Re:GPU Upgrade for 650i Ultra Motherboard
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:09 PM
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9800 is essentially the same as the current 8800 so not much to gain there.
285 is expensive ($300) and if your willing to spend that then just get a lower grade 400 series card.
Nice upgrade at a somewhat inflated price (rare to still find, hence the price) would be something like this GTX260:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434 Card is 11 inches long so make sure you have room in your case. A 260 barely fit in my case and I mean it was a wedge fit. LOl
Heck even solidly throw a GTX460
1GB into the mix, should be a nice upgrade and also close to the same price as the 260 above. DX 11 capable, 3D vision support, should hold you for a few years.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130566 Me personally, I would go with a 400 series as it is a little more future proof for around the same price as the hard to find hence inflated prices of the 200 series cards.
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