Best folding card under $100?
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thestepster
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the gts250 is a good wee card im still waitin on gettin my second one through and it only cost me £43.99
Runebeard
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The 512MB 250 is a bit more powerful than the 512MB 9800GT, which would in theory make it the better card. Using newegg as a reference though, the 9800 GT is quite a bit cheaper if you choose something like the ASUS one which with rebates comes down to only $70, compared to an MSI 512MB GTS250 I could see being $85 with rebates included. So it really comes down to the matter of how many more points you get for your extra $15.
After a reading a few different searches it appears that people are seeing around 4.5k ppd on a 9800gt depending on WU. A 512 GTS250 seems to come in a bit over the 6k mark. Meaning you get 5 more points to your hard-earned $ with a 512 GTS250. I couldn't find an specific numbers for a 1GB GTS250, but I'd imagine them to be a little more, then they come in at ~$100 with rebates, so it might not be worth it.
I'm no folding pro, so that's purely from looking around, not my experience. Hope it at least helps a little.
After a reading a few different searches it appears that people are seeing around 4.5k ppd on a 9800gt depending on WU. A 512 GTS250 seems to come in a bit over the 6k mark. Meaning you get 5 more points to your hard-earned $ with a 512 GTS250. I couldn't find an specific numbers for a 1GB GTS250, but I'd imagine them to be a little more, then they come in at ~$100 with rebates, so it might not be worth it.
I'm no folding pro, so that's purely from looking around, not my experience. Hope it at least helps a little.
thestepster
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my 9800gt gets about 5.5k on average the gts250 is a 512 and gets around the 6-6.5k mark but its all wu dependant
thestepster
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my gts is a green version set to the normal versions clocks, and the 9800 is sittin at the factory overclock
riotcity76
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According to nvidia's site the 9800 uses 45W less than the GTS250...just something to think about if your electric bill is already too high 
riotcity76
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Yep, it's definitely too high already 
112 sp's @ $89 =$.795 per SP
336 SP's @ 200=$.595 per SP
Never used 9800GT the only 112 cards I have used are 8800GT and you can expect maybe 5K+ avg O'Ced
9800GTX is 128 SP and they usually O'C to 1900'ish or better on the shaders, same for the gts250, but o'c on the shaders probably not as good as 9800 GTX.
Old style 9800GTX= more heat than GTS250, haven't tried the newer 9800GTX+
336 SP's @ 200=$.595 per SP
Never used 9800GT the only 112 cards I have used are 8800GT and you can expect maybe 5K+ avg O'Ced
9800GTX is 128 SP and they usually O'C to 1900'ish or better on the shaders, same for the gts250, but o'c on the shaders probably not as good as 9800 GTX.
Old style 9800GTX= more heat than GTS250, haven't tried the newer 9800GTX+
