Decisions decisions... 1920x1200 gaming.

[gt_junkie]

Hi guys, had a browse but not really found a definitive answer... indeed there probably even isn't one but i thought i'd ask anyway.

I run a 1920x1200 panel and want to play the newest games at decent (medium+) settings.

Do you think i'd be best adding another 3850 to my PC or moving on to an 8800GT/GTS/GTX or 3870X2?

Really can't decide as the prices vs performance (especially at this res) are quite close.

Thanks in advance.

gt

 

[gurusan]

Well since you have a nice x38 chipset then I would get another 3850pro....pencil mod them both to around 900-950mhz core and they should be plenty fast.

Otherwise if you want a single GPU setup then the GTX is really the only way to go for that resolution.

 

[gt_junkie]

Well since you have a nice x38 chipset then I would get another 3850pro....pencil mod them both to around 900-950mhz core and they should be plenty fast.

Sweet. Thanks Gurusan,

Thought as much. Didn't you have 2 originally? Also were you @ 1920x1200?

gt

 

[gurusan]

Nope never had 2...and I game at 1680x1050. The 3850pro handles this res great with UT3 and CoD4....I'm a bit overclocked to 930core though....2 of them should handle 1920x1200 fine.

but yeah IMO there's no point in buying a 3870x2 when you already have a 3850 512mb and a x38 board.

 

[gt_junkie]

but yeah IMO there's no point in buying a 3870x2 when you already have a 3850 512mb and a x38 board.

Cheers!

I'll be watercooling so should work out nicely.

Thanks,

gt

 

[andyr]

Hi guys, had a browse but not really found a definitive answer... indeed there probably even isn't one but i thought i'd ask anyway.

I run a 1920x1200 panel and want to play the newest games at decent (medium+) settings.

Do you think i'd be best adding another 3850 to my PC or moving on to an 8800GT/GTS/GTX or 3870X2?

Really can't decide as the prices vs performance (especially at this res) are quite close.

Thanks in advance.

gt

Hi gt, i have just gone from a gtx oc2 to the x2 and i am well pleased with the result , i play COD4 everthing maxed but with vertical sync off and it runs fine i dont play crysis much but the benchmark seems ok with average 2fps more than the gtx, also upgraded to 1920x1200 display. will be adding a second card come the new drivers , also my 3d06 mark has gone from 15500 -> 20800
cheers andy

 

[gt_junkie]

Hi gt, i have just gone from a gtx oc2 to the x2 and i am well pleased with the result

cheers andy

Ahhhh! Spanner in the works... What to do.

Thanks Andy!

gt