9800 GTX for $129

RBIEZE · 04-October-08, 02:36 AM

Recertified whiteboX Evga 9800GTX at Newegg .

Newegg.com - Recertified: EVGA 512-P3-N871-RX GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

The downside is it only has a 90 day warrenty.

Cyphre · 04-October-08, 12:35 PM

Although the regular price for that card is only $160 anyway.

And mine just arrived DOA, which completely eliminates the usage of my newly built computer

RBIEZE · 04-October-08, 05:02 PM

Thats to bad ,I have three running in Sli with no problems.

TheGreatSatan · 04-October-08, 08:23 PM

Is this card better than the 1GB Radeon HD 3870 I just bought?

ECS Matvey · 07-October-08, 10:19 PM

Yours has more memory and a faster core clock but that evga has a much faster meory clock. Yours also has newer ram interface.

Dex · 08-October-08, 06:27 AM

Thanks Matvey... that was.... well, useless information with no point or conclusion. The 9800GTX is the newer card and is far superior in terms of performance against a single HD 3870, so yes TGS, it is better.

You know hwbot.org has a very useful compare feature, allowing you to compare CPUs and videocards, look what I made:

hwbot.org - Compare Hardware

Zaltan · 08-October-08, 10:13 AM

I wish there was better cards in the £60-80 range in the UK... Then maybe I'd be able to afford a decent card. My HD2900GT wasn't too bad for £46 when I got it, alot better than my now sadly dead 7900GS. It did annoy me when OcUK started to sell HD3850's for about £65 two weeks after I got my card.

PS I really shouldn't look at these American deal threads, they always make me annoyed.
PPS A 9800GTX is better than a HD3870

reflux · 08-October-08, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaltan


	I wish there was better cards in the £60-80 range in the UK... Then maybe I'd be able to afford a decent card. My HD2900GT wasn't too bad for £46 when I got it, alot better than my now sadly dead 7900GS. It did annoy me when OcUK started to sell HD3850's for about £65 two weeks after I got my card. PS I really shouldn't look at these American deal threads, they always make me annoyed. PPS A 9800GTX is better than a HD3870

I dunno man, this is going damn cheap now, and although the frame buffer is a bit small, the card is still rather quick.

PNY GeForce 8800 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Or one of these, if you fancy ATi....

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

TheGreatSatan · 08-October-08, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dex


	You know hwbot.org has a very useful compare feature, allowing you to compare CPUs and videocards, look what I made: hwbot.org - Compare Hardware

That is a great tool! +Rep

It does look like my Radeon HD 3870 1GB is better than my 8800GTS 640MB, but if it's not broke why fix it?

Zaltan · 09-October-08, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reflux


	I dunno man, this is going damn cheap now, and although the frame buffer is a bit small, the card is still rather quick. PNY GeForce 8800 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Or one of these, if you fancy ATi.... HIS ATI Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Are those HD4670 better than my HD2900GT? I haven't been keeping up really so I've no idea how things are running! I'm sure you can help Reflux (I must sound lazy!)...

PS Are HD4670's just HD3870's with 128-Bit memory?

reflux · 09-October-08, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaltan


	Are those HD4670 better than my HD2900GT? I haven't been keeping up really so I've no idea how things are running! I'm sure you can help Reflux (I must sound lazy!)... PS Are HD4670's just HD3870's with 128-Bit memory?

Hmmm, yeah, the 4670 looks about on par with your 2900GT I would guess. They're a little slower than the 3870s, especially at higher res.

AnandTech: AMD Radeon HD 4670: Ruling from Top to Bottom

If you need a card now, I'd probably go for the 256mb 8800GT, although the small amount of RAM might be a problem depending on your resolution.

Zaltan · 09-October-08, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reflux


	Hmmm, yeah, the 4670 looks about on par with your 2900GT I would guess. They're a little slower than the 3870s, especially at higher res. AnandTech: AMD Radeon HD 4670: Ruling from Top to Bottom If you need a card now, I'd probably go for the 256mb 8800GT, although the small amount of RAM might be a problem depending on your resolution.

Thanks for the info... I reckon I'll wait until Christmas time to upgrade and try and get a HD4850. Thats probably the next major step up for me!

04-October-08, 02:36 AM		#1 (permalink)
RBIEZE Apex Tech Demi-God	9800 GTX for $129 Recertified whiteboX Evga 9800GTX at Newegg . Newegg.com - Recertified: EVGA 512-P3-N871-RX GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card The downside is it only has a 90 day warrenty.

04-October-08, 12:35 PM		#2 (permalink)
Cyphre Apex Tech Maniac	Re: 9800 GTX for $129 Although the regular price for that card is only $160 anyway. And mine just arrived DOA, which completely eliminates the usage of my newly built computer

04-October-08, 05:02 PM		#3 (permalink)
RBIEZE Apex Tech Demi-God	Re: 9800 GTX for $129 Thats to bad ,I have three running in Sli with no problems.

04-October-08, 08:23 PM		#4 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	Re: 9800 GTX for $129 Is this card better than the 1GB Radeon HD 3870 I just bought?

07-October-08, 10:19 PM		#5 (permalink)
ECS Matvey Apex Advanced Techie	Re: 9800 GTX for $129 Yours has more memory and a faster core clock but that evga has a much faster meory clock. Yours also has newer ram interface.

08-October-08, 06:27 AM		#6 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Re: 9800 GTX for $129 Thanks Matvey... that was.... well, useless information with no point or conclusion. The 9800GTX is the newer card and is far superior in terms of performance against a single HD 3870, so yes TGS, it is better. You know hwbot.org has a very useful compare feature, allowing you to compare CPUs and videocards, look what I made: hwbot.org - Compare Hardware

08-October-08, 10:13 AM		#7 (permalink)
Zaltan Apex Tech God	Re: 9800 GTX for $129 I wish there was better cards in the £60-80 range in the UK... Then maybe I'd be able to afford a decent card. My HD2900GT wasn't too bad for £46 when I got it, alot better than my now sadly dead 7900GS. It did annoy me when OcUK started to sell HD3850's for about £65 two weeks after I got my card. PS I really shouldn't look at these American deal threads, they always make me annoyed. PPS A 9800GTX is better than a HD3870 Last edited by Zaltan; 08-October-08 at 10:29 AM..

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