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sonspot

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so i had a ati 1300x pro, replaced it with a bfg 9800 gtx oc+ (free), my question is i can trade up with bfg, am looking at the gtx 285 ocx, what do you guys think, should i trade up or hold off, it should cost me less than $200 for the trade and shipping,.

i just started playing pc games again, right now am playing C&C red alert3 max on a 23 1920 X 1080 and a 20 dell ultra sharp. when starcraft2 and diablo3 comes out that they're next on the list.

here are the trade up i can do if they have them in stock. maybe one of these is a better option.

GTX 285 1024 OCP,
GTX 285 1024 OCX,
GTX 285 1024 OC2,
GTX 285 1024 OC,
GTX 280 OC2 and other 280 and 260.

thanks
 
If you got it free might as well. What size monitor do you have?
 
If it were me, I would grab the cheapest GTX 285 and overclock it myself. Save a few bones, ya know?
 
bicycle_wreck said:
If it were me, I would grab the cheapest GTX 285 and overclock it myself. Save a few bones, ya know?
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i was thinking the same thing, i think the cheapest is $379 then $419 for the highest, just hope they dont void the warranty :).
 
cannondale06 said:
I hope that you arent using these cards in the pc in your sig. :D
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lol true, i have to update my sig, its been awhile since i upgrade anything in my rig, i dont even know how to read the new intel rate, after p4 2xcore i dropped out of sight. guess i'll stick with AMD for awhile.
 
sonspot said:
lol true, i have to update my sig, its been awhile since i upgrade anything in my rig, i dont even know how to read the new intel rate, after p4 2xcore i dropped out of sight. guess i'll stick with AMD for awhile.
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so what are the specs on this pc you are wanting to upgrade to a gtx285?
 
You can only step up if you registered the card with BFG. You mentioned you got it for free - part of the step up process is that you have to provide proof of purchase showing you paid X for the card. Then assuming everything is in order you have 100 days from the original purchase date to start the trade up process.

If someone bought the card for you as a present I'm sure you can get the Proof of Purchase but you should register it as soon as possible. Also note that Step-Up prices are based on MSRP not the current retail price...when I did my step up I noticed they still had a 9800 GTX in there for 500!
 
JayteeBates said:
You can only step up if you registered the card with BFG. You mentioned you got it for free - part of the step up process is that you have to provide proof of purchase showing you paid X for the card. Then assuming everything is in order you have 100 days from the original purchase date to start the trade up process.

If someone bought the card for you as a present I'm sure you can get the Proof of Purchase but you should register it as soon as possible. Also note that Step-Up prices are based on MSRP not the current retail price...when I did my step up I noticed they still had a 9800 GTX in there for 500!
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all is in order, already registered, i just have to make the move,. i should mention i will get $279 for my card, so i'll pay $100 + shipping for a GTX 285 1024 OC.

thanks
 
There won't be a massive difference between the 285s. Save some bling and get a standard 285.
 
cannondale06 said:
so what are the specs on this pc you are wanting to upgrade to a gtx285?
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main OS is Windows 7 beta.
Asus m2n-e (AM2)
Amd 64x2 3800
Dell ultra sharp 20'' lcd and Dell 23'' lcd
DDR 333, 4.5GB
BFG 9800 GTX OC+
1TB samsung, 500GB, EXT-160GB
PS3 run all media from EXT drive (mostly porn)

i should upgrade the cpu soon, i was thinking a 5000 or 6000. just added a 23'' from to dell to my 20'' ultra sharp, i think the 3+ yr ultrasharp still looks better but for $170 CND its a good buy.
 
sonspot said:
main OS is Windows 7 beta.
Asus m2n-e (AM2)
Amd 64x2 3800
Dell ultra sharp 20'' lcd and Dell 23'' lcd
DDR 333, 4.5GB
BFG 9800 GTX OC+
1TB samsung, 500GB, EXT-160GB
PS3 run all media from EXT drive (mostly porn)

i should upgrade the cpu soon, i was thinking a 5000 or 6000. just added a 23'' from to dell to my 20'' ultra sharp, i think the 3+ yr ultrasharp still looks better but for $170 CND its a good buy.
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your current cpu is a bottleneck for any remotely high end card including your current one. even if you upgraded to a 5000 or 6000 X2 you will still be severely mismatched with a gtx260 not to mention the gtx285.
 
cannondale06 said:
your current cpu is a bottleneck for any remotely high end card including your current one. even if you upgraded to a 5000 or 6000 X2 you will still be severely mismatched with a gtx260 not to mention the gtx285.
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funny you mentioned that :D. guess whats holding back my score on W7, first is cpu @ 5 then my cheap ram at 5.2 :p.

i was thinking about doing a cpu, ram (i would have to move to ddr3??) and MB upgrade but am looking at $300+, what to do, how's the price of intel these days. am thinking AMD is my price range
 
i did a search on a AMD Athlon X2 7750 vs intel and i got the e5200, seems like they are comparing the AMD 7750 to that cpu. i think i'll wait until summer or after summer to upgrade the system.
 
sonspot said:
i did a search on a AMD Athlon X2 7750 vs intel and i got the e5200, seems like they are comparing the AMD 7750 to that cpu. i think i'll wait until summer or after summer to upgrade the system.
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at stock speeds neither of those chips are good matches for high end gpus. the 5200 wouldnt be too bad when overclocked but you are still talking third tier(8000,7000,5000 series) of the last gen of dual core cpus. if you are going to run a gtx285 then I would get a little faster cpu than that. if you dont then your next video card upgrade will have you right back in the same cpu situation again.
 
so what you recommend, i havent looked at intel in over 4+ yr's, i dont want quad core, dont really feel like spending $200+ alone on a cpu, think i might stick with the ddr2 to keep the price down for now. am looking at your e8500, thats 6mb cache, where are the flying cars lol ( just joking around), what the hell is amd doing i remember they were so close at one point.

thanks
 
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