*WARNING I GET A LITTLE LONG WINDED*
I'm just curious if this is a worthwhile upgrade.
I've had the 2900 Pro since it came out...Early adopter(first time)
Paid 292 and change.
Finally upgraded to Vista64(with my last upgrade, played Crysis and the performance was abysmal 14-17fps fully patched Settings maxed No AA 1280x960 DX10. Haven't played again....lol
I also play FFOW, with all other UE3 games I get ~60fps, FFOW= 40max. I play others but they are old enough that performance isnt an issue.
I was browsing Newegg like i usually do checking prices when i came across an MSI 8800GTS 512 OC(Retail New) for $229 that also has a $30 rebate(not really worried about that). total with shipping is $237.25
I also just RMA'd my 7900GT KO to EVGA, ive been reading their forums for a while now and all the recent RMA's for them have been replaced with 320MB GTS'
So one of those cards is going with my old CPU/MB/RAM to a friend for his fathers computer. <-That pays/paid for most of my new stuff that replaces it.
I also have a friend i can sell my other card to for 150.
So i am able to upgrade my Video card for $80
So all that considered is it a good upgrade?
Off Topic mostly but also part of my reason for upgrading.
I must also confess, a group of my friends have a Top 10 Computer list on our Forums.
I am currently sitting @ #4, We have been using 3DMark06 as a guide, and yes i know it doesnt reflect real world performance, but its the easiest way to measure currently. All tests done using default settings.
#1
E6600 overclocked to 3Ghz 4GB-DDR2-800 2X 8800GTS-320MB in SLI 3DMark06 12199
#2
E6750 overclocked to 3Ghz 6GB-DDR2-1066 8800GTX-768MB 3DMark06 11445
#3
E2160 3.0Ghz 4GB-DDR2-800 8800GT 512MB 3DMark06 11025
#4 ME
E2160 3.2Ghz 4GB-DDR2-854 HD2900PRO-512MB(512bit) 3DMark06 10793
#5
E2160 3.2Ghz 4GB-DDR2-857 HD2900PRO-512MB(256bit) 3DMark06 10454
I'm looking to move up a few spots...Hopefully #2 atleast.
Sure none of them are beasts, but my friend seems to live vicariously through tweaking other peoples computers, trying to push me further down the list...all because I beat him he's #5 I was in #2 till he had to overclock one guys video card, then he talked another into SLI.
Enough Rambling....
I'm just curious if this is a worthwhile upgrade.
I've had the 2900 Pro since it came out...Early adopter(first time)
Paid 292 and change.
Finally upgraded to Vista64(with my last upgrade, played Crysis and the performance was abysmal 14-17fps fully patched Settings maxed No AA 1280x960 DX10. Haven't played again....lol
I also play FFOW, with all other UE3 games I get ~60fps, FFOW= 40max. I play others but they are old enough that performance isnt an issue.
I was browsing Newegg like i usually do checking prices when i came across an MSI 8800GTS 512 OC(Retail New) for $229 that also has a $30 rebate(not really worried about that). total with shipping is $237.25
I also just RMA'd my 7900GT KO to EVGA, ive been reading their forums for a while now and all the recent RMA's for them have been replaced with 320MB GTS'
So one of those cards is going with my old CPU/MB/RAM to a friend for his fathers computer. <-That pays/paid for most of my new stuff that replaces it.
I also have a friend i can sell my other card to for 150.
So i am able to upgrade my Video card for $80
So all that considered is it a good upgrade?
Off Topic mostly but also part of my reason for upgrading.
I must also confess, a group of my friends have a Top 10 Computer list on our Forums.
I am currently sitting @ #4, We have been using 3DMark06 as a guide, and yes i know it doesnt reflect real world performance, but its the easiest way to measure currently. All tests done using default settings.
#1
E6600 overclocked to 3Ghz 4GB-DDR2-800 2X 8800GTS-320MB in SLI 3DMark06 12199
#2
E6750 overclocked to 3Ghz 6GB-DDR2-1066 8800GTX-768MB 3DMark06 11445
#3
E2160 3.0Ghz 4GB-DDR2-800 8800GT 512MB 3DMark06 11025
#4 ME
E2160 3.2Ghz 4GB-DDR2-854 HD2900PRO-512MB(512bit) 3DMark06 10793
#5
E2160 3.2Ghz 4GB-DDR2-857 HD2900PRO-512MB(256bit) 3DMark06 10454
I'm looking to move up a few spots...Hopefully #2 atleast.
Sure none of them are beasts, but my friend seems to live vicariously through tweaking other peoples computers, trying to push me further down the list...all because I beat him he's #5 I was in #2 till he had to overclock one guys video card, then he talked another into SLI.
Enough Rambling....