upgrade from a 8800gt

[disruptfam]

looking to upgrade from a 8800gt.

4850 $229aud,4870$??? or 9800gtx+ $??? whats my best bet?
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[Nasgul]

I'd say neither. Just overclock to the max and save the cash.

Personally I don't see any point in your choices but if you must want to spend the money? Go with the 9800GTX+......which the + means almost nothing. As it is, my GTX OCs to 800/2300, pretty good considering that the 770mhz card cost about $60 more, but I always end up getting the vanilla version and then I proceed to squeeze all the meghurtz (spelled with an U) possible and save the money.

Shrink die size wouldn't matter except for maybe 10W of less power I guess, but so far, no reason in changing that GT I see (Yoda flash).

[Budwise]

im in the same boat, but I dont see anything worth upgrading to quite yet. I'd hold off and just overclock the piss out of it.

[disruptfam]

kk cheers guys i'll wait for the time being

[imapwnu]

whaa? it looks like you have an 8800GTX in your sig rig? whats going on?

[disruptfam]

yeah i have 8800gtx sli in my sig rig.

I'm talking about the 8800gt in my lan rig.

The 4850 owns both these cards And is cheaper than a 8800gt in aus!!!

Thats why i was thinking of swapping out the gt for the 4850 :)

[Vivi2]

hey man, i think you might aswel keep your 8800gt and OC it abit. No one wants to buy a 88gt right now, so you wont get much for it, and the 4850 is weaker than the 8800gt in SOME games, so you might see a little decrease if you play the right games.

PLus they said the 4850 is not a hot overclocker
if you want to UPgrade, upgrade to something better, like 4870 - gtx 260

[disruptfam]

hey man, i think you might aswel keep your 8800gt and OC it abit. No one wants to buy a 88gt right now, so you wont get much for it, and the 4850 is weaker than the 8800gt in SOME games, so you might see a little decrease if you play the right games.

PLus they said the 4850 is not a hot overclocker
if you want to UPgrade, upgrade to something better, like 4870 - gtx 260

I was offered $220aud for my gt

4850 = $226

But what you say is correct and the 4850 losed to the 8800gt in some games then i will keep it.Its just all the reviews i've read the 4850 beating 9800gtx 8800gtx and 8800gt in most games.

cheers

[xMrBunglex]

the 4850 is definitely faster than an 8800GT. if it will only cost you $6, i'd get it. nobody has hit the 4850's OC wall yet either, which is a really good thing.

[disruptfam]

i sold my 8800gt,

Currenty using a old 6600gt :)

After seeing what the 4870 can do i'm really leaning 2wards getting one.

opinions?

[systemviper]

I always love getting new hardware, and if there close, what not go for it,
it has already proven that is is a good card.
what board do you have, can you upgrade to crossfire or SLI


regards
steve

[Spoudazo]

Still happy with my 8800gt. Only game I play I need more performance is Crysis, but the results from the new cards aren't enough yet either, so back to waiting. :)

[disruptfam]

I always love getting new hardware, and if there close, what not go for it,
it has already proven that is is a good card.
what board do you have, can you upgrade to crossfire or SLI


regards
steve

dfi x48 tr2 :)

[xMrBunglex]

i know the 4870's are $100 more than the 4850's, but i just couldn't resist. i have two on the way.

[Maverick7]

Definitely the 4870

[disruptfam]

yeah i think i found my combo :)

E8400 @ 4ghz

DFI LP Jr P45 T3RS DDR3 CrossFire Micro ATX Motherboard

http://www.motherboardpro.com/images/P/DFI-LP-Jr.-P45-T3R.jpg

G.skill F3-12800CL7D-2GBHZ dual channel 2*1GB

http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/images/MidImage/37140034.jpg

Radeon HD 4870, RV770 XT 55nm 1GB due 2008 July,8th x 2 for crossfire

http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/ProductDetail/tabid/104/ProductCode/GC48501G/Default.aspx

Would @ e8400 @ 4ghz be enough to release any bottleneck on the cards?