Go 8800GTX x3 or wait for 9800GTX ?

matt100 · 19 Dec 2007 at 19:56

Ranger07 said:
I use a 22" Samsung, gaming at 1620x1050.
I am just upgrading for the hell of it as my current set up is pretty good at most things but building new set ups is fun

get a better monitor and then spend the rest on beer.

Ranger07 · 19 Dec 2007 at 20:22

Thanks for the replies, Yeah i'll probably just hold out for the 9800,

I dont really fancy having a space heater sitting under my desk if one 9800 can come close to the same perfomance.

The main reason i was wanting to upgrade is the 650i fatality mobo i have is holding back my cpu (it is a Q6600 G0) and its stuck at 2.7. So i have itchy feet and want to upgrade but from hearing your advice i reckon i'll put up with it and wait for the 9800 and build a new single card system around it.

gary996 · 19 Dec 2007 at 20:29

Get the new mobo then just out of interest borrow a mates GTX and see what it does

oweneades · 19 Dec 2007 at 20:34

james.miller said:
OR, know that the 8800gtx is over a year old and its replacement is already over due. stop being silly, its actually good advice. just how well do you think 3 gtx's would work anyway?

Judging from reviews dotted around the net of 3 x Ultras in tri-sli quite well albeit at 30" monitor resolutions.

However in the ops case given the monitor he is using it would be completely pointless. I would go as far as to say 2 8800GTX are overkill.

willhub · 19 Dec 2007 at 20:44

Ranger07 said:
Thanks for the replies, Yeah i'll probably just hold out for the 9800,

I dont really fancy having a space heater sitting under my desk if one 9800 can come close to the same perfomance.

The main reason i was wanting to upgrade is the 650i fatality mobo i have is holding back my cpu (it is a Q6600 G0) and its stuck at 2.7. So i have itchy feet and want to upgrade but from hearing your advice i reckon i'll put up with it and wait for the 9800 and build a new single card system around it.

Get a P35C DS3R or a new X38 mobo and get shot of your 650i.

matt100 · 19 Dec 2007 at 20:59

oweneades said:
Judging from reviews dotted around the net of 3 x Ultras in tri-sli quite well albeit at 30" monitor resolutions.

However in the ops case given the monitor he is using it would be completely pointless. I would go as far as to say 2 8800GTX are overkill.

def! I'm playing COD4 with everything on high and 4x aa etc very very comfortably at 1680x1050 on my 2407 (I use the lower res unscaled as I sit quite close and 1920x1200 hurts my head!) and I expect aside from crysis COD4 has to be one of the slightly more taxing games and 1 8800GTX doesn't break a sweat.

Ranger07 · 19 Dec 2007 at 21:14

2x GTX's allow me to play Crysis at max settings at pretty decent frame rates where as 1 isnt enough, your right about COD4 the frame rates are mega fast @1680x1050 with all settings maxed.

furnace · 19 Dec 2007 at 21:15

Seeings you already have two 8800GTX's, I really would wait for a 9800GTX :cool:

PCZ · 19 Dec 2007 at 21:43

James
Do you not understand humour ?

To the OP
There isn't anything better than the GTX to buy at the moment.
Keep your money in your wallet.

Rroff · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:14

If the 9800GTX really does come out around feb and is really 2.5x faster than a 8800GTX as claimed then it would be worth waiting for it... thats what I'm doing atm... tho I got a bad itch to buy a couple of 8800GTS and SLI em.

DJProxo · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:15

ineed2upgrade said:
in that case you would always wait and never upgrade because there is always a new piece of kit out within 6 months

always one of them bits of kit last past the next one so you can upgrade every 'other' bit of kit?? if ya follow what i mean lol

bfar · 20 Dec 2007 at 11:18

One GTX is enough for now! The only game that hurts it is Crysis.

lay-z-boy · 20 Dec 2007 at 12:36

bfar said:
One GTX is enough for now!

Oh no it's not.

It's never enough!

Smoogels · 20 Dec 2007 at 12:47

Im not even going to comment.
3 X GTx Meh.

Yes x with a little x.

Dwbreeze1982 · 20 Dec 2007 at 13:09

i personaaly would wait for the new 9800s then give the 8800 GTX s to me

Ranger07 · 20 Dec 2007 at 13:24

Placed an order with ocuk this morning, gonna go down the single 9800 route so i've specced a comp that will allow upgrades to penryn when it comes out.

So for now i'll take 1 GTX out my old system and put it in the new set up, hopefully now i can overclock my cpu much higher.

Does this system look ok?-

Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) 1 £31.99
Asus P5E3 Deluxe Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard 1 £159.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM 1 £131.99
OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply 1 £69.99
Corsair 2GB DDR3 DHX 1333C9DHX Twin3X (2x1GB) 1 £179.99
Pioneer DVR-212BK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM 1 £16.99
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500AHFD) 1 £104.99
Sub Total: £695.93

InkZ · 20 Dec 2007 at 14:57

Wait for the 9800

Chris Beard · 20 Dec 2007 at 16:33

If it's for the fun of building it consider modding your case or making your PC silent. These activities can absorb lots of cash and be at least as interesting as a new build. I think you'll get more gains from these activities than you would from an upgrade right now.

Ranger07 · 20 Dec 2007 at 17:15

Chris Beard said:
If it's for the fun of building it consider modding your case or making your PC silent. These activities can absorb lots of cash and be at least as interesting as a new build. I think you'll get more gains from these activities than you would from an upgrade right now.

I've just bought the above components, once i've found a set up im happy with i'll then start modding my case and look into water cooling etc