Better to upgrade my core2duo to quad core or my x1900xtx to 8800gt/s?

[BAMAVOO]

Just looking for options. I can't do both right now. I am running my c2duo 1.86 at 2.62+++

What would you do?

 

[Markfw]

It depends on what you do mostly, and what is running slow

 

[BAMAVOO]

Why don't you send me on of your quads for my dual


Nothing is running slow, except the crysis demo. I can run this cpu at like 3 ghz, but don't. Was just wanting to upgrade something

 

[beatle]

Crysis crushes just about all video cards now. I would just wait if everything else is acceptable.

 

[livingsacrifice]

If I were you i'd wait for the next batch of ati drivers since it doesn't work well with any of their cards at the moment. I'm actually waiting myself kicking myself for not buying a 8800gts but I'll give ATI time to develop better drivers for that game

 

[BAMAVOO]

Originally posted by: livingsacrifice
If I were you i'd wait for the next batch of ati drivers since it doesn't work well with any of their cards at the moment. I'm actually waiting myself kicking myself for not buying a 8800gts but I'll give ATI time to develop better drivers for that game

Medium settings at 1650x1080 is really smooth on the xtx. I ran it on high and it wasn't terrible, just had a lot of slow downs, but medium actually looked better to me than on high

I wouldn't even mind grabbing a 640 meg GTS at this point. I don't care to be cutting edge, so that would prolly do me for a while.

Guess I was interested if the quad made that much a difference over the dual.

 

[livingsacrifice]

I mean sure it makes a difference, not much yet. I have a few servers at work with 2 quad cores in them and I can tell a difference between them and the ones with 2 dual cores. Not really gaming on them but I read a review somewhere that said in unreal tournament 3 demo the dual to quad made a decent difference, not sure about in crysis because I haven't got a chance to play it, until tonight.

 

[Acanthus]

Neither, Crysis crushes everything, including SLI/Xfire.

Wait for next gen if you want maxed out crysis.

Also, the 8800GT has more memory, is faster, cooler, less power hungry, and cheaper than the 8800GTS.

 

[MarcVenice]

Wait for the new 8800gts's at the very least. A q6600 isn't really going to improve performance when you're allready running a c2d @ 2.6ghz.

 

[Steaksauce]

For Crysis, go with the better video card. The quad will have no or very little effect on your gaming experience.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: livingsacrifice
If I were you i'd wait for the next batch of ati drivers since it doesn't work well with any of their cards at the moment. I'm actually waiting myself kicking myself for not buying a 8800gts but I'll give ATI time to develop better drivers for that game

You didn't read any reviews when the card was released? I'm surprised anyone purchased an ATi 2900XT after such poor reviews on the product.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Steaksauce
For Crysis, go with the better video card. The quad will have no or very little effect on your gaming experience.

There's your answer right there. Now, if you had a single-core, plus an X1900XTX, you'd need to upgrade to a dual-core, before replacing the video card. But, at the moment, your video card is slower than your processor, so upgrading the processor wouldn't benefit you, even if Crysis benefitted greatly from quads, which it doesn't.

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
You didn't read any reviews when the card was released? I'm surprised anyone purchased an ATi 2900XT after such poor reviews on the product.

And that has what to do with this thread?

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
You didn't read any reviews when the card was released? I'm surprised anyone purchased an ATi 2900XT after such poor reviews on the product.

And that has what to do with this thread?

Um, that someone was kicking himself for not buying a 8800GTS instead of a 2900XT. I was just supporting his statement. Smile, nod your head in understanding and move on please.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Um, that someone was kicking himself for not buying a 8800GTS instead of a 2900XT. I was just supporting his statement. Smile, nod your head in understanding and move on please.

Why exactly would you support someone buying a slower video card, for roughly the same price?

 

[fk49]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Um, that someone was kicking himself for not buying a 8800GTS instead of a 2900XT. I was just supporting his statement. Smile, nod your head in understanding and move on please.

Why exactly would you support someone buying a slower video card, for roughly the same price?

Fanboyism

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: fk49

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Um, that someone was kicking himself for not buying a 8800GTS instead of a 2900XT. I was just supporting his statement. Smile, nod your head in understanding and move on please.

Why exactly would you support someone buying a slower video card, for roughly the same price?

