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upgrade from a 8800GT - questions and recommendations please.

RaMDOM

RaMDOM

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Hi Guys,

Looking to upgrade for ArmA2,

I currently have a C2D 6750 and a BFG 8800GT 512Mb card. I also have 4 Gb RAM - forget which speed, but I will keep that and just think I will swap out the card and CPU.

Looking at the 4890's, but would like to know what the Nvidia equivalent is to this card:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

and this card:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-126-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

I am a bit out of touch with hardware, however from what I have read, the prices for those 4890's is a bargain, so I am interested to know what the Nvidia equivalent would be so I can compare the prices.

Also, I know there is another thread asking if the 4890's are 4870's, but would I see much of a difference compared to the two mentioned above if I just got one of these 4870's:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-091-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=939

Would I see a good performance increase with any of these cards over my 8800? I game at a resolution of 1680x1050.

Cheers in advance guys! :)
 
a well overclocked GTX260/275 is probably what your after. i went from a clocked 8800GT to a clocked GTX260/216, and i needed it, as i upgraded to 1920x1200 res from 1680x1050.
 
Cheers for the responses guys, looking at the prices and looking at the chart, it looks like the 4890's (£150+ ones) are a good choice then?
 
IMO i would keep the card,And get another later on,I meen come on the 8800gt is still very fast,And i can play all games on high (apart from GTA 4 and crysis) But it's up to you :-)
 
Winnter said:
IMO i would keep the card,And get another later on,I meen come on the 8800gt is still very fast,And i can play all games on high (apart from GTA 4 and crysis) But it's up to you :-)
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High is fine in DX9 mode on Crysis.
 
Winnter said:
IMO i would keep the card,And get another later on,I meen come on the 8800gt is still very fast,And i can play all games on high (apart from GTA 4 and crysis) But it's up to you :-)
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The voice of reason, which I rarely listen to when I can have things more shiny.

But when that game comes along every few years or so and I have to turn graphics options down to medium, my browser finger twitches to the OcUK shop pages and not just the forum pages. ;)

I wish I had the control you have, but when I know it can look better I just cannot help it, even if it does look good on medium.
 
RaMDOM said:
The voice of reason, which I rarely listen to when I can have things more shiny.

But when that game comes along every few years or so and I have to turn graphics options down to medium, my browser finger twitches to the OcUK shop pages and not just the forum pages. ;)

I wish I had the control you have, but when I know it can look better I just cannot help it, even if it does look good on medium.
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what games do you have to put on to medium? COD 4 and COD5 pumps out a average 80 fps..So i think thats verrrry good ;)
 
wellibob said:
a well overclocked GTX260/275 is probably what your after. i went from a clocked 8800GT to a clocked GTX260/216, and i needed it, as i upgraded to 1920x1200 res from 1680x1050.
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agreed, done the same thing well sort of i went from 8800gt sli to gtx260-216 sli and i'm very happy i can now play on my 42" 1080p tv :D

the thing you need to remember is to really get the max out of a higher card than an 8800gt is to upgrade you screen to a 1080p or higher the only thing i couldn't play at max settings on my 8800gt's was crysis that was @ 1680x1050 here's a little build log sort of things with a few benchmarks before and after:cool:
 
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