Finally updated my pc

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, You notice the " OC " next to the 4770? Do you know what it means? if not ill tell you. it means overclocked.
Even if those stats were true, Imagine the 9800gt Overclocked. And Their is no way in hell a 4770 beats a 4850, Even overclocked.
And my 8800gt STOCK gets 90 FPS.

Try again

If you are referring to the link I posted about the 4770 in xbitlabs. Sure the OC bar is there, but so is the factory defaults and it still beats 9800GT in almost every game. Sure there are nvidia strong games as well as ati strong games, but that's given. 4770 is a decent/good over-clocker. "Even if those stats where true?" It's not like they are the only ones doing these things. Go check any review site and you'll see similar results. Giving advice to mates is not about educated guesses and I have a feeling type of stuff.

And it does not beat 4850 as you rightly discerned. BUT the point is that it's one heck of a card for 80 quids. And I think rayne made a very good deal.

The only reason why I would hesitate getting any 4850 or 4870 over their nvidia counterparts is the cooler. The default cooler was not that good, so I'd look for a proprietary coolers or 3rd party ones on those.

Sure the 8800GT can handle the Freelancer. That's not the question, but it would be nice for a video card to do well in other contemporary games too.

And this is not about pro ati or nvidia. At least it's not to me. I ALWAYS GO FOR THE CURRENT BEST IN PRICE RANGE. I've have had nvidia card and ati card break down on me, so...

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