Nvidia 7900 GS Factory Super Over-clocked

[jrwizbang]

I am building a new gaming pc and was wondering how much i could get for my gpu? I am not looking to sell right away just wondering how much somebody might be willing to offer for it. Thanks in advance. ▄

 

[dalauder]

9800GT's are for $50 new periodically. So $30?

 

[jrwizbang]

Well i just built a gaming computer with room to upgrade and im looking at buying an ATI HD 6850. But, i need as much money as i can get. So maybe $40. But i might try to sell it on ebay or craigslist and see what i can get. If i cant get any more than i will sell it to you.

 

[dalauder]

Oh, sorry--I didn't mean to be offering to buy. I was answering, "I...was wondering how much I could get for my gpu?" I estimated $30. Ebay might be good to you. But since it can't be used for PhysX (8000 series and newer only), it's not worth a whole lot. $30 might be a stretch though--it is a 5 year old card with performance matched by new $40 GT240's.

 

[dalauder]

Btw, a 5850 destroys a 6850 in performance for the same price.

 

[zkevwlu]

Btw, a 5850 destroys a 6850 in performance for the same price.

6850 is a solid 40 dollars cheaper than a 5850, and I wouldn't categorize the performance difference as "destroying". The OP is clearly on a tight budget so I would definitely recommend the 6850. It runs almost every high end game at playable frames with reasonable settings and slightly older games at max settings.

 

[dalauder]

The cheapest $6850 on Newegg right now is $160. Cheapest 5850 is $176. And usually there's a 5850 for $165--there was a couple days ago when I suggested it at least. I'm counting rebates. Without rebates, I think the cheapest 5850 was $10 more instead of $5.

 

[jrwizbang]

The cheapest $6850 on Newegg right now is $160. Cheapest 5850 is $176. And usually there's a 5850 for $165--there was a couple days ago when I suggested it at least. I'm counting rebates. Without rebates, I think the cheapest 5850 was $10 more instead of $5.

The cheapest 5850 at the moment without buying new, is $195. And also, the 6850 is a newer card, meaning most likely it has improved drivers, it has better tessellation and it can be over clocked to a higher core clock than the 5850. http://tpucdn.com/reviews/HIS/Radeon_HD_6850/images/perfrel.gif and 6%? i wouldnt call that destroying exactly, more or less like "1 upping" If i were looking for something to destroy the 6850 i would go with the 5970 or the 5870 x2 Asus Ares. But im not. It is affordable and the best for the price.

 

[dalauder]

Yeah, the 5850 isn't nearly as good of a deal today as it was two weeks ago. Get the 6850 in that case. I definitely go the impression the performance gap was more than 6% in the reviews I read--but the specific chart you linked says otherwise. Although I'd wait for a 5870 for $179 or $205, since both occurred last week.