[enzo15]

i currently have a fx 5200 that is overclocked to 400/300 .how many pipelines does it have anyone help ?also im going to be updating to a 7800gt around may/june is there anypoint if dx10 is coming out so soon .will the card not go out of date rather quickly the card would have to last me about 2 years or so a dont have alot of money and im currently saving up for one

 

[Namrac]

I'd reccomend the 7900GT around then, 7800GT's not being produced anymore, and will soon be out of stock.

If you're going to Vista, get a DX10 card, if you're staying with XP, grab the 7900GT.

 

[pauldovi]

The way I see it is, you are never going to be able to have the top line stuff, because something new is ALWAYS coming out. The difference between going from a 5200 to a 7800GT will be amazing. But, I gurantee that you won't notice the difference between 7800GT and DX10 GFX...

 

[Orange]

Yes wait till the 7900GT comes out, it will be around the same price, or even cheaper, and will be a WHOLE lot better.....trust me you will regret it if you but the 7800GT

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namrac I'd reccomend the 7900GT around then, 7800GT's not being produced anymore, and will soon be out of stock. If you're going to Vista, get a DX10 card, if you're staying with XP, grab the 7900GT.

And the 7900 GT/GTX will NOT be DX10, the G80 chip will be the first DX10 card....

 

[ThaWaxShop]

the 7900 is gonna be a DX10 card

 

[Namrac]

^^Nope. The G80 cards will be, but the G71 (7900) will be DX9. The 7900GT is basicly a rebadged 7800GTX with 90nm processing.

 

[enzo15]

hey thanx my max is £200 which is $350 will the 7900gt be that price ??

 

[thenutty1]

is there going to be a justifiable difference between a 7800 and a 7900? or just the fact that the 7800 will be extinct? I only ask cuz I was planning on going SLi in the near future with another 7800GT.

 

[enzo15]

and i think i will stay with xp + i have the vista theme for xp lol

already

 

[Namrac]

The 7900GT will be slightly better than the 7800GTX, and cost a little bit more than the 7800GT currently does. I'd say in the $350 range.

 

[Orange]

Quote:

Originally Posted by thenutty1 is there going to be a justifiable difference between a 7800 and a 7900? or just the fact that the 7800 will be extinct? I only ask cuz I was planning on going SLi in the near future with another 7800GT.

Well it will be better, but it will be fairly better than the 7800gt, but the 7800gt is awsome but from what i hear the 7900GT will be a little less maybe $275....but you never know..

 

[enzo15]

i whish it was a price like that but ill put $275 on it that it will come out at like £375 or somthing like that

 

[GatorLCA]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namrac The 7900GT will be slightly better than the 7800GTX, and cost a little bit more than the 7800GT currently does. I'd say in the $350 range.

It's pretty much the same card, the vanilla 7800GTX is 430MHz, where the vanilla 7900GT is going to be 450MHz, it's the same core as the 7800GTX so essentially it's the same card just OC'd a little bit.

Top of the line 7900GT's will be about 480-500MHz, but expect the majority to be around 460MHz, but you can easily overclock it to reach the top-end speeds.

I wouldn't expect prices to drop too much, but you will see GTX prices fall considerably for the stock that is left, maybe 7800GT prices, just to get rid of them.

I say get a 7800GTX when the 7900GT's come out since they are the same card just under a different name and will be priced much lower

 

[enzo15]

hey sounds good but i dont think i can afford it .
so if i bought a gtx i could just overclock it + does the gtx have the same quality of graphics as the xbox 360 that is my target

 

[GatorLCA]

Well they are 2 differnet GPUs but graphiccs wise, yes they are on par if not a little better than the xbox.

I think my GT handles graphics better than a xbox 360, but its not just the GPU, it's the rest of the system as well.

You can OC the GTX, that's why I'm saying to get a GTX rather than a 7900GT or 7800GT (if there are any left) because it's the ame card but much cheaper

 

[enzo15]

thanx

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[pauldovi]

According to Anandtech.com, the GTX's price has stayed fairly steady (1 or 2 stores had $15 price drops) through the past week, while the GTs are seeing price drops from $25-$35

You may want to consider that.

7800GT cheapest price: $254
http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=4145

7800GTX Cheapest price: $435
http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=4144

 

[enzo15]

hey i said that i would be getting the 7800gt/7800gtx in may/june
but i think i might get a job during the summer holidays and buy a 7800 and a new dfi-sli and a new psu . i currently have a 430w psu with 20a on the 12v rail it cost me $17.50 /£10 will i be able to run a 7800gtx on it

and if not i want as cheap a a one as possable im thinking of a 550w thermal take seems a nice price and looks fine

 

[scotishhaggis]

i just got a 7800gt 2 days ago went from a 6800nu to it what a diff. getting very good benches to 79.000 and something for 3d mark 05

 

[grkgus]

The question is do you have patience or not. Obviously the answer would be the Dx10 but do you need a good card right now?