Vista - What card - 9800GTX+ or GTX260

As I said in an earlier thread, my 9800GX2 is having serious heat problems; the retailer has told me I can return it and exchange it, so I will be getting a different card and getting another HDD with it.

What should I get - 9800GTX+ or GTX260?

I am after gaming performance - Far Cry 2, Sacred 2, Crysis etc. I also prefer nVidia over Ati, which is why I chose those two cards. I want something thats never going to give me overheating problems like the 9800GX2 is!

GTX260 FTW!!

see if you can get the 216SP model & that card will play anything currently out & anything coming out in the next few years @ MAX settings

if you have been powering the GX2 then Amps wont be a problem.

SK

if you are going to get a graphics card between these 2 then get the 260gtx, but get a factory overclocked card, i got the xfx 260gtx xxx and its sweet as a nut, runs crysis max dx10 at 1920 x 1080 at about 20-30fps. if i wanted a faster framerate, all i do is drop the res to 1280 x 720 and its got about 30-40fps. but i got a 3-way sli mobo so i may just get another one and bump performance up about 40%

Well if you were going for a 9800GTX from a GX2, you'd be downgrading...so a GTX260 is the better option.

What temps have you been getting with your GX2?

It gets upwards of 110 degrees celsius and shuts down.

damn thats hot, is that under load? i think you need to change GPU or get an aftermarket cooling system, well the 260gtx in my system idles about 46-50 degrees celciusand under load is about 60-70c, heres a pic to prove it, mind you the cool temps may be because of the casing. (antec 900)

Nice.
I have a Coolermaster CM690, plus the room is air-conditioned; I think the card is faulty, because when I first got it I could play games for hours without a problem, it just gets worse and worse now.

lol, simple answer, clean the fan!

The whole system gets cleaned out with compressed air once a fortnight

canned or shop pressurised?