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-== GTX 280 plummeting in price at OcUK! ==- LAST CHANCE!

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Van Diemen said:
I'm thinking of sticking my two BFG 260's on the bay & picking up two 280's (BFG), you guys think it's worth it?
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It would be madness on a 22" screen.

Put the money towards a better screen, so you can appreciate the high-resolution performance of the setup you already have.
 
Duff-Man said:
It would be madness on a 22" screen.

Put the money towards a better screen, so you can appreciate the high-resolution performance of the setup you already have.
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I've got a 26" Samy, the 22" is a secondary screen

Overslop said:
The difference in performance is tiny. It will cost you too much time and effort to make it worthwhile.
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I was thinking the extra RAM would help in a few games, GTA being one of them.

not too much trouble really, buy the 280's stick 260's on the bay, I estimate it would cost me about £60-£70 quid to upgrade.

Come on guys, give me a proper reason not to sell up and upgrade.
 
well mine turned up :) seems massive compared to 8800 gtx though and no free copy off far cry . ah well you can't have everything .
 
Van Diemen said:
I've got a 26" Samy, the 22" is a secondary screen



I was thinking the extra RAM would help in a few games, GTA being one of them.

not too much trouble really, buy the 280's stick 260's on the bay, I estimate it would cost me about £60-£70 quid to upgrade.

Come on guys, give me a proper reason not to sell up and upgrade.
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There's always the risk of a transaction going sour on the bay, postage problems etc.

Then there's a chance that at least one of your new cards will be problematic for you.

I don't know of a single game where GTX 280 crossfire significantly beats GTX 260-219 crossfire. Then factor in that the 260s generally clock better, bringing the marginal difference even closer. If you have especially good clocking 260s, you may even beat the 280 performance anyway. When I had a GTX 260, it was 100% stable at a very high clock that beat stock 280s.

Have you attempted OCing your cards yet?

At then end of the day, I would save upgrading until something which actually provides noticable gains arrives. You already have an extreme high-end setup that will breeze through most games at very high settings.
 
Overslop said:
There's always the risk of a transaction going sour on the bay, postage problems etc.

Then there's a chance that at least one of your new cards will be problematic for you.

I don't know of a single game where GTX 280 crossfire significantly beats GTX 260-219 crossfire. Then factor in that the 260s generally clock better, bringing the marginal difference even closer. If you have especially good clocking 260s, you may even beat the 280 performance anyway. When I had a GTX 260, it was 100% stable at a very high clock that beat stock 280s.

Have you attempted OCing your cards yet?

At then end of the day, I would save upgrading until something which actually provides noticable gains arrives. You already have an extreme high-end setup that will breeze through most games at very high settings.
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Thank you v.much, your words of wisdom & sanity have given me some clarification.

**still tempted though**
 
I've just RMA's my 260-216, wasnt happy with the performance anyway as I like my AA and game @ 1920x1200.

May just go for a 4870x2 as I orignally thought, although might be swayed by the 295 if nvidia price it within the realms of sanity.
 
Van Diemen said:
Thank you v.much, your words of wisdom & sanity have given me some clarification.

**still tempted though**
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No problems. :D

I just hope you take my advice as I can't help feel that you will be disappointed if you go ahead with the "upgrade".

I can understand you sense of regret for not waiting until the price drop had occurred. But the GTX 280 was just a very over-priced and unworthy product that is now finally at a reasonable price one more.

Just look at the price you paid for the 260s as being very slightly excessive, but you haven't really lost out much at all.
 
Sipha said:
I've just RMA's my 260-216, wasnt happy with the performance anyway as I like my AA and game @ 1920x1200.

May just go for a 4870x2 as I orignally thought, although might be swayed by the 295 if nvidia price it within the realms of sanity.
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I made the exact upgrade you mentioned and noticed a big improvement at 1920x1080.

But definitely hold out for the 295 to arrive and settle as it's so close now.
 
I'm sitting at work with the Leadtek GTX 280, another few hours till I can test it out :(

It's replacing a well overclocked 8800 GTX so I'm not expecting a universe of difference at 1280x1024 but when I get a HDMI lead for my tv I think it will come into it's own.
 
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