Anyone with a core 2 duo 3.6ghz and a 5870/GTX480?

[Mono44]

I'm wondering if it will be worth it to upgrade to one a 5870 or GTX even though I'm on Core 2 system. I mainly play Supcom 1 and a couple other games. I'm wondering if I should hold off upgrading till christmas/early next year.

And if anyone plays supcom 1, can anyone post the FPS #'s (min,max,avg) of supcom @ 1280x1024?

Thats the main resolution I play at on this monitor until I get a new nne.



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[Munky]

What are you using now that is not enough for 1280x1024? A 5870 or gtx480 is a major overkill for that rez.

 

[Seero]

I'm wondering if it will be worth it to upgrade to one a 5870 or GTX even though I'm on Core 2 system. I mainly play Supcom 1 and a couple other games. I'm wondering if I should hold off upgrading till christmas/early next year.

And if anyone plays supcom 1, can anyone post the FPS #'s (min,max,avg) of supcom @ 1280x1024?

Thats the main resolution I play at on this monitor until I get a new nne.



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KeithTalent

supcom 1 is not new and you really don't need those types of heavy guns for it. Hold off a bit if you can assuming you ain't playing in slideshow mode.

 

[toyota]

if your monitor is 1280x1024 then it sounds like you need a modern widescreen before spending 400-500 bucks on a gpu. at 1280 a 5870/gtx480 would be laughably wasteful and even more so if you factor in your cpu.

 

[Mono44]

supcom 1 is not new and you really don't need those types of heavy guns for it. Hold off a bit if you can assuming you ain't playing in slideshow mode.

Supcom 1 may not be new but it is a massive perf hog, my min fps is like 10, my avg is like 39.

 

[Mono44]

if your monitor is 1280x1024 then it sounds like you need a modern widescreen before spending 400-500 bucks on a gpu. at 1280 a 5870/gtx480 would be laughably wasteful and even more so if you factor in your cpu.

Sigh.. you guys have no idea how much a perf hog supcom 1 is do you?

http://www.legionhardware.com/artic...ssfire_cpu_scaling_performance_part_2,18.html

 

[tweakboy]

You should hold off a month or two and price will go down.

You will not have a bottleneck unless you move the res up to 1920 or whatever ,

gl

 

[toyota]

Sigh.. you guys have no idea how much a perf hog supcom 1 is do you?

http://www.legionhardware.com/artic...ssfire_cpu_scaling_performance_part_2,18.html

what are you sighing about? check your own link at the cpu results. if you have core 2 duo then you would be foolish to get a 5870/gtx480 at 1280.

 

[Mono44]

what are you sighing about? check your own link at the cpu results. if you have core 2 duo then you would be foolish to get a 5870/gtx480 at 1280.

Note that all those benchmarks are at widescreen resolutions, they never tested anything beneath 1680x1050. I'm wondering what the perf diff would be between my 8800 GTS @ 1280x1024 with say a GTX 480 or HD5870

 

[OCGuy]

Yes, yes it is worth it.

The 480 is an awesome card.


Edit: Depending on resolution.

 

[toyota]

Note that all those benchmarks are at widescreen resolutions, they never tested anything beneath 1680x1050. I'm wondering what the perf diff would be between my 8800 GTS @ 1280x1024 with say a GTX 480 or HD5870

at just 1280 you would be wasting even more of what a card like the 5870/gtx480 can do.

 

[toyota]

Yes, yes it is worth it.

The 480 is an awesome card.


Edit: Depending on resolution.

come on now read the thread. he says 1280 and he is talking about running the fastest single gpus out there on a core 2 duo. not to mention the game he is talking about would really make those gpus a waste with his cpu.

 

[OCGuy]

260/470 would be all you ever need.

If you need DX11 then a cut-down Fermi or a 5770.

 

[OCGuy]

come on now read the thread. he says 1280 and he talking about running the fastest single gpus out there on a core 2 duo. not to mention the game is talking about would really make those gpus a waste with his cpu.

I know, I didnt see his rez. See my above post.

 

[MagickMan]

For that res, a 5770 would be plenty.