- Joined
- Dec 31, 2004
- Location
- Osan AB, South Korea
I'm torn...gone are the days that I could buy any new game, crank the sliders up to max, and blow stuff up at 60+fps. While Flight Simulator X looks great, its chugging along at 15-20 fps, which is a real pain when I'm trying to practice ILS Approaches and the weather is 16025G31 OVC300 +RA (25-31 knot crosswind, overcast at 300ft, heavy rain 
). I've been thinking about selling my 6800GTs and getting a 8800GTS, but I don't know if that's financially feasable. I want to spend $170 as an ABSOLUTE MAX, preferably more in the $130 range. Here's how I look at it:
Pro-8800GTS
Con-8800GTS
Anything else I missed? How much do you think I could get for my cards? Should I wait a few weeks?
Should I consider upgrading something else instead?
). I've been thinking about selling my 6800GTs and getting a 8800GTS, but I don't know if that's financially feasable. I want to spend $170 as an ABSOLUTE MAX, preferably more in the $130 range. Here's how I look at it:Pro-8800GTS
- Its a HGUE leap over my current setup.
- Its much easier to spend $150 now than $400 later.
- Possible upgrade path with SLI in the future.
- Its DX10 capable.
- Prices will only drop further on the 6800GTs
Con-8800GTS
- Is it truely 100% DX10 compliant? Should I wait for the 2nd iteration of the 8xxx's?
- Will prices drop quickly on the 8800s?
- I don't do a ton of PC gaming anymore, its mostly just FSX and any killer app that may come out.
- Is my CPU fast enough to keep up with the 8800's?
Anything else I missed? How much do you think I could get for my cards? Should I wait a few weeks?
Should I consider upgrading something else instead?
