8800 GTS Replacement Recommendations

[Relentless81]

I replaced my 8800GTS with a 560Ti 1GB

I must admit I wish I went for a 570 but the 560 is a lot quicker than the 8800

 

[easyrider]

Don't bother I have to say. You 8800GTS is just about on balance with your current CPU...upgrading to faster graphic card you will just see no improvement on performance with the CPU bottleneck.

@ 3.2ghz the OP and a 460GTX in MM for around 65 would be my choice.

 

[bru]

just an idea to throw into the mix, if you have £200 to spend how about....

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £47.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
Total : £203.95 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[easyrider]

just an idea to throw into the mix, if you have £200 to spend how about....

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £47.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
Total : £203.95 (includes shipping : FREE).

Not worth it...The 620 and 6750 are very similar in speed at the same clock speeds. Not worth building a whole new system around.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Prod....35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.45.46.50.49.48.47

 

[unclelonghair]

Agree. Don't think they read his post properly.

To unclelonghair - Get the HD 7850. There is one selling at £180. HIS is a good brand. Better hurry though as the price won't last forever. Personally, though, I would go for a Sapphire or MSI Twin Frozr III/IV. Sapphire and TF III are £200 each and the IV is like £220.

The 7850's all have just one DVI and I need two as I have a dual monitor setup.

The 6xxx series all seem to have two DVI, but the 7xxx series seem to have switched to one DVI.

How does a 6950/6970 compare to a 7850?

 

[arc@css]

The 7850's all have just one DVI and I need two as I have a dual monitor setup.

The 6xxx series all seem to have two DVI, but the 7xxx series seem to have switched to one DVI.

How does a 6950/6970 compare to a 7850?

Roughly (and without overclocking / cpu upgrade) :

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/509?vs=549

 

[unclelonghair]

Roughly (and without overclocking / cpu upgrade) :

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/509?vs=549

Thanks. So a bit hotter and a bit hungrier, but very similar performance depending on the game. I'll have to double check but I have either an 850w or 1000w psu so the power shouldn't be a problem.

More decisions....

 

[spixelspixel]

To use a second dvi monitor on the 7 series all you need is a standard hdmi or displayport to dvi adapter. One of these probably comes with the graphics card anyway.