It depends on what you mean by well. Crysis is very demanding for resources especially for video cards. 9800 GT cannot afford to run Crysis in the way people like it. Usually you need something like GTX 275 at least you have fun with the game or two 9800 GTs.
One opinion: Many modern games prefer the NVidea chipset, so the 9800GTX is probably the best supported modern gaming graphics card.
a large demand in new age gaming graphics
Modern Warfare 2 is a better game if you are going to play online.
This is just my opinion but I think that Modern Warfare 2 has much better graphics. The graphics in Black Ops just seem so cartoony.
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Tn L is hard coded into graphics cards. It means transform and lighting. Modern graphics cards have this.
Modern Warfare 2 with better graphics and different guns
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If I was a gaming critic: 8.3 out of 10
Yes, you have a very nice graphics card.
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