Will I be blown away?

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I miss the feeling of being blown away when I upgraded from TNT2 M64 to an Radeon 9500 PRO. But now I have an Radeon x850xt PE... but I am looking to upgrade to something that will make me crap my pant without spending way too much. $250 would be ideal for me so that point to one card the G92.

I have never touched Nvidia's card since TNT2... Gonna be awkward for me to use an G92.. but question is will I be blown away by this card?

I have no intention to upgrade my current system other than my video card so yeah I'm sticking with my current setup listed in my SIG.

I would like to play game like Obvilion, FEAR, All Orangebox game again. Would I be blown away by the difference between my current card and the G92?
 
In short, yes. If you're looking to spend $250, I'd go with the 8800GTS (G92)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130312

It's $230 after rebate and will allow you to play the games you mentioned at a good resolution with most things on high. Additionally, it comes with the infamous game CRYSIS, which allows you to sit at your computer crying :( as you lose hope of ever getting above 40FPS in this god aweful game.
 
Doubt it. Your card isn't that bad.

The jump from the TNT2 to the 9500 was huge. You skipped the GeForce 1, 2 and 3. And the 9x00 series was revolutionary anyway. The new cards offer a speed improvement, but that's about it. You can turn the ingame settings up, but feature wise, they are just ho hum... Nothing to crap yourself about. Now, going from a 9500 Pro to a new G92 would just kick ass. I went from a x850xt to a new ATI card 3870, and it was a big difference. But, nothing to crap myself about! Impressed? Yes, I was. But, it just wasn't mind blowing...
 
in terms if graphic quality you will be able to push the settings higher, AA, AF, shaders. But i can run HL2 fine at max settings and have the same card as you. However for Shader model 3.0 games (oblivion+ all newer next gen titles) you might notice a much better image quality due to added effects... And you can actually start up and play newer games like Bioshock, Ranbow Six vegas etc...
 
You won't be quite blown away in those older games, but you will be in newer ones like Bioshock, Crysis et. al. I did the same upgrade as you, from an x800xt to 8800GT and there are differences going from shader model 2.0 to 3/4.0 that made game effects look much more realistic. Off the top of my head, the smoke and other effects in FEAR look really damn good, I was missing out with the x800xt even though I had the settings turned up pretty high.
 
Also, make sure your power supply can handle g92. Mine is a NeoHE 430 and it's just cutting it with the 8800GT. Don't even mention overclocking..
 
Didn't think much about power until mentioned. I have an Antec Smartpower 500W. Sufficient no?
 
I did a 850xt pe to a G92 GT upgrade. It was very impressed with the performace boost. I did not fully utilize the power of the GT until I upgraded from a X2 3800 to a Q6600. As in the posts before your biggest draw back will be the processor holding you back.
 
I went from the same card to a 8800 GT and it was nice to have games turned up a ton. I too feel kinda awkward going from ATI to the green team. But it was nice to play new games, you can snage a 8800GT from Zip Zoom fly for around 200 after rebate. I paid 300 for my current one and its 100 less. I am quiet impressed with my current card. Playing new games is really a + too considering I can turn up the eye candy.
 
9800GX2. That outta literally make you crap your pants. Hehe naw naw...j/k. 8800GTS 512MB (G92) will give you a good boost over that X850XT card.
 
I had a 7800gt which is about the same as the x850, and i got the g92 gts. Im not exactly blown away, but its definately impressive, especially after i realized i had my card in my 2x pci express slot and put it in my 16x. Not as much as the jump from gf4 4400 to my 7800, but still impressive.

Games that are much more shader heavy are really really nice looking now that i can up the settings and play them smoothly. Still somewhat dissapointed in TF2, apparently the performance problems with that game are on the software level, but at least i can play it in dx9 mode with improved frames.
 
I remember when I went from a Ti4200 to a 9800Pro and it was mind blowing. Recently I moved from a 7800GS to my G92 and sure it was not as mindblowing but the improvement is staggering.
 
