PC Tech Talk

[StarsMine]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/276826-33-9800gt-4670

according 2 newegg, the gt 240 has 96 shadders where the 9800 has 112

Now I didnt say the GT240 is better then the 9800 but lets make one thing clear, the amount of shaders does not matter between 2 separate series of cards, I just said the 240 is a better price/performance then your 9800gt (you have to pay attention to that in the 8000/9000/200 cards) The 200 cards are more efficient with the shardrs on the 240 are more powerful. not to mention the 240 is a much less power hungry card as I said, makes the price performance there even better for the 240.

Perry if you find a good deal for the 9800 GT (like your buddy selling it for 60 used beacuse he is upgrading) sure pick it up but do not pay 90 for it

[maynard]

Now I didnt say the GT240 is better then the 9800 but lets make one thing clear, the amount of shaders does not matter between 2 separate series of cards, I just said the 240 is a better price/performance then your 9800gt (you have to pay attention to that in the 8000/9000/200 cards) The 200 cards are more efficient with the sharers on the 240 are more powerful. not to mention the 240 is a much less power hungry card as I said, makes the price performance there even better for the 240.

yes, but the 240 is NOT better performing then the 9800GT, go read the reviews lol, every review (just read 6 diff sites including the 1 you linked.) all say the 9800GT is more powerful.

[StarsMine]

yes, but the 240 is NOT better performing then the 9800GT, go read the reviews lol, every review (just read 6 diff sites including the 1 you linked.) all say the 9800GT is more powerful.

Please point out where I said the 240 was better performing? I said price/performance, the individual shaders, and power efficiancy on the 240 are better, not the overall number crunching. If you can find 9800 new for 75 go for it, used... well if its XFX doesnt matter its got Double lifetime warrenty(or was that EVGA?...) but if it doesnt dont go for more then 65

But a 9800 GT at 90 bucks is not worth it when you can get a MUCH better card for 10 bucks more the 4850 that mag mentioned.

[maynard]

, I just said the 240 is a better price/performance then your 9800

the / would suggest you're talking about price and performance as 2 seperate issues, I guess you meant the performance for the price though. either way, it's like what a 10 dollar difference, big whoop. if you're gonna spend roughly 80 on the 240 might as well spend another 10 and get the 9800

[StarsMine]

the / would suggest you're talking about price and performance as 2 seperate issues, I guess you meant the performance for the price though. either way, it's like what a 10 dollar difference, big whoop. if you're gonna spend roughly 80 on the 240 might as well spend another 10 and get the 9800

if your going to spend the 90 on the 9800 gt then spend the extra 10 and get the 4850 or the gts250

[maynard]

if your going to spend the 90 on the 9800 gt then spend the extra 10 and get the 4850 :/

Lmfao... <3 stars (no homo)

[mag36]

Perry.....Whats your Budget? Like star recommends i would get a decent Power supply you can pick one up for a round 60 and up. I paid around 100 for my Corsair 750watt and Im still amazed at the 4850 preformance for a 100 dollar price so i picked up two a while back ago.
Newegg Prices
9800GTX 512mb runs about $134.99 $119.99 with Rebate
4850 1gb runs about $99.99 $84.99 with Rebate


Here are two Charts to give you idea of FPS and Power consumption