Thinking of selling my 3850 256mb for a 8800gs 384mb

[OmegaShadow]

brought this back in january 2008 for around $175
http://www.ncix.com/products/i...VISIONTEK&promoid=1046



my friend is willing to buy it off me for $150


i'm going to use money to buy a EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GS 550MHZ 384MB 1.6GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...sku=28845&promoid=1046

$108.88 after MIR.

any thoughts?

 

[error8]

Not a very good idea. You should buy at least a 9600 GT to really see some difference, otherwise the GS will not give you much of a performance boost, maybe none at all.

 

[AzN]

You won't even see a noticeable difference with a 9600gt. Maybe with AA.

 

[Denithor]

Look around a little more. If you're willing to add a bit more cash to what your friend will pay for your card, you can get an 8800GT for ~$185 or an 8800GTS (G92) for $210 after MIR (see hot deals forum for details). These cards would certainly provide higher performance than your 3850.

 

[AzN]

He is going to make money off by doing it. Why not? They should perform about same. Slight edge to 8800gs.

 

[JACKDRUID]

I believe 8800gs is right there in between 3850 and 3870, while 9600 = 3870..

10-15% increase in performance + money back = good deal.

 

[AzN]

9600gt is right between the 3850 and 3870 too. Maybe with AA 9600gt does good but raw frame rates 3870 wins 9 out of 10 times if not all 10. With AA 9600gt wins 6 out 10 times?