Worth upgrading to 8800gt?

Drambuie · 26 Aug 2008 at 12:59

Hi - would welcome advice on whether my system spec would make upgrading to an 8800gt worthwhile or not? Got around £100 to spend as don't want to fork out on a new system for a while yet.

Currently have:

Athlon 3500+
6600gt
XP
1.5 gb ram (one dodgy stick seems to crash the system! Hence weird amount)
Corsair 520w power supply

So basically would the limited ram/cpu restrict the graphics too much to make it worth upgrading? Presume the PSU would be fine.

Cheers and thanks

TheCenturion · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:00

if you can stretch your budget, then get a 4850, otherwise 8800gt is fine

ssmacc · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:04

worthwhile

Tooks · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:14

The 8800GT is still a very fine card, and will absolutely fly whatever the bottlenecks compared to your current GPU.

Just buy the cheapest one you can find, maybe one with a quieter aftermarket cooler?

Flight71 · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:16

if you want a 8800gt or 9800gt,, then get this

, silent cooler and a free game http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-101-OK&tool=3

Edit: but if you want to save some bucks and not get a game and have a fan on your graphics card this is good http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-OK

Drambuie · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:33

Thanks for all the replies - glad its worth it, will go and order something I reckon.

~>Dg<~ · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:37

your cpu hmmmm maybe a cheap dualcore say 40 quid and a 3870 for 60 would be better in my eyes.

El Jimben · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:47

~>Dg<~ said:
your cpu hmmmm maybe a cheap dualcore say 40 quid and a 3870 for 60 would be better in my eyes.

Don't get a 3870, the 8800GT beats it by a long way.

Madmac · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:50

~>Dg<~ said:
your cpu hmmmm maybe a cheap dualcore say 40 quid and a 3870 for 60 would be better in my eyes.

Don't think you can get a cheap dual core on a skt 939

But defo go with the 8800gt

~>Dg<~ · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:54

get em for about 40 quid on 939 and a 3870xt would be better all round.3500 is a single core so i know which id go for.the diff betweeen he 3870xt and the 8800gt is not going to be that much .

Greebo · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:55

Madmac said:
Don't think you can get a cheap dual core on a skt 939

But defo go with the 8800gt

if you hunt around you can get a 4200+ x2 for about £25-£30.

That and a 8800GT would be a big step up.

8800GT is £78.96

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...Force 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Expre

I went from a 3200+ and 8800GTS 320Mb to a dual core 4200+ and a 8800GT and the difference was amazing.

Windows so much quicker with a dual core.

Flight71 · 26 Aug 2008 at 14:14

Greebo said:
if you hunt around you can get a 4200+ x2 for about £25-£30.

That and a 8800GT would be a big step up.

8800GT is £78.96

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...Force 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Expre

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Why would he want a **B** grade when he can get new and save £2? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...T 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

psychas · 26 Aug 2008 at 14:16

depends what rez u on

Greebo · 26 Aug 2008 at 14:19

Flight71 said:
Why would he want a **B** grade when he can get new and save £2? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...T 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Sorry, didn't spot it was b grade and you're quite right

Madmac · 26 Aug 2008 at 15:02

Greebo said:
if you hunt around you can get a 4200+ x2 for about £25-£30.
That and a 8800GT would be a big step up.

8800GT is £78.96

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...Force 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Expre

I went from a 3200+ and 8800GTS 320Mb to a dual core 4200+ and a 8800GT and the difference was amazing.

Windows so much quicker with a dual core.

Where please let me know

TheRealDeal · 26 Aug 2008 at 15:29

Google is your friend its against the rules to tell you where to go find them as you can not type any competitors names in the forums.

Greebo · 26 Aug 2008 at 17:02

Madmac said:
Where please let me know

Once u have posted 250 times and been on here 90 days you will gain access to MM

pastymuncher · 26 Aug 2008 at 18:47

What motherboard do you have? Are you sure it's pci-e and not agp?

Drambuie · 27 Aug 2008 at 08:29

Blimey loads more replies - thanks!

Mobo is an Asus P5Ne I think! Had it a good few years, not got the paperwork here as moved recently so lots of stuff in storage. Defo PCI-e anyway.

The CPU route is interesting but want to upgrade system fully sometime in nearish future (3-6 months) so just want a temp boost to play newer titles. Also don't want to go down that route, reinstall xp etc if I can avoid it. Have had nightmares changing components in the past so want to try avoiding a rebuild - especially as my xp install seems rather temperamental at times.

Thanks all though - much appreciated feedback.

Kyo Daikun · 27 Aug 2008 at 08:33

When you do the full upgrade try and wait till intels nehalem is out to get the brand new processors, it will be expensive but worth it I think