aceflier Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 My current system is amd 2.4ghz xp2800 barton 1.5gb ddr400 audigy 2 plat 9800pro Now my question is is it worth the cash to go to a 6800GT OC from a 9800pro and will I notice a big performance boost? Best buy has them for $379.99 at the moment I've got my 9800pro sold for $120.00 (asuming I get this vid card) so that puts me at about $260.00 I will have to fork out for this card. Anyone got this BFG6800GT OC with a simalar upgrade that can guide my decision? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Andrew_McP Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 With Lomac a faster graphics card will buy you higher resolution (at 1600x1200 Lomac is often stunning), and more consistent frame rates (256Mb onboard for texture caching probably helps a lot here), but not necessarily appreciably *higher* frame rates, especially over built-up areas or in relatively busy missions where you want it most. For that you need more CPU power as well.... much more probably. But at the moment CPU speeds seems to have stagnated, so throwing 6GHz at Lomac isn't an option. Last year I blew a lot of overtime on an X800Pro (flashed to XT) and while it's been a fun upgrade (allowing his res, hi fsaa gaming in everything from Lomac to Doom3), the 9700Pro it replaced was very capable indeed, and I wouldn't spend the money again. It's very nice icing on the cake, but that's "all"... for me anyway, others may have seen a more significant benefit. Andrew McP
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