My GeForce 7900 GT is dying and I need to buy a new one. I can afford anything up to
New GFX Card
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I'm pretty much in the same predicament (almost the same comp with a 7900 GTX) and I'm looking at the 8800 GTX. If I'm not mistaken there's a new gen of nvidia cards coming in some months which should cut down the price of the 8800's.
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That is a great card. I would get an Evga, because they have the best customer support and internet forums around. If you register your product within 30 days you get a lifetime warranty.
XFX is second from what I hear and they have a double lifetime warranty. So if you sell the card, the warranty extends to the person you sell it to.
The 9800GX2 is coming out in a week or so, and that will be the most powerful card. MSRP is rumored to be ~ $400 USD.
XFX is second from what I hear and they have a double lifetime warranty. So if you sell the card, the warranty extends to the person you sell it to.
The 9800GX2 is coming out in a week or so, and that will be the most powerful card. MSRP is rumored to be ~ $400 USD.
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Just got and XFX GeForce 8800GT, 512mb, 1.8 clock speed. I would uber-highly recommend it. Not OCd, but incredibly powerful. It won't overheat, and its very quiet. Not a power hog, either. Runs CoD4, CSS, RO, HLDM, all at full settings consistently around 60-100+ FPS. Cost me $200, US, about 125 or so pounds.
EDIT: Many people say that this is actually better than the GTS. See the PC Mag Review:
Cons: Umm, we're having a real hard time putting something here.
Reading reviews on NewEgg and Amazon yields the same results.
On a scale of 1-10, its a 12
EDIT: Many people say that this is actually better than the GTS. See the PC Mag Review:
Cons: Umm, we're having a real hard time putting something here.
Reading reviews on NewEgg and Amazon yields the same results.
On a scale of 1-10, its a 12
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Why not go for the 8800GT- supposed to be better than the GTS and cost roughly the same.
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I'd say the 2 cards to think about are the 8800 GTS 768Mb and the 8800 GT 512Mb.
From what I've read, I'd say that the GT outperforms the GTS, until you start turning up the anti-aliasing, at which point the great amount of RAM, the speed at which it can access shows through.
Don't bother with the GTS 320Mb, it's not worth it.
There is a good GT card that's been clocked, but I can't think of the make at the moment, but it was mentioned in PC Gamer.
From what I've read, I'd say that the GT outperforms the GTS, until you start turning up the anti-aliasing, at which point the great amount of RAM, the speed at which it can access shows through.
Don't bother with the GTS 320Mb, it's not worth it.
There is a good GT card that's been clocked, but I can't think of the make at the moment, but it was mentioned in PC Gamer.
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Found it now.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=179438
"GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog xFx-
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=179438
"GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog xFx-
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I've got a XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 640mb and it runs Crysis with everything on high at a respectable 40-50 FPS, unless the **** realy hits the fan and everything starts blowing up. CoD4, CoH:OF M2TW all run with virtualy no slowdown whatsoever (60-100 FPS).
If I switch the main case fan onto it's quiet setting then I have trouble knowing if my comp is still switched on, so I guess it's very quiet.
If I switch the main case fan onto it's quiet setting then I have trouble knowing if my comp is still switched on, so I guess it's very quiet.
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Would i notice a big difference going from a 7800 gts to that XFX card? I think its the card thats holding my system back i have 2 gig of ramm and a 6600 OCed to 3.1 ghz. My PC runs most games on high settings fine apart from ArmA i have to run it all in lowest settings to get decent rates and that grass in it just kills it.
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I've only tried the ArmA demo with my computer and it runs fine (50-60 FPS) with everything on high.
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As others either get the 8800gt or the 512 8800gts the 640/320 version are outperformed by the GT.
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That XFX card is easily 2-3 times as powerful.
Here is a chart with performance rankings.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/03/the_best_gaming_graphics/page6.html
And here is a chart with performance in BF 2142 at 1920x1200 4xAA 8x AF Max Quality. The 8800GT 512 (G92) is less powerful than the XFX 8800GTS 512 (G92). Roughly 4x the FPS as the 7900GS.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=859&model2=722&chart=279
Currently I would bet the farm that your GFX are bottlenecking your system with a q6600
or e6600.
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the geforce 9 series is coming out in the next few months. First the 9600gt for 170 dollars.
They dont deserve the name geforce 9 imho as it uses the G92 core.
They dont deserve the name geforce 9 imho as it uses the G92 core.
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Nvidia should follow ATI these days when it comes to naming videocards. Daamit did a good decision with the 3XXX series no more XT PRO XTX PE LE LELE SE GT.
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I would not buy any 6 series card from nvidia. They sucbuckets. For $20-$30 more you can get an 8 series. The 8600 is way out performed by a 7800GTX or a 7950GT.
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reread my post.
Anyway the 9600 is going to perform between the gts and the gt apparantly.
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