8800gts vs 4870 1024mb

[EpicCarnage]

8800 gts 512 mb vs 4870 1024mb : isit worth an upgrade i play most my games at 1280 x 960 or 1024 x 768 should i wait for something better or upgrade

 

[antran]

only if you game at 1920x1200 then is worth the upgrade

 

[EpicCarnage]

no my biggest res is 1440 x 1088

 

[mithrandir]

Definitely NO.

Not worth it as the 8800gts is still a fantastic card for those res you've mentioned.


Save your pennies for DX11 cards or to upgrade another component

 

[EpicCarnage]

thanks m8 ill post my specs see what you think i should upgrade
Motherboard>LGA775>Fatal1ty FP-IN9
e8400 c2d 3.0ghz x2
4gb 677
8800gts 512mb
deathadder
saitek eclipse 2

 

[Jabbs]

I picked up a BFG 8800gts 512 oc of a mate for £40 and tbh its played everything i have tried at 1920x1200 which surprised me.

 

[mithrandir]

I picked up a BFG 8800gts 512 oc of a mate for £40 and tbh its played everything i have tried at 1920x1200 which surprised me.

lucky bugger!
Bagged yourself a bargain there.

 

[mithrandir]

thanks m8 ill post my specs see what you think i should upgrade
Motherboard>LGA775>Fatal1ty FP-IN9
e8400 c2d 3.0ghz x2
4gb 677
8800gts 512mb
deathadder
saitek eclipse 2

tbh, the specs seem to be fine with the exception of the ram.
However, if anything maybe get a higher res monitor

 

[Jabbs]

lucky bugger!
Bagged yourself a bargain there.

I thought it was a good price really, best part is its only about 7 months old as well and he hasn't registered it with BFG.

 

[Bradley8988]

I went from a 8800GTS 512mb OC to a 4870 512mb. I only had a 19" screen that ran 1280/1024 max res. There was no noticeable difference in performance. Spend the money now on a bigger screen. Even when the DX11 cards are out they will be wasted on such a low res.

 

[EpicCarnage]

thing is the screen i just brought is lovely its samsung t190 i love it 19 inch

 

[Rroff]

As said above - anything upto 1440x and you'd be lucky to see any real difference and even at 1920x these 8 series G9x cards can still hang in pretty well - you'd have to be playing at a minimum of 1680x to make it worth it at all.

 

[Xinn]

Can't comment about lower resolutions but I just went for a 8800GTS 512 to a 4890 and @ 1920x1200 it's making a huge difference.

 

[Bradley8988]

thing is the screen i just brought is lovely its samsung t190 i love it 19 inch

Its no gaming screen though. If you went to a 24" you would never look back!

 

[Jabbs]

I picked up one of those Overclockers 24" tft's they had on sale in B grade last year for £130, i even managed to get one with the decent panels in and its been fantastic, i must admit i have not tried crysis etc but i am well happy this card it runs games fine at this rez which i never expected.