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is it worth going from a 9800gtx+ to a gtx260

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thinking of upgrading my 9800gtx+ to something like a gtx260,will it be worth my while,ill sell the 9800gtx for say £50 and should pick a 260 up for arround an £100,
 
From memory a 9800GTX+ is just a rebadged 8800GTS 512mb.

I went from a 8800GT > 8800GTS > gtx 260 216SP and each upgrade was a noticable difference especially the last one.

Make sure you get a 216SP gtx 260 version.

So for £50 I'd say it was worth it.

ALso gtx 260's tend to only make £90 nowadays so it should only be £40 to swap.
 
Greebo said:
From memory a 9800GTX+ is just a rebadged 8800GTS 512mb.

I went from a 8800GT > 8800GTS > gtx 260 216SP and each upgrade was a noticable difference especially the last one.

Make sure you get a 216SP gtx 260 version.

So for £50 I'd say it was worth it.

ALso gtx 260's tend to only make £90 nowadays so it should only be £40 to swap.
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He has a 9800GTX+ not a 9800GTX, the GTX+ was a die shrunk (55nm) version of the GTX and draws less power, it was renamed GTS250 when the 2xx series was released so the question is if going from a GTS250 to a GTX260 is worth £50 (I dont know)
 
@ harryohh nvidia his is personal choice, dont bring fanboy insults into it.

try and sell the 9800gtx+ as much as you can and find a cheapish second hand gtx260 (216sp). it will be a little improment for little cash.
 
Phatzy said:
@ harryohh nvidia his is personal choice, dont bring fanboy insults into it.

try and sell the 9800gtx+ as much as you can and find a cheapish second hand gtx260 (216sp). it will be a little improment for little cash.
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That's fine if it is but he shouldn't be saying it's got better quality which is not true.All he has to say is he likes nvidia.
 
bcham said:
thinking of upgrading my 9800gtx+ to something like a gtx260,will it be worth my while,ill sell the 9800gtx for say £50 and should pick a 260 up for arround an £100,
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Its borderline if its a worthwhile move IMO as for £115 you could get a new HD5770.
 
MSI's new 5750 with voltage control if you are willing to pay gives a massive amount of performance for the price.

Very similar performance to a 5770.
 
Spending only around £100ish ain't gonna give your £100 worth of performance boost over the 9800GTX+. The bare minimum that is considered a worthwhile upgrade from 9800GTX+ would be 5830 or 5850.

I got a 9800GTX+ myself, and I can tell you that upgrading now with just around £100 budget ain't gonna get you anywhere...you'd pretty much be only side-stepping with just one or two tiny steps up. Make do with the 9800GTX+ and save up more money, and upgrading when the 2nd gen dx11 cards are out would make more sense.
 
Marine-RX179 said:
Yea...but for £100, wouldn't he be better off with a 4890 instead of GTX260? :p
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Personal choice. Technically the 4890 is faster but some people prefer Nvidia, some ATI.

Personally I loved my gtx 260 and kept it until the 5850 came out and couldn't resist a new toy.
 
Personally, I would stick with what you got, and save up for a card, that will really give you a nice bump in performance.

Something like a 5830/5850 or a gtx 465 when its released.

Additionally save the money for a dx11 card. There isnt too much value in buying old technology which may perform well, but doesnt have support for the latest technology.

For instance your change your card from a 9800 to a 260, but then when a dx11 game come out that you want to play and enjoy, your find that having no dx11 support, will be a problem, and then your start thinking about upgrading again.

Thats just my personal preference.
 
yea ive been looking at benchmarks and the gtx260 only gets a few more frames arround 5fps more than my 9800gtx+,
so im going to wait for either an gtx 450 or 460,

its just that when i run spinter cell conviction i get rubbish performance,
 
Paid £100 for a 196? core GTX 260 - B Grade - a few months back, love it, well worth paying half that!!! ;)
 
got a palit gtx260,of fleabay for £87,sold my 9800gtx+ to gex,for £55 so it only cost me £32 ,and it feels a lot faster in games,
 
9800gtx = 8800gts 512 on a longer 2x6pin pcb

9800gtx+ = 9800gtx on a 55nm shrink with excellent overclocks

gts250 = 9800gtx+ without the decent overclocks

9800gtx+ is an awesome card. Which one have you got? Is it the BFG one with 760mhz on the gpu clocks?
 
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