Upgrade a 9800 GT to?

zod96

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Was wondering what card would give me the best bang for my buck for upgrading my 9800 GT I have about $140-180 to spend and would prefer nvidia...
 

AzN

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There's only 1 card at that price range from Nvidia. Choice is obvious. GTX260.
 

Schmide

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If you have enough PSU, get the 4870 $120AR(112?) in the hot deals section

Your 9800gt is very slightly slower than a 4770 (in HD as well) and a bit slower than a 4850 so it would not be worth the effort.

The BFG GTX 260 OC ($146) there would be an upgrade as well, but since you have a crossfire board, the 4870 would future proof you more as at some future point you could run 2.
 

MagickMan

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Get a vanilla GTX 260 c216, any maker will do, and OC the shit out of it (see my sig).
 

poohbear

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meh if u can wait till the fall u can get the next gen cards which will provide a much greater performance increase than what's available now. In all honesty, ur 9800gt is fine now and anything under $200 isnt gonna show any eye dropping performance increase.