performance boost?

[mw383]

right now i have a radeon x800xl pci-e card running on a vaio pentium d 2.8 dual core with 2gb of ram

i mostly play bf2 and i wonder how much of a boost i would see in performance if i get my hands on a nvidia 7800gt oc pci-e card

i looked on several different forums and couldn't find any kind of comparison

thanks in advance

 

[mw383]

thats what i figured, but i saw a cheap one on ebay so i figured i'd bid
we'll see what happens

thanks for getting back to me quick

 

[cleeve]

You'd notice a pretty big jump, especially in new, shader heavy titles.

But I'd hold out for at least an X1800 XT or 7900 GT if I were you.

 

[mw383]

the two you mentioned are out of my range:
too many other bills/priorities

plus i'd have to find a way to dump the 800
according to ebay, i'm looking at maybe $199
and that's for brand new...

 

[chuckshissle]

I have the X800pro and my 7800GT is better in performance when playing BF2. But if you want to upgrade I'd say get the 7900GT which is like a 7800GTX 256 is steroids and it's cheaper.

 

[PX7800GT]

Stick With Your Radeon X800XL , If You Dont Have Enough Cash To Pay For A 7900GT , 7900GTX or X1900XT ...
Because You Wont See a Big Difference in BF 2 If You Upgrade To 7800GT :twisted:

 

[Heyyou27]

Actually a 7800GT would be a good jump; although a 7900GT would be a better buy.

 

[Panzerzero]

MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2006-- ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT) today announced the newest family member of the Radeon® X1800 series, the Radeon® X1800 GTO. Available from ATI's add-in-board partners by the end of the month at a suggested retail price of $249, the Radeon X1800 GTO delivers outstanding gaming performance that will dominate other graphics options in its price class.
ATI X1800 Price drop


I would wait a few weeks