Replacing 8800GT

[gogent]

My 8800GT died on my Dell XPS 420. I'm thinking about picking up the one below. I do light gaming such as OSU, Minecraft, and some flash games. Will it suffice?

EVGA GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3 PCIe 2.0 x16 Video Card
http://www.microcenter.com/product/394822/GeForce_GT_610_1GB_DDR3_PCIe_20_x16_Video_Card

 

[iiiankiii]

NO. You're getting a downgrade. It's much, much slower than your 8800GT. You'll need at least a GT 640 to match the 8800GT in performance.

GT 640 = GT 740 (because it's a rebadge)

 

[AVP]

Yeah I feel like thats $40 of possible future annoyances.

Minihdmi is also a nuisance.

I would get :

http://www.microcenter.com/product/453981/GeForce_GT_740_2GB_DDR3_Low_Profile_Video_Card

 

[gogent]

Thanks guys. Thinking of just getting one used on eBay since I'm not trying to spend too much on an old machine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nvidia-9800...276274?hash=item210525ae32:g:x3YAAOSwhcJWKEYP

 

[lupi]

GT 610 = GT 520 which is many tiers below the 8800 GT.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

Maybe something ~a 750 to look at.

 

[lupi]

Thanks guys. Thinking of just getting one used on eBay since I'm not trying to spend too much on an old machine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nvidia-9800...276274?hash=item210525ae32:g:x3YAAOSwhcJWKEYP

that would be the same card you are trying to replace.

 

[gogent]

Yea my 8800GT does everything I need on that computer. My budget is below $50.

 

[iiiankiii]

Thanks guys. Thinking of just getting one used on eBay since I'm not trying to spend too much on an old machine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nvidia-9800...276274?hash=item210525ae32:g:x3YAAOSwhcJWKEYP

Be very careful, here. I normally am for used cards. Buying used cards of current generations is fine. However, these cards are way too old. I wouldn't be surprise it'll crap out on you in less than a year.

 

[gogent]

Thanks everyone. I decided to go for a*GeForce GT 730 Low Profile 1GB DDR3 PCI-Express Video for $50 + tax.

 

[RussianSensation]

Thanks everyone. I decided to go for a*GeForce GT 730 Low Profile 1GB DDR3 PCI-Express Video for $50 + tax.

If you don't mind the rebate, GT740 is $50. If you don't mind a refurbished, this 740 FTW is even better.

 

[gogent]

Thanks RussianSensation! I went with the GT740.

 

[RussianSensation]

Thanks RussianSensation! I went with the GT740.

You are welcome! If you went for the MSI 740, make sure to mail your rebate promptly.

"All the items must be postmarked within 15 days of purchase."

 

[Gundark]

How would Pitcairn fare against GT740? Used it should be in the $50 range.

 

[matrixshark]

Watch the used forums. You can pick up a used 6950 (if your power supply can handle it) for that price range.

 

[RussianSensation]

How would Pitcairn fare against GT740? Used it should be in the $50 range.

Pitcairn would be much faster, maybe close to 2X faster. R9 270 which is just stock HD7870 (7850 OC ~ 7870) is 31% faster than a GTX750Ti. A 1050mhz Pitcairn R9 270X is 44% faster than a GTX750Ti.
http://www.computerbase.de/2015-01/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-im-test/3/

It's obviously not going to be possible for any new sub-$120 card to compete with a used GCN 7850/7870/7950/7970/7970Ghz on price/performance.

All of this assumes you have a solid Core i5/i7 CPU though. If you have a slower Core 2 Duo/Quad/i3 CPU, then the difference will be less since AMD cards are bottlenecked more by slower CPUs. An $80 HD7950 would be next to impossible to beat in terms of value because an overclocked 7950 = 7970Ghz/GTX770/GTX960 and it would have 3GB of VRAM too.