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Originally posted by Phillip

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Originally posted by Th3rmal

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Originally posted by Phillip
I wouldn't have called it budget at the time but now both the 8800gt and the 3870 are budget gfx cards.

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I dont think the 8800GT can be classified as a budget card, seeming as it is still one of the more expensive ones out there...especially the 512mb or the 1gb models

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Get a job.

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My studies are more important than me earning a little money.

The new 9800GTX cards might be worth having a look at. At MSY their price ranges from $340-385 AUD

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Originally posted by mattisdada
8800GTS is one of the worst options to buy a graphics card. The 8800GT is cheaper and more powerfull.

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Yes and no. The old 8800GTS [the 384/768mb models] are based on the old G8x cores and are indeed no good, but the new ones [512mb/1gb ram] are based on the G92 core [same core as the 8800GT] but the memory and GPU cores are clocked at a higher rate, hence it's faster [edit: than the GT].

Also, the GT has 112 stream processors whereas the GTS has all 128 unlocked.

The 9600GT only has half this - 64 stream processors, but it's based on the newer G94 core.

If you have the cash, I'd get a 9800GTX. But you should realise the jump from 8xxx to 9xxx is much smaller than that from 7x. to 8x. [at least for equivalent models]. Also, I'm yet to see a 1GB 9800GTX.. but there are definitely 1GB 9600GTs.

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Originally posted by Phillip

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Originally posted by John Anderton

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Originally posted by Phillip

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Originally posted by Th3rmal

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Originally posted by Phillip
I wouldn't have called it budget at the time but now both the 8800gt and the 3870 are budget gfx cards.

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I dont think the 8800GT can be classified as a budget card, seeming as it is still one of the more expensive ones out there...especially the 512mb or the 1gb models

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Get a job.

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Just because you have a job doesn't justify the cost. I for one wouldn't want to spend insane amounts on unjustifiable objects irrespective of how much I have in my pocket/bank.

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I would hardly call $200 insane amounts of money I could have purchased 4 of them with this weeks pay.

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where do you work?

Phillip, did you know that the 8800GT can be OC'd to . Thats making an unfair comparision.

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Originally posted by mattisdada
Phillip, did you know that the 8800GT can be OC'd to . Thats making an unfair comparision.

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Oh wow thanks I never knew that.. I was saying that the 3870 was $190 cheaper and a little overclock brought it past the 8800gt. These days the 8800gt is cheap as so that would be the card I recommend to people who are on a budget.