Upgrading from 8800GTS 512

Hi, I've had my pc for a bit over a year now, and I'm wanting to upgrade my graphics card.

I'm leaving the US in just about 2 months, and components cost quite a bit more in Europe, so now seems like a good time to upgrade.

What is currently the best bang for the buck graphics card? What comes bundles with the most goodies?
Any special deals I should know about?

Also, any suggestions for a good, relatively inexpensive 22"- 24" widescreen monitor? I'm wanting to replace my 15" LCD as well.

Many thanks

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I think you should go for a 22"

1.Saves money on the LCD purchase!
2.Its just as nice gaming as a 24"...
3.How much more will you have to spend on the 24" COMBINED! with getting a more expensive gpu so you know it can handle the higher resolution

I find a 22" at 1680x1050 or the 1600x1200 perfect monitors for gaming...you can save a decent amount with the resolution and its not a huge compromise....

LG makes goooood ***....my house is full of LG products....

LG Microwave
LG 22"
LG 47"
LG 53"
and an LG fridge...but it was a pos so its gone

Anyways..LG makes great monitors and tvs in my opinion...iv spent hours and hours gaming on all three of the monitors/tvs and have had no problems and im 100% satisfied with the quality...

I also just want to chime in! i would be SO VERY interested in buying your 8800gts! you have no idea how much i need a secondary gpu right now :pt1cable: could you pm me if your interested? i believe i can afford it :sweat:

If you would like my opinion on a gpu at the res of the 22" check out this thread as the guy is looking to do just about the same upgrade as you

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] choose#bas

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Reply to rewindlabs

Alright, the LG L227WTG-PF, at $230 looks like a great monitor.

Can someone explain to me how it is superior to a $160 Acer X223Wbd, I don't know much about picture quality or monitors in general.

Just saw a BFG GTX 285 on sale for $256, should I go for it? Looks like a great deal and I don't think it'll last long.

24 is much better than 22, 1920x1200 is a killer resolution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824014173

best bang for the buck is probably the 4850x2 from Sapphire. With that monitor I'd go with the 2GB version.

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The LG looks like a really nice unit and they make GREAT products....i did get my 22" lg for free but if i had the chance i would still prefer a 1680x1050 monitor and i would gladly buy that exact lg you linked to...

If you think you would prefer the larger monitor go ahead...albeit you would have a longer lifespan on your graphics card with a lower 1680x1050 resolution..

I believe Jaysin is somewhat right...i would prefer to surf the web and do my other non related gaming tasks with a larger resolution but its not "much better" at gaming period...

Message edited by rewindlabs on 04-19-2009 at 07:28:01 AM

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Reply to rewindlabs

A higher resolution monitor and a higher end graphics card would get quite a bit more expensive. Although, the extra space would be great for coding... I dunno, either way it is a hige upgrade over my 15"

Can i buy your 8800gts?

Go for the 1680x1050 and you save money...you lose nothing in gaming and save 100-15$ for just a small loss in screen real estate...and go with the LG you posted earlier!

It should save you quite a bit on the gpu and with hundreds of less pixels to power you gpu will of course as i said before last you quite a bit longer....

Get a 275 or a 4890...if you can get a good deal on a 285 get that and you will be covered until DX11 comes :love:

BTW would you be interested in selling that 8800gts of yours? sorry i keep mentioning it but i think you might have missed it and im reaaalllyyy interested

Message edited by rewindlabs on 04-19-2009 at 07:45:57 AM

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Reply to rewindlabs

Not sure about the selling. I was thinking of saving it for a new build, it is a decent enough gpu

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Message edited by irkjab on 04-19-2009 at 07:52:35 AM

irkjab wrote :

Not sure about the selling. I was thinking of saving it for a new build, it is a decent enough gpu

I know...jealous :cry:

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Reply to rewindlabs

Yeah, I was suprised that it plays crysis at very high, even if at only 1024x1280

Heh the deal on the 285 just ended, should have bought it right when I saw it
Dell had a 25% discount plus a 10% discount on desktop upgrades heh

Don't worry about it at this point if you go with 1680x1050 the 4980/275/4870/260 will work just fine

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Reply to rewindlabs

Yup, how big of an upgrade would it be in terms of performance? Nvidia's website says the gtx 275 has double the performance of the 8800gts.

Yeah, from what I have seen, a single 260 is about the same as a pair of 512 GTS's in SLI. So I would believe that the 275 would be at least twice the performance of a single 8800GTS 512.
If I was in the mood to upgrade, I think the 275 would be what I would put my money on, if I had the monitor to go with it. Currently I just use a 19" with 1280x1024, and my old BFG 8800GTS 512 OC is holding up fine for my res.

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