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I need a little help.

I have one 8800GTS 320MB, which struggles at 1680 x 1050 in some games.

I don't know what to do about it though.

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IMO turn down some settings on games that struggle and wait for the next line of cards.

You can also consider turniong down the res on a game that doesn't perform as well as you'd like it to.

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But I just spent ~£2000 on a computer that I wanted to rip any game apart.

slightly disappointed that I didn't spend the extra £20 for the 640MB version now.

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Well - from everything I've read SLI isn't the answer for the 320.

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you spent £2000 on a computer and got a 8800 320mb card?!??!?!!

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[:mousemonkey:2] Well I'd like to know if throwing another one in makes a difference.

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8800GTX or u may want to wait


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nawfal wrote :

you spent £2000 on a computer and got a 8800 320mb card?!??!?!!

That's what I was thinking; with a budget that high he should have been able to easily get an 8800GTX.

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Originally I was going to buy a 7900 or something, because I thought DX10 cards were a waste of money at the moment.

 

But I got tempted by the 8800 series a day or two before I ordered my stuff.

 

Prices (For those interested):
Q6600 £350
GeForce 8800GTS £210
Corsair 4GB £187
Enermax Galaxy 1000W £200
Antec 900 Case £70
Western digital raptor x 2 £300
22" Monitor £211
Creative X-Fi 7.1 sound card £50
2 x DVD-RW £17
Intel Bad Axe 2 Mobo £150
Windows Vista Ultimate £110
Microsoft Office £100

 

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+ some stuff I bought but didn't use (RAM cooler, CPU cooler (Stock was enough), a SSCI Hard drive)

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Lazyvulture wrote :

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Originally I was going to buy a 7900 or something, because I thought DX10 cards were a waste of money at the moment.

But I got tempted by the 8800 series a day or two before I ordered my stuff.


Another hardware lemming, leaping off the cliffs of uncertainty. :lol:

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Don't get a second GTS, sell your current card, add the money you were going to pay for another GTS, and get a GTX/Ultra, or wait for G92.


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I did my research and, according to Tom's Hardware, there wasn't much difference between the 320 and 640.

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vonwombat wrote :

Don't get a second GTS, sell your current card, add the money you were going to pay for another GTS, and get a GTX/Ultra, or wait for G92.



Very nice idea.

How much you reckon a 8800GTS 320MB OC2 would be worth with a month of use?

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Lazyvulture wrote :

I did my research and, according to Tom's Hardware, there wasn't much difference between the 320 and 640.


The difference should come with higher resolutions, but I don't think you'll see a great FPS boost. It will probably be less swapping with the 640 one, but with roughly the same FPS.
About the price, I have no idea. I plan to sell my GTS too to upgrade to a G92, but I'll do that in november/december, so I probably won't be getting a lot. :(

 



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