A second 8800GTS 320MB OC or wait for better cards?

I need a little help.

I have one 8800GTS 320MB, which struggles at 1680 x 1050 in some games.

I don't know what to do about it though.

But I just spent ~£2000 on a computer that I wanted to rip any game apart.

slightly disappointed that I didn't spend the extra £20 for the 640MB version now.

you spent £2000 on a computer and got a 8800 320mb card?!??!?!!

8800GTX or u may want to wait

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Originally I was going to buy a 7900 or something, because I thought DX10 cards were a waste of money at the moment.

But I got tempted by the 8800 series a day or two before I ordered my stuff.

Prices (For those interested):
Q6600 £350
GeForce 8800GTS £210
Corsair 4GB £187
Enermax Galaxy 1000W £200
Antec 900 Case £70
Western digital raptor x 2 £300
22" Monitor £211
Creative X-Fi 7.1 sound card £50
2 x DVD-RW £17
Intel Bad Axe 2 Mobo £150
Windows Vista Ultimate £110
Microsoft Office £100

£1974
+ some stuff I bought but didn't use (RAM cooler, CPU cooler (Stock was enough), a SSCI Hard drive)

Don't get a second GTS, sell your current card, add the money you were going to pay for another GTS, and get a GTX/Ultra, or wait for G92.

Very nice idea.

How much you reckon a 8800GTS 320MB OC2 would be worth with a month of use?

man, its the hardrives that cost you the gtx

Too bad he didn't ask before buying, I'm sure somebody would have told him

sorry man but that is not a cost-effective build

you are much better off saving on the hdd, and the ram and psu and getting a gtx
sorry i know its too late, but just for future reference you should ask some of the guys here they know their ****

HDD RAM and PSU are top of the line products.

With any luck, I won't need to upgrade them for a good while.

Also, I didn't start out with the intention of getting a GTX, I wanted to steer well clear of the 8 series cards, but things changed.

Those are top of the line, but really. That PSU is $330 on Newegg. You could get a very decent one for about half that price. And for the hard drives, the Raptors are very nice for the speed, but two of them is almost a waste. If you really wanted more space, it would have been smarter to get the Raptor and then another, bigger 7200rpm drive. It would have saved a few dollars. The RAM, I don't really see as such a big deal. Eventually, 4 gigs will be needed. But you have to realize that by then, there may be new standards (DDR3). 2 gigs is pretty good though for now.

Still, you do have a very nice computer. It should be good with things for a long while. But still, you could have spent the money a little more wisely.

And don't forget, the videocard is the most important component to a gaming computer. I realize that you wanted to stay away from the 8800s, get a 7900 and get a G92 (I'm assuming) but using the same logic, you could get an 8800gtx and then when the get the card that comes after the G92. The 8800gtx should play games very well for a while.

Back to the main question, I would suggest just waiting and getting the G92, especially since the 8800gts is a very nice card.

Why don't you put those coolers in and do some overclocking and tweaking. You should be able to squeeze some more performance out of your rig and then you may find it acceptable to wait till the next generation of video cards, which should be out by the end of the year.