Which graphics card?

[Captainmk]

My 8800GTX gave way yesterday and died due to being put under too much stress by the latest nvidia drivers. Since it's not under warranty I need to a buy a replacement.

My budget is around £150

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp..." 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Which one is the best option? I really want to get something on par or better than the 8800GTX as I hate downgrading. If I get the GTX, will the fact that it has 256mb less memory really matter?

 

[smileymiley]

I'm no ATI fanboy, but the 4850 is an AMAZING card for the price. It can beat the 9800GTX(+) on most games (bar crysis which was optimised for nvidia). Just make sure you get a dual-slot version of the card as it runs mighty hot in a single-slot configuration.

Good Luck...

 

[direwolf007]

Out of those, the BFG is fastest, and the Asus is the best cooled. The loss of 256Mb of GRAM doesn't really hurt when compared to the old G80 GTX, except perhaps at the highest resolutions or much much AA.

I second the HD4850 option, in particular this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

If you can shell out a bit more money, this is superior to all 9800GTX+ cards and the HD4850:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail