Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt?

johnno · 01-04-10, 12:31 PM

Hi, I was just wondering if it would be worth upgrading from a 8800gt to a BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 55 896MB? I would like to get another year or two from my AMD Athlon 64 X2,6000+. I'm gaming on a 19" @ 1440 x 900.

Games I've got to play are GTA4 and Crysis and lots of TF2. And also new ones.

Thanks

Johnny C · 01-04-10, 01:25 PM

What's your budget? How much is the GTX260?

johnno · 01-04-10, 01:52 PM

It's £145, which doesn't seem to bad. I just happened to see one left in store earlier today. The added bonus also from getting it from a shop is that the missus won't see it arrive in the post

**ATOJAR** · 01-04-10, 02:07 PM

I went from a 8800GT to my current 260, Its a great card and sitll going strong.

At that res its should do you fine for a long time imo, Im gaming every game i own at 1920x1200 with my 260 and all runs fine.

johnno · 01-04-10, 02:32 PM

Do you think at 1440 x 900 the 260 is overkill for my cpu?

Drolfrawd · 01-04-10, 02:35 PM

Get the 260
/thread

**bob saget** · 01-04-10, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnno

Do you think at 1440 x 900 the 260 is overkill for my cpu?

maybe a bit, but not a big deal at all. The 260 is an amazing card.

johnno · 01-04-10, 02:56 PM

Thanks for your comments, I appreciate your input, but what about what this geezer says:

"Heya,

In short, no.

In length:

Your resolution is what is keeping you from gaining any real advantage by getting something faster than the 8800GT. Your CPU will be the bottleneck on a newer GPU at the resolution of 1440x900. You basically won't see a significant difference for the expense of this upgrade. If you were playing at 1920x1080 with AA enabled, then yes, the GTX260 would show an improvement in newer games. At this point you would be better off upgrading your display to something much larger with a larger capable resolution. Then worry about CPU/GPU. As it is, the 8800GT is powerful for that resolution; even for Crysis (and I've played Crysis & Warhead on an AMD5000+ with an 8800GT at 1650x1080, so 1440x900 is definitely playable at mainstream settings). Every other game will still bow down to the 8800GT at that resolution. Even today's new games. The 8800GT plays a lot of new games at 1920x1080 perfectly fine (Batman ArkAsylum, Prototype, DragonAgeOrigin, GTAIV, etc). You'll probably see more of an improvement from a new CPU (higher clock) and a mild overclock on your 8800GT. Then, get yourself a higher resolution display.

I'd spend the upgrade money on a nicer display first."

I don't plan on upgrading anything else on this old rig.
AMD 6000+ X2
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Asus M2N-E
BFG GEFORCE 8800 GT 512MB
X-Fi Xtreme Music
2 x 512 MB Corsair XMS2 6400
2 x 1024 MB Corsair XMS2 6400

**XDanger** · 01-04-10, 03:11 PM

Get a CRT for cheap

nV`andrew · 01-04-10, 05:35 PM

Why not wait for the next gen nvidia cards? My 8800GT plays pretty much every game on high at 1680x1050, so there's no point in it for me. I'm waiting a couple months, especially since i just ordered a 1920x1200 monitor.

Johnny C · 01-04-10, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnno

It's £145, which doesn't seem to bad. I just happened to see one left in store earlier today. The added bonus also from getting it from a shop is that the missus won't see it arrive in the post

ATI 5770 1gb costs less, has similar performance and is DX11 Compatible while using less power than the 260..

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sq=5770...1&subsearch=Go

Intel17 · 01-04-10, 08:38 PM

I don't know why you want to upgrade from the 8800gt. I had a similar choice and instead chose to just buy lots of games to enjoy on my current rig.

At that res, the 8800gt is great. For me, it runs everything maxed out ('cept Crysis, but it's still amazing at high).

01-04-10, 12:31 PM	#1
johnno Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5	Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? Hi, I was just wondering if it would be worth upgrading from a 8800gt to a BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 55 896MB? I would like to get another year or two from my AMD Athlon 64 X2,6000+. I'm gaming on a 19" @ 1440 x 900. Games I've got to play are GTA4 and Crysis and lots of TF2. And also new ones. Thanks

01-04-10, 01:25 PM	#2
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01-04-10, 01:52 PM	#3
johnno Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? It's £145, which doesn't seem to bad. I just happened to see one left in store earlier today. The added bonus also from getting it from a shop is that the missus won't see it arrive in the post

01-04-10, 02:07 PM	#4
ATOJAR Bish Bash Bosh Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, England. Posts: 2,751	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? I went from a 8800GT to my current 260, Its a great card and sitll going strong. At that res its should do you fine for a long time imo, Im gaming every game i own at 1920x1200 with my 260 and all runs fine. __________________ Intel i7 920 D0@3.6GHz(Ultra-120 eXtreme) - ASUS P6T iX58 - 6GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3@1376MHz - Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer - Corsair 120GB Force 3 SSD(Win7/apps) - Seagate Barracuda SATA II 500GB(storage/games) - LG W2452T 24" LCD 1920x1200 Monitor - Gainward GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB - Windows 7 Ultimate X64 - Corsair 750W TX PSU - Antec 900 Case - Logitech G500 Mouse - Logitech G15 v2 Keyboard.

