[QUOTE="Owyns"][QUOTE="teddyrob"]

[QUOTE="Owyns"]It is not a fact it happens, even if you had the PCI-E 2.0 Slot you are able to get better benchmark results... teddyrob

Prove it.

Quote: PCIe 2.0 doubles the bus standard's bandwidth from 2.5 Gbit/s to 5 Gbit/s, meaning a x32 connector can transfer data at up to 16 GB/s in each direction.

Read this article. http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=50561

You haven't proved nothing only told me somthing I already know. Where are the higher benchmarks?

From the site you post:- Guess you didn't read it.

the move from PCI Express 1.0a to 2.0 does not result in a performance increase with the current crop of graphics cards.

ATI's Radeon HD2900 XT gains two percent more performance, as do the HD3850 and HD3870, as well as Nvidia's Geforce 8800 GT. Such a small improvement could have many causes completely unrelated to the new interface, such as the newer chipset, slightly higher system memory frequency, or simply margin of error.

:) Okay. Thanks.

[QUOTE="Owyns"][QUOTE="xenophos"]

My motherboard (http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/dg965ot/index.htm) has 1 PCI express X16. The graphics card I want to get says that it uses a PCI express 2.0, can I still put the new card into a regular PCI express slot, or do i need a motherboard with a PCI 2.0?

Deihmos

PCI-express 2.0 is backwards compatible with 1.0 so you are all set with your current board.ct1615

Yeah true, but it has a dis-adavantage that your card will work at PCI-E 1.0 speed about (2GB/ps) while with PCI-E 2.0 works twice.

Don't let that fool you. You can change the PCI-E speed to 8X and you will get the same results as 16X.

Do not understand what you want to say?

[QUOTE="Owyns"]It is not a fact it happens, even if you had the PCI-E 2.0 Slot you are able to get better benchmark results... teddyrob

Prove it.

Quote: PCIe 2.0 doubles the bus standard's bandwidth from 2.5 Gbit/s to 5 Gbit/s, meaning a x32 connector can transfer data at up to 16 GB/s in each direction.

Read this article. http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=50561

So with an 8800GT/E4500/2GB, what should I be expecting? Better graphics? Better FPS? Both? Neither?

I'll be playing on 1280x1024, or 1024x768 if need be.

TMallory2482

Probably you can play the game at High Settings with a good frame rate in that resulution.

So you can play the game at High Settings.

is a multiple rail psu better than a single rail? or is it the opposite

footballa27

Take a look at there http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-7457.html

[QUOTE="ct1615"]I think your understanding in the difference between a PC and a console is pathetic....at best.teddyrob

I agree. Clearly a medium to high end PC is better than a X360.

I agree partly. :)

A High PC is better than a XBOX360.

Because at a Medium PC you do not get good frame rates.

There is no disadvantage don't listen to the trolls.

I've got a P35 board and PCI2.0 card get close to 11,000 3dmark06.

teddyrob

It is not a fact it happens, even if you had the PCI-E 2.0 Slot you are able to get better benchmark results...

And never call people troll!

9800GTX. Cheaper, runs cooler, can OC better, and out of the box already out performs the 8800GTX most of the time.

It's a no brainer :P

Bgrngod

Totally agree and true, no more comment 9800GTX the best you can get.

[QUOTE="Owyns"][QUOTE="daytona_178"][QUOTE="TMallory2482"][QUOTE="Owyns"]

[QUOTE="TMallory2482"]You guys think it'll run/look better than the 360 version?daytona_178

Are you crazy! :D

It never cannot run like at a XBOX 360 with your computers specifications, althought there you can get crashes, but at XBOX 360 very rarely.

Agreed!

Sorry for worse English than yours. :) Text edited read again!

I still dont understand it!

What is your native language?

My native language is Albanian! :)

And I want to say that playing Mass Effect at XBOX360 is better than playing it at your computer.

Reasons:

1. At XBOX no Freezes ( crashes ).

2. Better image quality at HD TV.

3. Others.

Is it clear to get?

no clue what that other guy is trying to say but usually PC games look better then their console counterpart. I would expect it to look better on the PC but we won't know until it comes out. :Dct1615

Maybe but do not think same. You will not be able to play it at High Settings with a great FPS Frame Rate, so it will (freeze) or at game will be FPS around 20-30 Rate and it is not a great result of playing it and got excited. :)

Well 9800gtx is actually cheaper on Tigerdirect than the 8800gtx.matt2012

Buy one 9800GTX in place of that 8800GTX.

Get a cheap 8800 GTS and then overclock it.CheeChee_Macko

Why to overclock the card in place of buying a better one however overclock is danger, even if you bought a expensive card! When cards overclocked they do not count as garaunte.