I finally got my new 24 Inch Acer 1920*1200 LCD. It is very nice. But I am sure you can guess my problem. My 8800 GTS SC 320Mb GPU just can't keep up very well at max Settings on Games. I was playing COD4 last night, Everything as high as it could for in game settings, No AA, 8*AF and I was Avg 40-45FPS during gameplay and dipping to low 20's during big explosions. Then I fired up Crysis Single player, All settings to high no AA or AF and It was almost a slideshow!! 10-15 FPS is very unplayable for me. I reduced all in game settings to Med, And still had a hard time staying above 20 FPS just walking around. As soon as the Gunfire broke out it was a sad site.
I have been doing some searching for a better GPU under the 250 Dollar Canadian mark. So far I think the Gigabyte 8800GT is a very nice pick, With the new Gamer HUD to raise the GPU volts, one review hit 800Mhz on the Core!!
http://www.hothardware.com/Art...T_GVNX88T512HP/?page=2
Here is the Article that has got me thinking. So I have come to you guys for some help. I don't have the kind of Loot to buy the best card out, But I think I could get a very decent card for under 250. But I have not been up to date on all the Cards that are out, And which ones are likely to Overclock the Best. I am not only going with Nvidia, I will consider a ATI GPU if the Performance is on Par with what Nvidia has to offer.
I really need some help guys.
http://www.shopbot.ca/p-90775-2037700.html
I Can oick one of these Gigabyte 8800GT's for 190 Canadian and hope to heck that it Overclocks close to 800Mhz on the Core.
Or I have also been Eyeballing the EVGA 8800GT Akimbo
http://www.evga.com/products/m....asp?pn=512-P3-N808-AR
Very nice specs out of the box with a nice two slot cooler.
720Mhz on the core,2000Mhz on the Mem are very Respectable and Guaranteed.
The Gigabyte might not even hit 720Mhz and the Mem is only 1840Mhz out of the Box.
I would save my self almost 100 Bucks by going with the Gigabyte.
But what else is out there?? I don't have Steady enough hands to do hard volt mods, so the Software app on the gigabyte 8800GTssithhlp push that card further.
I have heard that ATI has a few GPU's that support Voltage adjustments with software.
But which ones have that feature that works well??
This new 9800 series has me really confused. I hear the 9800GTX is just a re badged 8800GTS 512Mb or something like that And I also read somewhere that the 9600's are beaten by 8800GT's all day.
Can someone who has been following the new lineup of GPU from both ATI and Nvidia please shed some light on this decision for me?
I really need to make this GPU purchase worth it as I won't be able to upgrade for quite a while. I have already had my 8800GTS SC 320Mb since last May which I paid 469.00 Canadian plus taxes!!
Thanx for bearing with my long post, But I just wanted to make sure I got all my points out.
Bring on the Advice
I have been doing some searching for a better GPU under the 250 Dollar Canadian mark. So far I think the Gigabyte 8800GT is a very nice pick, With the new Gamer HUD to raise the GPU volts, one review hit 800Mhz on the Core!!
http://www.hothardware.com/Art...T_GVNX88T512HP/?page=2
Here is the Article that has got me thinking. So I have come to you guys for some help. I don't have the kind of Loot to buy the best card out, But I think I could get a very decent card for under 250. But I have not been up to date on all the Cards that are out, And which ones are likely to Overclock the Best. I am not only going with Nvidia, I will consider a ATI GPU if the Performance is on Par with what Nvidia has to offer.
I really need some help guys.
http://www.shopbot.ca/p-90775-2037700.html
I Can oick one of these Gigabyte 8800GT's for 190 Canadian and hope to heck that it Overclocks close to 800Mhz on the Core.
Or I have also been Eyeballing the EVGA 8800GT Akimbo
http://www.evga.com/products/m....asp?pn=512-P3-N808-AR
Very nice specs out of the box with a nice two slot cooler.
720Mhz on the core,2000Mhz on the Mem are very Respectable and Guaranteed.
The Gigabyte might not even hit 720Mhz and the Mem is only 1840Mhz out of the Box.
I would save my self almost 100 Bucks by going with the Gigabyte.
But what else is out there?? I don't have Steady enough hands to do hard volt mods, so the Software app on the gigabyte 8800GTssithhlp push that card further.
I have heard that ATI has a few GPU's that support Voltage adjustments with software.
But which ones have that feature that works well??
This new 9800 series has me really confused. I hear the 9800GTX is just a re badged 8800GTS 512Mb or something like that And I also read somewhere that the 9600's are beaten by 8800GT's all day.
Can someone who has been following the new lineup of GPU from both ATI and Nvidia please shed some light on this decision for me?
I really need to make this GPU purchase worth it as I won't be able to upgrade for quite a while. I have already had my 8800GTS SC 320Mb since last May which I paid 469.00 Canadian plus taxes!!
Thanx for bearing with my long post, But I just wanted to make sure I got all my points out.
Bring on the Advice
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