I upgraded from a 7800GT to an 8800GTS640, and was pretty damn impressed. Oblivion would run with 2x AA, Qarl's texture pack, 16x AF, at my native 1680x1050 resolution, at at least 50fps, with grass distance on high and good shadow filtering. So, in short, yes, I was damn impressed.
 
Arcygenical said:
I upgraded from a 7800GT to an 8800GTS640, and was pretty damn impressed. Oblivion would run with 2x AA, Qarl's texture pack, 16x AF, at my native 1680x1050 resolution, at at least 50fps, with grass distance on high and good shadow filtering. So, in short, yes, I was damn impressed.
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And that's not even a G92. Imagine if it was the 512mb.
 
cannondale06 said:
if youre keeping that Athlon 64 3000+ then pretty much any high end card will be a waste.
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Seconded.

My Athlon x2 @ 2.8GHz could only get 80% of the performance from a stock clocked 8800GT. Clocking the card was pointless.
You'll be best off with the 9600GT, your PSU will be fine with this card too.

Also, have you got PCI-E or AGP gfx card slot?
 
You'll see performance increases on the order of 8-12x. In other words, make the purchase.
 
Arcygenical said:
I upgraded from a 7800GT to an 8800GTS640, and was pretty damn impressed. Oblivion would run with 2x AA, Qarl's texture pack, 16x AF, at my native 1680x1050 resolution, at at least 50fps, with grass distance on high and good shadow filtering. So, in short, yes, I was damn impressed.
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Me as well. I was quite impressed going from a 7800gt to a g80 8800gts. Now an x800 to g92 8800gts will be quite a significant upgrade IMO

cannondale06 said:
not with his cpu
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If he games above 1680x1050 I doubt his processor will hold him back much

although it is single core... few games use DC anyways
 
sumofatguy said:
Me as well. I was quite impressed going from a 7800gt to a g80 8800gts. Now an x800 to g92 8800gts will be quite a significant upgrade IMO



If he games above 1680x1050 I doubt his processor will hold him back much

although it is single core... few games use DC anyways
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heres three quick examples of how bad his cpu would perform at 1280 or even 1600 and maximum settings. http://www.gamespot.com/features/6182806/p-6.html http://www.gamespot.com/features/6177688/p-7.html http://www.gamespot.com/features/6183967/p-5.html
 
cannondale06 said:
heres three quick examples of how bad his cpu would perform at 1280 or even 1600 and maximum settings. http://www.gamespot.com/features/6182806/p-6.html http://www.gamespot.com/features/6177688/p-7.html http://www.gamespot.com/features/6183967/p-5.html
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hmm yes, but crysis is brutal for all sorts of reasons, and COD4 DOES utilize 2 cores... so comparing single-core to a dual core will of course have an impact. I'm not sure but I think bioshock is also dual-core. I'm not saying he won't be bottlenecked, but I don't think the impact will be noticeable if you turn the resolution and eye candy up.
 
Nenu said:
Seconded.

My Athlon x2 @ 2.8GHz could only get 80% of the performance from a stock clocked 8800GT. Clocking the card was pointless.
You'll be best off with the 9600GT, your PSU will be fine with this card too.

Also, have you got PCI-E or AGP gfx card slot?
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second the 9600GT
it costs 50 less than the 8800 and performs only 5% less or so.
plus its cooler, and draws less power.

im running an 1900XT myself now, and im thinking of going to the 9600GT simple because a good one can be purchased for 150-160, the 3870 cannot compete with these prices.

a generic one costs 125-150

save the money for a system upgrade. you could use it.
 
I upped from the x800xl to the 8800gts g92 and have noticed significant gains in my current system consisting of an A64 3000+ Venice, 2x512MB DDR PC3500 RAM, and the DFI LanParty Ultra-D. I could run TF2 and CS:S at max settings before but the fps wasn't too hot. Now I can run them perfectly smooth. I couldn't even start up Crysis or Assassin's Creed before but I can run medium/high mix on Crysis and Assassin's Creed maxed out smooth as hell. When my E8400 gets here from Microcenter in the next 2-4 weeks (sigh), I plan to order 2x2GB DDR2 PC8000 RAM and another DFI board so I can fully utilize my GPU and finally run Crysis on high/very high. :)
 
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