8800gtx just died

[simonfitba]

Just wondering what would be the cheapest option to replace it with. Would a 9500gt be okay? It needs to be just as powerful as the 8800gtx.

Cheers for any thoughts.

[kalniel]

Just wondering what would be the cheapest option to replace it with. Would a 9500gt be okay? It needs to be just as powerful as the 8800gtx.

The 9500gt is much slower than the 8800gtx!

[Queelis]

You'd need a GTX260 or GTX275 to get something of similar speed.

[=assassin=]

What's your budget?

[simonfitba]

How does a 250gts 512mb compare?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

A GTS250 is basically a faster version of the 8800GTS 512MB.

The HD5750 1GB should be similar in performance to a GTS250 1GB and will consume less power too. It also has DX11. The HD5770 1GB will be faster than a 8800GTX.

[DanceswithUnix]

How does a 250gts 512mb compare?

From Wikipedia:

              8800GTX   gts250

Shaders       128        128
Core Clock    575        738
Shader Clock  1350       1836
Memory GB/s   86.4       70.4

so slower ram, faster shaders, but generally the same ballpark. A gtx 260 is a step up on everything.

Edit to sort out my ascii art table

[simonfitba]

Thanks for all the info, folks.

I decided to grab a 250gts 512mb from the "for sale forum" for £50. Hopefully it'll be close enough as budget's tight atm.

[LuckyNV]

You'd need a GTX260 or GTX275 to get something of similar speed.

no way, either card will be some distance from the 8800GTX

an equivalent would be a 9800GTX (if you can find one) or GTS250.