Graphic card: ATI 4870 or Nvidia 9600GT/9800GT?

[iamyourmom]

Recently my nvidia 8600GT has fried from playing a little too much of Crysis.

I've decided to either buy the Nvidia 9600GT/9800GT or the ATI 4870. I'm getting mixed decisions from my friends.

I'm using it for gaming such as Dawn of war 2, Crysis or COD 5. so, which one should i get? budget is not a problem

[bpruitt]

Ahhhh the old Nvidia vs Ati debate.


Ati 4870

or

Nvidia 9800 GT

??

Both cards are top-notch and wonderful choices.

If budget is not a concern, get whichever card costs the most.  From my experiences with computer hard ware, when it goes on sale, there's a reason.

[Calum]

The 4870 is far more pwoerful than the 9800GT, which is in turn better than the 9600GT.
If budget and power is not a problem, the GTX 295 is the best card available, but your CPU will hold it back.

[iamyourmom]

the GTX 295 is the best card available, but your CPU will hold it back.

you're right. the CPU is certainly a problem. Its a Core 2 Duo 6420 @ 2.13 GHz, so is  it ok?

[Calum]

the GTX 295 is the best card available, but your CPU will hold it back.

you're right. the CPU is certainly a problem. Its a Core 2 Duo 6420 @ 2.13 GHz, so is  it ok?

I saw that from your specs, which is why I said your CPU will be a bottleneck.

[quaxo]

I have a 9600GT and I love it. Never had an issue with it and I can run pretty much every game I own at full detail without any issues.

[iamyourmom]

I have a 9600GT and I love it. Never had an issue with it and I can run pretty much every game I own at full detail without any issues.

What games are those? Crysis? Dawn of war 2

[quaxo]

Crysis, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, WoW all run full detail for me.

[computeruler]

4870 is definitely wayy more powerful.  I dont know if it would be worth it though because of the cpu