Is an nvidia gforce 9800 gtx still good for current games?

[BlackJackFrak]

I looked at my old(er) computer today and havn't used it in a couple of years. Its a 512 as I recall.

Does anyone else have one, and what settings can they use it with?

 

[JeanLuc761]

The 9800GTX is getting to be a little on the old side. You'll be able to run most of the games you encounter, but the more demanding ones (Crysis, Bad Company 2, Witcher 2, Starcraft 2, GTA IV) might give you some trouble.

 

[BlackJackFrak]

but the more demanding ones (Crysis, Bad Company 2, Witcher 2, Starcraft 2, GTA IV) might give you some trouble.

What sort of trouble?

 

[AbstractJuggler]

As graphics cards go, it still holds up fairly well [http://www.hwcompare.com/9783/geforce-9800-gtx-vs-geforce-gtx-550-ti/] when you compare it to some of the new-ish cards, but give it a few years and you probably will have to replace it. For example, I've replaced the 8600M GT in my laptop (EDIT: I've replaced the whole thing with a desktop, that's how) because that's not going to be able to run most of the newer games soon, and it can't run some well now, but given that the 9800 GTX is a FAR better card than the 8600M GT, it'll still be useful for a few years to come.

 

[Aur0ra145]

My 9800 GTX+ runs everything I throw at it like a champ. It hasn't had any really bad issues with GTA IV or Bad Company 2 from my personal gaming experiences. Currently, it's doing quite well on the Red Orchestra 2 beta and it runs ARMA II CO rather well.

Do I run everything on the highest of all high settings? No. But to enjoy a game, you don't need the super best card out there.

 

[Lord Honk]

I'm using the older 9600 GT and it plays my most recent purchases Deus Ex:HR and Space Marine perfectly well (within my personal preferences of course, I don't usually go for 16x FSAA and all that jazz). Unless you're an absolute graphics whore (no disrespect, to each his own and all) and can't live without DirectX 11 and such, the 9800 can handle what you throw at it.

 

[wooty]

ITs still good, or at least for me, runs Shogun 2: Total War on high settings pretty smoothly. But beyond that,I couldnt say.

 

[Admiral Frosty]

I had that card for a few years, and it's one of the best cards I've ever had. Even up to the point when it died last week, the only thing holding me back from playing so-called "demanding" games was my system memory and CPU. SC2 and GTA4 are really CPU intensive.

The only thing you're missing out on is DX11.

The 9800 is a great card that you can buy at great bargin prices. Go for it!

 

[Soviet Heavy]

As graphics cards go, it still holds up fairly well [http://www.hwcompare.com/9783/geforce-9800-gtx-vs-geforce-gtx-550-ti/] when you compare it to some of the new-ish cards, but give it a few years and you probably will have to replace it. For example, I've replaced the 8600M GT in my laptop because that's not going to be able to run most of the newer games soon, and it can't run some well now, but given that the 9800 GTX is a FAR better card than the 8600M GT, it'll still be useful for a few years to come.

How in the world did you change your laptop GPU?

 

[FURY_007]

I'm on an 8800GS 384MB and I haven't hit a game I couldn't play at 1600x1200 on it.

same here, I have that with an older i5 and I've been able to play all games on full settings, haven't bothered with crysis, cause already played it on another rig, have yet to play a game where I have problems running it. I assume the 9800 would be better than mine

 

[Eduku]

As graphics cards go, it still holds up fairly well [http://www.hwcompare.com/9783/geforce-9800-gtx-vs-geforce-gtx-550-ti/] when you compare it to some of the new-ish cards, but give it a few years and you probably will have to replace it. For example, I've replaced the 8600M GT in my laptop because that's not going to be able to run most of the newer games soon, and it can't run some well now, but given that the 9800 GTX is a FAR better card than the 8600M GT, it'll still be useful for a few years to come.

How in the world did you change your laptop GPU?

I'm wondering about this as well...

 

[AbstractJuggler]

As graphics cards go, it still holds up fairly well [http://www.hwcompare.com/9783/geforce-9800-gtx-vs-geforce-gtx-550-ti/] when you compare it to some of the new-ish cards, but give it a few years and you probably will have to replace it. For example, I've replaced the 8600M GT in my laptop because that's not going to be able to run most of the newer games soon, and it can't run some well now, but given that the 9800 GTX is a FAR better card than the 8600M GT, it'll still be useful for a few years to come.

How in the world did you change your laptop GPU?

I'm wondering about this as well...

Sorry for the confusion, just a case of poor wording on my part. I've replaced the laptop and the GPU along with it for a more powerful desktop PC.

 

[GenericPCUser]

The 9800 GT is still a heavy hitter, if you have the processor to back it up.

 

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

but the more demanding ones (Crysis, Bad Company 2, Witcher 2, Starcraft 2, GTA IV) might give you some trouble.

What sort of trouble?

Not much, for all of them. You surpass the requierments for all of those games, However, New new games wont work in your favor, such as BF3.

 

[I.N.producer]

I used to have a 9400 GT and it handled Crysis on low quality at about 40 FPS. The Core 2 Quad may have been part of why it played decently. Crysis Warhead got a little bit higher FPS

 

[rycmurray]

Well it's 1.5 years later, and my 9800GTX is still going! Runs WoW MoP at 54fps on "High", Mass Effect 3 on "High", StarCraft II runs excellent on "High". These are without ANY kind of AA/Multisampling though. However, I feel like its finally time to retire it. Games still run great, but it seems to lag behind during intense scenes, and I can't use any kind of anti-aliasing or multisampling, it just kills the FPS. Just bought a AMD Radeon HD 7950 for $269 to replace it.

 

[The Comfy Chair]

The 9800GTX is still a decent card, it's basically got the grunt to run console games at 1920x1080 with a few boosted settings, it always did

It kind of proves the fabled console optimization (ermagerd consoles can beat 4x faster PCs blah blah) is a myth though, the card has kept a constant performance relative to console titles since it appeared all those years ago. If graphics improve on console, it improves on PC too with comparable hardware.

The issue with the 9800GTX is that it wont have the grunt to handle 'next gen' games like those built on the unreal 4 engine. But if you can get it for £50 or something and don't mind that it's probably not going to be AAA gaming viable after about 2 years, it's a good card.

 

[RedLister]

I used an old 9500 GT which if i remember right wasn't near as good as the 9800 GTX and it handled nowaday releases just fine (usually on 1440x900 or 1280x768 resolution) I could have textures up to high but eyecandy things like anti Aliasing, SSAO and multisampling i had no hope in hell of having activated without droping my frame rates to an unplayable level. Think i also kept shadows set to low or off entirely to help out. Quite amazing how little shade blobs need so much GPU power eh?

Personally i upgraded to a 650GTX which i found cheap (£90), and was stunned how i could run all my games maxed out (AA, SSAO, Multisampling the works) on games like resident evil 6 or Duex Ex human revolution. They may not be the most demanding games on the market these days but its impressive on my 4 year old rig nonetheless

If you don't mind having all the eye candy stuff turned off and you can find a 9800GTX for dirt cheap somewhere then it seems like quite a solid option.