9800GX2 - What are they like?

bloodline76 · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:26

I currently have a 8800 320mb card and am upgrading to a 9800GX2.

Could you guys give me your opinions of the card. Hopefully someone with one would be nice.

I know they have a heat problem apparently but can this be helped with increasing fan speed and such? Or new fan?

THanks

TheCenturion · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:28

no point, for £200, you could get much better card(s).

bloodline76 · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:31

anant_shah94 said:
no point, for £200, you could get much better card(s).

I said I am getting it. Never said I was thinking about it. Its 2nd hand too so I am not paying full price.

thepigf@rmer · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:42

I upgraded from my old 8800 GTS 640Mb and i'm very happy with my card. Yes it runs a tad hot and i haven't tweaked the card speedwise or the fan......bedroom will be nice and cosy in the winter

bloodline76 · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:47

thepigf@rmer said:
I upgraded from my old 8800 GTS 640Mb and i'm very happy with my card. Yes it runs a tad hot and i haven't tweaked the card speedwise or the fan......bedroom will be nice and cosy in the winter

What temp does it run at then? Any suggested drivers for it? How much did you pay for yours if you dont mind me asking?

Locky · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:54

anant_shah94 said:
no point, for £200, you could get much better card(s).

like?

Rroff · 28 Aug 2008 at 22:19

TiZoR said:
like?

Thats what I'm wondering...

thepigf@rmer · 28 Aug 2008 at 22:23

bloodline76 said:
What temp does it run at then? Any suggested drivers for it? How much did you pay for yours if you dont mind me asking?

I'm using it on Vista 64 (175.16) & XP Pro (the last official release) need to do a fresh install on my new Samsung F1 HD will probably go with XP again.
I paid top dollar for mine when they were first released £400+ oh well.

Crysis turns the rear of my PC into a hair dryer, quite warm and toasty

bloodline76 · 28 Aug 2008 at 22:29

thepigf@rmer said:
I'm using it on Vista 64 (175.16) & XP Pro (the last official release) need to do a fresh install on my new Samsung F1 HD will probably go with XP again.
I paid top dollar for mine when they were first released £400+ oh well.

Crysis turns the rear of my PC into a hair dryer, quite warm and toasty

Thanks. I paid £120 plus my 8800. I hope I made the right choice.

bloodline76 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:18

Any other comments?

TheCenturion · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:24

bloodline76 said:
Any other comments?

in some games, sli doesn't scale well

bloodline76 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:26

anant_shah94 said:
in some games, sli doesn't scale well

Which games? Will it still be better than my 8800 320mb?

TheRealDeal · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:27

Its a fast card when sli works properly. At your native res will probably be faster than a gtx280 so enjoy the card. Its only let down is its 512mb memory but should not be a problem for you.

bloodline76 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:28

TheRealDeal said:
Its a fast card when sli works properly. At your native res will probably be faster than a gtx280 so enjoy the card. Its only let down is its 512mb memory but should not be a problem for you.

Thanks. nice to know.

TheCenturion · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:29

bloodline76 said:
Which games? Will it still be better than my 8800 320mb?

should be better than that card, just not always double the performance, but atm, most games do have have fairly good sli scaling (40%+) just a small few don't. an example is quake wars, at less than 2560x1600 sli actually lowers fps and creates a small bottleneck

bloodline76 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:37

anant_shah94 said:
should be better than that card, just not always double the performance, but atm, most games do have have fairly good sli scaling (40%+) just a small few don't. an example is quake wars, at less than 2560x1600 sli actually lowers fps and creates a small bottleneck

Thats ok. I dont even have that game and I am sure that future games shouldnt be a problem.

LoadsaMoney · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:47

TiZoR said:
like?

Would like to know this also as the GX2 is Nvidia's fastest card out. :confused:

Only ATi card that is faster is the X2, and thats not £200 either.

bloodline76 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:59

LoadsaMoney said:
Would like to know this also as the GX2 is Nvidia's fastest card out.

Only ATi card that is faster is the X2, and thats not £200 either.

So its a good card then? Is £120 plus my 8800 a good price, or just ok?

ovia · 29 Aug 2008 at 15:04

bloodline76 said:
So its a good card then? Is £120 plus my 8800 a good price, or just ok?

£120 plus your old GTS is a very good price, yes. You should be very happy with your upgrade too.

bloodline76 · 29 Aug 2008 at 15:09

ovia said:
£120 plus your old GTS is a very good price, yes. You should be very happy with your upgrade too.

Good. Glad to hear. Was a little worried that I made the wrong choice.