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lashton   01-04-2007 at 12:35:38 AM

Anyone done this, what kind of speed difference is there, anything noticible?

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DukeDave   01-04-2007 at 01:40:22 AM
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I have not done this exact change but the difference from 7600GT to 7900GS is noticable.

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prozac26   01-04-2007 at 04:22:38 AM
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That's a HUGE improvement. You'll notice the difference and more.

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etomasula   01-04-2007 at 04:59:44 AM
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If you have the cash that card won't dissapoint! A personal recommendation is to get the 7950GT. Newegg has an evga for 215.99 (209.99 after rebate). Since I'm limited to AGP I have the 7800GS and it runs most every game (except oblivion) max. The 7950GT will blow mine away.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ategory=48

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corpclegg   01-04-2007 at 07:54:43 AM
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i went from a 6600 le to a 7900 gs and it blew me away. then the fan just blew and a rma later, ill have a 8800 gts. i liove evga, but i dont like there cooling solution on there 7900 series. a little bit more and you could have a 7950 with 512 mem instead of 256. i think the bfg on newegg is on sale right now. 8) scratch that the evga is really cheap and they have a 90 day step up. the new 8 series mainstream come out you could step up. :wink:

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greghouse   01-04-2007 at 02:48:18 PM
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I didn't exactly upgrade from a 6600GT to a 7900GS , I upgraded from a Gigabyte Dual 6600GT to a Leadtek 7600GT. I saw a little bit of difference. I think I didn't see much differnece as the 6600GT was with a dual GPU so I could run it as an SLI device. Still in your case I think you'd see the difference espacially if you'll be playing games which have require strong graphics !!

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redwing   01-04-2007 at 03:35:27 PM
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A 7900GS can be overclocked to perform somewhat closely to a 7900GT.
IF you can find a good deal on it, worthwhile upgrade.
Try to get one with an OC friendly, lifetime warranty (or at least a lifetime warranty).


Cheers

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lashton   01-04-2007 at 06:15:38 PM
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Thankyou all for your Help, below is the card type and cost in NZ:
GeForce 7900 GS 256MB, PCI Express $306.27 XP
GeForce 7800 GT 256MB, PCI Express $370.13 PCTronix
GeForce 7900 GT 256MB, PCI-Express $399.00
GeForce 7950 GT 256MB, PCI-Express $444.99
GeForce 7950 GT 512MB, PCI-Express $479.93

whats youtr thoughts?

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prozac26   01-04-2007 at 06:39:11 PM
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7900GS is best value.

Also, leave the 7800GT out of it, it's not worth anything now.

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pmr   01-06-2007 at 05:56:18 PM
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Quote :

Anyone done this, what kind of speed difference is there, anything noticible?



I did that jump. Almost 3X the performance.

Get one like mine. It will OC like crazy and sometimes keeping up with a 7950GT

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