Need help deciding which 7900Gt to get.

2006-08-21 20:18:11

#1

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6995

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi … amp;Go.y=0
I really have no idea which is the best deal, what do you all think. I am looking to spend like 300. But I may be able to score one for my B-day.

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2006-08-21 20:20:41

#2

Intheshadows: Member; +5|6846

BFG OC.....or EVGA - I swear by BFG though, I have one o/c'ed to 665 core/ 1800 memory watercooled

2006-08-21 20:22:55

#3

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6995

but what is the difference between a 512 and a 256 one?
My specs are:

Pentium 4 CPU 2.60 GHz
2 GB of RAM
Gforce 5600 ultra

Last edited by Superior Mind (2006-08-21 20:23:08)

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2006-08-21 20:25:08

#4

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6872|Portland, OR, USA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130016

kick ass

2006-08-21 20:25:49

#5

psychotoxic187: Member; +11|7011

Superior Mind wrote:
but what is the difference between a 512 and a 256 one?
My specs are:

Pentium 4 CPU 2.60 GHz
2 GB of RAM
Gforce 5600 ultra

Those are PCI express. I believe 5600 never came in a PCI express, in which case you cannot use any of those cards.

2006-08-21 20:26:32

#6

Andoura: Got loooollllll ?; +853|6941|Montreal, Qc, Canada

EVEA are good cards?????

2006-08-21 21:06:11

#7

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6995

So will a 6800GT be compatable with my system?

Last edited by Superior Mind (2006-08-21 21:11:04)

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2006-08-21 21:15:33

#8

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7054|good old CA

If its AGP then yea (im sure you have an agp motherboard)

2006-08-21 21:19:03

#9

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6995

or should I get a 7600?

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2006-08-21 21:19:38

#10

Stealth42o: She looked 18 to me officer; +175|6974

Asus Asus Asus!

I'm running dual 6800's PCI and can run my settings on Ultra without lag. Two other friends have the 7800's. Both SLI systems, one is running two cards and the other a single. Both can max the game out as well.

Last edited by Stealth42o (2006-08-21 21:21:02)

2006-08-21 21:20:42

#11

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6995

would this be compatable with my system?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121004

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2006-08-21 21:21:27

#12

notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7049|The United Center

No. It's PCIe just like all the other ones. Find an AGP card.

2006-08-21 21:23:39

#13

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6995

I found an AGP 6800, only one on Newegg... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 814122195R
What do you all think? it looks cheap and used....

Last edited by Superior Mind (2006-08-21 21:24:42)

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2006-08-21 21:24:39

#14

MrBrain: Member; +24|6993|Finland

What the heck is BFG or EVGA (sounds more like a resolution mode than a manufacturer)? Never ever heard of those
Only bad thing with asus is that it seems impossible to get better d/l-rates than 5kB/s from any of their sites

Edit: I'm also thinking about getting an 7900GT (my radeon 9800XT is getting tired), just the topic for me

Last edited by MrBrain (2006-08-21 21:26:16)

2006-08-21 21:28:02

#15

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6995

man i am confused....should i get a 7800 apg or a 6800 apg?

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2006-08-21 21:29:52

#16

MrBrain: Member; +24|6993|Finland

The higher the better?

2006-08-21 23:18:51

#17

Intheshadows: Member; +5|6846

MrBrain wrote:
What the heck is BFG or EVGA (sounds more like a resolution mode than a manufacturer)? Never ever heard of those
Only bad thing with asus is that it seems impossible to get better d/l-rates than 5kB/s from any of their sites

Edit: I'm also thinking about getting an 7900GT (my radeon 9800XT is getting tired), just the topic for me

BFG and EVGA are both known for their factory overclocked cards and lifetime warranties, either one is quality buy.

I am partial to BFG...thats what I have used in every system that I have built both personal and those for customers and not once have I had a problem with them. They are awesome overclockers even beyond what the factory pushes them.

@ Superior, what you really should do is save up for a new motherboard that supports PCI-E, AGP is lacking in performance and is a huge bottleneck. If you must keep your current MB then go ahead with the 7800.

2006-08-22 00:20:32

#18

-101-InvaderZim: Member; +42|7146|Waikato, Aotearoa

Superior Mindsave up and buy a new system altogether. If you're on a showstring budget (like I am) then might I suugest the following??

RAM - Keep (it should run a PCi motherboard)
HDD - Keep (It will also be compatible with a PCi board)
Processor - I recommend the Pentium D 805 (it can be o/c'ed to 4GHz) goto www.tomshardware.com for more)
Video Card - 2x7600GT SLi
PSU - At least a 500w PSU
Motherboard - A Pentium SLi board.

This comes to about AUD$1000

My 2 cents

2006-08-22 07:53:34

#19

Daysniper: Member; +42|6937

My extremely unprofessional opinion is to get the 512 mb (I was just looking at that the other day...)
because games today are stressing the 256 mb, what about the games of the future?

2006-08-22 07:59:07