so 3850 vs 8800gt in my shuttle?

LabR@t · 17 Nov 2007 at 22:10

have a sn25p shuttle with opteron [email protected] + 2gb ram running xp wanting to update my x1800xt 512mb card i game at 1680x1050

which is best bang for buck, does the 3850 fit the shuttle?

will going from 512mb down to 256mb be big no-no?

how quiet are they compared to each other / to my x1800xt?

hopefully some of you nice chaps have the answers?

Tute · 17 Nov 2007 at 22:12

It depends what you have to spend. Bang-for-buck the two cards are pretty much identical, the 8800GT is a fair bit quicker though.

If you can stretch to it, go for the GT. Otherwise just pick up an XT. You won't be disappointed with either.

easyrider · 17 Nov 2007 at 22:18

8800 GT for that res.

fobose · 17 Nov 2007 at 22:18

IMO, the 8800GT is VERY quiet. Got a BFG 8800GT OC and I seriously can barely hear it. I sleep about 1m away from my PC too. 256MB @ 1680x1050 is a deffo no no, had a 7900GS 256MB in my old system and it sucked.

LabR@t · 17 Nov 2007 at 22:20

just read on the sn25p forums that there is an issue with the 8800gt and older 939 motherboards? can anyone here confirm that 8800gt will even work in the sn25p? otherwise its a moot point and I will have to get 8800gts or 3850?

fobose · 17 Nov 2007 at 22:27

Or you could go for a full upgrade and get yourself a proper sized PC

I spent £600 on a new pc ( in my sig + 520w corsair), already had the HDDs and a '62 case though.

psychas · 17 Nov 2007 at 22:43

xt for is cooler and i suggest xt as there is bad air flow in shuttles

LabR@t · 17 Nov 2007 at 23:05

fobose said:
Or you could go for a full upgrade and get yourself a proper sized PC I spent £600 on a new pc ( in my sig + 520w corsair), already had the HDDs and a '62 case though.

dont want large pc, i have recenlt moved my bit to shuttle as its ideal for needs jut need a bit more oopmff in the vga department.

Gerard · 18 Nov 2007 at 02:24

2900xt will NOT work in a shuttle, i had an sn25p and the system would just power down when it was stressed any in games. Upgraded the psu to the 400 watt shuttle psu and still the same problem.

Stephen B · 18 Nov 2007 at 02:36

mobo needs to be pci-e 1.2 for the 8800gt, so the SN25 is a no-no according to other forums.

just ordered an EVGA SSC 8800gt for my sg31g2, been doing a bit of research on the subject

LabR@t · 18 Nov 2007 at 07:45

Gerard said:
2900xt will NOT work in a shuttle, i had an sn25p and the system would just power down when it was stressed any in games. Upgraded the psu to the 400 watt shuttle psu and still the same problem.

yer but 3850/70 are lower power requirements hey?

Flying Gribble · 18 Nov 2007 at 09:58

Stephen B said:
mobo needs to be pci-e 1.2 for the 8800gt

No it doesn't. We did this to death prior to the release and it was shown to be wrong. pci-e 2 is backwards compatible.

Stephen B · 18 Nov 2007 at 10:45

Flying Gribble said:
No it doesn't. We did this to death prior to the release and it was shown to be wrong. pci-e 2 is backwards compatible.

yes backward compatible with a 1.2 slot, not with anything lower is my understanding

also can you quantify "did this to death" ?, do you mean you actually tried an 8800gt in a Shuttle SN25P, because that would be a big help to the op, anything less is speculative

TheRealDeal · 18 Nov 2007 at 12:42

No he means there was a really long thread debating this point

Stephen B · 18 Nov 2007 at 13:02

TheRealDeal said:
No he means there was a really long thread debating this point

I am trying to give a direct answer to

"just read on the sn25p forums that there is an issue with the 8800gt and older 939 motherboards? can anyone here confirm that 8800gt will even work in the sn25p?"

so does the "done it to death" specifically answer this question ?

the sn25p is a pci-e 1.1 slot

Cyber-Mav · 18 Nov 2007 at 13:29

Stephen B said:
mobo needs to be pci-e 1.2 for the 8800gt, so the SN25 is a no-no according to other forums.

just ordered an EVGA SSC 8800gt for my sg31g2, been doing a bit of research on the subject

looks like you better keep doing more research pal, you ain;t got a clue what your on about. :rolleyes:

Lightnix · 18 Nov 2007 at 13:42

PCI-E 1.2 doesn't even exist.

There's PCI-E 1, PCI-E 1.0a, PCI-E 1.1 and PCI-E 2.

Stephen B · 18 Nov 2007 at 13:52

Cyber-Mav said:
looks like you better keep doing more research pal, you ain;t got a clue what your on about.

always trying to keep up, but the research was primarily to see if the gt would work in my sg31, merely posting what I thought would help based upon other peoples experiences with an sn25p specifically,

can you specifically help the op ?, or are you just here to tell every one how much more you know than me on one subject :rolleyes:

Stephen B · 18 Nov 2007 at 13:53

Lightnix said:
PCI-E 1.2 doesn't even exist.

There's PCI-E 1, PCI-E 1.0a, PCI-E 1.1 and PCI-E 2.

see above

it's just not worth offering anything these days if this is what it all comes down to, everyone except me is an expert

I'll go slash my wrists for being such a burden on the community, anyone know the correct way, would hate to get that wrong too

Lightnix · 18 Nov 2007 at 14:03

If you would kindly point me towards a PCI-E 1.2 chipset I would gladly take my comment back.