7900GT or 8500GT?

2007-04-26 20:14:26

#1

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|6718|US

I cant decide. was wondering what you guys would say because i'm gonna need this video card for awhile. the memory and core clocks on every 7900 is higher than the 8500. and the 8500 is compatible with dx10 when the 7900 is dx9.

any suggestions?

i can only spend about $120 so if you find an 8800GTS for that then your my new best friend.

+1 for help.

2007-04-26 20:15:25

#2

Andoura: Got loooollllll ?; +853|6644|Montreal, Qc, Canada

Why dont you go with a 7600GT... it will make the job and the price is good

2007-04-26 20:20:22

#3

Andoura: Got loooollllll ?; +853|6644|Montreal, Qc, Canada

umm.... 7900GT you are safe for shure... but im pretty much sure 7600GT will do the job... can anyone else corect me if im wrong ?

Edit: i have the 7600GT and i run everything on medium/high (BF2) my friend have the 7600GT and he runs everything at high... im at medium for some because i only have 1GB (he have 2) of rams and it will lag if i put them all at high

Last edited by Andoura (2007-04-26 20:22:53)

2007-04-26 20:23:10

#4

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|6718|US

o wow i was looking at the 7600 series instead of the 7900. ok so 7600GT or 8500GT?

Edit: i've found 2 for comparison
7600GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130062
8500GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814150231

Last edited by Tdog2007 (2007-04-26 20:27:27)

2007-04-26 20:26:49

#5

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6629|Camp XRay

save your money until you can by a good card, no since spending money on a 7600 hundred which will be obsolete in a couple of months.

https://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/marlboroman82/Untitled-8.png

2007-04-26 20:28:16

#6

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|6718|US

Marlboroman82 wrote:
save your money until you can by a good card, no since spending money on a 7600 hundred which will be obsolete in a couple of months.

well there's no way in hell that i'm gonna be able to spend $200+ on a gfx card

Edit: because i also have to buy a power supply, and HOPEFULLY some ram

Last edited by Tdog2007 (2007-04-26 20:31:32)

2007-04-26 20:30:41

#7

-101-InvaderZim: Member; +42|6849|Waikato, Aotearoa

Marlboroman82 wrote:
save your money until you can by a good card, no since spending money on a 7600 hundred which will be obsolete in a couple of months.

Yep I concur. Save a bit more and get a 8800GTS 320/640

2007-04-26 20:32:43

#8

Andoura: Got loooollllll ?; +853|6644|Montreal, Qc, Canada

i'm happy with my 7600GT

2007-04-26 20:32:50

#9

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|6718|US

-101-InvaderZim wrote:
Marlboroman82 wrote:
save your money until you can by a good card, no since spending money on a 7600 hundred which will be obsolete in a couple of months.
Yep I concur. Save a bit more and get a 8800GTS 320/640

im on a very tight ass budget

2007-04-26 20:34:26

#10

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6629|Camp XRay

Tdog2007 wrote:
Marlboroman82 wrote:
save your money until you can by a good card, no since spending money on a 7600 hundred which will be obsolete in a couple of months.
well there's no way in hell that i'm gonna be able to spend $200+ on a gfx card

Edit: because i also have to buy a power supply, and HOPEFULLY some ram

well ram is a better investment than a video card then. people don't realize how important ram is until they get a good set. save your money and spend it on that first then down the road get a better card. also look on ebay for the card you might find a deal.

2007-04-26 22:18:07

#11

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|6647|Deep In The South Of Texas

The 8500 is not a gaming card. You'd be very disappointed in the performance.

2007-04-26 23:35:05

#12

Fancy_Pollux: Connoisseur of Fine Wine; +1,306|6652

The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
The 8500 is not a gaming card. You'd be very disappointed in the performance.

Correct. It's more of a HTPC card.

2007-04-26 23:35:13

#13

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6499|N. Ireland

You can't compare a DX10 Video card with a DX9 Video card.

2007-04-27 03:10:14

#14

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6655

Buy anything except for an 8500/8600 series card. They're expensive, and to put it politely, shit. If you want DX10 so bad, save for a 8800. They aren't that much more than the 8600's. Or just get a 7600/7900 which are perfectly good cards.

2007-04-27 05:09:30

#15

claor: Member; +39|6420|Australia

save your money for a bit longer.. 8800GTS.

2007-04-27 05:10:14

#16

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6629|Camp XRay

claor wrote:
save your money for a bit longer.. 8800GTS.

he needs ram before he does anything, with out that and a good processor that video cards isn't going to help

2007-04-27 05:18:32

#17

aardfrith: Δ > x > ¥; +145|6798

leetkyle wrote:
You can't compare a DX10 Video card with a DX9 Video card.

Why not? If you're looking to upgrade the video processing on your computer, you HAVE to compare DX9 and DX10 video cards to see what you'll upgrade to.

And the bottom line at the moment is it's not worth getting a DX10 card right now because there's nothing that requires DX10 cards.

2007-04-27 10:12:32

#18

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6555|UK

I wouldnt buy either to be honest with u, but if I had to pick i'd say the 7900GT.

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php … ;card2=384

Martyn

2007-04-27 15:26:26

#19

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|6718|US

sooo does anyone know when the new ones come out and wut the prices on an 8800GTS is gonna be then in USD??

2007-04-30 04:11:20

#20

aardfrith: Δ > x > ¥; +145|6798

Tdog2007 wrote:
sooo does anyone know when the new ones come out and wut the prices on an 8800GTS is gonna be then in USD??

In the UK, 8800GTS prices range from about £170 to £270. USD equivalent is probably 50% higher - should be 100% higher (£1 = $2) but we get ripped off for prices on tech stuff.

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