ron123 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) hello to all from Israel(sorry for my English). I have: q6600 2.4 ghz 2 GB RAM 9800gt 512 MB win xp sp3 I am getting 25-32 real fps on 1280-1024 (75 hz) all settings on max (except distance=20) now, I would like to play on fullhd res with a new GPU that I will buy in the next month or two. I will buy it from the US for 250$-350$ my bourd does`nt support SLI. should I get the 4870x2 or 4870 or 9800gx2 or something else ??? please help, I want to play on the same fps on higher res for the less money. Edited December 21, 2008 by ron123 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer2359 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 4870x2 2GB DDR5 is currently the worlds fastest card so I would suggest it if you got the money Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicetopia Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 4870x2 2GB DDR5 is currently the worlds fastest card so I would suggest it if you got the money Only until January. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
..'Ant'.. Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 4870x2 2GB DDR5 is currently the worlds fastest card so I would suggest it if you got the money Only until January. Yeah since the new GTX 285 and GTX 295 are coming out soon. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceLongstiff Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 4870x2 2GB DDR5 is currently the worlds fastest card so I would suggest it if you got the money Only until January. Yeah since the new GTX 285 and GTX 295 are coming out soon. I guess it was inevitable. Stick on a 5 and some morons will buy it. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spliff Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Ron123, Save your money! This game doesn't really need a cutting-edge graphics card. All it really needs is the fastest CPU you can get your hands on. I have a 3.6ghz dual-core CPU and have tried a couple of different graphics cards: an 8800GT (similar to your 9800) and a GTX 280 (fastest single-GPU card). The results were the exact same! Even though my GTX 280 is over twice as fast as the 8800GT, it doesn't make the game run any better at 1680X1050. I suggest upgrading your CPU to be perfectly honest. I overclocked my CPU by 20% and got a 50% performance boost in the game! And yet going from the 8800GT to the GTX 280 did literally nothing! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
babarian225 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Nah get AGP Card cause GTA IV will use it properly Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicetopia Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) I guess it was inevitable. Stick on a 5 and some morons will buy it. Near as I can tell, the GTX 285 is a 55nm version of the GTX 280 with an overclock. The GTX 295, however, is a dual GPU version of the GTX 260 (with 55nm) and is considerably faster than the 4870X2. The GTX 295 will be released at $499 in January. Guru3D already did a preview benchmark of the GTX 295. imo the GT200 wasn't worth buying until they shrunk the die. Too many overheating problems. Edited December 21, 2008 by Vicetopia Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesingh5716 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I have read about the NVidia GTX series, the latest one will be costing £500. I have heard from many people that a slow CPU is a more significant bottleneck then the GPU, I have a 9800GT with 512MB of video memory, AMD AM2 6000+ (dual core 3GHz) and I have to run the game at 1280x1024 with everything else low and get around 25fps even with lower resolutions I know a freind with a slightly older graphics card 9600GT I think, he has a much newer Core 2 Duo 3GHz + CPU, and his game runs like a charm from what I have been told. High resolution and high details IMO I would try getting a faster CPU. Its what I would do anyway, I had the 9800GT delivered recently expecting to run GTA4 no problem I was wrong Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
udgnim Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 hello to all from Israel(sorry for my English). I have: q6600 2.4 ghz 2 GB RAM 9800gt 512 MB win xp sp3 I am getting 25-32 real fps on 1280-1024 (75 hz) all settings on max (except distance=20) now, I would like to play on fullhd res with a new GPU that I will buy in the next month or two. I will buy it from the US for 250$-350$ my bourd does`nt support SLI. should I get the 4870x2 or 4870 or 9800gx2 or something else ??? please help, I want to play on the same fps on higher res for the less money. don't expect a significant difference with a new GPU you'll probably get a greater performance boost OCing the Q6600 than let's say replacing 9800GT with a 4870x2. only noticeable advantage you'd get with a new video card is one that has more than 512 vid RAM which would allow for higher res textures Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
babarian225 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Near as I can tell, the GTX 285 is a 55nm version of the GTX 280 with an overclock. tbh it should be called gtx280+ And more than that! knowing nvidia, this card will rival 4870x2 in price, but rival probably 4850x2 in performance Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicetopia Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 tbh it should be called gtx280+ True, but look what they did with the 8800GT vs 9800GT. Added tri-SLi support, and changed the first "8" to a "9". Compare that to the HD3850 vs HD4850. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsessedWithGTA4 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Nvidia GTX 295 comes out January 8th and smokes 4870x2 and starts off MSRP of $499 I suggest EVGA Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadak Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Ron123, Save your money! This game doesn't really need a cutting-edge graphics card. All it really needs is the fastest CPU you can get your hands on. I have a 3.6ghz dual-core CPU and have tried a couple of different graphics cards: an 8800GT (similar to your 9800) and a GTX 280 (fastest single-GPU card). The results were the exact same! Even though my GTX 280 is over twice as fast as the 8800GT, it doesn't make the game run any better at 1680X1050. I suggest upgrading your CPU to be perfectly honest. I overclocked my CPU by 20% and got a 50% performance boost in the game! And yet going from the 8800GT to the GTX 280 did literally nothing! Thats wierd.... I tried 280 instead of Ati 4870 and there was a huge difference. (1680*1050 - high / high) Overall better FPS , no drops, more memory etc... Plus gtx 280 is now really cheap. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
furyagain Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 but GTA4 doesn't really do/support SLI now.. so the gtx 295 will be slower then a single gtx 280. in this game..... the best to do now is to overclocking your q6600 to like 3.2ghz you will see a BIG improvement..!!!!!!!!! better then changing video card..... go but yourself a good after market heatsink.. then overclock... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058790978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron123 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) I corrently using only 50%-55% of my CPU and 100% of the GPU. Do all of you really think that I only need OC my CPU for getting a boost of settings and not adding new GPU with more than just 512 MB of RAM? Edited December 21, 2008 by ron123 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058791556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer2359 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 4870x2 2GB DDR5 is currently the worlds fastest card so I would suggest it if you got the money Only until January. Yeah since the new GTX 285 and GTX 295 are coming out soon. That doesn't mean they will be faster than the ATI 4870x2 GDDR5, but you never know lol Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386160-new-gpu/#findComment-1058791619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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