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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 4696794" data-attributes="member: 20741">I would not get a 9800 GTX.The GTX260 runs significantly quieter and cooler than the 4870 John. Real world performance is essentially equivalent, though pushing things as fast as you can, the 4870 is probably a wee faster on most games. But it's not a performance level difference that I notice. If noise is an issue for you, that's something to consider. I have both the GTX260 and a Radeon 4870. I prefer the Asus GTX260. In a Sonata case, I can barely hear it when it is running.Noise wise, the comparison is PS3 vs. 360 <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> On the driver issue, I agree with Thanee.Avoid the Sapphire version of the 4870. Their quality control is crap and support non-existent.  If the 4870 is the way you go, Asus makes one too. Their warranty is the best in the business.</blockquote>