how much longer do you guys think 9800 gt's with dual core setups will last

BackBreaker · 02-23-09, 08:32 PM

before everyone is gonna have to upgrade all of that?

mr.max-amd · 02-26-09, 09:00 PM

im running a 9800gt and a dual but im upgrading to a triple core PII 720 and when the gtx 300 series come out the gtx 300 series will drop and im going to buy a 260 core 216 or a 285

mxthunder · 02-26-09, 10:18 PM

I plan to do the same as mr.max-amd. My 9800GT does great for most all things, but I would love to upgrade to the next gen when the prices come down.

ChinStrap · 02-26-09, 10:29 PM

i play on a dual. love it. low heat and HIGH MHz

mr.max-amd · 02-27-09, 05:52 PM

hey mxthunder whats the highest youv gotten the 720 without adding volts??

also i just read the race ready 04 yzf450 and iv got a race ready 06 yz250f and 2 yzf 450s one lowered(03) and one regular special edition 06

LilBuddy · 03-01-09, 09:42 PM

What do you mean last? High mzh dual cores and 9800GT's are still pretty high up there. As far as running things on max settings some of the newest and best cards can barely hang with that. I'll be keeping my 8800GT for a few years or until the slot it's in goes away like AGP did. If AGP was still on the 775 board I'd be running my 9800 Pro.

mxthunder · 03-01-09, 09:46 PM

without adding voltage I got it up to 3400 but I only tested for prime stability for about 20 minutes. My HT link was running at 1000 the whole time too until i realized it once i got up into the higher clock range.

good stuff man do you race them or just ride for fun? used to race but one to many injuries has caused me to slow down a little.

BackBreaker · 03-01-09, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LilBuddy

What do you mean last? High mzh dual cores and 9800GT's are still pretty high up there. As far as running things on max settings some of the newest and best cards can barely hang with that. I'll be keeping my 8800GT for a few years or until the slot it's in goes away like AGP did. If AGP was still on the 775 board I'd be running my 9800 Pro.

there are apperently new agp video cards like I believe the ati 4670 or some high end card was released in agp recently. WHy do they keep making those?

e6600 · 03-01-09, 11:22 PM

im planning on an AM3 quad and some new nvidia card or possibly a ati xfire setup (4870's are mad cheap

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i think that 8800gt/dual core would last well into 2010 for most games

deathman20 · 03-02-09, 09:33 AM

The 8800GT's, i mean 9800GT's should last for a while depending on what type of gaming resolution/settings you like in said games. Dual core, as well it all depends on what you do to justify using it or upgrading.

Me I loved my dual core, she was great little chip. Only reason why I decided to get the setup I have currently is because the board died, and needed something to hold over til repaired so said forget it im upgrading. So its a win win in my case but those should last quiet a while, unless you demand the best of the best all the time.

necrokiller · 03-02-09, 11:54 AM

Strictly in terms of gaming, I plan not to upgrade my system until every other game chokes on my setup and is unable to play at about 1280x720. My native is 1680x1050, but at 720 I don't believe the image quality suffers much.

Douken · 03-02-09, 12:55 PM

I play at my max res most of the time 1152x864. The 8800gt holds off perfectly, and I've seen most of the games coming this year and I don't see why the 8800gts won't hold off, mine runs everything at more than 60FPS in the majority of games, the only choker is Crysis which runs at some 25-35FPS but Crysis is very playable at that speed so... no demanding games, no need to upgrade card. BTW the games coming this year are a lot of RPGs and RTS, I would say a Quad upgrade & switch to 4 GB of RAM in 2009 will be required to survive.

EarthDog · 03-02-09, 12:58 PM

It will last a while really. There are only a few games taht can use more than 1 core out currently. And SLI 9800gt are decent cards. You should have at least a year or two before they really start showing their age.

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Originally Posted by LilBuddy

If AGP was still on the 775 board I'd be running my 9800 Pro.

There is AGP on 775 boards... ASrock dual sata II....

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Originally Posted by BackBreaker

there are apperently new agp video cards like I believe the ati 4670 or some high end card was released in agp recently. WHy do they keep making those?

HD3850 I believe is the newest AGP card out...

