Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2?

[BlackSun]

To a 280...

Just curious if it was worth doing...

[slaWter]

Yes.
Multi-monitor support and better MIN frames are worth it.

[Bearclaw]

9800gx2 doesn't have multi monitor support?

[Amuro]

Yes, upgraded. The GTX280 is much smoother. But now come to think of it, maybe should have waited for the 4870/x2 results first.

[nekrosoft13]

Yes, upgraded. The GTX280 is much smoother. But now come to think of it, maybe should have waited for the 4870/x2 results first.

yap ;), or the big price drop on GTX 280 after 4780 results will be released

[slaWter]

9800gx2 doesn't have multi monitor support?

Not with SLI enabled.

Amuro, the new X2 is still a few weeks/months away, it's scheduled for August AFAIK.

[Amuro]

Yeah, I heard it's August too, after 4870's release in July.

[civil threat]

I'm going to do it. I still have 50 days left on my eVGA step up program, so I'm just waiting for the price to drop some. Don't know about the rest of you, but at 1920x1200 my GX2 micro stutters and it drives me crazy. Plus I have driver/game issues do to running dual GPU mode.

[slaWter]

Crysis is so smooth with the 280. Just played through the first level again and it was the best Crysis experience I had so far!

[Maverickman]

I agree that Crysis runs great on the GTX 280. The 1GB of RAM and 512-bit memory interface really come in handy. You won't experience those annoying lags or microstutters with the GTX 280. That alone makes the card worth the upgrade. Be aware that your FPS in many games may go down a bit, but your overall gameplay will be a LOT smoother.

[Uberpwnage]

Now that my GX2 is on it's way to EVGA, I'm surprised at how smooth the 8800 GTX feels in Crysis even at lower fps. Little late to the party I guess, everyone's been saying how great the 8800 GTX remains for the past couple months. This is making me even more excited about the 280, smoothness like this + GX2-like fps :D

[E30325i 2.7]

I just did it, bought a GTX280 i was very skeptic about it if it would be better then my GX2.
IT IS MUSH BETTER!!!! its amazing that there can be that big difference in real life gaming, no more SLI for me. it just runs so much smother in every game.
280GTX runs not nearly as hot, my Asus ENGTX280 idels at 39c and is 64c running 3D Mark Vantage.

[ZEROCOOL101]

My GX2 just got delivered to EVGA for step up to a 280. I will have it early next week. Shall be a SWEET card. :)

[DeusGear]

Yup upgrading: screw the 9800gx2

[Maverickman]

The gameplay experience is one thing a lot of reviewers fail to consider. Many of them evaluate a card almost solely on benchmark results. If you do that with the GTX 280, the card will disappoint. If you actually use the card, you'll be very pleased with the performance. No more stuttering in games like Crysis and COD4!!! That's reason enough alone to upgrade from a 9800 GX2!

[pizzaguy]

I just did it, bought a GTX280 i was very skeptic about it if it would be better then my GX2.
IT IS MUSH BETTER!!!! its amazing that there can be that big difference in real life gaming, no more SLI for me. it just runs so much smother in every game.
280GTX runs not nearly as hot, my Asus ENGTX280 idels at 39c and is 64c running 3D Mark Vantage.

Told you so. Teheeehee.

[BlackSun]

Thanks for all the replies. I am ordering a 280 now. :captnkill:

Anyone looking for a GX2? LOL

[Roliath]

I'm going from a Gx2 to a 260, and I can't be any happier.

I'll eventually step-up to a 280 when the prices drop (hopefully in 90ish days!).

It may be a downgrade, but right now i rather have a single gpu solution.

[LBJM]

I've done the step up from a gx2 to a 280.. mine will be here monday.

[grimreefer]

not worth it unless u get multiple gtx 280/260 for sli imo

[Amuro]

It's worth it. With quad SLI and Crysis @1920x very high DX10, as soon as I turn on AA, frame rates would drop to single digits, completely unplayable. With two GTX 280s, same setting but with 2xAA and vsync on, framerates stays above 30 almost constantly. Huge difference in terms of gameplay smoothness.

[DeusGear]

Shipped off my 9800gx2 today.

[arioch21]

Shipped off my 9800gx2 today.

same here. :)

[lee63]

It's worth it. With quad SLI and Crysis @1920x very high DX10, as soon as I turn on AA, frame rates would drop to single digits, completely unplayable. With two GTX 280s, same setting but with 2xAA and vsync on, framerates stays above 30 almost constantly. Huge difference in terms of gameplay smoothness.Cool, I'm looking forward to getting my 2nd GTX280 (nana2)

[Bearclaw]

Does the GTX 260/280 support multiple monitors while in SLI?