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skilzdatkilz2   02-11-2007 at 06:06:03 PM

I found this on newegg and it way better than this and this but its cheaper. I cant find any charts on that one so idk. What do you guys think?

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JJMAN   02-11-2007 at 06:21:44 PM
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I found this on newegg and it way better than this and this but its cheaper. I cant find any charts on that one so idk. What do you guys think?



The one from newegg is clocked at 525mhz core and 1550mhz memory the other 2 are 450mhz core and 1320mhz memory. Get the newegg one. Its a good one and shipped alreadly clocked faster. Makes the most since eh?
:)

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qwertycopter   02-11-2007 at 07:14:41 PM
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Look at this:

Have a look here.

The middle one is at stock speeds but it has a larger heatsink that cools the RAM. The fan looks questionable. At that price, you should look at the overclocked ones!

The cards on the either end are overclocked quite a bit but they have smaller heatsinks that don't cool the RAM! What is up with that? And the one on the left is a pretty good deal after mail-in-rebate. The one of the right has the best speeds, but you're going to pay $25 more after the rebates. Probably not the best price/performance of the three.

Or you could just go with the eVGA one. It also has a nice overclock, larger heatsink, and it great price/performance!

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madmurph   02-11-2007 at 07:51:03 PM
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Is price a main consideration here, or are you looking for performance in that "range"? If the latter, consider the HIS X1950pro, whose performance approaches that of the 7950GT:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/414/12/

2 stones, after rebate:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161062

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madmurph   02-11-2007 at 07:53:34 PM
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what is hdcp?

High Definition Copyright Protocol -- it allows you to watch HDCP encoded HD-DVD through your system.

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skilzdatkilz2   02-11-2007 at 08:17:32 PM
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well the one i showed has that and yes price is a main concern i want to get the best card i can for the best deal

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prozac26   02-11-2007 at 08:30:26 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161062


Looks good. Great overclocking potential with the cooler.

If price is too high, then the $140 7900GS would be a better buy.

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skilzdatkilz2   02-11-2007 at 08:49:38 PM
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yeah i like nvidia too so i think i might get the 7900 how much fps increase do you think i will see from a 6600 i get 15-20 now

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HotFoot   02-11-2007 at 08:49:50 PM
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Well, that's what HDCP stands for, but I believe there is a class-action lawsuit against nvidia for claiming HDCP support on 7-series cards while the cards aren't actually HDCP compliant (won't allow playback of blueray or hd-dvd movies). Link.

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skilzdatkilz2   02-11-2007 at 09:14:56 PM
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well whatever i wont even use that so...

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prozac26   02-11-2007 at 09:56:27 PM
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how much fps increase do you think i will see from a 6600 i get 15-20 now


Huge.

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skilzdatkilz2   02-11-2007 at 10:23:16 PM
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cant really use that my video card is not on there the only 6600's they have are 128mb mines 256

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madmurph   02-11-2007 at 10:56:46 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161062


Looks good. Great overclocking potential with the cooler.

If price is too high, then the $140 7900GS would be a better buy.
Agree.

Hotfoot: I had read that, too, but didn't want to muddle the answer to the question. Your referenced article is now a year old and I wonder if anyone knows the current status? My understanding is the issue resides under interfacing with Vista...but.. bump.

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prozac26   02-11-2007 at 11:26:31 PM
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cant really use that my video card is not on there the only 6600's they have are 128mb mines 256


Doesn't matter. Memory on that card isn't a big factor. Only a few framerates.

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Silver Graphics badge TheGreatGrapeApe   02-12-2007 at 12:02:49 AM
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Actually that's an old article about HDCP, and more relevant to older systems.

Actually many of the new cards have the keys and handshake hardware needed for HDCP playback.

The GF7900GS and GF7600GS are the primary cards used in nV systems that have BR and HD-DVD drives. The question is whether it's HDCP capable or HDCP enabled.

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madmurph   02-12-2007 at 12:10:32 AM
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The question is whether it's HDCP capable or HDCP enabled.

Where does "HDCP Ready" fall under that?

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skilzdatkilz2   02-12-2007 at 12:15:55 AM
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screw hdcp i was jw what it meant and its nothing important to me

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Silver Graphics badge TheGreatGrapeApe   02-12-2007 at 12:19:10 AM
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HDCP-Ready is supposed to mean, ready to use now.

Here's [H]'s list;

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1071342

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madmurph   02-12-2007 at 12:50:06 AM
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screw hdcp i was jw what it meant and its nothing important to me

Which is why I gave you the short reply previously ^^^^. However, I had gotten into quite a lengthy exchange on another post as to whether there were any HDCP cards that had the key enabled, even after referencing the same link provided by GA. It is significant to some, because even if HDCP capable, if the key is not activated at the time of manufacture, it can't be activated retroactively, like you would do in a bios update.

Just looking for the guru to provide some enlightenment. Sorry for stepping on your thread, but thanks GA!

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darkguset   02-12-2007 at 12:53:42 AM
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what is hdcp?

High Definition Copyright Protocol -- it allows you to watch HDCP encoded HD-DVD through your system.

Actually HDCP stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
:)

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skilzdatkilz2   02-12-2007 at 12:54:21 AM
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lol its np i was just kidding but yeah it really doesnt matter to me

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