9800GT worth it?

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I'm looking for some input as I'm second guessing myself if this is a good decision. I am interested in getting a 9800GT (low power design) to get more power then my current HD 4670. I have a 370 Watt - 27a / 12V PSU so I should be good. My concern however is my CPU as its an old Pentium D 820 (2.8ghz) and I'm thinking it's going to be bottlenecking me and might not make it worth having over what I currently use. Does anyone have any experience specifically with a Pentium D and 9800gt? Is this a good move for temporary improvement or is it better to just wait and build a whole new system (planning to in the future but can't atm)? Thanks for any input/advice .

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Reply to Rel865

The improvement isn't all that high. I suggest saving up for a new system. Your current setup is well outdated. Save some money and buy a decent i5 or i7 processor paired with an HD5xxx series video card.

Reply to skolpo

The 9800 GT, even the eco version will be bottle necked by your cpu, you may see a slight improvement over your current card, but not much. An 5670 might be better choice if you aren't planning on a new pc soon, it is nearly as powerful as en eco 9800gt, but will suck even less power, generate less heat, and run a lot cooler (9800gt tends to run toasty). And the 5670's also OC much better than a 9800GT will.

Reply to hopar

can a XFX 9800 Gt 512 mb card be run on 450 W Iball Power supply?

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Reply to newzealend

Rel865 wrote :

HD 4670 to 9800GT(Eco) isn't a very big upgrade as far as performance is concerned.
I'd say stick to your current card.

If you still wanna get a card then get HD 5670 which performs the same as Regular 9800GT and needs a lot less power:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

I'd suggest you to upgrade to a whole new system whenever you have money

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Reply to shubham1401

newzealend wrote :

can a XFX 9800 Gt 512 mb card be run on 450 W Iball Power supply?

Please don't hijack someone Else's thread.
Make separate thread for your query.

But I'll answer your question

450W Iball PSU won't power a 9800GT.
Iball makes very low quality PSU.

So you need to upgrade it.

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Reply to shubham1401

9800gt will outperform hd 5670 in most of the games.......moreover, nvidia games are in majority today so switching to ATi is not a good idea.....as for your question, 9800gt will only perform well when paired with a powerful quad.....even a dual core(core 2 duo) CPU will make it lag so if you want to get it get something descent like an i5,i7 or phenom ii x4...............upgrade from 4670 to 9800gt is a descent jump but remember to get a powerful quad.....I play crysis warhead on enthusiast settings with 2x aa getting 28 fps as average coz I have phenom ii x4.

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ATi RaDEoN wrote :

No it will not. Do not underestimate the Core 2 Duo. Because you think every Core 2 Duo is inferior let me show you this.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2762/10
Overall quads are better but very high end Core 2 Duo's blow a lot of them out of the water.

Reply to fatedcloud

ATi RaDEoN wrote :

9800gt will outperform hd 5670 in most of the games.......moreover, nvidia games are in majority today so switching to ATi is not a good idea.....as for your question, 9800gt will only perform well when paired with a powerful quad.....even a dual core(core 2 duo) CPU will make it lag so if you want to get it get something descent like an i5,i7 or phenom ii x4...............upgrade from 4670 to 9800gt is a descent jump but remember to get a powerful quad.....I play crysis warhead on enthusiast settings with 2x aa getting 28 fps as average coz I have phenom ii x4.

You are talking cobblers, I know this as I have been using a pair (that's two) 8800GT's on a dual core CPU and there is no lag so stop with the FUD and necro posting.

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