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Pinch   02-05-2009 at 12:25:07 AM

E8400 @ stock speed - afraid to overclock - chicken

gigabyte X38-DS4 Mboard

3870X2

I have a chance to trade my PS3 for a BFG GTX 280 OC2E.

What kind of performance increase should I see switching out my (current) 3870X2 for this card? Is it even worth my time?

Thanks for your time people!

regards,

Bill

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invisik   02-05-2009 at 01:18:01 AM
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Yes its a big jump. Unlike the 3870x2 the gtx280 can handle aa much better. The gtx280 is most likely 50-75% faster depending on game and you dont have to worry about multi gpu setup.
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Pinch   02-05-2009 at 02:04:27 AM
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invisik wrote :

Yes its a big jump. Unlike the 3870x2 the gtx280 can handle aa much better. The gtx280 is most likely 50-75% faster depending on game and you dont have to worry about multi gpu setup.
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WOW!! That big of difference really? Thanks for the info. I was kind of worried because of the X38 chip. It mentions ati crossfire-X but nothing about nvidia in the mobo book. I realize I cant do sli with the x38, but a single gtx 280 should be ok? cool!

Thanks again!

Bill

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invisik   02-05-2009 at 02:07:36 AM
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No Problem let me no if you have any more questions.
Oh ya check out the gtx285 it should be priced similar to the gtx280 its a die shrink of the card runs cooler, uses less energy and overclocks a little bit more.

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randomizer   02-05-2009 at 02:35:05 AM
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The 3870X2 is nothing like what the 4870X2 is. Grab that 280!

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Pinch   02-05-2009 at 11:04:53 AM
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Ok,

Thanks for all the info guys. I found a person on Craigslist.org with a new BFG Gtx 285 OCE card willing to trade for my PS3.

Will hook it up tomorrow and check out - iRacing, Call of Duty W@W, and GTA IV.

I'm going to use ati uninstall to remove the drivers/chipset, then reboot into safe-mode and run Driver Sweeper to remove all remnants of ATI. Then boot in normally and install the latest nvidia drivers.

Sounds about right? or am I missing something?

Thanks

Bill

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mactronix   02-05-2009 at 11:15:39 AM
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Sounds good to me thats a sweet deal im off to craigslist :D

Mactronix

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invisik   02-05-2009 at 10:46:25 PM
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I wanna upgrade to but i think my 2 gtx260 sli will surve me a lil bit longer.
Best of Luck.
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L1qu1d   02-06-2009 at 03:31:00 PM
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invisik wrote :

No Problem let me no if you have any more questions.
Oh ya check out the gtx285 it should be priced similar to the gtx280 its a die shrink of the card runs cooler, uses less energy and overclocks a little bit more.




I just wanted to Add, ALOT more ocing lol.

Mines pushing 745 core:)

old 280 GTx couldn't push 660 without eventually artifacting. oc


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