The Doctor
11-30-2008, 10:35 PM
So BFG is running a deal where you can trade in an older AGP Nvidia 6xxx or 7xxx series card towards a 9xxx series card.
http://www.bfgtech.com/freeupgrade.aspx
I just happen to have an AGP BFG GeForce 6800GT 256MB laying around that still works perfectly, so I think I shall take advantage of this offer.
I can get a 9600 GT for free (I assume there's shipping involved as well) or I can get a 9800 GT for $50.
I'm already running 8800GT SLI, so I don't actually need this for a performance upgrade. I was thinking of one of the two scenarios:
1. Get the free 9600 GT and use it as a PhysX card.
2. Get the $50 9800 GT and resell it for cash-money.
Which would you folks do? I'm probably going to get the 9800 to resell, since my understanding is that not much stuff really supports Nvidia PhysX yet.
The downside is I assume there's a horrible shipping lag, and it's a bit of a hassle to make probably $50-60 net profit after all the shipping charges.
http://www.bfgtech.com/freeupgrade.aspx
I just happen to have an AGP BFG GeForce 6800GT 256MB laying around that still works perfectly, so I think I shall take advantage of this offer.
I can get a 9600 GT for free (I assume there's shipping involved as well) or I can get a 9800 GT for $50.
I'm already running 8800GT SLI, so I don't actually need this for a performance upgrade. I was thinking of one of the two scenarios:
1. Get the free 9600 GT and use it as a PhysX card.
2. Get the $50 9800 GT and resell it for cash-money.
Which would you folks do? I'm probably going to get the 9800 to resell, since my understanding is that not much stuff really supports Nvidia PhysX yet.
The downside is I assume there's a horrible shipping lag, and it's a bit of a hassle to make probably $50-60 net profit after all the shipping charges.