View Full Version : New gfx card!!! 7900GT!!!
Seedler
10-01-2006, 01:40 PM
After months of indecisive decision making, I finally resisted the urge to go for a lowly 7600GT and now bought myself a shiny new 7900GT:
Asus EN7900GT nVidia GeForce 7900GT(450MHz) 256Mb DDR3(1.3GHz) 256-Bit Dual DVI-I HDTV-Out PCI Express Graphics Card
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=009603&cid=999.243
The card runs like a dream and I get decent FPS on max settings for most games, and it's also surprisingly quiet. A worthy upgrade from my ancient x800gto.
The only problem now is that I still want overclocked it, preferably by 10-20% for next-gen games, but the stock GPU fan is really weak and the card heats up fast even with a bit of overclocking.
I've never bought a GPU cooler, so any suggestions are welcome.
Cheers off to fragging w/o lag.:happy:
Oh and quick scores from 3dmarks:
03 16234
05 7734
06 4012
Card is running stock.
Shiranai_Baka
10-01-2006, 09:11 PM
Sorry to tell ya! You should've bought it later since Nvidia is going for the G80 soon!
And you should've bought it later because assuming you have evga; you could've used the step up program haha.
Smith
10-01-2006, 09:39 PM
More RAM!
Get an OCZ dual channel platnium edition. (2x1204)
While your at it, dip your case in gold.
I think it was a bit wasteful too. How the heck could you call an X800 "ancient"? :blink:
I just upgraded to a computer with two 7900GTX's, but that was from a PC with an NVidia 4800ti. Even that card played the latest games on at least a medium graphics setting. I could still play Call of Duty with graphics on high too.
I also agree with Shiranai_Baka on waiting for the G80 which is set to be out before the end of the year. I might even out perform two 7900GTX's, which it should given their track record for last 3 generations eg - 6800ULTRA SLI gets beat by a 7800GTX, 7800GTX SLI gets beat by a 7900GTX, it will still be light years ahead of any current NVIDIA card since it will do HDR+AA.
Some specs:
Here are the rumored specs of NVidia's next gen cards supposedly set to be released before the end of the year.
* Unified Shader Architecture
* Support FP16 HDR+MSAA
* Support GDDR4 memories
* Close to 700M transistors (G71 - 278M / G70 - 302M)
* New AA mode : VCAA
* Core clock scalable up to 1.5GHz
* Shader Peformance : 2x Pixel / 12x Vertex over G71
* 8 TCPs & 128 stream processors
* Much more efficient than traditional architecture
* 384-bit memory interface (256-bit+128-bit)
* 768MB memory size (512MB+256MB)
* Two models at launch : GeForce 8800GTX and GeForce 8800GT
* GeForce 8800GTX : 7 TCPs chip, 384-bit memory interface, hybrid water/fan cooler, water cooling for overclocking. US$649
* GeForce 8800GT : 6 TCPs chip, 320-bit memory interface, fan cooler. US$449-499
Anyways, just my 2 pennies. Happy fragging! :tank:
Formula1
10-01-2006, 11:33 PM
shoulda gone with the 7950gt, has 512mb memory.. besides games wont probably utilize dx10 until a year and half after vista comes out.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130061
Seedler
10-02-2006, 12:16 AM
Meh I got it with another $40 rebate so it's not bad for $260, plus I'll upgrade again when vista and dx10 comes out so this should only last me a year or two.
And yes, x800gto is pretty ancient, considering I was already forced to switch to medium setting for the newest games.:no:
Virtualbody1234
10-02-2006, 01:35 AM
Meh I got it with another $40 rebate so it's not bad for $260, plus I'll upgrade again when vista and dx10 comes out so this should only last me a year or two.
And yes, x800gto is pretty ancient, considering I was already forced to switch to medium setting for the newest games.:no:
You change your system to a 1.1GHz Celeron then. :rolleyes:
Seedler
10-02-2006, 02:13 AM
Meh I got it with another $40 rebate so it's not bad for $260, plus I'll upgrade again when vista and dx10 comes out so this should only last me a year or two.
And yes, x800gto is pretty ancient, considering I was already forced to switch to medium setting for the newest games.:no:
You change your system to a 1.1GHz Celeron then. :rolleyes:
Because I cut my wrist when I experience lag and long wait times.
Because a Celeron 1.1ghz will produce shit load of lag and wait time.
Therefore I will bleed to death if I should ever switch to a celeron.
Because I don't want to die.
Therefore I refuse to get a 1.1ghz celeron, too uber for me:snooty:
Virtualbody1234
10-02-2006, 03:53 AM
You change your system to a 1.1GHz Celeron then. :rolleyes:
Because I cut my wrist when I experience lag and long wait times.
Because a Celeron 1.1ghz will produce shit load of lag and wait time.
Therefore I will bleed to death if I should ever switch to a celeron.
Because I don't want to die.
Therefore I refuse to get a 1.1ghz celeron, too uber for me:snooty:
Yeah but look at the proof about how great the Celeron is: http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/hardware/t-does-system-specs-matter-requirements-130583
Seedler
10-02-2006, 02:17 PM
Because I cut my wrist when I experience lag and long wait times.
Because a Celeron 1.1ghz will produce shit load of lag and wait time.
Therefore I will bleed to death if I should ever switch to a celeron.
Because I don't want to die.
Therefore I refuse to get a 1.1ghz celeron, too uber for me:snooty:
Yeah but look at the proof about how great the Celeron is: http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/hardware/t-does-system-specs-matter-requirements-130583
Agreed.
He runs cod2 with that system on max @ 1024x768, while I ran it on 1280x1024 with everything on high with my x800gto.
since x800gto>9250, one can only give the credit to that uber celeron.
Conclusion: celeron 1.1GHZ>Athlon 64 4000+ 2.8ghz.:yup:
Ubera!
Colt Seevers
10-03-2006, 09:12 PM
Yeah screw them naysayers, I got a 7950 :) it rawks!
*goes back to 'playing' 3D Mark 06* oh a score 7170 :D
silent h3ro
10-03-2006, 11:34 PM
7900gt<7950gt<7900 gto
The 7900 gto is a 7900 gtx in disguise and it's cheeper than all three! That's what I'm getting instead since I, myself was considering a 7900 gt and a 7950gt.
Seedler
10-04-2006, 01:26 AM
True dat but can you get a 7900gto at $250 CAD? Didn't think so:P.
Formula1
10-04-2006, 02:02 AM
wow the 7900gto is 250$ and seems to have 512mb memory. but its still smarter to wait for dx10.
silent h3ro
10-05-2006, 02:18 AM
True dat but can you get a 7900gto at $250 CAD? Didn't think so:P.I]Idk how much Canadian is compared to American currency (less per U.S. $ I think) but the 7900gto is cheaper than the other two cards. ;)
You should have just got one of these. This guy puts up a pretty good argument. :naughty:
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8700/8800gtx0epol5.jpg
You should have just got one of these. This guy puts up a pretty good argument. :naughty:
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8700/8800gtx0epol5.jpgIt doesn't have TV-out. :noes:
But the "MSRP" is only $7.50 with 4GB of onboard RAM. :ohmy:
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