My reconditioned 9700Pro has just gone kaputt, a couple of weeks outside the 30-day warranty period. Should I go for a 9800pro second hand, or should I go for something new?
Is the x800 GTO worth considering? I'm still on AGP, is it worth shelling out for a PCI-E motherboard and new GFX card together? I'm trying to not spend a lot of money...
Any help would be gratefully received, although I'm steering towards paying a bit extra for getting the peace of mind of a new GFX card...
The GeCube X800 GTO seems to go for about £115 inc VAT, is this worth considering?
It depends on how happy you were with the 9700 Pro - if you don't mind turning settings down, then a 6600GT or, if you want something more expensive, a plain X800 on AGP should be fine.
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
I was fairly happy with the 9700, it played Far Cry at a decent rate, and that's about as far as my gaming goes. Is the 9700 Pro really better than the 6600GT?
Possibly, but what about those new 6800GS cards ?Originally Posted by Smudger
best thing to do is set yourself a budget
That £115 is probably the very top of my budget. I don't really want to spend too much, but after my previous experience of doing things to a budget, I'd rather fork out a bit more now, than twice as much a few months down the line. And while people may think £115 isn't much of a budget, I've got rather a large mortgage to pay...
Just thinkin I was in the same position about a month ago when my 9600xt died on me. I bought a 6800 off dabs (the dabs value card, but its made by inno3d) for £130 ish. Then unlocked pipelines/shaders, and its running quite happily at 6800gt speeds
Dave
Is that something that's easy to do?
A 6600GT can be had for 99quid online, good card for price. Might be worth getting a GT0 instead though. You could even look for a 6800NU online, or even a 6800GT 2nd hand, if it's AGP people will sell em cheaper.
A 6600GT should be a fair bit faster than a 9700 Pro, although it wouldn't be a huge jump.
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
Really easy to do smudger. Jus need to download rivatuner and unlock the hardware masked units. Then have a bit of a play with the clock and memory speeds and you should be up to GT standard. I'm looking at getting an arctic cooler to run it a bit further, but the cooling on the card is pretty good none the less.
Dave
Is it a standard 6800 to unlock the pipes?
Iam also looking for a card for Christmas hope the 6800gs comes out if not a X800xl but the 6800gt to expensive and not many around but if i could unlock the 6800 to gt speeds that sounds good.
Also if you break the card doing the unlock will the tec guys know?
Is it a standard 6800 to unlock the pipes?
Iam also looking for a card for Christmas hope the 6800gs comes out if not a X800xl but the 6800gt to expensive and not many around but if i could unlock the 6800 to gt speeds that sounds good.
Also if you break the card doing the unlock will the tec guys know?
Actually, I thought I had a 30-day warranty, but checking the site, it would appear it's 90 day. Wahey! No shelling out. On the downside, I was looking forward to having a shiny new card...
I might ask them if I can upgrade to one of their 9800Pro or XTs, by way of compensation...
If you want to stay on AGP and want "high" performance a 6800gt is your best. Then lower down a standard 6800 or 6600gt should perform simillar a 6800. The 6800gs is not likely to be released on AGP, they really seem adamant on phasing it out quickly/
6800 will overclock well given the right cooling, so no need to shell out the extra for the GT imo.
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