285 GTX to what?

DM · 27 Mar 2010 at 19:41

Which of the new nvidia cards do i need to get to get a decent jump in performance from a 285 gtx?

Mr Krugga · 27 Mar 2010 at 19:44

None. Get a Radeon instead.

480GTX it is...

Mr. May · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:27

295 as u can get one for 225-250 and is the bigest bang for buck second had and possible get 175 for your 285 but if you want next gen tech the 5870 would be the one for you but would cost 340+ and in benchmarks not taking dx11 into count are not to far apart

bells · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:28

londonbairn · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:30

as above, 5870, unless you like to BBQ regulary and have the convience of being able to do it next to you in the computer.

Rroff · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:30

5970 if you want a decent performance boost over that 285.

SkodaMart · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:31

Ignore all of the above, the best upgrade from a 285 GTX is a 2nd 285 GTX!

285 GTX SLi

mattyfez · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:31

Depends what res you game at and what the rest of your system is, but the simple answer is 'if it ant broke, don't fix it'.

Mr. May · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:35

can you crossfire or sli ?

Rroff · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:38

SkodaMart said:
Ignore all of the above, the best upgrade from a 285 GTX is a 2nd 285 GTX!

285 GTX SLi

Lot of money for a 2nd card tho that would be better off going towards something with DX11 and better future compatibility.

SkodaMart · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:40

Rroff said:
Lot of money for a 2nd card tho that would be better off going towards something with DX11 and better future compatibility.

Prices have already started to fall. I agree with you for the time being.

I don't think I will miss DX11 just yet.

Rroff · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:41

I'm certainly not in a hurry to move from my current 200 series SLI

Mr. May · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:46

me neither if you already own an sli set up there is nothing worth moving to in a realistic budget

DM · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:49

Nice one thanks all.

I cant / cant be bothered with sli, it needs to be a decent single card.

Mr. May · 27 Mar 2010 at 20:53

5970 it is then

inflynx · 27 Mar 2010 at 21:04

Mr. May said:
5970 it is then

Well, its a crossfire card kinda

Mr. May · 27 Mar 2010 at 21:21

but still a single card people dont seethem as a crossfire card

inflynx · 27 Mar 2010 at 21:28

Well, I had 9800GX2 and it was crap, gave me all sorts of problems, so I would stay away from any sli/xfire even on the single PCB.

Rroff · 27 Mar 2010 at 21:32

9800GX2 isn't a great representation of multi GPU at the best of times heh... some rather nasty underlying hardware issues with that setup unfortunatly.

jigger · 27 Mar 2010 at 21:33

DiamondMark said:
Which of the new nvidia cards do i need to get to get a decent jump in performance from a 285 gtx?

Non really. Sit tight and wait for the reworked cards.