(looking now for others)

deathman20 · 03-02-09, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Douken

I play at my max res most of the time 1152x864. The 8800gt holds off perfectly, and I've seen most of the games coming this year and I don't see why the 8800gts won't hold off, mine runs everything at more than 60FPS in the majority of games, the only choker is Crysis which runs at some 25-35FPS but Crysis is very playable at that speed so... no demanding games, no need to upgrade card. BTW the games coming this year are a lot of RPGs and RTS, I would say a Quad upgrade & switch to 4 GB of RAM in 2009 will be required to survive.

If the RTS or RPG's take to using the Quad cores then yes quad will be a good thing but so few use it currently unless its your primary game its basically pointless just from that aspect.

4Gigs of ram and 64-bit yes I could see that for an upgrade but if you got a CPU in the last few years you can run a 64-bit OS and ram well if you got 2 gigs spend $50 and get 4. Rams so cheap now adays I wouldn't even consider it an "upgrade" per say.

Mr.Guvernment · 03-02-09, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BackBreaker

there are apperently new agp video cards like I believe the ati 4670 or some high end card was released in agp recently. WHy do they keep making those?

becuase not everyone needs to buy a new CPU and ram for a rig.....they are happy with what they have but maybe need some more umf in their video...

with a 4670, an old P4 could easily play HD content... or an old 754 cpu...

biosboy4 · 03-03-09, 08:54 AM

Depends entirely on rez. If someone is runnin an E8400 with a 8800 or 9800 @ 1280x800 then it would last a very considerable amount of time I'm sure.

On the other hand, If the same person is running the same rig on 2 monitors both @ 1680x1050 then they are probably already considering an upgrade on the video side of things.

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LilBuddy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Irving, Tx	What do you mean last? High mzh dual cores and 9800GT's are still pretty high up there. As far as running things on max settings some of the newest and best cards can barely hang with that. I'll be keeping my 8800GT for a few years or until the slot it's in goes away like AGP did. If AGP was still on the 775 board I'd be running my 9800 Pro. __________________ Intel E8400 @ 4005 (445x9 @ 1.37v) - Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - 2x1gb Crucial Ballistix PC8500 - 2x36gb Raptor in RAID 0 - 640gb WD Black - EVGA 8800GT (730/1700/2060) - Antec 900 - Seasonic M12 700W AMD 3600+ Brisbane - Abit NF-M2 Nview P4 2.8C @ 3094 - ECS PT880 NEO MB - ATI 9800 Pro AMD 1700+ @ 2272 - Epox 8RGA+ AMD T-Bird 1400 @ 1650
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deathman20 High Speed Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Where the Cheese Heads Live	The 8800GT's, i mean 9800GT's should last for a while depending on what type of gaming resolution/settings you like in said games. Dual core, as well it all depends on what you do to justify using it or upgrading. Me I loved my dual core, she was great little chip. Only reason why I decided to get the setup I have currently is because the board died, and needed something to hold over til repaired so said forget it im upgrading. So its a win win in my case but those should last quiet a while, unless you demand the best of the best all the time. __________________ -=The Gamer=- MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) \| i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz \| 1.3875V \| 28C Idle / 65C Load (LinX) 8Gig G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 @ 1600Mhz w/ 1.5V \| TR Ultra eXtreme 120 w/ 2 Fans Sapphire 7950 VaporX 1150/1500 w/ 1.2V/1.5V \| 32C Idle / 64C Load \| 2x 128Gig Crucial M4 SSD's BitFenix Shinobi Window Case \| SilverStone DA750 \| Dell 2405FPW 24" Screen -=The Server=- Synology DS1511+ \| Dual Core 1.8Ghz CPU \| 30C Idle / 38C Load 3 Gig PC2-6400 \| 3x Samsung F4 2TB Raid5 \| 2x Samsung F4 2TB Heat
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biosboy4 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: US	Depends entirely on rez. If someone is runnin an E8400 with a 8800 or 9800 @ 1280x800 then it would last a very considerable amount of time I'm sure. On the other hand, If the same person is running the same rig on 2 monitors both @ 1680x1050 then they are probably already considering an upgrade on the video side of things.
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