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Please help me decide GTS/GTX

I'm aware, was just trying to put point across in simple terms, tbh if i used Intel 6600 core o/c to 3.5Ghz then id see 10.5k or better with GTS. ;) Seen enough in-game card vs card tests done to see how many more fps one churns out over the other and hardly a gap untill you hit crazy rez. Cant see reason to pay extra £150 for GTX (and thats for cheapest ones) over basic GTS when there's some refresh units on the way. ;)
 
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yeah but its not a valid point. like i said the difference in scores between them doesnt reflect the difference in gaming. its down to 3dm 06's havy use of something or other, i cant remember what, but its not an accurate representation of a typical game. also remember o6 is tested at a low res with no fsaa, the gtx's do pull away with more demanding settings:)
 
Another vote for the GTX here. Newer games coming on the horizon will love you for it. In saying that though it's becoming quite hard to buy 8800GTXs atm as everyone and their dog seem to be snapping them up.
 
james.miller said:
but its not an accurate representation of a typical game. also remember o6 is tested at a low res with no fsaa, the gtx's do pull away with more demanding settings:)
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As i said - seen enough card vs card tests done by various web sites to know the in game diff and its not big 'untill' you push the rez up silly amounts. :rolleyes: :) Buy if you want to splash the cash is all im saying, if not then the GTS is fine.
 
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I had a gts and it just wasn't cutting it with games at the rez i was playing, although i had it o/c so was giving close to a stock gtx it don't run games no way near as smooth as the gtx i got now, everyone seems to forget the gtx aint just faster with mem/core speed it has more Stream Processors 128 compared to 96 on the gts.

I can vouch the gtx is much better and am only talking about playing in rez of 1680x1050, for example i run bf2142 now with 16xqaa, on the gts o/c i got jerks with only 8xq, either wait and see what ati's r600 is like or imo spend the extra on the gtx.

Don't get sucked into peeps running 3dmark 2006 and saying i get close to a stock gtx as no one runs with aa/af on, soon as you start using more eye candy the gtx shows its true colours, ive used both and i wish i had spent the extra now in the first place and got the gtx

All the sites i seen the gtx is always well ahead of the gts, maybe you getting confused with the 640meg and 320 gts as they pretty identical
 
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Sean_UK said:
As i said - seen enough card vs card tests done by various web sites to know the in game diff and its not big 'untill' you push the rez up silly amounts. :rolleyes: :) Buy if you want to splash the cash is all im saying, if not then the GTS is fine.
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fine then. just listen to the people with gtx's. especially those that have used both like Jabbs has. 3dmark is fine, but nobody runs a gtx without turning everything up as far as possible. its the reason we buy the cards in the first place:)
 
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< Bf1942 everything up max at 1920x1440 with great fps, mind you it is 640mb version.
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I assume you means bf2142 as i would hope it runs all high on 1942.lol, the gts maxed out on bf2142 for me but soon as i started putting 16xqaa on it just dropped to poor fps, where as the gtx just eats it up tbfh.
 
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I assume you means bf2142 as i would hope it runs all high on 1942.lol, the gts maxed out on bf2142 for me but soon as i started putting 16xqaa on it just dropped to poor fps, where as the gtx just eats it up tbfh.
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Yes i meant 2142 :eek: :D
 
james.miller said:
fine then. just listen to the people with gtx's. especially those that have used both like Jabbs has. 3dmark is fine, but nobody runs a gtx without turning everything up as far as possible. its the reason we buy the cards in the first place:)
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Pity you won't be able turn everything up in Stalker. :p
 
I know a freind who has got stalker on gtx and he running it fine on full, just spoke to him he playing it and its fine he said, another way of looking if a gtx struggles a gts is going to perform much worse ;)
 
But then current cards will be old hat very soon so why pay through the nose for top line that will drop in price by rather large amount. ;) Its all swings and rounda bouts tbh and we would be here all day. Myself im happy with the GTS as every moderm game ive tried maxed out runs smooth - will do me fine till new batch comes along this summer and maybe then i'll buy the top card which will be ready for next gen.
 
You could say that all the time though and never get a card, ill wait for the next batch etc, point being the gtx will last a hell of a lot longer than a gts, i personally plan on keeping this till the end of the year.

I want to play games maxed out with all eye candy if i wasn't bothered about things like that i would just get a 360 or somet.
 
Its up to the op tbh, all i know is the gts didn't give me what i wanted in games the gtx does simple as that, by the time i plan to upgrade the R600/next nvidia will be a reasonable price and i will still have a card that is worth somet.

The 8800 series has been around what 5 months ish, am sure in another 5 months time there will be people that will love to still own a 8800gtx, someone with a gts will have to upgrade sooner than a gtx user, if i was the op i would personally hang on till ati's card comes out, maybe pick up a second hand x1800/1900, i seen x1800's going for £75 that do you for few months then decide.
 
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