which video card?

[gunny06]

Hey, I'm new to teh forums, so hey to all!

This is the problem I have. I'm building a computer, but I can't decide which video card to get. I can either get the 7600 GT or the 7800 GT.

any suggestions?

[Scinto]

Re: which video card?

ill take a wild guess and say the 7800GT because its proberly a newer model compared to the 7600GT (thus better, could be wrong tho)

[AnnihilateYZ]

Re: which video card?

7800gt......

[abtomat74]

Re: which video card?

If you can afford it, the better card is always the better choice.

[TehFunk]

Re: which video card?

If you can afford it, the better card is always the better choice.

Exactly, so why get the 7800gt when you can get the 790gt? I thought i heard that they halted production on the 7800gt's?

[lonegunm4n]

Re: which video card?

Well, because a clan member of ours (me and gunny06 are in the same clan, I actually told him to come here), is selling gunny a 3 month old eVGA 7800 GT, for about the purchase price of a new 7600 GT.

I really don't know what to do, because the 7800 GT is clocked slower than the 7600 GT and is older than the 7600 GT. However, the 7800 GT has way more pixel pipelines, shaders, etc. than the 7600 GT.

I didn't know what to tell him, so I told him to come post here.

here is a side by comparison:

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=313&card2=385

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: which video card?

The 7800gt will perform better, so if the OP only has to pay the price of a 7600gt for it, go for it. If you have to pay more than $270 for it, I'd say screw both cards and get a 7900gt :)

[WNxVertVa]

Re: which video card?

Or save up a load and get this 7950GX2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130023
Appearantly it will out bench 2 7900GTX in SLI! {yes that is a single card}

[lonegunm4n]

Re: which video card?

Or save up a load and get this 7950GX2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130023
Appearantly it will out bench 2 7900GTX in SLI! {yes that is a single card}

not said for the OP, but:

it won't "out bench" 2 7900 GTX in SLi. I saw several reviews in which the 7950 was in between a single 7900 GTX and the 7900 GTX in SLi for performance.

said for the OP:

If he had enough money for that, I would say go with a 512mb 7900 GTX.

[TehFunk]

Re: which video card?

not said for the OP, but:

it won't "out bench" 2 7900 GTX in SLi. I saw several reviews in which the 7950 was in between a single 7900 GTX and the 7900 GTX in SLi for performance.

said for the OP:

If he had enough money for that, I would say go with a 512mb 7900 GTX.

It also doesnt perform 2 7900gt's in sli, and just to point out, two 7900gt's, you could probably get for around $570-590. And how much it the 7950? $650+??? My opinion is that the 7950 is useless as a single card. If your getting one, get two:)

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: which video card?

It also doesnt perform 2 7900gt's in sli, and just to point out, two 7900gt's, you could probably get for around $570-590. And how much it the 7950? $650+??? My opinion is that the 7950 is useless as a single card. If your getting one, get two:)

... the 7950 actually performs worse when in quad-SLI the majority of the time...

[imported_Wreck]

Re: which video card?

... the 7950 actually performs worse when in quad-SLI the majority of the time...

It's also a poorly slapped together frankenstein design. Reminds me of the Intel dual core 8xx/9xx series.

[TehFunk]

Re: which video card?

... the 7950 actually performs worse when in quad-SLI the majority of the time...

I havent seen any benchmarks with the quad sli, only the 7900gx2, which had major problems.

[lonegunm4n]

Re: which video card?

uh, so, 7800GT or 7600GT?

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: which video card?

7800gt.

As for the 7950gx2, it's basically two downclocked 7900gtx's on a special pcb. Thats it. I wouldn't even worry about quad sli right now, nvidia won't release the drivers to anyone but the major oems. The only reason to get one of these things is if you're building a sff and don't have the room for two cards.