About to buy a 8800GTX to replace my 8800GT - Advice needed

1kiwi · 29 May 2008 at 20:34

Just want to know how much of an advantage i will get over my GT. As you can see from my sig, it overclocks very well considering it's on standard air cooling. Is it worth the upgrade?

kylew · 29 May 2008 at 20:37

DON'T DO IT! New cards due VERY soon, 2-3 weeks now. Hold fire and try to be patient!

Ben M · 29 May 2008 at 20:39

kylew said:
DON'T DO IT! New cards due VERY soon, 2-3 weeks now. Hold fire and try to be patient!

and, in aswer to your question. it depends on res, the higher the res, the bigger the difference.

kylew · 29 May 2008 at 20:41

Ben M said:
and, in aswer to your question. it depends on res, the higher the res, the bigger the difference.

True, but don't encourage him to buy one!

1kiwi · 29 May 2008 at 20:42

The card is being sold for £140 second hand. Its a WinFast PX8800 GTX TDH.

Will this work in my P5K? Sorry for noob question. It's PCI-E x16 so it will go in the same slot as my GT right?

It's available within the buying and selling section here.

1kiwi · 29 May 2008 at 20:47

Guys?

1kiwi · 29 May 2008 at 20:55

Note, i'll be using it initially for 1400 X 900

n1kunj · 29 May 2008 at 20:56

It'll work no problems, but heed their advice. DON'T DO IT YET!

LoadsaMoney · 29 May 2008 at 21:01

Don't bother at that res, your GT will probably be faster.

1kiwi · 29 May 2008 at 21:01

Cheers guys. I think i'll wait till i get a bigger screen and the new cards come out.

Vertigo · 29 May 2008 at 21:02

If you're not in the market for anything more expensive than the £140 the GTX is going for then go right ahead. Ignore everyone saying to wait - the new cards are going to be at least twice that much so I doubt you'll be in the market for one of those.

The GTX will work fine in your board but just make sure your case can accomodate it - they're very long (approx 10.5").

1kiwi · 29 May 2008 at 21:07

Cheers Vertigo, I've withdrawn interest due to the fact i assume LoadsaMoney is right in the sense that i will get very little gain at my current resolution.

Might save a little more and get a 22" and sell my 19". Would love a 24" screen but damm they are expensive.

toucam · 29 May 2008 at 21:21

Trouble is bigger monitor = new expensive card. You will need to get a new card anyway. For 22'' 8800GTX is perfect but having said that wait for the "reasonable" ATI cards because nVidia's top end is going to cost a kidney.

easyrider · 29 May 2008 at 21:22

Pointless upgrade.

The 8800GTX is dead bring on the GT200!!!!

gurusan · 29 May 2008 at 21:24

Choosing to go with a larger monitor is definitely the right decision. I went from 19" to 22" and the difference is well worth it.

kylew · 30 May 2008 at 01:10

Vertigo1 said:
If you're not in the market for anything more expensive than the £140 the GTX is going for then go right ahead. Ignore everyone saying to wait - the new cards are going to be at least twice that much so I doubt you'll be in the market for one of those.

The GTX will work fine in your board but just make sure your case can accomodate it - they're very long (approx 10.5").

It's only going to be NV's offering that's gonna be "at least twice that much", so don't ignore those who are trying to help him save money.

AT's offerings aren't going be be skyhigh, they should be around the £150-£180 range.

1kiwi · 30 May 2008 at 08:37

Thanks guys, i think i will hold out as TBH, the performance i get out my 8800GT is pretty good. I only play COD4 anyway

I think i might just save up and buy a next gen card when the price is right.

Does anyone know how the P5K Premium performs in crossfire mode? Most of the top X2 gurus appear to be using the higher spec asus boards.

gurusan · 30 May 2008 at 08:42

Crossfire will of course give some increase over single card, but the second PCI-E slot runs at x4, meaning that card will be bottlenecked.

For crossfire a x38/x48 board is ideal....

but again, I recommend saving for a nice 22'' screen...really helps not just gaming but everything you do on the computer.

kylew · 30 May 2008 at 09:32

beh* said:
Thanks guys, i think i will hold out as TBH, the performance i get out my 8800GT is pretty good. I only play COD4 anyway I think i might just save up and buy a next gen card when the price is right.

Does anyone know how the P5K Premium performs in crossfire mode? Most of the top X2 gurus appear to be using the higher spec asus boards.

If you're considering going for a 4870/4870 Crossfire, I think you would be better off with a motherboard that has dual 16x PCI-E lanes.

P35 Motherboards will have two physical 16x slots but electrically, one runs at 16 and the other runs at 4, so an RV770 based card might bottleneck in crossfire on them.

I've got a P35 motherboard (P5K Deluxe), and I'll be getting a new one soon with dual 16x lanes for crossfired 4870s. I'll be putting my P5K Deluxe into a server/backup computer for LAN when friends come over.

-iceblade^ · 30 May 2008 at 11:49

just wait for the new cards, and in the mean, get a 22+ inch monitor... you won't regret it...

and yes, the 8800GTX is finally dead, methinks