Worth stepping up to GTX 285?

[MBrown]

Worth it?

q6600 @ 3.0GHz
Gigabyte P35-DS3L Rev 2.0
55nm EVGA GTX 260 216 Superclocked
Corsair 650w TX650
22" LG (1680x1050)

 

[FalseChristian]

No, it's not worth it at all unless you need to spend money for the sake of spending money. Overclock the GTX 260 Core 216 and have nearly the performance of a GTX 285. Don't waste your money!

 

[error8]

Since you are gaming at 1680X1050, I don't see the need for a gtx 285. You might not even see any performance difference whatsoever. If you were at 1920X1200 and higher, the step up would have probably worth it, otherwise you spend quite a lot of money on a minimal increase in performance.

 

[MarcVenice]

Save the money and start saving for a 24/26" monitor. What brand gtx260 ? If overclocking is covered by the warranty, overclock the shit out of it, and you will come awfully close to gtx285 speeds.

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
If overclocking is covered by the warranty, overclock the shit out of it, and you will come awfully close to gtx285 speeds.

That is very true.

 

[TC91]

how much is the stepup costing you?

 

[OCNewbie]

I just recently stepped up from a 65nm GTX 260 (192sp) to a 55nm GTX 260 (216sp) for like $17 (was like $9.50 to ship it to them, then $7.50 for them to ship to me, my card actually retailed for more). I felt like that was a good deal.

Like the above poster asked, how much will the step-up cost? Hard to answer your question when we don't know the negatives of your consideration.

 

[Jacen]

Simple answer. No

Like others have said, you need to step up your resolution before more hardware is really necessary.

 

[MagickMan]

No way, not worth it at all.