How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

[Jackass]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

I bought one 7800GT and I overclocked it. Runs BF2 on full settings wtih 4AA, with on average 100FPS. Also runs Hl2 at around 90 FPS and runs Loast Coast demo at around 90FPS as well. So for me one 7800GT is plenty.

~Ownage

Great info for me. :)

I'm playing with 25 Fraps Per Second and I always end up top #3.

So 60 Fraps Per Second with the X850XT PE would be more than enough for me.

[whofriggincares]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

The won't be obsolete for atleast 12 months.
I got 2 GTXs (256MB) for $450 a piece I think it was. And I'm pretty positive I'll be good for atleast 12-14 months.

[Jackass]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

I'm just thinking. Why don't you use the money somewhere else, than on PC's? It's nuts.

[Flanker]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

Its Frames Per Second, not Fraps Per Second.

[Jackass]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

Its Frames Per Second, not Fraps Per Second.

Ohh yea, I wrote that wrong. - Fraps user..

[Flanker]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

And as for the life of the 7800GTX, I don't think its going to become "obsolete" for a number of years. Unreal Tournament 2007 comes out mid-'06 and a 7800GTX will definately have trouble running it maxed out. By then, GeForce 8 is supposed to be out. After that, will follow a flurry of games that will make current hardware go down on its knees. If thats what you consider "obsolete" then so be it. But if I had a 7800GTX, I'd be perfectly happy running UT2K7 on less than max settings (Med settings, 1280x1024?).

Thats also one of the reasons that PC gaming will eventually fade out. When you can buy an Xbox 360 for $400 and play any game out there (and trust me, all the good games will come out for it) at max settings for 2 years and never have to upgrade it even once, thats a damn nice deal. You'll see a lot of PC games go over to console in the future.

[Death Merchant]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

A 64 player map on call of duty 2 my 7800gt oc is going down to the mid
20 fps in an extreme firefight

not sure if this is my card could be bad coding or the server as it plays single player flawlessly 70fps

[DL86]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

Supposedly games are starting to make better use of dual gfx systems, so i suspect having two graphics cards will last quite some time. And as code specially made for dual gfx card systems is used in games, the efficiency of using two graphics cards will increase dramatically.

[whofriggincares]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

You'll definitely be good until next Xmas.

[Flanker]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

My friend has a 7800GT with 2GB RAM and a A64 4000+. Max settings, 64 Player maps on COD2, even in a firefight, he gets 60-90fps.

[Death Merchant]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

My friend has a 7800GT with 2GB RAM and a A64 4000+. Max settings, 64 Player maps on COD2, even in a firefight, he gets 60-90fps.

maybe i need 2gb of ram then

[whofriggincares]

Re: How long before the 7800gtx becomes obsolete?

Why do my posts go above other peoples? Mine up there says you should be good until about Xmas of next year.