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Originally Posted by Doktr_Joe

As far as I know, there isn't a 9800GT, you mean the GTX? If so, I'd say the HD4850 is still your best choice.
As for RAM, DDR3 is superior if you have a decent CPU I assume, but it's also a lot more expensive. DDR2 is insanely cheap at the moment, so it's the best budget choice, it'll probably be more than good enough for most people's needs.

It's out in australia.....

Maybe i should get a motherboard that has both so it's future proof.....

Also PCI express v2 is considerably better right? Is it backwards compatible?

These are the cards i am choosing out of:
MSI Radeon HD 4850 - 512MB DDR3, 256-bit, 2x DVI, HDTV, HDCP - PCI-Ex16 v2.0 (625MHz, 1.98GHz) (86150 | R4850-T2D512) | Techbuy Australia
ASUS Radeon HD 4850 - 512MB DDR3, 256-bit, 2x DVI, HDTV, HDCP - PCI-Ex16 v2.0 (625MHz, 1.98GHz) (86851 | EAH4850/HTDI/512M) | Techbuy Australia
Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870 - 512MB DDR5, 256-bit, 2x DVI, HDTV, HDMI, HDCP - PCI-Ex16 v2.0 (86317 | R487-512H-B) | Techbuy Australia

RAM:
OCZ 4096MB (2 x 2048MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 RAM - 4-4-4-15 - Titanium XTC Edition (85520 | OCZ2T800C44GK) | Techbuy Australia'

Or something cheaper
Corsair 4096MB (2 x 2048MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 RAM - 5-5-5-15 - TWIN2X4096-6400C5 (73901) | Techbuy Australia

What do the numbers mean? Eg. 5-5-5-12 etc
Sorry about all the questions