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8880GTX v. 4870

Chasser

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...but not the standard 8880GTX, its the EVGA 8800GTX ACS3 KO. Now I know this faster than an ultra, but at around the £150 mark, would I be better off buying a new 4870?

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
 
Close call.

And depends on how much you get for your card.

To be honest, although I have a 4870, I think you would not see sufficient difference in upgrade from your card for the money.

Your choices to see a difference are:

GTX280

GTX280+ ( would wait and see what this brings)

4870x2

All those would show a big difference. The 4870 would be a sideways/sorta uppish swap.

Depends on the res and amount of aa you play with of course.

The best thing would have been to have sold your 8800GTX evga for more than a 4870 is now a while ago and then bought a 4870 but that's hindsight for you.
 
Thanks Greebo, but I probably confused matters with a vague post. I've been offered a EVGA 8800GTX ACS3 KO for around £150. This would be the upgrade (from a PX7800 GTX) I was toying with.

The dilema is a second hand 8800GTX or a new 4870 for around the same price. Not a big gamer, but do play quite a bit of olde stuff (CS, DOD etc), res normally 1280 x 1024.
 
I'm confused, reviews showm the 4870 to be quite abit faster than the 8800GTX :confused:, have they all redone the benchmarks or something?
 
willhub said:
I'm confused, reviews showm the 4870 to be quite abit faster than the 8800GTX :confused:, have they all redone the benchmarks or something?
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Yes the 4870 is the faster card in almost all scenarios but at the res the OP plays at and on older games and not a big gamer then both GTX and 4870 not needed, the 4850 will be more than enough and a steal at £111
 
Chasser said:
The dilema is a second hand 8800GTX or a new 4870 for around the same price. Not a big gamer, but do play quite a bit of olde stuff (CS, DOD etc), res normally 1280 x 1024.
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Why on earth would you buy a secondhand card thats slower than a brand new card that is faster?
 
Chasser said:
...but not the standard 8880GTX, its the EVGA 8800GTX ACS3 KO. Now I know this faster than an ultra, but at around the £150 mark, would I be better off buying a new 4870?

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
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There is very little difference in reality between the GTX and KO. I have had both. The KO I had was pretty much maxed out in its OC. The Ultra on the other hand will clock much better.

With the 4870 on the scene you shouldn't be even thinking about the old GTX cards. The 4870 is the best card available for the money.
 
Ulfhedjinn said:
Chasser: What do you have now? I bet you don't need to upgrade at all, not for 1024.
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Just a PX7800 GTX at the moment, but my next buy in a couple of months is going to be a decent widescreen monitor.

I asked, because my knowledge of current cards is limited, but I had an inkling that for £150'ish I may be able to get something new and just as capable as that 8880GTX.

Thanks all for your interest.
 
Chasser said:
Just a PX7800 GTX at the moment, but my next buy in a couple of months is going to be a decent widescreen monitor.

I asked, because my knowledge of current cards is limited, but I had an inkling that for £150'ish I may be able to get something new and just as capable as that 8880GTX.

Thanks all for your interest.
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For 115 you can get a new 4850 card that is faster than a 8800GTX
 
Chasser said:
Just a PX7800 GTX at the moment, but my next buy in a couple of months is going to be a decent widescreen monitor.

I asked, because my knowledge of current cards is limited, but I had an inkling that for £150'ish I may be able to get something new and just as capable as that 8880GTX.

Thanks all for your interest.
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I would wait until you are about to get your new monitor and then look at the cards
 
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