01-04-10, 02:32 PM	#5
johnno Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? Do you think at 1440 x 900 the 260 is overkill for my cpu?

01-04-10, 02:35 PM	#6
Drolfrawd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,787	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? Get the 260 /thread

01-04-10, 02:56 PM	#8
johnno Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? Thanks for your comments, I appreciate your input, but what about what this geezer says: "Heya, In short, no. In length: Your resolution is what is keeping you from gaining any real advantage by getting something faster than the 8800GT. Your CPU will be the bottleneck on a newer GPU at the resolution of 1440x900. You basically won't see a significant difference for the expense of this upgrade. If you were playing at 1920x1080 with AA enabled, then yes, the GTX260 would show an improvement in newer games. At this point you would be better off upgrading your display to something much larger with a larger capable resolution. Then worry about CPU/GPU. As it is, the 8800GT is powerful for that resolution; even for Crysis (and I've played Crysis & Warhead on an AMD5000+ with an 8800GT at 1650x1080, so 1440x900 is definitely playable at mainstream settings). Every other game will still bow down to the 8800GT at that resolution. Even today's new games. The 8800GT plays a lot of new games at 1920x1080 perfectly fine (Batman ArkAsylum, Prototype, DragonAgeOrigin, GTAIV, etc). You'll probably see more of an improvement from a new CPU (higher clock) and a mild overclock on your 8800GT. Then, get yourself a higher resolution display. I'd spend the upgrade money on a nicer display first." I don't plan on upgrading anything else on this old rig. AMD 6000+ X2 Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Asus M2N-E BFG GEFORCE 8800 GT 512MB X-Fi Xtreme Music 2 x 512 MB Corsair XMS2 6400 2 x 1024 MB Corsair XMS2 6400

01-04-10, 03:11 PM	#9
XDanger Whaaat? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,674	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? Get a CRT for cheap __________________ 2500K 4.4ghz,P8P67Pro,120gb Force3, 12gb Vengeance,HD6950,TX850v2,W7HP,LaCie Blue 22" crt COMMODORE 64 Silver Label 1Mhz/128D 4Mhz(Z80)

01-04-10, 05:35 PM	#10
nV`andrew Akrynym Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 2,351	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? Why not wait for the next gen nvidia cards? My 8800GT plays pretty much every game on high at 1680x1050, so there's no point in it for me. I'm waiting a couple months, especially since i just ordered a 1920x1200 monitor. __________________ Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P \|\| Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 w/ Zalman CNPS9500 HSF \|\| Kingston HyperX SLi Certified [4x1GB] DDR2-1066 \|\| eVGA GeForce GTX460 SuperClocked Edition \|\| 2x Seagate 120GB[240GB] Barracuda SATA \|\| 1x Seagate 1000GB Storage OCZ GameXStream 700W \|\| X-Fi XtremeMusic \|\| Sennheiser HD555's \|\| Antec 900 \|\| Logitech MX518 \|\| Saitek Eclipse II Samsung 24" HDTV/LCD 1920x1200 \|\|

01-04-10, 08:38 PM	#12
Intel17 Is not an Intel fanboi Join Date: May 2004 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,368	Re: Upgrade to gtx260 from 8800gt? I don't know why you want to upgrade from the 8800gt. I had a similar choice and instead chose to just buy lots of games to enjoy on my current rig. At that res, the 8800gt is great. For me, it runs everything maxed out ('cept Crysis, but it's still amazing at high). __________________ Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition @ 4.00GHz, 2.94GHz uncore\| Corsair H60 \| ASUS P6X58D-E \| Zotac GTX 580 @ 872/1744/2145\|Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB (Games/Steam)\| Seagate 1.5TB (media/misc.) \|Seagate 1 TB (OS/Main) \| 24 GB G.Skill RipJaws X 1.5V DDR3-1333 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Sennheiser HD 202 Headset \| Dual Gigabit Realtek LAN \| Antec True Power Quattro 1200W \| Acer G235Hbmbd 23" LCD Display \| Logitech K320 Wireless Keyboard \| Logitech Performance MX Mouse