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| Thread ID: 86223 | 2008-01-08 23:01:00 | 7900GT = Quality? | CaptainVincent (76) | Press F1 |
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| 628503 | 2008-01-08 23:01:00 | Last GPU I had was the ultimate solution between performance vs price (Nvidia 7600GT OC) It cost around $100 and played UT3, Oblivion, BF2 .etc. fine. Now I have a much more powerful processor and faster RAM so I guess I need a better graphics card. People have reccomended something like 8600GT but quite frankly I hate vista and do not plan upgrading until DirectX 10 is compulsory. I am able to get a second hand 7900GT for around $150 which is around 50% more powerful than a 7600GT is it worth it? People have told me to get 8800GT's and HD3700+ but quite frankly I can't afford it right now, In a few days the Ati HD3600+ and 3500+ are releasing in the U.S. Should I wait for those cards since they'll be around $200-$300 Or go with the 7900GT. |
CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 628504 | 2008-01-08 23:04:00 | Is your current card slowing stuff down? If not, don't upgrade for the sake of it, spend the money on something else. |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 628505 | 2008-01-08 23:10:00 | I currently have a 6150SE....I bought a new computer haha, so I need a new GPU :) | CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 628506 | 2008-01-08 23:12:00 | I don't think assassins creed will look very good on a 6150SE considering the minimum should be at least 6600 | CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 628507 | 2008-01-08 23:59:00 | People have reccomended something like 8600GT but quite frankly I hate vista and do not plan upgrading until DirectX 10 is compulsory. You don't have to run Vista to use an 8600GT. That is the card I would go for. As you say the 8800GT and HD3580 are still a bit expensive. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 628508 | 2008-01-09 00:14:00 | 8600GT = Crap. Let's be honest here, It's a fast 7600GT with directx10 support. 8600GTS-8800 however, are a completely different story. | CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 628509 | 2008-01-09 00:21:00 | The 8xxx series are the first DX10 cards. Thats not to say you must use DX10 (and thus Vista) to use one. The 8800s were fairly expensive but the new ones are out now. namely the 8800GT 512mb one. Its cheap. And beats a 8800GTX in a lot of things. Thats what I'd get. Go too low and its lastability isn't as good. Higher and its longer till you need to change again. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 628510 | 2008-01-09 00:35:00 | Bit short of money right now though so I was thinking I should buy this until I can afford something more decent in a few more months. | CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 628511 | 2008-01-09 03:22:00 | if you can't afford an 88 series card then the 7900GT will be fine, it will start to struggle probably within the next year, but you don't have to turn on all the bells and whistles to enjoy a game. If you can find a 7950GT for a similar price, buy that instead, they are the same but clocked a bit higher so perform better. The 7950GT was introduced because the 7900GS almost matches the 7900GT much of the time and is usually considerably cheaper ( GS is basically an overclocked 7800GT ). Effectively the 7950GT replaces the 7900GT in the product range. So if you wanna go cheap consider the GS. I wouldn't go any lower than that though. Best performance / $ from nVidia currently is the 8800GTS 512 as recommended by others, but it's still out of some peoples price range. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 628512 | 2008-01-09 03:31:00 | 7900GT at that price is great. Imo definately get that, and don't bother about any of the 8000 series | mejobloggs (264) | ||
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