I have a 9800GX2 SSC and it is not working correctly, I'm considering buying 2 replacement 9500 GTs, there is a performance decrease but I think I'll really feel it. What card would you recommend that would have the lowest price for a card that will not have such a significant performance decrease?
GeForce 9500 GT (2x)
1GB each
Core Clock Speed 550MHz
Processing Cores 32
Memory Clock Speed 1000MHz
Memory Bandwidth 16.0GB/sec
Shader Clock Speed 1400MHz
9800GX2 SSC
1GB total
Core Clock Speed 675MHz
Processing Cores 256
Memory Clock Speed 2100MHz
Memory Bandwidth 134.4GB/sec
Shader Clock Speed 1674MHz
Thanks!|||Wow it's amazing how many people haven't a clue... Two of the posters gave very good answers, but the third... >Shudder< he sounds like the kind of MD that would tell you to walk off an amputation...
In any case...the core problem is the 9800. What many people don't realize (and the fanbois refuse to admit) is that the 9800 is a tweaked clone of the 8800...and the 8800 was an very good card (I used to recommend it even though I am *not* a fan of nVidia). However, the overclocking or added memory (or both) to make the specific model of 9800 tended to add what Microslut calls "Undocumented Features"...what the rest of us call "Bugs".
As mentioned by ElphaGeek...contact the tech support line for your card's manufacturer (or do it on-line). There may be a simple fix or a driver you need to update (some hardware has been known to go from perfectly working to refuses to work if a schedlued update is missed), or even roll-back!
If the card's manufacturer can't help you resolve the issue, by all means upgrade...which means "buy better", not "buy worse and hope for the best"... If you want to upgrade and stay in the nVidia family, you can either go back to an 8800 (GTS or XXX card), or buy a newer card in the form of a 275, 285, or (if "budget" is not in your vocabulary) the 295. If you want to upgrade and not stay in the nVidia family (and you don't have a GeForce or NForce chipset), ATi's HD series 4770, 4870, or 4890 areall excellent cards...or, again, if the word budget is not in your vocabulary, there are the higher-end HD 5xxx cards - the single core 5870, and the dual core 5970.
All in all...if you were happy with the card to start with, by all means, find someone willing to help you fix the problem before you go out and spend lots of cash to buy a new card. After all, the problem may be as simple as the PCI-e slot the card is in is fubarred.
Besides...SLI only gives you a 25% increase in performance...on a card that is already 30% behind the 9800...|||9500, no no no. That's gonna feel terrible if you are used to a 9800. Just use your warranty, most graphics card manufacturers actually have at least 10 years warranty.|||if your talking about sli, It doesnt always give you better performance, and sometimes its even worst. I would suggest you guy a newer card because the 9500gt is outdated and you could find a better deal buying one good card then two slow card
The best/cheapest place to get a card
http://www.newegg.com/
This will help you decide with all the gfx card out now and comparison with games/benchmarks
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gamin…|||Whoa!!! Your solution is like saying " I think my car ran out of GAS, so I'll just buy a new car." It's NOT logical.
"I have a 9800GX2 SSC and it is not working correctly"
THIS is your REAL problem, and, you need to solve that issue FIRST.
Call your Graphics card manufacturer's Tech Support Line, they will help you.
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