GTX 295 or GTX 285

I am having a hard time deciding which one to buy, I am only concerned with being able to play crysis and GTA4 better than the 9800 GTX that I havecan deliver. I play at 1920x1200

I would suggest the GTX295 for the best performance, but I personaly would never buy a card that expensive just to play Crysis and GTA4. I've heard GTA4 is more CPU intensive anyway, I don't know how much a better GPU would help

if you only want to play better than a 9800 gtx then the GTX285 will give you a good enoughperformance increase.

I would go with the overclocked version of the GTX285. Will be enough at that resolution for high.

i think i heard somewhere that the gtx295 is still compatible with dx11 when dx11 comes out?

I didn't really like the performance difference between the 8 series and 2 series. 3 series might give the double performance of the 8 series I've been looking for. :D

Basically I want to be able to play crysis all the way through the Whole game at 1920x1200 with all on high. my current setup is playable at 1920x1200 but i have to lower everything to medium when you get to the ship and the ice levels. If a single 285 is enough then ill be happyI mostly play MMO's anyway going to get a 1000w thermaltake toughpower to supply one of these badass cards

I play at 1680x1050 very high all the way except the snow levels where I play on high and get 30+ FPS. I am using XFX4870 1GIG XXX. An overclocked GTX285 will get you minimum 10 FPS more than me. I am thinking on all high at that rez you could breeze through.

I would get a GTX285 just because it's a single GPU.

I play at 1680x1050 very high all the way except the snow levels where I play on high and get 30+ FPS. I am using XFX4870 1GIG XXX. An overclocked GTX285 will get you minimum 10 FPS more than me. I am thinking on all high at that rez you could breeze through.

chris24l

I went with the XFX gtx 295 with athermaltake 1000w psu to go with it. and said what the hell and threw in the logitech z-5500 speakers to replace my z-5300s , and the saitek cyborg keyboard with 4gb of G.skill ddr2 800 ram 2x2GB to replace the 4 sticks of ddr 667 i have now.:D

All from newegg

Nice !!! Enjoy !!!

i have i7 920 and 3gig ram.

XFXexcellent choice. you are going to rule Crysis at your resolution with that card.

Do not get the 295. I heard it has the same microstuttering problems as the 9800 GX2. I have a GX2 and the microstuttering is so bad it makes me sick. I would get a 285 if I could right now..

i hope it don't microstutter, but if it does I would send back the 295 and get XFX overclocked 285.

I am having a hard time deciding which one to buy, I am only concerned with being able to play crysis and GTA4 better than the 9800 GTX that I havecan deliver. I play at 1920x1200

puffydogg

GTX285 is better for GTAIV. 1GB vs 896MB of the GTX295.

GTX295 for Crysis.

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I am having a hard time deciding which one to buy, I am only concerned with being able to play crysis and GTA4 better than the 9800 GTX that I havecan deliver. I play at 1920x1200

teddyrob

GTX285 is better for GTAIV. 1GB vs 896MB of the GTX295.

GTX295 for Crysis.

so GTA only recognizes half of the gtx295's ram?

so GTA only recognizes half of the gtx295's ram?puffydogg