Torn between two graphic cards.
Hello, I've been trying to decide on whether I should buy a GeForce 9800 GTX+ or a Ati HD 4850, so I've come here to see if you guys could help me figure out this dilema. I know both video cards are about the same in performance from the reviews I've seen, but I don't know how stable are the drivers for each card on Windows Xp/Vista Premium 64-bit. Some people from other forums have said they have experience less fps dips once switching over to the 9800 GTX+ from the HD 4850, contrary to that the HD 4850 does better on most benchmarks. Does anyone have any ideas on that? Games I'm looking forward to play are Frontline Fuel of War, World in Conflict, CnC Red Alert 3, Company of Heroes, and up and coming Starcraft 2.
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I have a 4850 on winXP 64bit, and I have no driver issues.
I am running a 9800GTX i had a 4850 and I crashed out of Lineage II all the time. no issues with the nvidia card
I don't think a card out there plays Crysis "well". And the problem is Crysis!
If I were given the choice I'd go with the 4850. It's faster, newer hardware with more overclocking potential (should you choose to). I'm not aware of any specific driver problems with this series of card, no more/less than with any other video card from either major manufacturer. The 4850 is also not terribly power hungry, which I don't believe to be the case with the 9800gtx, which is very high-clocked for that series card (basically a soup'd up G92 8800gt).
No, most decent cards play Crysis well. Just because they can't play it on High or Extreme doesn't mean it's not a great game with fantastic visuals anyway. The engine scales MAGNIFICENTLY from super high-end rigs to normal ones.