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9800gtx or gtx 280 gtx 260 for retro gaming

Hi guys

I found a 9800gtx+ for €10 near me and have been seriously thinking of buying it to upgrade my retro gaming rig with 2gb ddr2 and a q6600

Should I hold out for a bit and try to find a deal on gtx 280/60 or get the 9800gtx +? 

Really just want something to play everything from half life to bioshock to gta 4 on at 1080p. 

Also I have to upgrade my psu with all of those but whatever

I'd like to hear your opinions

Thanks

 

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Get a GT 1030 it will out perfrom all of those while consuming less power and low profile and LESS COST/Perfromance.(70-75$) I MEAM IT RUNS GTA 5 ULTA 4K AT 19FPS(Well that's good),FIFA 20 ULTA 60, BATTLEFIELD V. low 45fps.

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48 minutes ago, Ryan12334567 said:

Get a GT 1030 it will out perfrom all of those while consuming less power and low profile and LESS COST/Perfromance.(70-75$) I MEAM IT RUNS GTA 5 ULTA 4K AT 19FPS(Well that's good),FIFA 20 ULTA 60, BATTLEFIELD V. low 45fps.

It's not just about performance 

I want all the parts to be period correct for a windows vista or 7 machine that i can also install xp on just for the experience

I just enjoy playing games like crysis on xp eventho it doesn't really matter

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4 hours ago, Yasin40 said:

Hi guys

I found a 9800gtx+ for €10 near me and have been seriously thinking of buying it to upgrade my retro gaming rig with 2gb ddr2 and a q6600

Should I hold out for a bit and try to find a deal on gtx 280/60 or get the 9800gtx +? 

Really just want something to play everything from half life to bioshock to gta 4 on at 1080p. 

Also I have to upgrade my psu with all of those but whatever

I'd like to hear your opinions

Thanks

 

I'd go for the 9800GTX.

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45 minutes ago, BTGbullseye said:

I'd go for the 9800GTX.

For what reason? Idc much either way, i just want it to be able to play older games but I'm curious

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Which year is the retro build supposed to be from? You have listed parts from 2007 and 2008.

 

My 2008 build is a q9550 on a p45 chipset overclocked to 3.8ghz, thertake v1, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 @900mhz, 2 320 hdd's in raid stipe and a gtx 280.

 

The gtx 280 is faster than the 9800gtx, both are from 2008, but the q6600 was released in 2008.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Yasin40 said:

For what reason? Idc much either way, i just want it to be able to play older games but I'm curious

It tended to provide a slightly better experience in XP-era titles than the 2X0, and you specified both 7 and XP as your OSes. The 2X0 will be marginally faster, but there can be compatibility issues in older titles that the 9800 won't have.

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