[weebeast]

Hey guys

A guy is selling his 4870 and wanne trade it for a other card.Should i trade my 9800GX2 for a 4870(512 mb version) with some money?I got a X38 board so i was thinking to buy a second 4870 when the prices are dropping but will i get more performance in newer games?

Weeman

 

[Emotional Post-it Note]

I'd switch it out if I were you. Unless you fold or plan to fold, of course. Let me clarify though. Are you saying that it'd be an even trade, plus you'd have to put down some extra cash?

 

[jrharvey]

Quote:

Originally Posted by weebeast Hey guys A guy is selling his 4870 and wanne trade it for a other card.Should i trade my 9800GX2 for a 4870(512 mb version) with some money?I got a X38 board so i was thinking to buy a second 4870 when the prices are dropping but will i get more performance in newer games? Weeman

If you plan to crossfire then yes. If not then no I would not.

 

[whitingnick]

I wouldn't either unless you plan to crossfire

 

[P1MP1NJ]

if it was a 1gb I would

 

[ZealotKi11er]

If you are having problems with GX2 then yes if not then dont.

 

[jrharvey]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZealotKi11er If you are having problems with GX2 then yes if not then dont.

Good point. Are you having problems?

 

[Silver_WRX02]

I just read some new reviews about the 9800GX2. People are saying that the new Driver 180.48 increases the 9800GX2 performance by about 38%. It's performance is under but close with the 4870x2. So if I were u, I wouldn't trade it.

 

[jrharvey]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver_WRX02 I just read some new reviews about the 9800GX2. People are saying that the new Driver 180.48 increases the 9800GX2 performance by about 38%. It's performance is under but close with the 4870x2. So if I were u, I wouldn't trade it.

WhuuuuuHH???

I will have to see these.

 

[Emotional Post-it Note]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver_WRX02 I just read some new reviews about the 9800GX2. People are saying that the new Driver 180.48 increases the 9800GX2 performance by about 38%. It's performance is under but close with the 4870x2. So if I were u, I wouldn't trade it.

I've installed the 180.48 drivers and have noticed no improvements.

 

[sLowEnd]

Don't switch

 

[YOSHIBA]

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Originally Posted by Emotional Post-it Note I've installed the 180.48 drivers and have noticed no improvements.

same. they actually F'd me over..... my screen had a million lines in it when windows loaded went back to old drivers and its fine

(really tho it could have just been a bad install, just didnt want to waste time in reinstalling the same drivers

 

[{core2duo}werd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver_WRX02 I just read some new reviews about the 9800GX2. People are saying that the new Driver 180.48 increases the 9800GX2 performance by about 38%. It's performance is under but close with the 4870x2. So if I were u, I wouldn't trade it.

qft, they helped A TON for me. and not just in FPS, but alot less micro stuttering.

 

[jrharvey]

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Originally Posted by {core2duo}werd qft, they helped A TON for me. and not just in FPS, but alot less micro stuttering.

What were you using before?

 

[{core2duo}werd]

178.24

 

[BizzareRide]

4870. You don't have to worry about micro stuttering and games not working [Well] with multiple GPUs. You'll also have a higher, minimal frames count and probably an average frames count thats on par with the GX2. The only negative is that you'll see the 4870 drop off in those nVidia optimized games *Crysis, I'm looking at you* and your high end frames count won't be up to par in a lot of cases. I think you'll get a more consistent experience overall.

 

[xHassassin]

Of course not.
The 9800GX2 outperforms the 4870...

 

[-iceblade^]

i would not do it unless you were to get the 4870 1gb

 

[weebeast]

Thanks for the reply's

At the moment i dont have any problems with games but i heard that new games wont work well with the GX2(driver problems).

Emotional Post-it Note: The trader so the other guy should pay me some money for the GX2

I wanted to buy a second 4870 when the prices dropped a little bit so i can run crossfire using the money i had from the trader

180.48 works good and i have a average fps op 35 in far cry 2.Ultra high AA set to 4 and 1680*1050 resolution

 

[mothow]

Stay green my friend stay green