
I would straight off go with an 8800GT, but their price is being inflated and their availability limited by demand, so I'm weighing my options.
I need a strong enough card to be able to competently display games, aswell as edit video in HD on a 22" Widescreen with a native resolution of 1650x1080.
Canadian Pricing:
8800GT - $299.99 - however shipping is up in the air
8800GTX - On sale for $470 Canadian
3870 - $269.99
I would prefer not to spend money I don't have to.
Do you think the 8800GT or the 3870 would do me alright? I'm not looking to play Crysis on absolute max settings, but I do want to be able to play games on mid-high settings (preferably) native resolution.
Note: The card will be paired with an Intel Core 2 q6700 Quad core and 3 to 4GB of RAM. SLI and Crossfire are not an option at the moment. Processor being used is set in stone (purchase program from intel).
2007-11-24 18:53:17 · 3 answers · asked by Montana A 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
GeForce 8800GT and Radeon 3870 will do the job IF YOU ARE NOT USING VISTA. If you are using vista , It's better to get 8800GTX or 8800 Ultra.
2007-11-24 20:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nvidia cards wont play copy protected materal in hd resolution with dual moniter cause they to cheep to pay lic rights and if you go vista 64 ati and amd is the way to go intel and nvidia is for xp 32 all the test that show intel as fast are 32 bit xp adobe software and some first person shooter games amd blow them away in memory performance and it designed for 64 bit
2007-11-24 19:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by Douglas G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the nvidia cards. the ati's are a little on the weak side.
2007-11-24 19:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by agello24 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