Topic: is this an upgrade or a downgrade from an nVidia Geforce 9800 GT?

Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #15,981

XFX GT-430X-ZAF2 NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 1GB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 x16 Graphics Card

I cannot tell with this bullshit anymore. Video card specifications are not clear at all to me

Fox !FXYGNx1XR. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later[^] [v] #277,007

Downgrade, I think.

dw !AIy/L67q.s joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 39 seconds later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #277,008

just look at benchmarks

Fox !FXYGNx1XR. replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #277,012

http://www.hwcompare.com/7208/geforce-9800-gt-1gb-vs-geforce-gt-430-1gb/
9800GT wins in everything put power consumption, but that's to be expected.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #277,013

Downgrade.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+430
Score: 688

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+9800+GT
Score: 915

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 14 minutes later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #277,022

would this be an upgrade that is viable, and if som is there something I should be wary of, like different expansion port requirements, etc etc? I would just replace my 9800 gt, but I cannot find any decently priced for what it is worth, so I just reckoned to do an upgrade.

Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 30 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #277,025

@previous (A)
from the site given to me it is very evident that this is a superior card, however, would it fit in the same slot as my 9800 gt? it seems...bulky...

celeste !hW6clEMVuQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 12 minutes later, 42 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #277,030

@previous (A)
you need to measure the space in your case...

Fox !FXYGNx1XR. replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 47 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #277,031

@277,025 (A)
450s are okay, yeah.
It's all PCI Express 2, you just need to make sure your PSU is adequately powerful and has 6-pins.

Minichan