Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2?

BlackSun · 06-18-08, 10:48 PM

To a 280...

Just curious if it was worth doing...

06-19-08, 07:38 AM

9800gx2 doesn't have multi monitor support?

Amuro · 06-19-08, 07:42 AM

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** · 06-19-08, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

yap

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

Amuro · 06-19-08, 08:00 AM

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

civil threat · 06-19-08, 11:53 AM

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.

Maverickman · 06-19-08, 03:22 PM

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 · 06-19-08, 03:38 PM

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

E30325i 2.7 · 06-21-08, 04:13 AM

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 · 06-21-08, 10:05 AM

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 · 06-21-08, 01:02 PM

Yup upgrading: screw the 9800gx2

Maverickman · 06-22-08, 08:35 AM

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!

06-18-08, 10:48 PM	#1
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06-19-08, 07:38 AM	#2
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06-19-08, 07:42 AM	#3
Amuro Newtype Ace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,206	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? Yes, upgraded. The GTX280 is much smoother. But now come to think of it, maybe should have waited for the 4870/x2 results first. __________________ Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80 Black \| Intel Core i7-3960X @4.3Ghz \| Asus Rampage IV Extreme \| G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4 x 4GB @1866Mhz CL9 \|eVGA GTX 690 Hydro Copper \| Cruscial M4 512GB SATA III SSD \| WD VelociRaptor 300GB \| Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB \| Pioneer BDR-205BK 12x Blu-ray Burner \| Creative x-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card \| Corsair A1200 1200W PSU Water cooled by Koolance ERM-3K3UC Cooling System

06-19-08, 08:00 AM	#5
Amuro Newtype Ace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,206	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? Yeah, I heard it's August too, after 4870's release in July. __________________ Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80 Black \| Intel Core i7-3960X @4.3Ghz \| Asus Rampage IV Extreme \| G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4 x 4GB @1866Mhz CL9 \|eVGA GTX 690 Hydro Copper \| Cruscial M4 512GB SATA III SSD \| WD VelociRaptor 300GB \| Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB \| Pioneer BDR-205BK 12x Blu-ray Burner \| Creative x-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card \| Corsair A1200 1200W PSU Water cooled by Koolance ERM-3K3UC Cooling System

06-19-08, 11:53 AM	#6
civil threat Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 8	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? 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.

06-19-08, 03:22 PM	#7
Maverickman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 524	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? 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. __________________ Core i7 3770 @ 3.4GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Superclocked 1TB Seagate HDD 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 16X DVD-RW drive Gateway 24-inch 108p monitor Gateway speakers

06-19-08, 03:38 PM	#8
Uberpwnage Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 898	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? 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 __________________ Core i7 980x @ 4.4GHz - EK Supreme HF - BlackIce GTX 360 - MCP655 - Rampage II Extreme BIOS 1639 - EVGA GTX 480 SLI - Corsair Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 2 x 1TB Samsung F1 RAID 0 - Plextor PX-880SA DVD Burner - Dell 3008WFP - Silverstone Zeus 1200w PSU - Lian Li PC-P80 - Razer Mamba - Logitech G15 v2 Windows 7 x64, 3DMark06:30000, 3DMark Vantage: P38000 Eurocom M860TU: X9100 - 9800M GT - 2x2GB OCZ DDR3 1333 - 320GB 7200rpm - 15.4in 1920x1200

06-21-08, 04:13 AM	#9
E30325i 2.7 BMW E46 330I Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Danmark Posts: 102	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? 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. __________________ Intel i7 920 4.2GHZ Wattercooled. 2x GTX285 SLI @720/2450/1500Wattercooled. Asus Rampage Extreme ll X58. PCI Express X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series. 6GB OCZ 1600Mhz Ram. 2x OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD. .3xSamsung F1 1TB All in A Lian li Tyr PC-X2000 Chassi. Logitech diNovo Edge keybord MX Revolution mouse and Z-5500 Digital 5.1 speakers Corsair HX-1000W PSU Samsung 244T 24"

06-21-08, 10:05 AM	#10
ZEROCOOL101 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: G-town, WI Posts: 196	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? 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. __________________ i7 970 @ 4.0 on H70 \| EVGA GTX 690 \| EVGA X58 Classified3 770 \| 12gb Mushkin RedLine DDR3 Triple Channel \| Corsair AX1200 \| 2 x Samsung 830 256gb ssd (Raid 0) + 2tb Samsung (storage) \| Dell U3011 \| Klipsch 5.1 Ultra's \| Silverstone FT02 \| PS3 Network and XBL (Waxville)

06-21-08, 01:02 PM	#11
DeusGear Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 575	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? Yup upgrading: screw the 9800gx2 __________________ Abit ip35 pro q6600 3.6 MSI N480GTX 8gb G.Skill Win7

06-22-08, 08:35 AM	#12
Maverickman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 524	Re: Anyone upgrade from a 9800GX2? 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! __________________ Core i7 3770 @ 3.4GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Superclocked 1TB Seagate HDD 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 16X DVD-RW drive Gateway 24-inch 108p monitor Gateway speakers

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