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John McCoy
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:29 am Post subject:
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I have a P4 3.0 GHz with a gig of RAM. I am running an ATI 9800 Pro and
would like to upgrade to a GeForce 6800, is this worth it? Will I notice
that much of a difference? I mostly play Half Life and Doom3 with Far Cry
under the tree.
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Pete D
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:59 am Post subject:
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You should see around 50-60% inprovement in 3D games, if you can find the
extra cash the GT would be a better choice.
"John McCoy" <johnm160athotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I have a P4 3.0 GHz with a gig of RAM. I am running an ATI 9800 Pro and
would like to upgrade to a GeForce 6800, is this worth it? Will I notice
that much of a difference? I mostly play Half Life and Doom3 with Far Cry
under the tree.
Thanks
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RJT
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:39 am Post subject:
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Pete D wrote:
| Quote: | I have a P4 3.0 GHz with a gig of RAM. I am running an ATI 9800 Pro and
would like to upgrade to a GeForce 6800, is this worth it? Will I notice
that much of a difference? I mostly play Half Life and Doom3 with Far Cry
under the tree.
You should see around 50-60% inprovement in 3D games, if you can find
the extra cash the GT would be a better choice.
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With these games you'll certainly find a nice increase in fps. I'd also
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John McCoy
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:24 am Post subject:
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Thanks, I am looking to spend about $400, will that cover the GT?
John
"RJT" <spamsucks@tiscali.nl> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Pete D wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHz with a gig of RAM. I am running an ATI 9800 Pro and
would like to upgrade to a GeForce 6800, is this worth it? Will I notice
that much of a difference? I mostly play Half Life and Doom3 with Far Cry
under the tree.
You should see around 50-60% inprovement in 3D games, if you can find
the extra cash the GT would be a better choice.
With these games you'll certainly find a nice increase in fps. I'd also
say a 6800GT would be the best choice. |
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RJT
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:38 am Post subject:
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John McCoy wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks, I am looking to spend about $400, will that cover the GT?
John
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I suppose that all depends on where you live and where you plan to get
it, but pricewatch tells me that in the US, the 6800GT go for 370-390,
so - provided you live in the US - you should be fine. |
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John McCoy
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:05 am Post subject:
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I live in the US, I saw the BEG at Best Buy for $399 and am pretty sure it
is the GT, I may go for that one, I am not sure.
Thanks
John
"RJT" <spamsucks@tiscali.nl> wrote in message
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| Quote: | John McCoy wrote:
Thanks, I am looking to spend about $400, will that cover the GT?
John
I suppose that all depends on where you live and where you plan to get it,
but pricewatch tells me that in the US, the 6800GT go for 370-390, so -
provided you live in the US - you should be fine. |
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Pete D
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:43 am Post subject:
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Just to give you an idea, I run a 2.8Gig P4 @3.080 with a Gig of RAM and a
Leadtek 6800NU at 380/840 and run around 57fps for Doom3 at high settings.
You will get better by maybe 20-40% with a GT depending on settings.
"John McCoy" <johnm160@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I live in the US, I saw the BEG at Best Buy for $399 and am pretty sure it
is the GT, I may go for that one, I am not sure.
Thanks
John
"RJT" <spamsucks@tiscali.nl> wrote in message
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John McCoy wrote:
Thanks, I am looking to spend about $400, will that cover the GT?
John
I suppose that all depends on where you live and where you plan to get
it, but pricewatch tells me that in the US, the 6800GT go for 370-390,
so - provided you live in the US - you should be fine.
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John McCoy
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:08 am Post subject:
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Thanks, that is what I was hoping to hear.
"Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Just to give you an idea, I run a 2.8Gig P4 @3.080 with a Gig of RAM and a
Leadtek 6800NU at 380/840 and run around 57fps for Doom3 at high settings.
You will get better by maybe 20-40% with a GT depending on settings.
"John McCoy" <johnm160@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UeSdnTbHtpDCJ1XcRVn-ow@comcast.com...
I live in the US, I saw the BEG at Best Buy for $399 and am pretty sure it
is the GT, I may go for that one, I am not sure.
Thanks
John
"RJT" <spamsucks@tiscali.nl> wrote in message
news:cqa8ka$1aj$1@news.cistron.nl...
John McCoy wrote:
Thanks, I am looking to spend about $400, will that cover the GT?
John
I suppose that all depends on where you live and where you plan to get
it, but pricewatch tells me that in the US, the 6800GT go for 370-390,
so - provided you live in the US - you should be fine.
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Pete D
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:55 am Post subject:
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If you want to play all those games then go for the GT you will be so glad
in the long run. If you really can't afford it then the NU is pretty good
but chokes on higher AA settings, you can get around that like I do by
simply running at 1600x1200, AA really does not matter then because that
resolution looks so good and I find that at 1600x1200 it still runs at over
50fps and you have to be happy with that.
I actually stepped up from a 9800Pro, it died after 3 weeks and the shop did
not have a replacement card so I paid a little more and got the 6800, I am
very happy I did.
Cheers.
Pete D
"John McCoy" <johnm160athotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Thanks, that is what I was hoping to hear.
"Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:o36yd.84089$K7.47627@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Just to give you an idea, I run a 2.8Gig P4 @3.080 with a Gig of RAM and
a Leadtek 6800NU at 380/840 and run around 57fps for Doom3 at high
settings. You will get better by maybe 20-40% with a GT depending on
settings.
"John McCoy" <johnm160@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UeSdnTbHtpDCJ1XcRVn-ow@comcast.com...
I live in the US, I saw the BEG at Best Buy for $399 and am pretty sure
it is the GT, I may go for that one, I am not sure.
Thanks
John
"RJT" <spamsucks@tiscali.nl> wrote in message
news:cqa8ka$1aj$1@news.cistron.nl...
John McCoy wrote:
Thanks, I am looking to spend about $400, will that cover the GT?
John
I suppose that all depends on where you live and where you plan to get
it, but pricewatch tells me that in the US, the 6800GT go for 370-390,
so - provided you live in the US - you should be fine.
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