8800GTS 512 crapped .. need an upgrade

[Fightnfire498]

Hey guys, been a long time.

I built my system about 3 years ago and last night my first component went down. My 8800GTS 512 gave out.

It's been a while and I'm not as up to date hardware wise as I use to be. Need to replace this ASAP as I work, and play, off of this computer.

What's an equivalent card out now, and what's a step up or two? The guy at the local PC shop suggested an ASUS 440 (ASUS ENGT440/DI/1GD5 GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E) for $105.00, the 550's he had were all over $149.99. I found an ASUS 550 TI on Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121435 with after rebate for $109.00

Is that to much for my system?

Is the 440 about straight across? Do I need to step up to the 460, or the 550? Sorry if I'm speaking a different language... and thanks for the help.

 

[bignick]

Well, All of the above are faster than your 8800 except that GT 440. It has alot less horsepower than your old card, just goes to show you how much "the local computer shop" knows. I would recommend that 460 if you can find one in that price range it is faster than a 550 or a 550Ti when overclocked. A 560 is a die shrink 460 and overclocked slighty.

 

[Hicksimus]

A GTX460 that is not CPU limited will provide between 2 and usually closer to 3 times as many fps as your 8800gts. As has been said the 440 would be bad....it's about 1/4 the performance of the 460 putting it under your 8800. Finally the 550 tends to be 20-30% below a gtx460....so the 550 is indeed a step in the right driection. Personally I'd try to find a gtx460, but you aren't me and if you find that you like the idea of the 550 it's a great buy around $100, I was actually considering a set of 550's in SLi for one of my LAN gaming computers.

 

[ChinStrap]

i'll just leave this right..... here.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606658

 

[Bobnova]

i'll just leave this right..... here.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606658

That's what I was thinking.....


If you want an upgrade, a GTX460 or 560 would be a good choice. It's not a die shrink from 460 to 560, just a process improvement and some changes to the transistors internally. The end result is less power consumption and higher clocks.