Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

[Texsun]

OK the 8800GTX I ordered from Newegg has been RMAed 2x all have been DOA so I have decided to step down to a diffrent card I am an EVGA only guys so I havent tried other... What I have been looking at is an 8800GTS 640mb or a 7950 512mb I have already have a 7900GTX in my other pc so I wanna go with a 7950 or a 8800 you guys decide BTW I do not care about DX10/Vista because when it does come out and is stable I will build a new PC

8800GTS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071

7950 GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130061

PC Specs for this video card

ANTEC nine Hundred case
AMD x2 6000+
4gigs XMS
EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
And the video card you guys decide :)

[solofowaffles]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

the 8800gts will kill the 7950 gt so if your wanting more graphic power go with the gts.

[solofowaffles]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

btw what is ur power supply rated at?

[Texsun]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

btw what is ur power supply rated at?

730watts this is the exact PSU I have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817128009

[solofowaffles]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

nice,well the obvious answer would be the 8800gts,and you might look into the cheaper 320 meg version which is cheaper and support 2560 by 1600 i think .

[Texsun]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

nice,well the obvious answer would be the 8800gts,and you might look into the cheaper 320 meg version which is cheaper and support 2560 by 1600 i think .

would the 320mb out perform the 7950 and perform just as good at the 640mb? or is just a bragging rights type deal haha I got the 8800GTX because I got it in a combo deal and it was like 120 bux cheaper the the normal price

EDIT

I just noticed the 8800gts says Operating Systems Supported Windows XP/MCE
I like to run x64 windows could this be a problem?

[solofowaffles]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

would the 320mb out perform the 7950 and perform just as good at the 640mb? or is just a bragging rights type deal haha I got the 8800GTX because I got it in a combo deal and it was like 120 bux cheaper the the normal price

EDIT

I just noticed the 8800gts says Operating Systems Supported Windows XP/MCE
I like to run x64 windows could this be a problem?

if i remeber rightly you would only need the 640 mb version on resolutions on a 23 inch monitor or above

yes im pretty sure it would run on 64 bit xp but dont go on my word for that,but i dont see why ti wouldnt,says it supports xp.

[Texsun]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

I just went to nvidia and it does work on x64 so I am putting in my order now for a 8800gts 320 ty for your time/help

[solofowaffles]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

glad to have helped.

[camper.]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

Dude just keep RMAing the 8800GTX till you get one that works. 40% of extra performance, might not need it now, but I believe Alan Wake will be making that card cry for mercy.

[This_guy_faith]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

I goto get this card aswell. So much things I want in life.

A pamela Anderson equivilent, Bill Gates' bank..a larger penis...I mean..Ahem...err..

[abtomat74]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB vs. GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...00gts-640.html

mostly equal at 1280x1024 except for Gothic 3, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Company of Heroes. Future games may benefit from the greater ram though. Right now...those 3(I'm sure there are others, not tested).

[camper.]

Re: Video Card to choose "money is no issue"

If anything, I'd get the 640MB just because you could set up a 320MB ramdisk (quite complex thing to do though).

Guess most people won't be doing that.