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GTX260 OC vs 8800GTX Is It Worth It?

RaiderX said:
vsync will slow down a lot of games that cant stick to over 60fps, as soon as it goes slightly below it will pull the fps down in halfs, 30fps, 15fps ect.
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I know but something else is holding my gaming system back as it is a lot slower than similar sytems with & without vsync so I am starting to speculate that perhaps a 975X with its PCI-E 1.0a is not enough bandwidth for an 8800GTX in certain gaming scenarios. Should find out tomorrow as I have benchmarked before and will do so again with the new X48 mobo to see what difference it makes.

I cannot stress how much you need vsync on a 40" HDTV;);)
 
AWPC said:
You would if you saw the difference the scale makes to your gaming experience;);)
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I dont know what your talking about :confused:

I over 18 months ago owned a Sharp 46" Full HD TV, I gamed at 1920x1080/60p. ;)

I last week was gaming on a HD Ready 32" at weirdo Res of 1366x768 same as you do (customers TV).

There is nothing special about your TV m8 and I'm not being nasty.

My Mitsubishi 22" CRT (High End/Res+HZ and V-Sync not needed) blows both them away for Colour and everything bar its 4:3.

Thats still has little to do with fact your Mobos PCI-E 1.0 slot matches your 8800GTX's interface (assume your Mobo is 16x).

I did not want to state this earlier but since you have said it above, its time to try a FULL Format, it can fix a multitude of sins. ;)
 
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Shouldn't TV' be left to the playstations/Xboxes'?, you have a 24" TFT and just to browse the web:( -seems like a waste of 1900 res to me IMO


~Ant
 
helmutcheese said:
I dont know what your talking about :confused:

I over 18 months ago owned a Sharp 46" Full HD TV, I gamed at 1920x1080/60p. ;)

I last week was gaming on a HD Ready 32" at weirdo Res of 1366x768 same as you do (customers TV).

There is nothing special about your TV m8 and I'm not being nasty.

My Mitsubishi 22" CRT (High End/Res+HZ and V-Sync not needed) blows both them away for Colour and everything bar its 4:3.

Thats still has little to do with fact your Mobos PCI-E 1.0 slot matches your 8800GTX's interface (assume your Mobo is 16x).

I did not want to state this earlier but since you have said it above, its time to try a FULL Format, it can fix a multitude of sins. ;)
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It WAS a new build I have both XP + Vista fully SPed partitions under a month old same results very little difference between the 2.

Sorry but CRT 4:3= Epic Fail. I realise my HDTV is nothing special but compared to CRT most TFT's are a long way ahead nowadays for overall gaming experience.

I suspect the 975X PCI-E V1.0a does not cut it with an 8800GTX either that or mine in particular is failing in someway should find out later today if I can find the time to build the thing!

HDTV gaming via HDMI produces a razor sharp picture which also looks good as the lower res means you can usually have max AA + AF I will take this anyday over TFT gaming @ a higher res for the same PQ using bank breaking hardware which never scales 100% anyway. I realise that a lot of people prefer TFT but my personal preference is for a large screen as it makes a big difference to the game experience as the scale is vast so the emotional impact is greater. I believe the future of PC gaming is HDTV.
 
AWPC, You do not know what your talking about. :rolleyes:

CRT is still far better quality than any Plasma or LCD (peeps pay crazy money for the Sony 24" WS CRT, and thats why its hard to get a good conditioned one outside of USA).

You play on a "run of the mill" HD-Ready TV at a Res from like 2002 and think you have a better experience than me lol. :p

And I have a GPU that can use AA+AF at 1920's (so do you) so why would I want to game at lower Res and regardless of the Screens quality the lower Res will need AA more than a Higher Res.

I'm happy your happy but don't tell me my gaming experience is not as good as yours, I'm not the one that's clueless enough to want to change a 8800GTX to continue gaming at 1300's.

I and others tried to help you here, but you went from one extreme to another, you did not even mention a 24" LCD or HD-TV at the start of your thread.

