nVidia is the laughing stock charging twice as much for half the performance...
- 2 4850's in CF = $360
- 1 geforce 280 = $600
- Watching an nVidia fanboys rig get 2x owned by entry level cards....priceless.
"In Assassin’s Creed we also found a much better gameplay experience than the GeForce 8800 GT and even the GeForce 9800 GTX. " - Hard|OCP apples to apples talking about the 4850.
You have to face reality, the one slot 4850 often comes out on top of the 9800gtx...and the 4870 often comes out on top of the 260. The good news is the 4850 and 9800gtx can be found at 170 after rebates!
Oh yea, and this:
"The Radeon HD 4850 is the new sub-$200 video c...
FACT: the 4850 is competitive, and much better than the 9800GTX, and costs 180-200.
FACT: the 4870 is competitive, and often shows better than the 260, and costs 299.
FACT: AMD has definately owned the Price/Performance with these new cards.
"if you wish to enjoy the games to their full potential" lol. a p4 and a 1650 is nowhere, i mean NOWHERE near crysis' full potential. In fact, steady framerates would not be found, even on low. Compare COD4 on your PC to PS3, the PS3 runs @ 60FPS and looks MUCH BETTER than your system. My 7950GX2 doesn't even run COD4 as nicely as the PS3. Being able to play wow doesn't mean your computer is able to play new games. I'm not trying to dis you in any way though, im letting you understa...
Um, no. Mario Galaxy, MGS4, and GTA4 are NOT on PC... Also, to piece together a decent PC to play games for the next 4 years is....you cant. You must upgrade every 2 years AT THE LATEST if you wish to enjoy the games to their full potential, costing ~700 each time if you build yourself. A ps3 @ 400 for 5-7 years is a damn steal. However, I do love me some FPS and MMO on PC, consoles cant quite do it for me in that department.
get a second GT @ <150 and SLI them for 9800GX2 performance!!!!!!
@ slow person below
...I wasn't aware I knew little about building systems as I have been doing for the past 10 years.....
http://www.hardocp.com/arti...
read it and weep.
"RV670 core had 320 stream processors while this one has 480"
http://www.guru3d.com/artic...
that and many other websites say "800 stream processing units" thats also what the drivers say in the tweak utility.
what is going on?
just told me its past 1am and i probably need a break. Try stretching my legs. FREAKING HILARIOUS! A game has never told me to stop playing it before! It knows I am a victim to the addiction.
as he does little to no thinking already...
the PS3 fans have proven you wrong every time. Get over it. It's so sad to see people acting like forza is any kind of contender to GT5. No customization? Really? have you ever even played a GT game? Ive spent HOURS AND HOURS tweaking gear ratios, spring rates, toe angles, break balances, and EVERYTHING ELSE to make sure that every car I drive in GT is performing its best. Ive spent DAYS cutting down my track times with the same car, and Ive done that with HUNDREDS of cars since the PS1 days ...
but, MS doesn't profit often (once since the 1st xbox), it doesn't make sense for them to go on like this. However, I can easily see MS making Xbox just like windows media center, or maybe even a part of media center. They wouldn't have to create a console, gamers do that for themselves when they piece together systems. That would save MS millions in R&D. The PC is Microsoft's strong point. They could include Live trials in windows 7, and perhaps halo 4... All I am saying is that MS has p...
I think the 360 is the last actual console we will see from MS for a while. Bill is gone, and while they will keep the "xbox" games division, there will be no hardware console other than your PC. MS makes enough money for live to bring live over to strictly PC, and charge users for downloadable content to the PC. The 360 will limp along until 2010, then support will be cut in favor of them pushing downloads and live to PC. MS is a software company, and they know that's where they ma...
for real people! You all need to think about what you are saying. The greatest multiplayer game of all time is BF1942 because of its balanced guns, huge firefights, and use of vehicles. This COD looks to be a real treat. There is nothing wrong with the WW2 scene. The weapons require SKILL to use, and are far more balanced. How come every time I play COD4 everyone is using the p90? Thats a huge flaw IMO. Online, theres no reason you would want to use several of the guns in COD. I hate the airs...
PS3's cell = 218GFLOPS
Quad Core Intel ~ 40GFLOPS.
You guys keep mentioning resolutions and ported games to back your claims, well McFly, resolutions ARE NOT, I REPEAT, ARE NOT dependent on the CPU. If you were half the geeks you thought you were, you would know this. GO BACK TO SCHOOL. I'm getting tired of teaching you brainless children. There's a reason folding at home has increased dramatically since the PS3's release, the PS3 is capable of running math intensive applic...
in WW2 games require so much more skill to get a kill. I love using the M1 Grand. I wish COD4 had that to unlock instead of that MP44.
itd be nice to have one of these in a ps3. (the intel quad core they're using isnt nearly as fast as CELL. Nor is the ram as fast as the ps3's XDDR.)
thats not the ONLY scam. ;)
i really do.
and its pretty close as far as video cards go.