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is the 9800GX2 worth it?

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im looking for some opinions, my friend wants to downgrade from a 9800GX2 so he offer me a trade+cash my 8800GTS 640 + 100cash for the 9800GX2 is it worth it? i seen them go for around 200+ on ebay Rep+
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smoke12291
yeah, I'd say do it!

why does he want to downgrade?
too much power?
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sgdude
yeah do it for sure! If you sold your card and bought a gx2 it would cost a lot more than $100 to make the difference. DO IT! He's getting a bad deal though.
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boyasaurus
hell yeah do it! hdmi 9800gx2 is smexy!
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sounds like a sweet deal for you, If it was me I'd do it in a heartbeat
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he wants to downgrade since he doesn't game anymore and wants to sell it and just get a basic card and use the money for other things.... so its a no brainer right? lol ill go for it then... thanks averyone just wanted to make sure
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Slappa
From what I hear that card has mad microstutter issues.
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microman
that would be a great deal i wouldnt even have to think about that.
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intelfan
Yeah, go for it. If you are gaming, I would sell the GX2 and get a GTX260 and save some money.
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one more thing i wanted to ask.. you guys think its to much of a videocard for my current system ?
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microman
i dont think any current video card is to much for your system
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sgdude
Quote:

Originally Posted by trezegol13 View Post
one more thing i wanted to ask.. you guys think its to much of a videocard for my current system ?
not at all!!!! you have a great system! In reality your cpu is barely any slower than a e8400. At 3.6ghz 24/7 (according to your sig) i doubt that would bottleneck any card.
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intelfan
Your rig can handle it. It should run your games max on your TV.
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smoke12291
Quote:

Originally Posted by Slappa View Post
From what I hear that card has mad microstutter issues.
better drivers have fixed that afaik.
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Go for it, 9800GX2's are the nicest looking nVidia cards, imo.
Not to mention you're getting an insane deal.
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sdla4ever
Do it and fold on that beast!!!
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if it falls through with you let me know i got cash :-D
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xxicrimsonixx
Do it, performance difference is like 60-70%.
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thanks everyone for your help i will doit for sure THANKS!!!!!!
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benfica101
Nah should be ok, make sure 700w psu has a 8-pin psu cable for the card. going to be awsome on your 32'' LCD
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