Upgrade or leave it alone ?

colt1911 · 10-23-2007, 05:21 PM

Right now I have 2 XFX 8600GT "s powered by a Antec Neopower 650 watt psu. If I upgrade to the 8800GTS or 8800GT would I need to change my PSU? I know that Nvidia is coming out with some new cards and I hoping the price will drop on some of the 8800. Last question , would I be better off to sell my 8600Gt's and buy one good 8800? If so which 8800 would be best? Thanks for your help.

b3rt_d4ni3l · 10-23-2007, 05:57 PM

I don't think you would need to change your PSU if you decide to use 8800GTS.

Having a single 8800 will still outperform the dual 8600 in SLI so your are definitely better off using a good single 8800. The 8800 now is the 8800Ultra but not sure whether your PSU would be strong enough to power it. It might be possible if its just a single card. An alternative is the 8800GTX and your PSU will definitely be able to power it.

If you are talking about comparing the 8800GT and 8800GTS only, then I would say the 8800GTS would be better.

colt1911 · 10-23-2007, 06:27 PM

I'm thinking mainly between the 8800GT and 8800GTS. Is it worth the money to get the 640mb over the 320mb GTS?

**oscaryu1** · 10-24-2007, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by colt1911

I'm thinking mainly between the 8800GT and 8800GTS. Is it worth the money to get the 640mb over the 320mb GTS?

Not for me. Not big increase of performance. Wait for the 8800GT's, rumored better than 8800GTX and is 200-250$.

Bradan · 10-24-2007, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Not for me. Not big increase of performance. Wait for the 8800GT's, rumored better than 8800GTX and is 200-250$.

ya drop two of those puppies in

colt1911 · 10-24-2007, 04:50 AM

I have been reading most of the post about the 8800GT's and how they will out perform the 8800 GTS. Is this because of a new design , I thought according to the way Nvidia has always number their cards that the GT was a lower end card.

Hanamichi · 10-24-2007, 10:59 AM

Everybody thought the way you thought but rumors are GT is better than GTS.

Schonza · 10-24-2007, 11:03 AM

You can either wait for the 8800GT or if you don't want to wait, get an 8800GTS 640 mb. The reason I say this, is due to you having a 22" monitor, meaning that the 640 MB will give you more gaming power at those higher resolutions.

Hanamichi · 10-24-2007, 11:19 AM

NO you should wait a while because the rumors are nvidia are making some changes in 8800GTS.So it would be good for you if you wait.

10-23-2007, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 688	Upgrade or leave it alone ? Right now I have 2 XFX 8600GT "s powered by a Antec Neopower 650 watt psu. If I upgrade to the 8800GTS or 8800GT would I need to change my PSU? I know that Nvidia is coming out with some new cards and I hoping the price will drop on some of the 8800. Last question , would I be better off to sell my 8600Gt's and buy one good 8800? If so which 8800 would be best? Thanks for your help. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P6T Deluxe CPU - Intel Core I7 920 with Noctua NH-U12P G. Skill PC12800 1600mhz ( 6 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ Seagate 1T 32mb Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Antec 1200 w/ Corsair 750watt psu Logitech Z5500 speakers

10-23-2007, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 688	I'm thinking mainly between the 8800GT and 8800GTS. Is it worth the money to get the 640mb over the 320mb GTS? __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P6T Deluxe CPU - Intel Core I7 920 with Noctua NH-U12P G. Skill PC12800 1600mhz ( 6 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ Seagate 1T 32mb Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Antec 1200 w/ Corsair 750watt psu Logitech Z5500 speakers

10-24-2007, 04:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 688	I have been reading most of the post about the 8800GT's and how they will out perform the 8800 GTS. Is this because of a new design , I thought according to the way Nvidia has always number their cards that the GT was a lower end card. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P6T Deluxe CPU - Intel Core I7 920 with Noctua NH-U12P G. Skill PC12800 1600mhz ( 6 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ Seagate 1T 32mb Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Antec 1200 w/ Corsair 750watt psu Logitech Z5500 speakers

10-24-2007, 10:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hanamichi Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 479	Everybody thought the way you thought but rumors are GT is better than GTS. __________________ GA-945GM-S2 Intel C2D E6300 XFX 8600GT Kingston 1.50 GB RAM

10-24-2007, 11:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
Schonza Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Victoria, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 796	You can either wait for the 8800GT or if you don't want to wait, get an 8800GTS 640 mb. The reason I say this, is due to you having a 22" monitor, meaning that the 640 MB will give you more gaming power at those higher resolutions. __________________ formerly schoning16 Intel C2D E6300 @ 2.00 gHz 2 X 1024MB Transcend 667 mhz ram (dual channel interleaved) @ 3-3-3-9-12 320GB SATA Western Digital HDD. Gigabyte 945PL-S3 mobo. Foxconn TSAA891 Pioneer 111-D Dvd Burner. nVidia Geforce 9500GT 19" Samsung Syncmaster 940BW monitor.

10-23-2007, 05:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
b3rt_d4ni3l Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 946	I don't think you would need to change your PSU if you decide to use 8800GTS. Having a single 8800 will still outperform the dual 8600 in SLI so your are definitely better off using a good single 8800. The 8800 now is the 8800Ultra but not sure whether your PSU would be strong enough to power it. It might be possible if its just a single card. An alternative is the 8800GTX and your PSU will definitely be able to power it. If you are talking about comparing the 8800GT and 8800GTS only, then I would say the 8800GTS would be better.

10-24-2007, 11:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Hanamichi Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 479	NO you should wait a while because the rumors are nvidia are making some changes in 8800GTS.So it would be good for you if you wait. __________________ GA-945GM-S2 Intel C2D E6300 XFX 8600GT Kingston 1.50 GB RAM

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