Time To Sell Off 9800 GX2?

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desijatt

Discussion Starter · Mar 13, 2009

well i recently upgraded to i7, all parts where upgraded except the GX2 now i wonder if maybe i should upgrade this too?

here's my rig details

Antec 1200
Corsair HX1000
6GB OCZ DDR3-1600
Core i7 920
Asus P6T Deluxe V2
3x1TB Seagate
Thermalright 1366 TRUE

now if i do upgrade what card should it be to? GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX295??

should i just TRI-SLi 260;s?

thannks guys

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RAND0M1ZER

· #2 · Mar 13, 2009

Well, I would say the GTX295 anything else would not be much of an upgrade.

Zoki318

· #3 · Mar 13, 2009

3-SLI with the 260 would be crazy nice. But also a lot of money.

desijatt

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 13, 2009

well i can pick up evga 260 192 scc for 180 a piece not too bad

ltulod

· #5 · Mar 13, 2009

go with 3 gtx 285 and unleash the power fo your mobo.

ltulod

· #6 · Mar 13, 2009

why build a power rig if you going to hold it back

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desijatt

Discussion Starter · #7 · Mar 13, 2009

can't afford 3x285's at least i'll get one now and then maybe one every month from now

dralb

· #8 · Mar 13, 2009

What resolution do you game at? No sense in buying too much if it won't be used.

ltulod

· #9 · Mar 13, 2009

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can't afford 3x285's at least i'll get one now and then maybe one every month from now

good move

hope your monitor is 22" or above

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StormX2

· #10 · Mar 13, 2009

Don't hold it back like me =)~

From what I hear, the GX2 would handle the games that I play beautifully, though i think just too much power consumption for me

desijatt

Discussion Starter · #11 · Mar 13, 2009

i game at 1920x1200

JonFett

· #12 · Mar 13, 2009

If I was going to move away from my 9800GX2, it would be to the GTX 285 or GTX 295. Anything else, unless SLIing them is not an upgrade.

-iceblade^

· #13 · Mar 13, 2009

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go with 3 gtx 285 and unleash the power fo your mobo.

option 1 if price allows

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well i can pick up evga 260 192 scc for 180 a piece not too bad

option 2.

i'd go with option one: buy a new card each month - that way you'll feel like you're upgrading more and more

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PsikyoJebus

· #14 · Mar 13, 2009

Is the performance increase with a third card that big for 1920x1200? Why not just get 2x GTX 285s and wait until SLI scales better and games get really demanding, in which case you can pick up a third?

coonsaa

· #15 · Mar 13, 2009

I'm think how much for the old GX2 lol

desijatt

Discussion Starter · #16 · Mar 13, 2009

above ppost HUH?

xxicrimsonixx

· #17 · Mar 13, 2009

Gtx 295

ErBall

· #18 · Mar 13, 2009

p6t doesnt support tri-sli so people should probably stop recommending that.

285 sli will run anything maxed. So i would go that way,

desijatt

Discussion Starter · #19 · Mar 13, 2009

serious NO TRY SLi in my board!?!?!

bavarianblessed

· #20 · Mar 13, 2009

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serious NO TRY SLi in my board!?!?!

Seriously...no tri-sli on that board. If you must have overkill get a pair of
GTX 295's or a pair of 4870x2's.

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