Fanboyism

Yeah, you really should contact that website, and let them know that they're fanboys. I typed this using my nVidia video card, BTW.

edit: And no, I'm not even considering replacing this video card, for the foreseeable future.

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: fk49

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Um, that someone was kicking himself for not buying a 8800GTS instead of a 2900XT. I was just supporting his statement. Smile, nod your head in understanding and move on please.

Why exactly would you support someone buying a slower video card, for roughly the same price?

Fanboyism

Yeah, you really should contact that website, and let them know that they're fanboys. I typed this using my nVidia video card, BTW.

edit: And no, I'm not even considering replacing this video card, for the foreseeable future.

bah who cares...they're fast enough for godsakes...

the point is trying to help the OP decide for quad core or jumping from an xtx to a gt.

honestly, i would wait until 45nm or the 8800GTS refresh, possibly even the better card after that (ati or nvidia). unless you were at a 6600GT and crysis was suffering, then i would say an 8800GT would be your best bet.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
bah who cares...they're fast enough for godsakes...

Very true, they're both quite fast, although neither seems to be fast enough for high quality DX10, which is what I see most people complaining about, with both cards.

then i would say an 8800GT would be your best bet.

That would also be my recommendation, at least for the time being.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Um, that someone was kicking himself for not buying a 8800GTS instead of a 2900XT. I was just supporting his statement. Smile, nod your head in understanding and move on please.

Why exactly would you support someone buying a slower video card, for roughly the same price?

Roughly? Right now the 8800GTS 640MB can be gotten for around $300. The 2900XT is around $400.

Bad at math? Who plays MoHA anyway?

 

[Markfw]

The 8800GTS is slower than the 2900XT, and it costs less, so who is bad at math ?

And I can only find the 320 meg version for $300, the 640 is almost $400

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
The 8800GTS is slower than the 2900XT, and it costs less, so who is bad at math ?

And I can only find the 320 meg version for $300, the 640 is almost $400

Actually, since the release of the 8800GT, prices have started falling for all of the 8800GTS's, with the cheapest 640MB version going for $329 @ newegg. Of course, livingsacrifice obviously didn't buy his X2900XT in the last week, and 2+ weeks ago, the 640MB GTS's were almost exactly the same price as the 2900XT, which was my point all along.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
The 8800GTS is slower than the 2900XT, and it costs less, so who is bad at math ?

And I can only find the 320 meg version for $300, the 640 is almost $400

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814186016

I'm not bad at math at all. Slower? Depends on the 3D engine and resolution.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2988&p=19

2900XT slower in every aspect than the 8800GTS here.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: Markfw900
The 8800GTS is slower than the 2900XT, and it costs less, so who is bad at math ?

And I can only find the 320 meg version for $300, the 640 is almost $400

Actually, since the release of the 8800GT, prices have started falling for all of the 8800GTS's, with the cheapest 640MB version going for $329 @ newegg. Of course, livingsacrifice obviously didn't buy his X2900XT in the last week, and 2+ weeks ago, the 640MB GTS's were almost exactly the same price as the 2900XT, which was my point all along.

Shall we bring the 8800GT into the picture then?

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140&p=10

Owned by price AND performance. 2900XT owners are really kicking themselves now!

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2988&p=19

2900XT slower in every aspect than the 8800GTS here.

The date that article was posted, May 14th 2007. That should have been your first clue. How about we go back to the day the 8800 GTS's were released, when giving reports of how they perform today? You remember, back when a 640MB GTS barely outperformed an X1950XTX, for instance? In case you weren't aware of it (and I think you are), the driver of a video card makes a huge difference in it's performance.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: myocardia
The date that article was posted, May 14th 2007. That should have been your first clue. How about we go back to the day the 8800 GTS's were released, when giving reports of how they perform today? You remember, back when a 640MB GTS barely outperformed an X1950XTX, for instance? In case you weren't aware of it (and I think you are), the driver of a video card makes a huge difference in it's performance.

I don't read Hard|OCP articles when I can read AnandTech instead. I have noticed that here. Nobody here ever seems to link to Anand articles. It's always crap like THG and Hard|OCP. WTF is with you people?

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2870&p=25

I do recall above the 8800GTS does outperform the X1950XTX...wrong again.