GTS 640 Upgrade path?

[Dravic]

With all these new cards around lately I've got the urge to upgrade my GTS 640. The new ATI cards look very tempting but would the 4850 be a decent upgrade or would I have to get a 4870 to see a good improvement?

Or, as I have a SLI capable mobo would picking up another GTS on the cheap be a good move? I've not really seen much about these cards in SLI.

I only game at 1280x1024 but will be getting a new monitor pretty soon, probably a 22" widescreen so it'll have to cope with that as well.

Decisions, decisions. It's great after having the GFX market stagnant for so long.

 

[FrenchTart]

If you can get a good price for your GTS then when you upgrade your display, a 4850 would be a good choice and at a reasonable upgrade cost.

I have the same card as you at the moment (near enough anyhow) and I'm not planning on upgrading as I'm also stuck at 1280x1024.

 

[DAnDan]

You would see a pretty large increase on the 4850, and then another increase with the 70.

At your current res I would probably get the 4850, but the 4870 may be better for the 22".

 

[FrenchTart]

I really wouldn't bother upgrading at current res. Unless all you play is Crysis.

 

[Greebo]

Another £40 for a 8800GTS 640 in SLI would be a pretty decent rig though

 

[Dravic]

Another £40 for a 8800GTS 640 in SLI would be a pretty decent rig though

If I could pick one up cheap enough I'd try it just for the hell of it.

 

[Greebo]

Well they are cheap and getting cheaper every day and I would be tempted to try it in your shoes.

The 640Mb GTS wasn't that far behind a GTX so two in SLI ought to give you some cracking performance figures when SLI works right in a game.

If you get one, post some results.

If your not happy you can always sell both of yours on for little loss and then buy a 4850 or 4870.

 

[Dravic]

I really wouldn't bother upgrading at current res. Unless all you play is Crysis.

You'd be surprised actually, a few games struggle maxed out (not just Crysis), especially as I like lots of AA + AF goodness.

 

[Dravic]

Well they are cheap and getting cheaper every day and I would be tempted to try it in your shoes.

The 640Mb GTS wasn't that far behind a GTX so two in SLI ought to give you some cracking performance figures when SLI works right in a game.

If you get one, post some results.

If your not happy you can always sell both of yours on for little loss and then buy a 4850 or 4870.

Yeah, I'm kinda coming round to that idea, as you say I can always sell em on and add a little extra for a new card. Any idea if the Corsair 520 will supply enough juice for SLI'd GTS's?