Hi everyone

My system is: E6850 3Ghz, 2Gb Ram 1066 DDR2, Asus P5KC, 320 GB western digital, 650W psu Zalman and XFX 8800 GTX.

The question is with all these arrivals (9800GX2, 9800GTX, GTX 280 and 260, 4850 and 4870) is it necessary to upgrade my graphic card? i will see big difference?
I play all the new games like Crysis, Grid, Company of heroes, Lost planet, Gears of War etc... in 1650x1080 res and in high options with at least with 30 fps!

I am waiting your opinion...

P.S sorry for my poor english

Thank you!

Well if you really want to the 4870 or GTX280 might offer a decent upgrade but with your current settings / performance level I would wait.

Definitely wait. The 8800gtx is still an awesome card, and to me there isn't really a decent choice for a good upgrade.

hello i am planning for 8600 gts and i have a 400w smps psu with amd 6000+, asus mobo msn mx se my psu does not have a 6 pin connector, how can i install the card and also tell me whether 400w will be enough for 8600 gts, i have a 22 inch lcd(view sonic)

sms2luv, since you have a new question, please post a new thread to ask it.

Sounds to me like you've answered your own question

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ng-8800gtx

I have this config:

Core2Duo E6600@3.2
ASUS P5KE- WIFI
SEAGATE BARRACUDA 500GB 16MB
OCZ VINDICATOR CPU COOLER
OCZ 4GB REAPER DDR2 800 4-4-4-15
OCZ 8800GTX @612/1080(=8800ULTRA)
OCZ PROXSTREAM 1000WAT
THERMALTAKE ARMOR CASE
LG M228WA MONITOR with 1680x1050 resolution
XP 32 + SP3 RC1

I can play every game out there maxed out with no problems (including Crysis @ 1680x1050 with 0xAA and everything @ ultra quality_with
TRIPLE C hack_)and i am really happy with its performance.

Of course there are better cards out there,but my card is still plenty fast and i dont really want to upgrade.

Err... nice rig, good for you. Not like anyone asked though.

Now addressing the question, if you change your VGA now, you be paying hard money for a not-so-great boost in performance. Since your rig is well built, you can definitely wait a little longer. Maybe the next-gen CPUs might make you upgrade your system (not that you need it, it just might be tempting), and changing the VGA then will be at least less expensive.

Sell your 8800 GTX for $150-200 for a quick buck, then pick up a 4870 would be my suggestion. I'm coming from 8800 GTX OC SLI and upgraded to 4870 X-fire and see +/-30% gain in performance. I'm really pleased with the increase and well worth the money imo.

8800 GTX IS still a very good card, but you could do better for not much more money. It all depends on your budget I guess...

Why?i can max out everything out there and have no problems with it i will upgrade when i really dont get the peformance i need

Also i have XP SP3 RC1

You know, harmattan has hit on something here.
Your 8800GTX is still a great card, that means it is worth money to someone. You could indeed get an easy $200 out of it. Seems like a pretty good plan to me, get rid of it instead of piling it in the closet with all the rest of your old outdated hardware you have ran it to the end of it's lifespan, and value to anyone. Hmmm. What a concept!

lol in IRAN PC components are more expensive than US,also its extremely hard to sell a PC component in IRAN and u cant sell it with a good price

wha??

First off, I know 4870's are good cards but you won't get 30% improvement across the board as not all games scale equally especially when considering differences between Xfire and SLI.

Second your asking the dude to not only sell his ($600) 8800GTX for $150 and turn around and buy two more cheap 4870's and if he doesn't have a Xfire compatible board how is that going to help him?

Third your comparing an improvement in performance of two 4870's and suggesting he buy one 4870 to replace his 8800GTX..., dude thats waK!

Last, you sold your $1200 worth of video cards and spent another $500 - $600 for a questionable 30% improvement, so you say..., not a great deal if you ask me.

Have fun with your 4870's but don't steer this guy wrong man! Go brag somewhere else, personally I ain't impressed.

Why do you write Iran in all caps?

WRT the OP, I don't get it. You can run the latest games at high settings with at least 30FPS and you want to know if you should upgrade??