Good Idea or Bad Idea...?

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

I was thinking...should I sell my 2900XT for 2 8800GT's? or should I save up money buy a CF motherboard and another 2900XT?

PVTCaboose1337 · Feb 21, 2008

I would personally sell it and go for 1 8800gt.

PaulieG · Feb 21, 2008

Hmm, even one 8800GT will be faster than your 2900XT. The only thing is, you may be shocked at how little you may get for your XT if you sell it. I've seen them go for as low as $180 on ebay, and the 2900pro is around $150, if you can find it.

panchoman · Feb 21, 2008

PVTCaboose1337 said:
I would personally sell it and go for 1 8800gt.

+1

Hawk1 · Feb 21, 2008

Sell it and get 1 3870 x2 - don't need a crossfire MB for that (someone correct me if you cant use an NForce board with those)

Edit: Upon reflection, I've changed my mind and I agree with the above, just sell the 2900 and get a single 8800GT. If it's not fast enough for you, you have the option to get a second one and still be able to keep your Motherboard.

MikeJeng · Feb 21, 2008

9800gt.

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

what about a 8800GTS OC from BFG, my friend bought the wrong one and couldnt figure out why his wasnt SLI ing(?) and so he put his 8800GTS oc in a spare pc.....should I trade him my 2900xt for it?

erocker · Feb 21, 2008

For a g80 core GTS no. For a G92 GTS absolutely make the trade!

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

erocker said:
For a g80 core GTS no. For a G92 GTS absolutely make the trade!

whewha?, sorry no clue what that is I dont follow the codename things....

erocker · Feb 21, 2008

The first 8800gts's were G80 cores with 320mb or 640mb. The new 8800GTS is the G92 core and has 512mb's memory.

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

oh......well its not that I can assure you,lol its G80, I shall link you.....(PEW PEW):
http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr88640gtseeoce.aspx
its that one Im not sure if its better or not, but my friend cant beat my frames in most games with his single 8800gts and my 2900xt? I mean if I can do that then does that mean the gts is still better?

erocker · Feb 21, 2008

Well... if you have a nvidia chipset motherboard, do it. But you would be better off selling the 2900XT and buying a 8800GT.

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

well this is gay, I bought the 2900XT for nothing yay! I bought this card to kick my friends asses and looks like it was a waste....hazzah

erocker · Feb 21, 2008

Have you tried overclocking it? That's where the 2900XT really shines!

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

dont know how to overclock and I rather let a pro do it, but if the 8800GTS OC that my friend has is better then I might as well try to get that from him or something....

erocker · Feb 21, 2008

I would try to find members around here with that card and give OCing a shot! But if you don't want to do it, trade for the GTS.

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

erocker said:
I would try to find members around here with that card and give OCing a shot! But if you don't want to do it, trade for the GTS.

Yeah I dont really wanna do that, only thing I plan on overclocking is my processor and I dont know how to do that either.....I might as well trade

MrW · Feb 21, 2008

The difference between a 2900XT and 8800GT is small, not worth the hassle in selling one card to buy another that is barely any better. Stay with what you have or get a 3870X2.

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

alright, give me a yes or a no to trade my friend my 2900xt for his 8800GTS OC.

kenkickr · Feb 21, 2008

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 21, 2008

MrW · Feb 21, 2008

No. Performance-wise there is very little difference.

ShadowFold · Feb 21, 2008

No. The G80 GTS gets beat by the 2900XT. I would sell your 2900XT and get a HD 3870, there so cheap now.. and if you have a crossfire mobo thats even better.

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

I think I just CF 2900XT's once I buy the board

-1nf1n1ty- · Feb 21, 2008

What is a cheap yet kick ass Crossfire board that still.......kicks ass ?

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