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upgrading from a 8800gts 640mb > ?
- Thread starter darkgen
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Is the Palit a good card then because i am considering one of these?
How does it overclock?
Settled to keep mine equal to the GTX285 OC (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-083-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1341) in all 3 core, mem and shader.
Im pretty sure it can go higher by a fair bit, but dynamic fan profile doesnt seem to work (Stuck on 40% No matter what temps ) so i have to run it manually at ~ 65% or so if i increase clocks much more, and im too lazy to keep swapping for 3d and desktop.
Still, 285 performance silently (40% fan) for a significantly reduced cost aint all bad.
Im pretty sure it can go higher by a fair bit, but dynamic fan profile doesnt seem to work (Stuck on 40% No matter what temps ) so i have to run it manually at ~ 65% or so if i increase clocks much more, and im too lazy to keep swapping for 3d and desktop.
Still, 285 performance silently (40% fan) for a significantly reduced cost aint all bad.
how loud is it if you manually put it at 100% fan cycle
Thanks for the responses (a lot not directed at me but .. 
I'm wondering whether the 4890 might be the better choice in my circumstance, bearing in mind I have a sx38p2 it needs to fit into. Judging by the responses and some reviews I have a feeling it will impress me considerably over my current 8800gts 640.
Cheers, Paul
I'm wondering whether the 4890 might be the better choice in my circumstance, bearing in mind I have a sx38p2 it needs to fit into. Judging by the responses and some reviews I have a feeling it will impress me considerably over my current 8800gts 640.
Cheers, Paul
very loud lol, not 4850/70 rocket-ship loud but deffinatly not fun.
@op
heard that the ati one is smaller, so yes might be better option for a smaller environment.
Well, for playing games at 1920x1200 anything equal or better than ATi 4870 or GTX 260 is going to feel like a huge step up and money well spent.
MAn i miss my 8800GTS - simple times....simple times. However, the jump to a 4870 gave me HUGE benefits. However ATi cards are not optimised in some games (wow for starters) and that can be a pain in the rear. However, bang for buck the 4870 is serious stuff.