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8800GTX is it worth it?

volrider

volrider

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I have a 8600GTS at the moment but using a larger monitor at a higher resolution I notice that the graphics card is struggling on the Samsung T220.
I was thinking of trying to buy a 2nd hand 8800GTX or Ultra but is this a good move or would a 250GTS etc be better?
I want to stay with Nvidia
Any advice gratefully taken
Cheers Tony
 
8800 gtx is still a great card, i guess you be using for gaming i think your max res is around 1680x1050 on that montior, if you can a 8800 or later models at a good price you wont be disappointed.
 
Yes the bigger memory on the GTX will make a difference for playing games on larger monitors. A 9800 GTX maybe a slightly better choice if you can get one. I'm still using an 8800GTX on a 24" TFT... no problems whatsoever :)
 
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Cheers I do like to play a bit :) mainly FS2004 and Call of Duty etc.
I noticed that my frame rates are dragged down in FS2004 compared to the 1280 x 1080 17" monitor I had. Yes the 1680x1050 is correct for the present monitor, I did have an Acer 22" but the res of 1900 killed the video card regarding frame rates :(
 
I was keeping away from the 9X series as I had heard they were not as good as the 8800 models??
How about the GTS250, or Overclockers have the Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 896MB GDDR3 which is overclocked at £109.99
 
The 9800 GTX is usually a little slower than the 8800 GTX (except in some circumstances), the 9800 GTX+ is more or less the same speed as the 8800 GTX, if not a little faster in some cases. The GTS 250 512MB is the same speed as the GTX+ but uses less electricity and overclocks a little worse (it's basically the same card but runs at a lower core voltage and has a different PCB). The GTS 250 1GB is slightly faster than any of the previously mentioned cards.

Edit: Also yeah, get the GTX260 over any of those.
 
As above I would stretch to the 260GTX if you can - unless you plan on playing FSX where the 9800GTX+ is still king IIRC. 8800GTX is still a very powerful card also... but the 260 is considerably faster generally.
 
cheers guys I thought of the GTX275 but thats a bit too much for me I just wanted a decent card that would work in the resolution I am using on the new monitor, the GTX260 seems by popular opinion a good choice.
 
Rroff said:
As above I would stretch to the 260GTX if you can - unless you plan on playing FSX where the 9800GTX+ is still king IIRC. 8800GTX is still a very powerful card also... but the 260 is considerably faster generally.
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As above.

FSX is very CPU hungry but as you're still using FS9 you'll be fine.

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8800GTS 512mb = 9800GTX = 250GTS, all the same spec more or less, apart from differing clock speeds and some now come with 1gb of vram.

Go for the GTX260 or 275 if you can find the extra cash.
 
volrider said:
I was keeping away from the 9X series as I had heard they were not as good as the 8800 models??
How about the GTS250, or Overclockers have the Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 896MB GDDR3 which is overclocked at £109.99
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I suspect your reasoning for keeping away from 9 series cards is the same as wanting to stick nVidia?

The GTS250 is a rebranded 9X series...

What ever you've heard about non-nvidia cards is more than likely rubbish.

There are some nice new ATi cards coming out soon, you'd do well to wait until they're released to make your mind up about what new card to get.
 
Well the only reason for sticking with nvidia besides always having them, is that in FS2004 I use Nhancer to get the best out of the scenery graphics, without it things tend to blur a little in the distance.
 
volrider said:
Well the only reason for sticking with nvidia besides always having them, is that in FS2004 I use Nhancer to get the best out of the scenery graphics, without it things tend to blur a little in the distance.
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You'll do better with an ATi card if nVidia are keeping up their usual behaviour.

You'll get better value for money, as for FS2004 though, I'm not too sure as I don't play them, but there's an issue with one of the FS where the latest cards do nothing for it, which is odd.

I think that's FSX though...
 
Still on 8800Ultra sli and its still cracking!

Just think of the 8800GTX as the lowest you will go, picking up a second hand one of these for £50 is such a win, performance to price on that fair out ways anything on the market imo

Or alternatively go for the 260 that you mentioned, that way you will also get a warranty
 
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