8800 ultra.. upgrade?

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i have a 8800 ultra and i was wondering if it was worth upgrading to a new card or not.. it runs my games fine, and is water cooled. i dont play crysis. i play the call of duty series, tf2 and some source games. would i see a massive jump in gfx performance? or hold out until something really kick ass comes out? geez almost 8 years :eek:
 
I think I'd just hold out for one more generation. Then again, I'm running an 8800 series card also...lol. I was thinking of a move to a 4850 once they get around $120 or so. With live cashback, the GTX260 is around $170. But the 8800 Ultra will probably last a little while longer I would imagine.
 
At this point, ya might as well wait - I think the 280 refresh is right around the corner. It'll definitely be time to trade in the ol' 8800. I traded in mine malike 4 months ago on a 260 and it blew me away. Even my little 260 OC'd rapes the 8800GTX I had.
 
I would wait. The 8800 Ultra, despite it's age is no slouch. Performance wise, it's very close to my HD4850 and even at 1900x1200 there is only a handful of games that I cannot max out. I thought I'd have to upgrade asap when I got my 24" monitor but I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of the card. I have the upgrade itch too because I like to play all my games at their maximum settings, but it's good enough for me to hold out a little longer.
 
I doubt you'll gain much FPS on Source engine games; they're usually CPU limited, especially multiplayer games, even CS:S).
My single player games fps doubled from a 1900XT -> 8800GTS 512 but I saw very minimal gains on TF2
 
As others have said, hang on one more generation. An 8800 Ultra is as strong as an HD 4850 or 9800 GTX+ in a lot of games and resolutions. I have an 8800 GTX and bought an oc'd GTX 260 in September. I wished I had waited for another six months to a year. It was running fine.
 
well i have a q6600 and 8gb of ram, so i think ill hold out till the 280 refresh. it plays all my games fine at 1920X1080 just trying to get a heads up :)
 
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