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afrobacon   03-27-2008 at 02:55:32 AM

ok i finally broke down and decided to upgrade, i have roughly $200 to spare; that doesnt mean i have to spend every penny, i just want something that will keep up for the next year or so.

im currently using an sli board, so i guess i could sli my 6800XT... or not

this is what i came up with thus far
MSI OC 9600GT - 144.99 after rebate
EVGA 8800 GTS - 159.99 after rebate
MSI OC 3870 - 164.99 after rebate

any suggestions? comments? questions?


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marvelous211   03-27-2008 at 03:16:11 AM
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8800gt>3870>9600gt>8800gs>3850>=G80gts 320meg

 

If you have $200 you should go with 8800gt. I personally think 9600gt is over rated because people see it perform slightly faster than 3870 with filters with current crop of games but when more shader are used it will crumble just like Geforce 7 series did. Not that it's a bad card or anything. I'm talking about longevity here.

 

If you want your card to last I would opt for 8800gt then followed by 3870 then 3850 512meg than a 9600gt or 8800gs.


Message edited by marvelous211 on 03-27-2008 at 03:19:37 AM
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HoustonSerenity   03-27-2008 at 03:16:19 AM
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use this pro=mo code at the egg for 20 more bucks off the msi 9600
MS96GT512C

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marvelous211   03-27-2008 at 03:17:26 AM
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rolli59 wrote :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130332 110 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127328 120 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130318 165 after rebate and best of the lot but all of them is a huge upgrade from your 6800xt



I wouldn't even go with G80GTS 320meg anymore. 8800gs can easily outpace it.

------------------------------ Asus P5B vanilla with E6300 B2 stepping @ 3.5
4 gigs Gskill
8800GTS 756/1836/1037
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ew-benches
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unatommer   03-27-2008 at 03:23:27 AM
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I would go for the 8800GT, which can be found for $200 now. You'll see better performance out of one of these than SLI'd 6800's for sure. Not to mention SLI only performs well in some games, but not others - where as the single card will give solid performance in any game.
The 3870 is also a solid card that I can recommend for your price range.

The 9600 LOOKs good, but I think the newest upcoming games will show that it is in fact not as wicked as the benchmarks now seem - however still a solid card especially if you can get it for $144~ that I saw it on newegg for after rebate.

Best of luck!
-Tom

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pauldh   03-27-2008 at 03:48:57 AM
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The evga 8800GT is great for the price although I hate those single slot cooler. This one is worth $20 more IMO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127329

The iceQ HD3870 is attractive at it's new $170 no rebate price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161218


And really, for the money, the 9600GT and 8800GS are also very attractive capable cards. shoot, you could almost SLI 8800GS for $200.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130332

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afrobacon   03-27-2008 at 08:20:35 AM
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wow, thanks for the quick responses...

im definitely going with the 8800GT
i haven't quite decided between evga and the oc'd msi, but i also have about a week until my paycheck comes to decide.

again, thanks for all the useful info
-afrobacon

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spotless   03-27-2008 at 09:05:39 AM
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if you find good price buy the zotac amp version or HIS ICEQ for 3870.

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