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GeForce 9800 GT vs GeForce 660 GTX review
We place the GeForce 9800 GT vs GeForce 660 GTX in a quick four page article slash review. Demographics show that a lot of end-users who purchased their PC a couple of years ago very likely still have that GeForce 9800 GT. NVIDIA's demographics show that the people that are still using that card (and apparently it is a lot of them) are bound to upgrade, and the most logical step is the GeForce TX 660. So why not have a quick peek at how these two cards performs -- the old versus the new.
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#4412801 Posted on: 09/19/2012 09:43 AM
Its defo time for upgrade for me
but i cant decide! Also is 660ti better than 660? im so confused :S
Its defo time for upgrade for me
but i cant decide! Also is 660ti better than 660? im so confused :S
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#4412812 Posted on: 09/19/2012 09:57 AM
I think it was important to compare the performance of both with a CPU from the 9800GT era, you know for the people that goes to upgrade only the card, or to see what they gonna loose in the new card if they don't upgrade the hole system.
I think it was important to compare the performance of both with a CPU from the 9800GT era, you know for the people that goes to upgrade only the card, or to see what they gonna loose in the new card if they don't upgrade the hole system.
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#4412841 Posted on: 09/19/2012 10:36 AM
Yes, ti is better.
Its defo time for upgrade for me but i cant decide! Also is 660ti better than 660? im so confused :S
but i cant decide! Also is 660ti better than 660? im so confused :SYes, ti is better.
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#4412878 Posted on: 09/19/2012 11:40 AM
If your in the UK, the 670 is a better price than the 660 Ti. Its too expensive for what it is, if you want to spend around £200 then get the regular GTX 660
Its defo time for upgrade for me but i cant decide! Also is 660ti better than 660? im so confused :S
but i cant decide! Also is 660ti better than 660? im so confused :SIf your in the UK, the 670 is a better price than the 660 Ti. Its too expensive for what it is, if you want to spend around £200 then get the regular GTX 660
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#4412909 Posted on: 09/19/2012 12:28 PM
Nice article, I'm thinking about moving on from my 8800GT to a 660. Would have liked to see BF3 compared.
Also as mentioned above, seeing both using an old C2D CPU would be interesting as I'll porbably ugrade the GPU first but not sure how much I'd be throttled.
Nice article, I'm thinking about moving on from my 8800GT to a 660. Would have liked to see BF3 compared.
Also as mentioned above, seeing both using an old C2D CPU would be interesting as I'll porbably ugrade the GPU first but not sure how much I'd be throttled.
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#4412923 Posted on: 09/19/2012 12:50 PM
I see..Isn't 670 a bit of a waste if i only have 1680x1080 screen at the moment? i was thinking about getting 7950.
If your in the UK, the 670 is a better price than the 660 Ti. Its too expensive for what it is, if you want to spend around £200 then get the regular GTX 660
I see..Isn't 670 a bit of a waste if i only have 1680x1080 screen at the moment? i was thinking about getting 7950.
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#4412924 Posted on: 09/19/2012 12:52 PM
Ah well in that case a regular 660 will do nicely ha
I see..Isn't 670 a bit of a waste if i only have 1680x1080 screen at the moment? i was thinking about getting 7950.
Ah well in that case a regular 660 will do nicely ha
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#4412928 Posted on: 09/19/2012 12:58 PM
ha im liking the price of normal 660
ha im liking the price of normal 660
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#4412931 Posted on: 09/19/2012 01:01 PM
Buy 2nd hand, I got my 460s second hand and they have been going strong ever since.
I see..Isn't 670 a bit of a waste if i only have 1680x1080 screen at the moment? i was thinking about getting 7950.
Buy 2nd hand, I got my 460s second hand and they have been going strong ever since.
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#4412953 Posted on: 09/19/2012 01:29 PM
Nice article, I'm thinking about moving on from my 8800GT to a 660. Would have liked to see BF3 compared.
Also as mentioned above, seeing both using an old C2D CPU would be interesting as I'll porbably ugrade the GPU first but not sure how much I'd be throttled.
In your case there will be both a bottleneck and a major increase in your fps. I would go for it and later a new cpu with all the other goodies.
Nice article, I'm thinking about moving on from my 8800GT to a 660. Would have liked to see BF3 compared.
Also as mentioned above, seeing both using an old C2D CPU would be interesting as I'll porbably ugrade the GPU first but not sure how much I'd be throttled.
In your case there will be both a bottleneck and a major increase in your fps. I would go for it and later a new cpu with all the other goodies.
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#4412961 Posted on: 09/19/2012 01:39 PM
Which one? 670 or 7950? or 660ti
Buy 2nd hand, I got my 460s second hand and they have been going strong ever since.
Which one? 670 or 7950? or 660ti
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#4412962 Posted on: 09/19/2012 01:41 PM
I used a 9800gt but it died just after warranty ended. That kind of cooler that looks like a turbine is piece of crap. So I switched to a Radeon 5670 (great card from MSI, but AMD drivers are crap), and then to a Geforce 560Ti. The processor has changed as well, from a Athlon x2 6000+ (2.8Ghz) to a Phenom II X4 955 BE. That's what I love from AMD, the motherboard is the SAME! I started with 2GB of RAM and now I've installed 8gb on it, and I can kick any game fully MAXED on it, and it runs butter smooth!
The performance difference is amazing, but still, that was a very good and capable machine, could be running the latest games at medium levels.
I used a 9800gt but it died just after warranty ended. That kind of cooler that looks like a turbine is piece of crap. So I switched to a Radeon 5670 (great card from MSI, but AMD drivers are crap), and then to a Geforce 560Ti. The processor has changed as well, from a Athlon x2 6000+ (2.8Ghz) to a Phenom II X4 955 BE. That's what I love from AMD, the motherboard is the SAME! I started with 2GB of RAM and now I've installed 8gb on it, and I can kick any game fully MAXED on it, and it runs butter smooth!
The performance difference is amazing, but still, that was a very good and capable machine, could be running the latest games at medium levels.
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#4412994 Posted on: 09/19/2012 02:23 PM
hey H have you got the gpu score for vantage it would also be cool to see the score against all the other cards as the system and the bench make setting are the same. good review though very interesting
hey H have you got the gpu score for vantage it would also be cool to see the score against all the other cards as the system and the bench make setting are the same. good review though very interesting
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#4413027 Posted on: 09/19/2012 02:49 PM
Thank you for this review.
It's really refreshing and shows how the products change over time.
Thank you for this review.
It's really refreshing and shows how the products change over time.
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Love that bit lol.
Although, in my case, my laptop is far more high-end than my desktop (backwards I know) with it having a "Athlon 6000+ and a Geforce 8600 GT".
Maybe instead of my next trip too Aussie, I might invest in a better desktop lol.