bluedevil

Now....SLI came to mind.....750i FTW and another 8800GT AKIMBO? ......better than a single GTX 260?

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sabermetrics

yeah, dual 8800 GT's will perform better than a single GTX 260, but if you are using a 20" monitor, its pointless because you won't be using the full potential of SLI 8800 GT's... stick with a GTX 260... and I personally would prefer to get EVGA because of their warranty and step up...

oh and btw, the EVGA 9800 GTX+ also has a black PCB

d3v0

I am considering the same thing, now here is the rub:

The 9800gtx+ is ~15-18% faster than the 8800gt @ 1680x1050
The GTX 260 is ~38-44% faster than the 8800gt @ 1680x1050
The GTX 260 core216 is up to 64% faster than the 8800gt @ 1680x1050

^^ Across the board for 8-15 games.

I got these figures from the benches from when the GTX 260 core216 first came out. I only referenced the fps of benches that included at least both the 8800gt and the GTX 260. I cross-referenced them with other benchmarks and produced a margin of error less than 10% (aka + or - whatever % increase from 8800gt).

I had this all done in an excel spreadsheet, which regrettably did not save after I entered the %'s on my work computer. Here isthe original spreadsheet without the percents listed. If you were to spend the time finding the percents, they would be very close across the board to what I have listed here.

The source from the reviews:

Hardware Canucks
TechPowerUp

Attached Files

gtx260.xls (19.0 KB, 18 views)

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ZealotKi11er

You go an overclocked 8800GT that would be on pair with 9800GTX + stock so no point. I would skip this gen so next gen you will see a bigger bridge not a tiny one.

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sabermetrics

no, even an overclocked 8800 GT is not the same as a 9800 GTX+... an 8800 GTS G92 KO edition would be closer towards it, but still slightly slower... but a wise choice would be to go with the GTX 260

d3v0

I agree here, my 8800gt overclocked gains about 10% in performance. However, that doesn't quite bridge the gap since the 9800gtx+ REALLY can overclock, so the 15-18% performance increase stands.

I also agree that the GTX 200 series is a bridge to something amazing.

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Dobbie

I believe it is because the GTX has that much more voltage to it.

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bluedevil

I think the GTX 260 is the ticket..........

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