Reading elsewhere seems my 8400GS is letting the side down. I read that the 9800GT or 9800GTX will increase performance considerably but as one is twice the price of the other the question is will I see the extra bang per buck for the GTX over the GT.
I have a 560W PSU with 170 W set to 3 & 5 volt rails and 360W set across the various 12v rails.
I am happy to pay the extra £100 for the GTX so long as it brings benefits
So the questions are
Are the 9800's direct plug and play replacements for the 8400? (after drivers are loaded)
Is the rest of my system compatible?
Will I see the benefits of the GTX on my system?
Of course all advice is accepted free of liability
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System Information
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Time of this report: 5/25/2009, 10:51:52
Machine name: MAIN
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: DIXONSXP
System Model: T9610
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 781MB used, 5558MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8400 GS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0422&SUBSYS_0F1F105B&REV_A1 Display Memory: 1521 MB
Dedicated Memory: 241 MB
Shared Memory: 1279 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (70Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.7813 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/18/2008 00:55:00, 5963776 bytes
