Current not cutting it

jameshooks · 09-19-2007, 05:11 AM

I have a 7900 GS

I just got the game world in conflict and its able to run at medium settings.
im looking upgrade to a new dx10 card but im not sure what i should get.

Ive been looking at the 8600 GTS as my best bet in terms of price range and such.

If anyone could give me some knowledge about upgrading that would be really helpful. thanks

hermeslyre · 09-19-2007, 05:35 AM

Hmm. My 7600gt plays WiC highish on a 1280 x 1024 res, no AA or AS. Maybe a high rez or AA/AS is reducing performance.

But to answer your question a 8600gts is comparable to a 7900gs in Dx9, so it would be a foolish upgrade, offering very little extra performance. If you are looking for a noticeable DX10 upgrade the 8800gts would be the next tier up, checking in around $250-300 bones. It would be a good upgrade, but if you could possibly wait till decemberish prices will undoubtedly fall more, and more cards will be released.

oscaryu1 · 09-19-2007, 12:45 PM

Yup, an 8800GTS would be your next best shot. Do you have your 6pin plugged in? If not it may be downclocking...

jameshooks · 09-19-2007, 01:14 PM

6 pin? downclocked? are you talking about my current card?
im not to big on the card terms.

but thanks for the input. glad i didnt go out and buy an 8600 gts. il take your advice and see what the 8800 gts is like near end of the year.

Hanamichi · 09-19-2007, 01:16 PM

Ya both of them are absolutely right.I bought mine recently and now I am regreting that why didn't I waited a while.

09-19-2007, 05:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
jameshooks New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Current not cutting it I have a 7900 GS I just got the game world in conflict and its able to run at medium settings. im looking upgrade to a new dx10 card but im not sure what i should get. Ive been looking at the 8600 GTS as my best bet in terms of price range and such. If anyone could give me some knowledge about upgrading that would be really helpful. thanks

09-19-2007, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,043	Yup, an 8800GTS would be your next best shot. Do you have your 6pin plugged in? If not it may be downclocking... __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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Hanamichi Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 479	Ya both of them are absolutely right.I bought mine recently and now I am regreting that why didn't I waited a while. __________________ GA-945GM-S2 Intel C2D E6300 XFX 8600GT Kingston 1.50 GB RAM

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09-19-2007, 05:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Hmm. My 7600gt plays WiC highish on a 1280 x 1024 res, no AA or AS. Maybe a high rez or AA/AS is reducing performance. But to answer your question a 8600gts is comparable to a 7900gs in Dx9, so it would be a foolish upgrade, offering very little extra performance. If you are looking for a noticeable DX10 upgrade the 8800gts would be the next tier up, checking in around $250-300 bones. It would be a good upgrade, but if you could possibly wait till decemberish prices will undoubtedly fall more, and more cards will be released.

09-19-2007, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
jameshooks New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	6 pin? downclocked? are you talking about my current card? im not to big on the card terms. but thanks for the input. glad i didnt go out and buy an 8600 gts. il take your advice and see what the 8800 gts is like near end of the year.