which card is better ?

[WEEDKILLA]

hi im new to this forum just wondering which card is better nVidia 8500GT 512MB or ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO 1GB i am buying a new pc and have option of either of these cards with it thanks:)

[IggSter]

Well my choice would be the 8500 hands down.

http://www.hwbot.org/hardware.compare.do?type=gpu&id=1185_1&id=1167_1

I think im right in saying the 8500 also is quieter, draws less power and therfore generates less heat.

[WEEDKILLA]

yeah by looking at thoes stats the 8500 whoops ass all time if i took the pc with the ati i was getting an extra gd of ram with pc for the same price thats probably to make up with the difference in the cards

[niko084]

2400 is useless.... It's slower then a 1300xt....

8500GT whoops it badly... Get a 2600pro now and you have another story.

[WEEDKILLA]

will notice big difference from the 8500gt compared to the crappy radeon 9800se my last system had lol play alot of my games on the ps3 just now anyways :) on a 37inch lcd 1080p tv going to hook the new pc upto it also should be good

[Mediocre]

ya I game on a 37" 1080p LCD, saaweeeeet.
Problem is you either need to:
set textures to mid or low
OR
have a high end GFX card (2900 or 8800) to run most recent games @ 1920x1080

And then you (almost) have to upgrade your gfx card every 14-18 months just to run at high (not even very high) at 1920x1080

But tis a beautiful sight...

and


Drugs are bad.....mmm-kay? :pimp:

[unsmart]

I think it depends on what your doing with the card. The 2400&2600 are really geared towards media centers and for this I would pick them over the 8500. When it comes to DX10 gaming they both fall short IMO. AMDs upcoming 3840&3860 should be decent price/power card.

[Machak90]

i think u should wait till x-mas. the prices are gonna drop..
8500 is better then 2400. memory doesnt matter.

[WEEDKILLA]

yeah friday is my last wage till 28th dec so going to wait till then gotta buy kids crimbo end of week lol its more the pc i want going to upgrade the gcard in a couple of months pc is only £299 core 2 duo 4.4ghz with 1gb ddr2 667mhz with the 512mb 8500gt 250gb hdd and duel pci-e slots also 20x dvd burner and built in 7.1 surround if i took the ati i would get 2gb of ddr 2 for same overall price. I dont think i need the ram though as when i upgrade to newer nvidia i will buy gaming ram.