Should I pull the trigger?

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Chasx003

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8800 gts 320
2 gig DDR2 667
Intel D 930

I found this card For about 186 AR and have a buyer for my current 8800 gts 320 for $110. My question is, if I game only at 1280x1024 is the GT that great of a step up for me?

(and just fyi, I plan on upgrading my mobo/proc/ram this month to an E8400 with an ip35-e or something, once stock returns, assuming I choose to keep the 320, will I notice any real world gaming differences by upgrading?)
 
Chasx003 said:
My question is, if I game only at 1280x1024 is the GT that great of a step up for me?
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No not really. Not with most games. Crysis yes, other games, not so much. It's not that great of a step up at that resolution. Though if you want full AA and AF, then for $76 (if you sell your card and get the rebate), go for it.

As for the CPU upgrade, it depends on the game. Some games do benefit from a faster CPU (typically RTS games) while others benefit from a faster GPU. So to figure out whether or not a CPU upgrade will improve your performance, find some benchmarks/reviews of the games you're planning to play and see if they perform better when a faster/better CPU was used.
 
that deal is dead, and i think i'd prefer a better cooler than the stock one..and I guess I could note that I mainly play COD 4 at the time being
 
That was a nice deal. I went to buy it this afternoon after I had been thinking about it this morning and it had jumped back up to 239.99 even though the link said 209.99. It actually still does... Just have to wait to see what tomorrow brings.
 
Danny Bui said:
No not really. Not with most games. Crysis yes, other games, not so much. It's not that great of a step up at that resolution. Though if you want full AA and AF, then for $76 (if you sell your card and get the rebate), go for it.
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And I guess thats my my question, if you were in my shoes, or from personal experience, is the ~$80 dollars worth the gains I will see?
 
Chasx003 said:
And I guess thats my my question, if you were in my shoes, or from personal experience, is the ~$80 dollars worth the gains I will see?
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I'm not a particularly demanding gamer. I can barely tell the difference between 45FPS and 80FPS in many games. I could care less about AA and AF. So for me, that $80 isn't worth the gains. I rather spend that $80 on another hard drive

However, with that said, decide for yourself.

Check out some reviews that compare the 8800GTS 320MB with the 8800GT (or 8800GTX since they perform about the same). Also, play around with this chart:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=778&model2=1057&chart=296

Then ask yourself these questions:
- Is my current 8800GTS 320MB doing just fine for my needs?
- Will I actually notice the extra 15 to 20FPS in some games?
- Do I want extra eye-candy?

So decide for yourself if all of that is worth the $80 to YOU.
 
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