Upgrading 7950gx2 help

Hey guys ill start off with my system

7950gx2 1gb
Conroe core 2 duo e6600
4gbs ram
Fatality 650i fp-in9 mobo
22inch monitor at 1680x1050


Would it be worth it upgrade to a 8800gt? i just want to be able to play farcry2 and fallout3 on hi and currently my card is struggling to play everything on medium.

I dont want to waste my money cause im planning to do a whole system over hall in the 2009 q3 game release and i just want something to hold me till i get there cause i wasnt expecting my card to handle farcry and fallout so poorly. Also my mobo is kinda old and i know 8800gt are compatable but i dont know if anything else is...

Also if anyone can tell me why i can only find an 8800gt for 160$-190$ but all 9800gt cards i can get for as low as 100$?

The 8800GT 256 is just a notch above the 7950GX2, and not worth it. To see a difference, look for a jump of several levels. That means something like the 8800GT-512/9800GT/8800GTS-512 at least. Any of these cards should be able to run in your system. If your psu has two pci-e connectors, you could look at the 4850 or 8800/9800GTX cards.

Sometimes the price of older cards do not drop too much because there is still some demand by those who want to do a SLI upgrade, and need identical cards.

As an interim, look on e-bay. Your card will fetch $80-90, and a 8800GTS-512 may only be $110.

Thanks a lot that chart was great! and i didnt even realize i could sell my old card or that anyone would want it. i have a bfg 650watt psu sry for leavin that out.

I was looking at the 4850 or maybe a 9800 gtx but im concerned about my motherboard.

The latest gfx card that was on the compatability test was the 8800gt and gts so i dont want to have to upgrade my motherboard if the card doesnt work.

I get confused about the 8800 series when i see on the charts that the GTS performs better but then i search threw the forums and i see people "upgrading" to a 8800gt from a 8800GTS

is my motherboard going to bottle neck that card tho since it probably inst pci-e 2.0?

The 9800GT is the exact same card as the 8800GT, just with a different label to sound newer. Needless to say nVidia isn't selling 8800GT cards anymore, so what's out there is just what's left over. Anyway if you get two 9800GTs and run them in SLI you should find your situation much improved, or just get a 9800GTX and then add another one latter. It's kind of late to go about adding another 7950GX2, but I guess you can do that instead if you want.

alrighty well i didnt want to spend more the 150 but ill see whats the best bang for the buck more or less.

I just find this a little crazy.. there the same card but why is the 9800 less?

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