Choose which card would get your money! I left SLI and CrossFire out becuase i want to represent the mainstream of cards people would buy. Now people can come here when they need to know what the best card is for something and find out for themselves.

Lets keeps the flames out of here pick a card and tell us why you made that choice!

Thank you have a nice day!

While the 4850 is probably a better choice for the money, I'd get a 4870 for the performance. The latest cards from Nvidia may be a bit better performance wise, but they are too overpriced for what they offer, in my opinion. The only problems with the 4870 at the moment seems to be getting one, as well as the heat they produce. The supply is rather small so far.

I'm getting a 4850 because it has the best price/performance ratio of all of them. It is near the GTX260 at less then half the cost and beats the 9800GTX at about $30 less in price at the moment.

I agree with the above statements and I think the 4850 has the best price/performance ratio but I chose the 4870 due to the added performance. I am actually waiting for the 1gb 4870 to upgrade, I'm hoping that the added memory will give it a little more performance at higher resolutions since I play at 1920x1200.

Unless you're a nVidia fanboy, or money isn't an issue, there is no way that you can recomend the nVidia GTX-280. It's simply to expensive compared to ATis offerings for the performance gained. The choice between the two ATi offerings in the HD48xx series however is a bit harder as the HD4850 is more than enough for most users but the extra performance of the HD4870 is kinda nice.

This 8800GTS 512 at $120.00 after rebate. It's in my price range and it does everything i need it to do.
http://fxvideocards.com/ZOTAC-GeFo [...] 16280.html

There's no question that that's a great card at a great price but I dislike Nvidia's questionable business practices and I don't feel I need to support them.

same here but i would also add there overcharging which has come round and bit them on the arss

It's funny you said that because I was just thinking the same thing. It's amazing to me that in the last couple weeks the 8800GTS has almost halved in price and they are still making money, makes you wonder what the actual cost of a GTX280 is.

4870 best choice

Given the die size and the rumors about their horrible yields, I bet they are pretty damn expensive to make. That is going to be a big factor in the lowest possible price they can sell the GTX-260 and 280 for, which should give ATI an advantage in pricing.

I'd get the 8800GT 512 or the HD4850, they offer the best bang for the buck right now.

I agree that at current prices recommending the GTX 2xx is out of the question.

Honestly I don't care about "business practices" as long as they provide a good product, your statement is just another way of fanboyism.

I can see what your saying but I have a 8800GT in my system now. I will also go with the best product available but if given the choice between equal products I would go with ATI. I think it's less that I'm a fan and more just that I root for the underdog.

If I believed in such things, I'd say my computer with the 8800 GTS was listening when I said I'd like a 4870, because the 8800 GTS died this afternoon. Now I get to find out how well EVGA backs their "Limited Lifetime" warranty.