Getting a new video card

[Mao]

Dosnt really makes any sence aahh GTX 460 is the same price as the GTS 450 ... But GTX 460 is way better !!!
Go for GTX D:<
If you like spending loads of cash make a Quad ( or more ahah ) SLI way ...
And dont forget to buy a new powersupply

And do tell me about it i 'd love to know !

In Romania, GTX 460 costs around 50 EUR more than GTS 450. As I already said before, the initial plan was to get the GT 440 at a price of 70 EUR, and I added to that 50 EUR more for GTS 450. If I add 30 EUR more I will have to wait one more month (without spending any of my money - which is impossible for me) and God knows what will happen in that month. Besides, as you pointed out, I need a new powersupply as well and I don't want to get a cheap one (like I have now:P)

Nvidia and Ati approach the problem of graphics differently.

Ati shoves as much cheap crap into the card as possible. Nvidia uses the bleeding nose edge, which also includes physx engine (stuff that explodes or interacts with you or a vehicle works out easier), then Nvidia shoves the CUDA system under the hood (ATI has their own varient from what I understand Cyprus or something like that).

In a nutshell CUDA stacks tasks instead of a linear set of programs you are using, it limits resources being spent. CUDA also repairs soft data, the sun over time damages data and CUDA actively repairs it.
ATI and Nvidia love pulling off the standard rebranding trick but upping the model a bit and saying tada, more money please!

Currently anything over a 280 GTX or the 4990 ATI series are overkill unless you want to count beads of sweat; at the 60fps mark your eyes detect absolutely no difference, so there is no point beyond that mark.
For processors, if you want to not replace your chipset for the next few years get a quad, or you can get a triple core from AMD to save money. Games only recently reached a point where they can take advantage of multi core units and the Core i series 7 and over is complete overkill, so you are proofing for little reason.

Hope that helps.

It helps. I read something about CUDA as well, didn't understand much but I know that nVidia used this technology for the GTS 450. As for the processor, I don't think I will change it very soon. I will keep this one till the motherboard dies and then get a new PC (hoping I will have more money when that happens).

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