Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
     
 
Home Gallery Reviews Blogs Register Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Members List


Go Back   Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Overclock.net Forum > Overclock.net Folding@Home Team
Reload this Page Would upgrading to a Gtx260 be worth it?

Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 09-20-08   #11 (permalink)
Folding Fanatic
 
DaCrusader's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 1,099

Rep: 52 DaCrusader is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 48
Hardware Reviews: 1
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZealotKi11er View Post
GTX260 is good but not a good upgrade. Only if you are getting 2 in SLI then they will perform better.
This is folding.... not performance wise.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by RonindeBeatrice View Post
yeah brilliant...

Retarded babies, but at least you have a cool looking PC.
Who We Fold ForFold For The Cause! Fold For The People.E6400 @ 3.4GHz

System: Xplor
CPU
Q9450 @ 3.4Ghz (425 x 8)		 Motherboard
DFI DK P45-T2RS PLUS		 Memory
2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 @ 850 5-5-5-15 		Graphics Card
Palit 9800GT
Hard Drive
WD 500GB SataII		 Sound Card
On Board Sound		 Power Supply
550w Generic		 Case
Lian Li PC-A70B (Soon to be modded)
CPU cooling
TRUE 120 w/120mm Fan		 GPU cooling
Stock... for now		 OS
Windows Vista Ultimate		 Monitor
Samsung 226BW
1 Million+ Folding at Home points
DaCrusader is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-08   #12 (permalink)
nVidia Enthusiast
 
mothow's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: May 2007
Location: Ridley Park 'Pa
Posts: 1,486

Rep: 137 mothow is acknowledged by manymothow is acknowledged by many
Unique Rep: 122
Hardware Reviews: 14
Trader Rating: 21
Default
I love mine.But i wish i would have held out for the GTX260 216 (out now)or the
GTX260+'s(55nm core) thats coming out soon
__________________



Lancool Dragonlord PC-K62
Gr33nMachine
Xbox 360 Jasper Owner
The Pennsylvania Overclockers Club
i7 920 D0 Batch # 3844A759

System: The Beast
CPU
i7 920 D0 @ 4.2ghz Batch#3844A759		 Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe v1		 Memory
3x2GB G-Skill F3-12800CL8TU-6GBPI 		Graphics Card
Evga GTX 260 core 216's(65nm) in SLI
Hard Drive
3x500GB 7200.11		 Sound Card
X-FI Xtreme Gamer Fatal1y Professional		 Power Supply
Corsair 850HX		 Case
Lancool Dragonlord PC-K62
CPU cooling
TRUE + Dual 120x38mm Scythe Ultra Kazes		 GPU cooling
stock		 OS
W7U 64 bit		 Monitor
DELL Ultra Sharp 2209WA (e-IPS panel
mothow is offline mothow's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-08   #13 (permalink)
PC Gamer
 
Domino's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,622
Blog Entries: 1

Rep: 32 Domino is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 29
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Is he only folding? Wouldn't a 3870x2 do really well?
__________________
System: Skewtactualar
CPU
Penryn P7350		 Motherboard
Intel PM45		 Memory
(2x2GB) MT PC2-6400 (6:6:6:18) 		Graphics Card
HD 4330 512MB DDR2 128-bit
Hard Drive
320GB Sata Drive		 Power Supply
90 Watt HP Brick		 Case
HP ProBook 4510s
CPU cooling
Stock		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
64-Bit Windows 7 Ultimate (soon to be downgraded)		 Monitor
15.6in LCD; 17in Dell CRT
Domino is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-08   #14 (permalink)
Extreme Cooler
 
volcomx2's Avatar
 
amd nvidia

Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 370

Rep: 22 volcomx2 is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 17
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by FIX_ToRNaDo View Post
Doesn't the P5K Premium support only crossfire?
yea lol thats what i thought haha
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh View Post
Oh great, it's a gigabyte... barfed up legos.
VOLCOM



I am 54% addicted to Counterstrike. What about you?

