Which 7800GTX should I get?

[Addequate]

Alright, I will be getting a new computer by the end of the month and I was wondering which brand of 7800GTX i should get. Here are my options:


Card: ASUS EN7800GTX GeForce 7800 Ultra PCI-E 256MB 256BIT DDR3 Dual DVI-I SLI Ready VIVO Video Card
Price: $638.45 CAD


Card: BFG GeForce 7800GTX OC PCI-E 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV VIVO SLI Ready Video Card
Price: $604.27 CAD

Card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 7800GTX 256MB 256BIT DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV VIVO SLI Ready Video Card Retail
Price: $589.39 CAD

Card: XFX GeForce 7800GTX 450MHZ 256MB 256BIT 1.25GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I TV-OUT Video Card
Price: $547.52 CAD


Originally I thought I was going to go with the BFG 7800GTX but lately I've heard that EVGA has an awesome lifetime warranty but I'm still not sure. Your help is appreciated! thanks in advance.

Products are from http://www.ncix.com/ Canada. (I live the farthest west of Canada you can go)

[LoD]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

7900 is out in 2 weeks if you buy today get an eVGA and you step up to a 7900 within 90 days for the cost difference.

[Xicer]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

The 7900 isnt that great, ive seen the benches =(
People with 7800GTXs can compare in performance with the 7900GTs...

[LoD]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

The 7900 isnt that great, ive seen the benches =(
People with 7800GTXs can compare in performance with the 7900GTs...

True, but if your shelling out $500 USD i would sure want the best thats avaliable.

[Addequate]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

7900 is out in 2 weeks if you buy today get an eVGA and you step up to a 7900 within 90 days for the cost difference.

The only game I play is BF2 and if I upgrade after this it will be for dx10 stuff. The money I'm putting up for a 7800GTX is pushing it and I don't want to spend any more until I need to.

[LoD]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

Well the 7900GT should be faster than the 7800GTX and it will only cost $300-$350, and the 7900GTX will be faster than the 7800GTX, and both will have 512MB ram.

I think its worth waiting 1-2 weeks, or the very least make sure you can get into the step up program.

[NoSoup4You]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

Get the eVGA one with CS3 cooling on it. Supposed to be really awesome and you can OC the crap outta the card and it will still be covered from eVGA.

Or you can wait a few weeks for the 7900 cards.

[cloakster]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

Addequate, in your sig it shows that u have an AMD XP @ 1.6Ghz, im thinking that it'll bottleneck the 7800GTX.

[Addequate]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

Addequate, in your sig it shows that u have an AMD XP @ 1.6Ghz, im thinking that it'll bottleneck the 7800GTX.

I said before I listed the cards that I will be getting a new computer for the Video card. Also, I think I'm going to go for the EVGA with the CS3 cooling.

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

The 7900 isnt that great, ive seen the benches =(
People with 7800GTXs can compare in performance with the 7900GTs...

If you're referring to the benches where the dude used a 3000+ for a processor, feh the 7900 can perform much better with a nicer processor.
To the OP, the 7900 is meant to be coming out any time now, so you should definitely wait, whether for price drops on the 7800 series or the opportunity to get a better card for close to the same prices you're looking at right now.

[lonegunm4n]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

well, for BFG, all I am gonna say is this:

I called them at around 5:00 p.m. CST on CHRISTMAS DAY, and got to talk to a real live person, who was an American (no offense meant) in California.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

The 7900 isnt that great, ive seen the benches =(
People with 7800GTXs can compare in performance with the 7900GTs...

True, but the 7900gt is only going to cost 300 bucks.

[BOBSONATOR025]

Re: Which 7800GTX should I get?

and the 1900XT pwns the gtx, and its only 480-450,,