Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

[AFEDslayer]

Which would be better to get? with thte 7900 i wudnt have to get a new mobo, but in order to get another 7800 i would . Help me out here.

[sackynut]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

well, I would wait for vista, because none of those cards are DX10. and I read an article as well that said even the 7900 wont be "vista ready" so to speak. but if you are rich, get the single 7900.

[AFEDslayer]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

Well im definatly not rich, and i read that article about vista. I realy dont think ill be getting that right when it releases, the smart thing to do is to wait for 5-6 months until the prices drop on the "Vista ready" parts.

[<}US{>BlackHawkPilot73]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

save you money and get the 7800 and wait till DX10 cards are out.

[AFEDslayer]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

Probobly a good idea.

[imported_Wreck]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

Any of those cards will play Vista, they just won't use the DX10 features.

[AFEDslayer]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

I just noticed that the 7900gt looks much well umm smaller, or atleast the cooler on it. Is it any better then than the 7800? its cheaper i also noticed, im not planning on buying it but i was just curios.

[Snypynfool]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

i had two EVGA 7800GT.. they scored 200 marks higher in 3d05 and about 400 marks higher in 3d06 then my new ASUS 7900GTX..

I would say its a toss up...I can always add another 7900GTX later...

VISTA SMISTA

[LoD]

Re: Single 7900gtx 512mb vs 2 7800gt ocs.

There is no reason to wait for Vista, Vista and DX10 are 9+ months away, and DX10 games are 1-2+ years away. Unless you have a primal desire to play FarCry 2 and Unreal 3 the day they come out with all eye candy, DX10 and Vista are nothing to even be thinking about at this point.

I would personally go with the 7900GT only if you can sell off your 7800GT for $200-250. There is not much of a speed improvement, honestly its a rather small upgrade, and is only worth it if you can get $$$ from selling the old parts.

The 7900 series are identicle to the 7800 except that they are a smaller manufacturing process, and therefore cheaper, cooler, and slightly better performing. Clock for clock, pipe for pipe they are essentially 98% identicle in performance.

For SLI i would only go that route if you play 1600x1200 or higher, because honestly SLI is not all thats its cracked up to be. In your position you can spend ~$300 for another 7800GT for a nice 0-40%+ speed improvement (depending on resolution, amount of AA and AF) or you can spend $50-75 assuming you sell off your old card for a nice 10-15%+ performance improvement.

I am personally very anti SLI unless you have a high resolution LCD monitor and want the best possible performance. For most people they play 10x7 or 12x10 resolution and in this context SLI is rather useless.