9800gt vs 9400gt?

[fix-this!]

would i notice a difference at all? i currently have a geforce 9400gt 512mb ddr2 & i have a really good offer on the table for a new 9800 gt 512mb ddr3 ram.

[Blackhearted]

Of course you'd see a difference. The 9800 will run circles around that little 9400.

[i_was_here]

Do you game? Or play HD video?

[fix-this!]

by the way he is asking $65 cash for it, i think it's a good deal?

Do you game? Or play HD video?

light gaming, nothing big and yes i watch alot of videos. $$ is tight so i wanted to check before i go out and pick this bad boy up.

[jonhapimp]

that's like asking what is better an Audi or an Kia

[fix-this!]

that's like asking what is better an Audi or an Kia

^ if i had a choice between either one of those id say neither! :laugh:

[jonhapimp]

^ if i had a choice between either one of those id say neither! :laugh:

What Audi's are the best cars ever(besides the omegasupercars)

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

The GeForce 9800 GT is much better than the GeForce 9400 GT If it's a good deal, then go for it.

[fix-this!]

The GeForce 9800 GT is much better than the GeForce 9400 GT If it's a good deal, then go for it.

yeah i am, he's on his way over here now, i can't pass up the offer. besides ill just sell my current card on craiglist to get some $$ back.

[Richard Hammond]

I have a 9800GT and other than crysis i can comfortably play any game at 1920x1200 with 30+ FPS, the 9400 is no comparison.

[fix-this!]

I have a 9800GT and other than crysis i can comfortably play any game at 1920x1200 with 30+ FPS, the 9400 is no comparison.

i don't play crysis anyways, so i should be ok. ;)

[Richard Hammond]

It will play crysis just not at my native resolution, i dont like scaling down the quality just to play games :p

[Typhon]

It will play crysis just not at my native resolution, i dont like scaling down the quality just to play games :p

Yea I didn't start playing Crysis till I got this system.

[fix-this!]

WOW this card is huge compared to my other one. i applied some new arctic silver thermal paste and used rivatuner to up the fan speeds too. i notice the temps are much higher than my 9400gt but man did my windows 7 index score jump from a 4.5 to a 5.9! :o

[jonhapimp]

WOW this card is huge compared to my other one. i applied some new arctic silver thermal paste and used rivatuner to up the fan speeds too. i notice the temps are much higher than my 9400gt but man did my windows 7 index score jump from a 4.5 to a 5.9! :o

that was fast

[notuptome2004]

Nvidia hasa page where ya can drag and drop and compare graphics cards

http://www.nvidia.com/HelpMeChoose/fx/HelpMeChoose.asp

[jonhapimp]

Nvidia hasa page where ya can drag and drop and compare graphics cards

http://www.nvidia.com/HelpMeChoose/fx/HelpMeChoose.asp

that really doesn't give you much info

[Argote]

This is a much better comparison: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon...ics,2296-6.html

The 9800GT is ranked 12 tiers higher than the 9400GT

[notuptome2004]

obviously nbot for you it not enough info but for some just that will do it . it is clear anyways that the 9800GT is faster has more bandwidth the works so yea dont matter he has it now

[fix-this!]

the only thing i notice is it does run quite warmer than my 9400gt even with a stock fan. i found rivatuner does not work with windows 7 "doesn't remember settings after boot or restart". i did find a program called evga precision and it work flawlessly so far, you can overclock your card & fan settings.

the question i have is stock my fan runs at 30%, i upped it to run at 75% all the time and it seems to have helped the temps. will this damage my fan at all?

[+shift. MVC]

What games are you playing and at what resolution? Even a 9400GT at 800x600 would run CS:S at over 80 FPS ;)

Picking a video card is really dependent on what resolution you plan on running at. But to answer your question the 9800GT is superior to the 9400GT by quite a large margin.

[tsupersonic]

surprised that no one asked if the games he does play, play well on his computer...

[fix-this!]

just bought a thermaltake dual orb gpu cooler / heatsink for this bad boy. i had one before and it drops your temps easy 10-15 degrees. i also went out today and bought a new hp 20" lcd that has that gloss finish on the screen, looks awesum!

gpu cooler

:woot:

[ViperAFK]

the only thing i notice is it does run quite warmer than my 9400gt even with a stock fan. i found rivatuner does not work with windows 7 "doesn't remember settings after boot or restart". i did find a program called evga precision and it work flawlessly so far, you can overclock your card & fan settings.

the question i have is stock my fan runs at 30%, i upped it to run at 75% all the time and it seems to have helped the temps. will this damage my fan at all?

it's a powerful card so its gonna run hotter... the temps could be normal for that card though. What temp is it at?

[fix-this!]

it's a powerful card so its gonna run hotter... the temps could be normal for that card though. What temp is it at?

55-60c idle, it's normal i looked it up. i just bought an aftermarket cooler/heatsink too, should be here later this week. the stock fan is pure sh**.