GFX Advice

[G0ggy]

A bit of advice pls technically savvy people, I currently have a nVidia 8800GTX 768MB (not sure of the other specs) would this card:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=56&subcat=922

Give me a big improvement?

Cheers.

[Stormy{CAN}]

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Hmm let's see, you already have the second best card available today and you want to replace it with the 4th or 5th best.

[G0ggy]

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Really? I thought these new ATI ones were the dogs danglies?

[megawhompertoo]

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No. Two of them would, but then you'd need a 1.5hp psu (no reason to waste digits on watts anymore), and a different motherboard for mysterious reasons (one pci-e x16 is the same as the next, but some are *Crossfire!* and some are *SLI!*, and almost nary the twain will meet). Not that you should get anything I've just offered.

That gtx is top of the line; save your money until you play a game that boggs (Crysis and Oblivion at very high res) and then buy another one if you've got more money than you know what to do with.

Yeesh.

edit: just fyi, in case you weren't aware--you can buy (may already have) a motherboard that will let you plug in two ~twin graphics cards, and that will come close to doubling your framerate under ideal circumstances. you may need more power, though.

[G0ggy]

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Ah ok, this conversation came about, generally, because I tried the Crysis demo and was dissapointed how much I had to crank down the GFX to make it run smooth...

[megawhompertoo]

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Ah ok, this conversation came about, generally, because I tried the Crysis demo and was dissapointed how much I had to crank down the GFX to make it run smooth...

what resolution? nvidia hasn't released drivers specific for crysis yet. wait until after retail launch and the first round of drivers/known issues to be issued. bet they fix alot of bogg unless you're running @ something =/> 1600x1200.

[Sike]

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Hmm let's see, you already have the second best card available today and you want to replace it with the 4th or 5th best.

second best, i thought it was the number 1 best card??

[jesus]

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second best, i thought it was the number 1 best card??

no, the first best would be the Ultra

[G0ggy]

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Ok I'll bin that idea then...

Dammit, wish I knew more about what's inside these bloody things! I just looked at the higher figures.

[Stormy{CAN}]

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http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/DirectX10-Geforce-Radeon,review-29666.html

what resolution? nvidia hasn't released drivers specific for crysis yet. wait until after retail launch and the first round of drivers/known issues to be issued. bet they fix alot of bogg unless you're running @ something =/> 1600x1200.

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html

new yesterday.

Oh and what Crysis demo? That hasn't been released yet,

http://www.crysisdemo.com/

unless you're referring to the MP demo.

[camper.]

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no, the first best would be the Ultra

Same thing.