wanting to upgrade

[slightlyhuman]

my system is a 2.4c @ 2.8 p4
albatron mobo
350w psu enermax
2x256ram hyper x 3500
9800 pro @ 415/360

wanting to upgrade but unsure what would be better. how much faster is the 6800NU than the 9800 pro and the same for the 6600GT. ive heard about 6800NU's being softmoddable, can someone explain this? if true how easy is it to obtain one, is it as hard to get them like the L-shaped 9500NP's were?

out of the two(6600GT and 6800NU) which would be the better upgrade?
would i need a bigger psu?
and would my 2.8 p4 bottle neck either one?

thx

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: DP
my system is a 2.4c @ 2.8 p4
albatron mobo
350w psu enermax
2x256ram hyper x 3500
9800 pro @ 415/360

wanting to upgrade but unsure what would be better. how much faster is the 6800NU than the 9800 pro and the same for the 6600GT. ive heard about 6800NU's being softmoddable, can someone explain this? if true how easy is it to obtain one, is it as hard to get them like the L-shaped 9500NP's were?

out of the two(6600GT and 6800NU) which would be the better upgrade?
would i need a bigger psu?
and would my 2.8 p4 bottle neck either one?

thx

not "much" faster . . .. kinda like upgrading from a 9700p to a 9800xt . . . . the 6800 is faster than the 6600 . . . .

"search" here for a current (long) thread on softmodding the 6800 standard . . . . IF it works it IS worthwhile.

the most worthwhile upgrade for a 9800p - i.e. bang-4-buck - is a 6800GT; none of these should be a significant bottleneck for your CPU (you might try o/c'ing further)

WHY do you want to upgrade? What res do you run games at?

Please note - a NEW core - r520 is out in a few months that should be significantly faster than the current cards. At the least the current cards will drop steeply in price.

 

[Hyperlite]

if your in the market for a 6800, i suggest the BFG 6800OC 128meg from outpost.com---$249.99

 

[slightlyhuman]

how long until the new cards come out? think before march? if so ill wait and just pick up a new raptor 37GB and gig of ram. maybe that will help a little in hl2=]

 

[Cheetah8799]

Originally posted by: Hyperlite
if your in the market for a 6800, i suggest the BFG 6800OC 128meg from outpost.com---$249.99

I just made this move yesterday. Best Buy has a deal going this week, check the Hot Deals forum. Otherwise Outpost is the next best deal.

Anyway, there is an obvious improvement when playing. I am only playing World of Warcraft at the moment, but I can now turn on almost all of the graphics details to high with no problems. I also noticed in 3DMark 05 that the FPS went from about 4 or 5 on my 9800 Pro to around 15ish on the 6800oc. I didn't go all the way through for a final score though because it was cutting into my WoW time.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Don't bother upgrading to a 6800NU from a 9800pro. You'll be able to last well into the next generation of cards with the 9800pro... and by then you may want to make a larger, more significant upgrade.

 

[Warzero]

Dont make the same mistake as i did and not upgrade your power supply while buying yourself a new card. I bought an 6800 ultra and I only have a 350 p/s and that thing just suck me dry. Comp shutdown and stuff so I bought a new supply and now everything is AWESEOME.

 

[slightlyhuman]

well, im gonna plunge for the 6800, ive always had the 2nd or 3rd best card so i wont be picking it a 6800 ultra or gt any time soon. next upgrade ill do will be for quake 4.

my 9800 pro does fine in my games but i just want it to a little better besides i havent had an nvidia card since the 4600, time to change over.

gg ati, i got my monies worth:heart:


now can someone tell me the proper(best way) to uninstall everything ATI related so it wont interfere with the nvidia drivers

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: DP
well, im gonna plunge for the 6800, ive always had the 2nd or 3rd best card so i wont be picking it a 6800 ultra or gt any time soon. next upgrade ill do will be for quake 4.

my 9800 pro does fine in my games but i just want it to a little better besides i havent had an nvidia card since the 4600, time to change over.

gg ati, i got my monies worth:heart:


now can someone tell me the proper(best way) to uninstall everything ATI related so it wont interfere with the nvidia drivers

I just uninstall in the add/remove programs and pop in the new nVidia card. install new drivers and done.

always has worked fine for me...

 

[PrayForDeath]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: DP
well, im gonna plunge for the 6800, ive always had the 2nd or 3rd best card so i wont be picking it a 6800 ultra or gt any time soon. next upgrade ill do will be for quake 4.

my 9800 pro does fine in my games but i just want it to a little better besides i havent had an nvidia card since the 4600, time to change over.

gg ati, i got my monies worth:heart:


now can someone tell me the proper(best way) to uninstall everything ATI related so it wont interfere with the nvidia drivers

I just uninstall in the add/remove programs and pop in the new nVidia card. install new drivers and done.

always has worked fine for me...

Still, it's recommended to use Driver Cleaner when swapping video cards, especially between nVidia and ATI. Here's how it goes:
-Use the Add/remove programs to uninstall your current drivers
-Go to Safe mode and run Driver Cleaner (www.driverheaven.net) then shutdown your system
-Swap your video cards
-Install nVidia drivers and restart
That's it!