What to do.. what to do!!!

I don't see any reason to wait when it comes to hardware. If you need it NOW, buy it NOW.

If you don't need it, then wait.

And D3 certainly needs it.

a couple of things first; nvidia will be releasing their new series prolly around april. or as the rumour says February, so at least wait till february. (you won't even have a choice, cause the G92 based cards are always selled out, lol )

Then, nvidia has different 8xxx series, those based on the G8x core and those based on the G92 core. the G92 core has 256bit bandwidth for memory (GTX/*old*GTS has 384bit bandwidth and there for, 320/640/768mb memory). Also it has a smaller core, so it produces less heat, has a higher clockrate, faster memory and allot of tweaks.

The difference between that bandwidth (256 vs 384), you will only feel it with high res (1680*1050 and upwards) and with AA on.

Then the other thing, there is the GTS and the GTS.

1 is based on the G8x card and the other is based on G92.

the G92 is (allot) better. cause it has more shaders (128 vs 112) + newer core. you can regonize this GTS by the amount of memory (512 or 1024mb).

anway nvidia sucks so get an ati card plz (HD3870!!)

i like pie indeed

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Get a 360. It's cheaper.

How little money do you have? I mean like when I got my first paycheck this autumn, I checked the possibilities for an upgrade (not needed at all, just wanted more of a solid workstation), which included new processor, 2gb ram and a new gfx card, and it was about the same price as an 360.

So I ended up on a 360 and I haven't though it was wrong for a second!

(mainly cause I gave up on game dev., I don't think it's funny anymore)

I would wait untill i could buy a totaly new rig. The prices right now on computer parts are a dream! You can get a brand spanking new computer for a very reasonable amount of money (well, atleast here in sweden you can).

You're rig sounds very old, you don't say what kind of CPU you have... My OLD rig had a AMD 3200+, 1gig ram, and ati 9700 that is way better than a gf4.

If you could get any of those 6800s for a very low price go ahead and buy but don't go to the store and get a new set of ddr1 ram sticks or an AGP card. NOT worth it. Even if the "newer" games like hl2, q4, fear etc will run better they won't run anywhere near like they will on a new computer.

So you have a choice of spending 30euro now or a thousand euro later.

I'd probably spend the 30 now and wait until summer of next year. Prices will drop, you should be able to make back the 30euro in the 6-7 months, tech will improve, and your current pain will be lessened. You obviously want to upgrade now, but there is no reason to and its better to wait. so put a bandaid on and get surgery later.

really wait at least 3 months more..

AMD x2 3.2ghz dual core

4 gb RAM

Dual 8800gt 512mb

Dual 250 gb 7200 rpm HD

PC power and cooling 750 watt power supply

Crysis at all very high at 1680 x 1050 at 20-30 fps

$1300

Get GT's you will NOT regret it, especially considering that they are 90% the power of a GTX for half the price

The thing is Gorion you can quite literally wait forever in the hardware game, as you yourself are aware I'm sure. There's always something just around the corner, and I don't think D3adlode is looking for top-end equipment anyway seeing as he's looking into GeForce 6 cards on eBay (wtf).

In my opinion, if new hardware is more than a quarter of a year away you should just buy. Otherwise you'll end up frustrated because you can't play any new games, and get yourself into an endless waiting game where your only gaming-related entertainment is reading about what the next upcoming hardware is.

It's like the 8800 GTX. People told me to wait for the Ultra, then people buying the Ultra were told to wait for the Autumn cards that just came out, now those guys are being told to wait for the GeForce 9s, and it will go on and on.

Tere's always something less than half a year ago ready to render what you just bought obsolete.

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The thing is Gorion you can quite literally wait forever in the hardware game, as you yourself are aware I'm sure. There's always something just around the corner, and I don't think D3adlode is looking for top-end equipment anyway seeing as he's looking into GeForce 6 cards on eBay (wtf).In my opinion, if new hardware is more than a quarter of a year away you should just buy. Otherwise you'll end up frustrated because you can't play any new games, and get yourself into an endless waiting game where your only gaming-related entertainment is reading about what the next upcoming hardware is.

It's like the 8800 GTX. People told me to wait for the Ultra, then people buying the Ultra were told to wait for the Autumn cards that just came out, now those guys are being told to wait for the GeForce 9s, and it will go on and on.

Tere's always something less than half a year ago ready to render what you just bought obsolete.

qft

but my arguments are that the G92 core is now just way overpriced cause of the shortage, and in 3 months time i am sure that will (must!) be solved. and especially with christmas, the prices are even higher

but then again, i dont think the geforce 6 series won't get any cheaper

PHL has a nice lil hardware guide

http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View. ... tail&id=41

I bought a 8800GT for 249€!!

A card capable of running Crysis @ very high, dx10, and SM4.0...

There's no excuse for us to don't have a good graphic card nowadays

Quote from Pericolos0

it absolutely ridiculous to buy a 250€ card just for the one game that requires it. Especially if the game is imo pretty average.

and if you wait 1 month, it's half the price.I got a almost top notch rig, 1 and a half year ago. Still runs fine. And if I want to upgrade, 1gb ram (of the same) costs like 15£, and since my motherboard is still good, I can add a new processor for maybe 100£ or so, which would make my comp a lot better.

Next upgrade I'll make, will be a drawable monitor, like the guy at Grin got, it looks so sweet, instead of a small wacom

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it absolutely ridiculous to buy a 250€ card just for the one game that requires it. Especially if the game is imo pretty average.

Who said I bought the card just for crysis?

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what other games require a card like that to run on high?

Bioshock, Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War, Call of Duty 4, World in Conflict, Jericho.

There a couple of really great games yet to be released that will probably run really fine on 8800gt...

Bah pinyata beat me to it

Dont forget quake wars too!