System: Gaming Rig
CPU
AMD 4200x2 LDBHE @ 2815MHZ LAPPED		 Motherboard
ASUS A8N-SLI PREMIUM w/MAZE4 BLOCK		 Memory
2GB OCZ Platinum 2-2-2-5 1T 		Graphics Card
XFX 7900GTX 749/1928
Hard Drive
200/250x2 Western Digital		 Sound Card
Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty		 Power Supply
OCZ Modstream		 Case
Modded Black Thermal Take Shark
CPU cooling
240 RADD - Apogee Block Lapped		 GPU cooling
Stock Lapped		 OS
Windows Vista Ultimate x64		 Monitor
Sharp Aquos 42inch 1080P (1920x1080)
volcomx2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-08   #15 (permalink)
T-WRX
 
d3v0's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Erie PA
Posts: 4,682

Rep: 324 d3v0 is a proven memberd3v0 is a proven memberd3v0 is a proven memberd3v0 is a proven member
Unique Rep: 252
Hardware Reviews: 1
Trader Rating: 48
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZealotKi11er View Post
GTX260 is good but not a good upgrade. Only if you are getting 2 in SLI then they will perform better.
If you mean gaming then you are wrong A GTX 260 is roughly 44% better than an 8800gt @ 1680x1050 resolution.

EDIT: I added the spreadsheet I computed this with the other night to determine price vs. performance for my next step-up, for some reason I didn't save after figuring out the average % increase across all tests and games, and honestly it was too much work to do again. I don't enjoy my calculator that much! But you can clearly see in gaming it crushes the 8800gt. These benches were taken from the latest reviews of the GTX 260 core 216 @ 1680x1050. You can view them here and here.

Folding is another matter entirely I don't know why you would mention SLI but I had to intervene here!
Attached Thumbnails
Would upgrading to a Gtx260 be worth it?-benches.jpg  

System: S201
CPU
i7 920 D0 3.91ghz HT 1.3125v		 Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm		 Memory
2x2GB G.Skill + 2GB Mushkin DDR3 @ 1647 7-7-7-24 		Graphics Card
GTX 260 (216sp) 702/1512/1215
Hard Drive
2x WD500AALS Raid 0		 Sound Card
X-fi Xtremegamer		 Power Supply
PC Power & Cooling 750W Silencer		 Case
Antec 900
CPU cooling
TRUE + Scythe S-Flex		 OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64		 Monitor
22" Westinghouse/LG3270 32" 1080p 120hz TV
Last edited by d3v0 : 09-21-08 at 12:37 AM
d3v0 is offline Overclocked Account   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-08   #16 (permalink)
PC Gamer
 
Fox_Smash's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: May 2007
Location: Argentina
Posts: 2,529

Rep: 88 Fox_Smash is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 81
Folding Team Rank: 111
Trader Rating: 0
Default
I think the BFG GTX 260 216 Maxcore will be a great upgrade.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by usapatriot View Post
IW are a bunch of blithering idiots with blatant disregard for the community who made them who they are today.

Their game isn't worth my hard earned cash.
Quote:
Originally Posted by usapatriot View Post
9v9 on teeny maps will be boring. All you traitors buying this for the PC need to die.
Quote:
Originally Posted by usapatriot View Post
I told the cashier about my preorder, I was literally shaking with excitement when I saw him reach the counter behind him and grab the LAST COPY of MW2 for the PC.
The SP is awesome as always The multiplayer is insane.The game is a lot more balanced than COD4 and feels a lot better. The maps in MP are awesome. The game is totally worth the $60.

System: ?????????
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @3150Mhz 1.375vcore		 Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L		 Memory
4GB DDR2 667 Novatech(4x1024) 		Graphics Card
Radeon HD 4870 1GB XFX
Hard Drive
160 GB WD SATA2 + 500 GB WD SATA 2		 Sound Card
Onboard 7.1Ch Audio		 Power Supply
Satellite 600W		 Case
Some Sentey Case
CPU cooling
OCZ Vendetta		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
Windows XP Home		 Monitor
Samsung SyncMaster 226NW 22"
1 Million+ Folding at Home points
Fox_Smash is offline I fold for Overclock.net   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:56 PM.

Contact Us - Overclock.net - Archive - Top

Overclock.net is a Carbon Neutral Site Creative Commons License

Terms of Service / Forum Rules | Privacy Policy | DMCA Info | Advertising | Become an Official Vendor
Copyright © 2009 Shogun Interactive Development. Most rights reserved.
Page generated in 0.13765 seconds with 9 queries