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Jedi940   10-26-2008 at 06:59:38 PM

I am considering upgrading from a 8800gts 320 to the GTX 260. My question is, since i have a p965 DS3 board with pice 1.0, will I loose any performance due to bandwidth?

------------------------------ GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) | e6600 @ 3.4 Ghz 425x8 @ 1.42v | Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme | 2GB Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 @ 850 Mhz | 2x160GB WD Raid 0 | 2x250GB Segate Raid 1 | evga 8800GTS 320mb 580/1840 | OCZ 700W PSU | 3dMark06 10346 @ 1280 X 1024
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geofelt   10-26-2008 at 07:04:39 PM
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Yes--- about 0.5%.

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Jedi940   10-26-2008 at 07:10:00 PM
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haha. I didn't think it would be. I am trying to find out how much bandwidth the card uses but the only specs i can find are about memory bandwidth.

------------------------------ GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) | e6600 @ 3.4 Ghz 425x8 @ 1.42v | Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme | 2GB Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 @ 850 Mhz | 2x160GB WD Raid 0 | 2x250GB Segate Raid 1 | evga 8800GTS 320mb 580/1840 | OCZ 700W PSU | 3dMark06 10346 @ 1280 X 1024
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xNEM3S1Sx   10-26-2008 at 07:19:39 PM
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For the most part, no card exceeds the PCI-e x16 1.0 bandwidth limitations, your more likely going to have issues with your processor and HDD limiting that card.

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Jedi940   10-26-2008 at 07:24:29 PM
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Well, my e6600 is overclocked to 3.4 and if necessary I can push it to 3.55. I also have to HD's in Raid 0 so hopefully, I'll be ok on all other fronts. I am also getting 2 more gigs of RAM. Also for your information, on newegg you can get a gtx 260 from EVGA for $215 after rebate PLUS Far Cry 2 PLUS 3dMark vantage advanced edition. Not a bad deal at all. The price is only good this weekend. Then it goes back up $30.

------------------------------ GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) | e6600 @ 3.4 Ghz 425x8 @ 1.42v | Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme | 2GB Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 @ 850 Mhz | 2x160GB WD Raid 0 | 2x250GB Segate Raid 1 | evga 8800GTS 320mb 580/1840 | OCZ 700W PSU | 3dMark06 10346 @ 1280 X 1024
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