Which is better?

hamishgillan · 07-18-2008, 12:26 AM

Which is better, the nvidia 9800gx2 or the nvidia gtx 280?

magnethead · 07-18-2008, 12:34 AM

ATI's 4870 beats both i believe?

do a spec compare between the 3 cards on newegg and see.

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-18-2008, 12:39 AM

Both gpu specks near equal, 9800gx2 $100.00 cheaper.

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-18-2008, 12:54 AM

Gaming I'd suggest 9800gx2

Chipset Manufacturer
ATI GPU Radeon HD 4870
Core clock 750MHz
Stream Processors 800 Stream Processing Units
Memory Memory Clock 1800MHz
Memory Size 512MB Memory Interface 256-bit Memory
Type GDDR5 3D
API DirectX DirectX 10.1 OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports HDMI 1 via
Adapter DVI 2 TV-Out HDTV / S-Video Out General
RAMDAC 400 MHz Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
CrossFire Supported Yes Cooler With Fan
-----------------------------------

NVIDIA GPU GeForce 9800
GX2 Core clock 600MHz
Stream Processors 256 (128 per GPU)
Memory Memory Clock 2000MHz
Memory Size 1GB (512MB per GPU)
Memory Interface 512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API DirectX DirectX 10 OpenGL OpenGL 2.1
Ports HDMI 1 DVI 2 VIVO
No General Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
RoHS Compliant Yes
SLI Supported Quad (with 2 GeForce 9800 GX2)
Cooler With Fan
System Requirements 580 Watt / 8-pin connector
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
HDCP Ready Yes

Enkai · 07-18-2008, 01:34 AM

I remember i read from an article saying that there is actually not much of a diifference between 8800GT/GTX and 9800 series. Is this true? In terms of performance and cost, they should not be far apart. Personally, i feel 8800GT/GTX can run most demanding games smoothly, even at the highest possible settings.

No point comparing stats when you can only find out the exact difference when you play games with it. Besides, the models you mentioned are both high-end cards so should not be a problem in terms of performance.

Just my 2cents worth of thought.

magnethead · 07-18-2008, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enkai

I remember i read from an article saying that there is actually not much of a diifference between 8800GT/GTX and 9800 series. Is this true? In terms of performance and cost, they should not be far apart. Personally, i feel 8800GT/GTX can run most demanding games smoothly, even at the highest possible settings.

No point comparing stats when you can only find out the exact difference when you play games with it. Besides, the models you mentioned are both high-end cards so should not be a problem in terms of performance.

Just my 2cents worth of thought.

in the technician specific forum, this has been the question of the day.

In the end, the 9800GT/X series are modified equivelents of their 8800GT/X counterparts, just OC'd to the moon, more or less.

hamishgillan · 07-19-2008, 12:25 PM

the other components are:

Enermax Galaxy 1000w PSU

ASUS striker 2 780i motherboard

4 GB "Sli ready" RAM

Intel E8400 cpu o/c'd to 3.6ghz with Asus Silent night 2 copper cooler

WD 320 Gb hard drive YS type

Vista home premium

ASUS Nvidia 9800gx2(x2) quad sli linked

Sony card reader

Asus dvd rom drive 20x

all in a coolermaster centurion (with the side cover left off for extra cooling!)

theres no problem, just wondering if i'd bought the wrong graphics cards.

Deleted090308 · 07-19-2008, 12:34 PM

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ards,1965.html

07-18-2008, 12:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
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~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: Which is better? Both gpu specks near equal, 9800gx2 $100.00 cheaper.

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~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: Which is better? Gaming I'd suggest 9800gx2 Chipset Manufacturer ATI GPU Radeon HD 4870 Core clock 750MHz Stream Processors 800 Stream Processing Units Memory Memory Clock 1800MHz Memory Size 512MB Memory Interface 256-bit Memory Type GDDR5 3D API DirectX DirectX 10.1 OpenGL OpenGL 2.0 Ports HDMI 1 via Adapter DVI 2 TV-Out HDTV / S-Video Out General RAMDAC 400 MHz Max Resolution 2560 x 1600 CrossFire Supported Yes Cooler With Fan ----------------------------------- NVIDIA GPU GeForce 9800 GX2 Core clock 600MHz Stream Processors 256 (128 per GPU) Memory Memory Clock 2000MHz Memory Size 1GB (512MB per GPU) Memory Interface 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) Memory Type GDDR3 3D API DirectX DirectX 10 OpenGL OpenGL 2.1 Ports HDMI 1 DVI 2 VIVO No General Tuner None RAMDAC 400 MHz Max Resolution 2560 x 1600 RoHS Compliant Yes SLI Supported Quad (with 2 GeForce 9800 GX2) Cooler With Fan System Requirements 580 Watt / 8-pin connector Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes HDCP Ready Yes

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Enkai Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 45 OS: XP Pro SP3	Re: Which is better? I remember i read from an article saying that there is actually not much of a diifference between 8800GT/GTX and 9800 series. Is this true? In terms of performance and cost, they should not be far apart. Personally, i feel 8800GT/GTX can run most demanding games smoothly, even at the highest possible settings. No point comparing stats when you can only find out the exact difference when you play games with it. Besides, the models you mentioned are both high-end cards so should not be a problem in terms of performance. Just my 2cents worth of thought.

07-19-2008, 12:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
hamishgillan Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: London (Bangkok) Posts: 56 OS: XP pro service pack 3, Vista Home premium	Re: Which is better? the other components are: Enermax Galaxy 1000w PSU ASUS striker 2 780i motherboard 4 GB "Sli ready" RAM Intel E8400 cpu o/c'd to 3.6ghz with Asus Silent night 2 copper cooler WD 320 Gb hard drive YS type Vista home premium ASUS Nvidia 9800gx2(x2) quad sli linked Sony card reader Asus dvd rom drive 20x all in a coolermaster centurion (with the side cover left off for extra cooling!) theres no problem, just wondering if i'd bought the wrong graphics cards.

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