Upgrade from 8600GT to 5750 worth it?

Is it? Here are the rest of my current specs:

Intel Core Duo E7200

2 GB RAM

430 PSU

Hoping to improve performance of GTA 4 and Crysis.

Also, would the 430 PSU be sufficient enough to power the 5750?

Yeah, the 8600GT was pretty bad...couldn't max out WoW and struggled with Oblivion and COD4.

Thanks. What about my second question? Would my 430W PSU be sufficient enough to power the 5750?

Thanks. What about my second question? Would my 430W PSU be sufficient enough to power the 5750?

o_hai_david

Yup. The new 40nm ATI cards use very little power compared to the previous 55nm generation.

Thanks. What about my second question? Would my 430W PSU be sufficient enough to power the 5750?

o_hai_david

Anything higher than an 8600gt will be a MASSIVE improvement. I went from 8600gt to 9800gt and MY MIND WAS BLOWN!!!!!

Anything higher than an 8600gt will be a MASSIVE improvement. I went from 8600gt to 9800gt and MY MIND WAS BLOWN!!!!!

adv_tr00per

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

hartsickdiscipl

If I remember correctly the 8600 was slightly more powerful than the 7600 or was on par with it. It was severly gimped at release, and shunned by most of the gaming community becasue it was only slightly less expensive than its vastly supirior 8800 counterparts. Thats how I remember it, at least.

Just about any modern card will be an incredible improvement.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

millerlight89

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26899312&tag=topics;title

68. Geforce 7900GT 512MB

74. Geforce 7900GT 256MB

77. Geforce 8600GT 512MB

88. Geforce 8600GT 256MB (what I had. Really sucked for a $130 video card)

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

millerlight89

The 8600gt may have been a waste of money, but getting the 9800gt as an upgrade was NOT. The 9800gt is infinitely more powerful.

Yes, no question that is a much better card and will be great for gaming!

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

[QUOTE="adv_tr00per"]

Anything higher than an 8600gt will be a MASSIVE improvement. I went from 8600gt to 9800gt and MY MIND WAS BLOWN!!!!!

millerlight89

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

darx55

lol more like 3.5x better and thats in hardware alone!

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=513&card2=616

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

hartsickdiscipl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkfS3xcyEok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbBQey1TaFs

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

That wasn't a waste of money. A 9800gt is over twice as powerful as an 8600gt. An 8600gt can't even keep up with a 7900gt in DX9 games.

kaitanuvax

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26899312&tag=topics;title

68. Geforce 7900GT 512MB

74. Geforce 7900GT 256MB

77. Geforce 8600GT 512MB

88. Geforce 8600GT 256MB (what I had. Really sucked for a $130 video card)

I had a 8600 GTS before I got my current card, and it was actually a pretty decent card. I dunno how MUCH better it is then the GT, but it handeled games great at 1440x900 resolution. I could play Crysis on medium settings with decent FPS, but overall, good card. I gave it to my friend and he loves it (he had a 7300 LE, which was a POS!!!)

[QUOTE="kaitanuvax"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Yes it was :roll:UltimateGamer95

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26899312&tag=topics;title

68. Geforce 7900GT 512MB

74. Geforce 7900GT 256MB

77. Geforce 8600GT 512MB

88. Geforce 8600GT 256MB (what I had. Really sucked for a $130 video card)

Not in the games I remember playing, and not in the reviews I remember seeing. At least not most of the time.

i had my mind blown when i went from a 7600gt 256mb to a 9500gt 1gb. the damn card was half the size of the 7600gt yet was heaps more powerful.

[QUOTE="kaitanuvax"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Yes it was :roll:UltimateGamer95

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26899312&tag=topics;title

68. Geforce 7900GT 512MB

74. Geforce 7900GT 256MB

77. Geforce 8600GT 512MB

88. Geforce 8600GT 256MB (what I had. Really sucked for a $130 video card)

I'd like to see these "better frames". Direct benchmarks between 7900GT and 8600GT are pretty hard to come by, so Gamespot's GPU ranking system is the best I can find...