I'm afraid to say you = FAIL :p

P.S, you love HD-TV gaming so much, get rid of that PC you know little about and buy a Console. ;)
 
CRT's suck in comparison to TFT for the overall games experience... who cares if the response is better you can't notice on the latest fastest panels anyway. I'd take a good TFT over a CRT any day, it's a much better overall experience.
 
^ Funny you should point this out re CRT v LCD, Since my 24" DGM OCUK LCD is in for repair I'm using my old IIyama 19" CRT and the IQ is I notice in a different league to the LCD, apart from the size and widescreen it'll actually be a step backwards when I get it back ! but I do prefer the LCD for the experience though
 
@ Richdog, Well I would not and nor would many, I've had them all, from 19" to 46". (Monitors to TV's)

There aint a fast panel comparable to CRT, the 2ms is nowhere near 2ms as the way its measured (there is 3 ways it can be measured with no real guidelines).

At the end of that day that's not the topic, but he obv does not have a clue about much if he wants a new card to play at low Res and now thinks its his Mobo and needs a PCI-E 2.0 slot for a 8800GTX.

If you got anything to add to this topic to try help him please do so but I'm done with him, there are others with more sensible topics asking for real help.

Reading Post #1 I and others tried to help him, then he added more into the mix and it became ridiculous.

I may sound a bit rude but he did say "EPIC FAIL" to me 1st. ;)
 
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ten80p said:
^ Funny you should point this out re CRT v LCD, Since my 24" DGM OCUK LCD is in for repair I'm using my old IIyama 19" CRT and the IQ is I notice in a different league to the LCD, apart from the size and widescreen it'll actually be a step backwards when I get it back ! but I do prefer the LCD for the experience though
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;)
 
helmutcheese said:
@ Richdog, Well I would not and nor would many, I've had them all, from 19" to 46". (Monitors to TV's)

There aint a fast panel comparable to CRT, the 2ms is nowhere near 2ms as the way its measured (there is 3 ways it can be measured with no real guidelines).

At the end of that day that's not the topic, but he obv does not have a clue about much if he wants a new card to play at low Res and now thinks its his Mobo and needs a PCI-E 2.0 slot for a 8800GTX.

If you got anything to add to this topic to try help him please do so but I'm done with him, there are others with more sensible topics asking for real help.

Reading Post #1 I and others tried to help him, then he added more into the mix and it became ridiculous.
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Have you ever noticed that you come accross as a very irritable, angry little man? Just curious, as you really do. Very defensive, and very quick to attack people for what seems like no good reason. Chill out a little!
 
Richdog said:
Have you ever noticed that you come accross as a very irritable, angry little man? Just curious, as you really do. Very defensive, and very quick to attack people for what seems like no good reason.
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Have you ever noticed you talk rubbish then dont like it when your told so ?.

You post your offtopic rubbish all the time trying to be a Policeman. :rolleyes:

The guy above got more help than needed from myself and others but he does not seem to have a clue or want to listen, then slags others hardware setups preferences.

Anything more to add to the topic or do you want to keep posting to me ?.



My last advise to him.

1) He does not need a new GPU to play at 1300's period even with AA+AF.

2) He does not need a Mobo with a PCI-E 2.0 slot to use a 8800GTX (G80).

3) Game on the 24" LCD Monitor at 1920's or buy a Console and play on the HD-Ready TV.



Edit, Not one on topic/helpfull post by RD (now on ignore). ;)
 
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My advise would be to take on board what helmut said as at that resolution your 8800gtx is fine. If you really want an upgrade forget the gtx260, save yourself some money and get the faster ati 4870. As for tft v crt its well known that crt is still the best technology but the monitors look horrible in comparison to tft. I will be getting a 2ms widescreen tft as soon as i have the money as it will make my room look so much better lol and the fact that my iyaama 22 inch is broke cause i spilled cider on the front panel.
 
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