Replace 8800 GTX With 9600 GT

drwho · Mar 18, 2008, 02:47 AM

I'm just wondering if it would be worth while to get one of the new 9600 GT to replace my 8800 GTX? Since I put my system together with the eVGA motherboard 780i, Intel e8400 CPU and 4 gigs of Patriot Viper memory, I've getting this nvlddmkm error message and nothing I've tried will cure the problem. I've read over at the EVGA message boards that this problems seems to run with the 8000 series of Nvidia video cards. Good or bad idea.

Vikingod · Mar 18, 2008, 02:56 AM

I wouldn't its a waste of money, IMO. The 8800gtx is faster, isn't it?

The error you're getting is probably a driver thing. Give drivercleaner a shot and see what you get,

**kris23** · Mar 18, 2008, 03:13 AM

it takes 2 9600GTs to match a GTX man

drwho · Mar 18, 2008, 03:18 AM

Thanks guys. I didn't think it would be worth the effort or the money, but want to confirm it. Thanks.

BlueMak · Mar 18, 2008, 10:49 AM

Tell you what, if you decide you want to get rid that POS 8800gtx, I would be happy to help you get rid of it. I will take it free of charge.

TV addict#2 · Mar 19, 2008, 09:37 PM

got a gtx from a leap day sale and found it to run 630/1476/1003 speeds stable at default fan,quick good enough oc
a nice upgrade from a 3870@830/1250 speeds at high res play

Mar 18, 2008, 02:47 AM	#1
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Replace 8800 GTX With 9600 GT I'm just wondering if it would be worth while to get one of the new 9600 GT to replace my 8800 GTX? Since I put my system together with the eVGA motherboard 780i, Intel e8400 CPU and 4 gigs of Patriot Viper memory, I've getting this nvlddmkm error message and nothing I've tried will cure the problem. I've read over at the EVGA message boards that this problems seems to run with the 8000 series of Nvidia video cards. Good or bad idea. __________________

Mar 18, 2008, 03:13 AM	#3
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	it takes 2 9600GTs to match a GTX man __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Mar 18, 2008, 03:18 AM	Thread Starter #4
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Thanks guys. I didn't think it would be worth the effort or the money, but want to confirm it. Thanks. __________________

Mar 18, 2008, 10:49 AM	#5
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Tell you what, if you decide you want to get rid that POS 8800gtx, I would be happy to help you get rid of it. I will take it free of charge. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Mar 19, 2008, 09:37 PM	#6
TV addict#2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	got a gtx from a leap day sale and found it to run 630/1476/1003 speeds stable at default fan,quick good enough oc a nice upgrade from a 3870@830/1250 speeds at high res play __________________ time in time TR120EX/Q6600@3.4...AbitIP35Pro...4G GKX Firestixx...Diamond4870x2...74GRaptor...X-fi/680Z...Corsair1000w...ThermaltakeXIII...HP-LP3065...Vista x64sp1

Mar 18, 2008, 02:56 AM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	I wouldn't its a waste of money, IMO. The 8800gtx is faster, isn't it? The error you're getting is probably a driver thing. Give drivercleaner a shot and see what you get,