How much for a GTS 640?

[darkorb]

Im looking for a 640mb and have been offered a brand new one back from RMA.

How much is a good price for it?

It is worse than the GT, which is $200~.

Is the 9600GT better or worse? Thats around $170~.

Ideas?
THANKS!

[Goliath182]

Um i beleive that the 9600 GT is less power ful than the 640 GTS.

[Xero (1)ne]

If the GTS is a G92 revision then it will be better than the GT.

The GT and GTS are both better than the 9600.

[Miker]

Um i beleive that the 9600 GT is less power ful than the 640 GTS.

9600 is less then a 8800GT. 8800GT vs old core GTS is about the same.

[PP Mguire]

If the GTS is a G92 revision then it will be better than the GT.Lol its obvious its not the G92 cause he said 640mb. Like i told ya earlier man. I wouldnt pay anymore than the price of an 8800GT.

[darkorb]

ok, just wanted to see what people say is a good price. Im gonna offer $170. See what he says.

[PP Mguire]

Sounds cosher to me.

[Ranzear]

*Kosher

Considering I dropped $300 on a new one, $400 each on my first two, I think you're undershooting it a bit.

The old 640 does outperform the 8800GT by a fair margin. A single 640mb will run Crysis on Very High at around 20-24 frames while an 8800GT will just chug at the same settings (My Computer, SLI off, Brother's Computer, etc).

My SLI'd 640s will run 1920x1200 on just 'High' at around 30-40fps, but I can't help but feel I'm missing something and I drop the res to play on Very High instead, especially in SLI after the patch came out.

[darkorb]

1680x1050 i choke when its on High, medium is alot smother yet its still at 25fps.

I did pay $450 for mine brand new back in april of last year when i got it.

The GTS 512mb is better, and i believe the GT is better than it.

[PP Mguire]

Ranzear you have to realize your CPU runs circles around his at that speed lol.

[Ranzear]

Aha.

Just wait til I get my quad over 3ghz too.

A lot of G92 > G80 (BS) stems from CPU bound resolutions as usual, much like SLI setups of the same.

Let me clarify - My single 8800GTS with a Brisbane around 3.3ghz outperforms, by a fair margin (10fps in Crysis?), my brother's single 8800GT and Windsor (larger cache) at 3.1ghz. My SLI 640s now run his settings at 1920x1200.

[PP Mguire]

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/590/1/

[darkorb]

just what i wanted to see.

[darkorb]

the guy wants $300, lol what a joke

[PP Mguire]

For that kinda money you could buy a G92 GTS and make him look like an idiot with that 640.

[Ranzear]

Now I'm thinking its his slow ass RAM. I thought the 8800GT just matched the GTS, though I'm also noting they always seem to compare a Factory OC'd 8800GT to a nonspecific 8800GTS, likely stock 500mhz clock or even 320mb.

I'm stuck with the GTSs until I feel like buying new waterblocks too.