So whos upgrading to the 9900 GTX and from what?

Im going from a 8800 GTS 640 mb to one, just wanted to see what everyone else has who is thinking of moving to the 9900 and passed on the 9800 series and what kind of performance bump you think there will be from what you have now. I'm also upgrading to a E8600 and 780i Mb with the 9900 so I should see a big jump. Thanks for all your input.

I might do a step up come sept, but i'm going with sli 8800 gt for now

I'd like to see if nvidia has a "gt/gts" style mainstream card in their new line up - I don't think I would bother with a 600$ monster like 9800gx2 if i can get 2x that will outperform it for less cost on 2 slots.


dual 600$ video arrays aren't really ideal to me either =S


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speculation point : It /would/ be nice to see a high end single slot solution that did outperform the 8800 ultra/gtx in all scenarios though

Yeah, I'm going from a 640 GTS to the 280 GTX (9900 GTX), should be nice, though I've have to wait till the end of the year though.

You said you were upgrading to the E8600 (3.33 Ghz right?) Any idea by what date this processor will be available. I have read that it will be priced same as the current E8500.

Q3 08 is all we know.

I think I'll be upgrading from my trusty 8800 GTS 640 which has proved to be excellent value - had since just after launch.

This time though, I'll be looking more at performance v cost rather than just raw performance, and which card can effectively run the best at 1920 x 1200 with some AA on. On early rumours, I'm leaning towards the ATI solution, and I haven't had an ATI since my 9800 Pro.

An X2 version would be nice, however I'm not going to dive in straight after launch, as there seems to be an absolute dearth of decent games out for the PC at present.

On the topic title, I wouldn't be certain at all that the GT200 will maintain the existing naming convention - I highly doubt it will be branded 9800GTX.

I have 2 9800GTX's in SLI, and will either step up (via EVGA) with both to 2x260's or sell one and Step Up with the other to the 280. What do you guys think? (other than I was a tool for getting 9800GTX, I know that already!)

Yeah I am leaning towards that choice. The other factor is that, though SLI has improved immensely since its introduction, and is probably more justifiable than ever, there are still issues (I'm dealing with an annoying ET:QW 9 series SLI bug that's capping me around 30FPS - lame!). I think migrating back to single card may be the way to go.

Hmmmmnnnn i love my 8800GT...i'd upgrade maybe in December to prolly 4870X2 (or whichever fastest card avail out there for ~$250)

I doubt the 4870x2 will be $250 by then. You might be able to find a 3870x2 for that price, or the better 4870. Next time around, I'm more likely to just get a 4870 and avoid issues with games that don't like Crossfire and act like I have a single GPU.

Nvidia doesnt fit two cores on a PCB like ATI does, it just does a mini-sli with two cards to fit it in one slot. Two cores, Two PCBs.

Theres no chance the 4870 would be $250 by Dec...or ever... i might sell off my 8800GT and pay $250 more (max) for the new card.

I am upgrading my system, complete overhaul, as far as the video card goes though, I run a radeon sapphire 9600pro @ 576MHz overclocked it to get another year out of it.

I think I will get the 280 or maybe the 4870x2 if I decide to get that spider edition pc-p80R lian-li case for $700......still consider the retail mid tower though...ahhh decisions!

^ Thats why I'm not upgrading from a great video card like the 8800 GT, GTS G92, GTX, 9800 GTX, GX2, or 3870 X2, if you have one of those or more than one you don't need to spend $600-$700 on something that most likely will still not perform like a "Next generation" card should.

It's doubtful for me I'll be replacing my SLI 8800GT setup. We shall have to see performance and pricing though from both green and red. Dual GTX260 someday if priced right is a possibility, but nothing more at this time.

What about PSU?

Since I'm already running SLI 8800GT's, I decided to skip the 9800 series entirely, because I am already hitting 18,900+ with my rig in 3dMark06.

I think I may just wait around until the Nvidia Geforce 10000GTX XT :Chuck Norris (makes you cry bloody tears) edition comes out.

Heres the specs(below);

8 Dual Core GPU's at 3Ghz( each)
with 4Gb of DDR10 video memory
built with a 10nm process
Requires 3000Watt powersupply (sold separately).
Single slot cooler design with a fan that spins at 5000 RPM's(Silently)
Has Wireless video output
PCI-Express ver. 20.0 (Operates at fiberoptic speeds)
and comes signed by Chuck Norris with a picture of him sweaty and covered in his enemies blood on the single slot cooler.

I have a GF 6800 Ultra. I will buy the new card if it can run Crysis's at 1920 1080 at highest settings. Well Ok maybe lower res than that, but it does have to be highest settings. I've been waiting a long time for the right card/game combination.