upgrade time for graphics card what do you guys have??

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[rip|Ripper]

what card do you guys run right now?  

whats your avg fps in mw2? bad company 2?  

[rip|bonuspoints]

I have so many vid cards I use at work.

I have used:
GeForce 480 GTX
GeForce 470 GTX
GeForce 285 GTX
GeForce 260 GTX
GeForce 250 GTS
GeForce 240 GT
GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce 9800 GT
GeForce 9500 GT
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 GT
GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce 8500 GT
GeForce 8400 GS
GeForce 8200 (Integrated)
GeForce 7300 GS
ION

ATI
Radeon HD 6800
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 5770
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 4770
Radeon HD 4670
Radeon HD 4550
Radeon HD 4200 (Integrated)
Radeon HD 3870
Radeon HD 2400

Intel
GMA 500
GMA 4500 MHD
GMA HD

My favorites ...Nvidia ... 260 GTX SLI or 470/480 GTX SLI

[rip|Ripper]

I'm thinking of upgrading to a 460 or 470...is the $50 price diffrence worth it??  Is it that much of an upgrade over a 285 gtx?

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What are you upgrading from?

[rip|Ripper]

What are you upgrading from?

a 285 gtx

[rip|bonuspoints]

I don't think you will see a huge performance difference between the 280 and 480. I would just buy another 280 and put them in SLI.

The 480 will require more power but provide more on board memory, directx 11 support and more CUDA cores. There is a sweet comparison chart on Nvidias web site

http://www.nvidia.com/content/HelpMeChoose/fx2/HelpMeChoose.asp?lang=en-us

[rip|Ripper]

I don't think you will see a huge performance difference between the 280 and 480. I would just buy another 280 and put them in SLI.

The 480 will require more power but provide more on board memory, directx 11 support and more CUDA cores. There is a sweet comparison chart on Nvidias web site

http://www.nvidia.com/content/HelpMeChoose/fx2/HelpMeChoose.asp?lang=en-us

well the 285 gtx is $300  ...where a 470 is low $200's  I'm looking at spending a max of $250...(the 480 is $499 way too much)

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running nvidia 275's in SLI @ 1920x1200

BC2 avg about 100fps, haven't played in sometime so I don't remember exaclty

wasn't the FPS locked in MW2 at 60?

[rip|Badley]

I'm using Radeon HD 5750 PCI 1024 MB GDDR5

[rip|MightyMax]

I've been using a GTX 260m in my laptop without any issues. 

My desktop has a GTX 285 overclocked.

I have not felt the need to upgrade yet.  My take would be unless you are trying to run the game at extremely high resolutions I'm not sure you would really see or feel a performance upgrade worth the $$$.  Unless of course you wish to jump into a SLI configuration.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

Here is a chart for BFBC2 http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2010-gaming-graphics-charts-high-quality/Battlefield-Bad-Company-2,2464.html

I am using 1 Asus GTX 460 1gb Crysis and Crysis Warhead pre-select all settings on high with resolution of 1920x1600 with 70-80fps.  F1 2010 runs at a smooth 60fps with all settings on Ultra running in DX11 mode.

Here is the link to the card I got. I am currently only running a 80plus 500watt PSU

Wow the price has dropped!!! I paid $244.99 on Sept 13th

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121389&cm_re=asus_gtx_460-_-14-121-389-_-Product


PC specs
AMD Athlon II x4 3.0ghz
8gb Corsair (2 x 4gb) DDR3 1333
ASUS GTX 460 1gb
Thermaltake 80plus 500 watt psu

[rip|Ripper]

I've been using a GTX 260m in my laptop without any issues. 

My desktop has a GTX 285 overclocked.

I have not felt the need to upgrade yet.  My take would be unless you are trying to run the game at extremely high resolutions I'm not sure you would really see or feel a performance upgrade worth the $$$.  Unless of course you wish to jump into a SLI configuration.

yeah i can't afford a sli config...i would have to buy a 285gtx which are still $299....the 460's are $199....  i was asking if a upgrade from a gtx 285 to a 460/470 gtx is any significant performance increase...in about 5 days they are coming out with a 580gtx...which should drop the price further...I'm trying to see if I would get a 20-40 fps increase...I run the game at 1680x1050....

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I would personly hold off from upgrading.

[rip|Ripper]

ok guys one last question I promise..I'm thinking of running sli here my board its a gigabyte model#ga-x48-ds4

it does have 2 pci express slots 2.0 standard...but in the manual it says its supports ati crossfirex technology...wouldn't it support sli for nvidia too? how do I tell?  Do I need any addtional parts to run sli? like a bridge or something(i'm new to the sli deal!!)

[rip|bonuspoints]

If your mobo does not specify support for "nvida SLI" then your out of luck.