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paul_baker   02-14-2007 at 04:41:47 PM

Im looking at newegg and can get a 7800 gt for 130 but i see that next month they are releasing the 8600 series cards and dont know if i should go with the 7800 or hold back till the 8600 cards are released.
here is the link for the 7800 gt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130077

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Cleeve   02-14-2007 at 04:45:38 PM
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Hell, that is an awesome card for $130!

I'd go for it. If all else fails you can probably get $100 for it on ebay... Seriously, used 7800 GTs are going for between $100 and $180 used.

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Cleeve   02-14-2007 at 04:52:45 PM
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What problems with the 7800 GT?

But yeah, for an extra $30 the 7900 GS isn't bad. But they perform very close, a $130 7800 GT isn't a bad choice either.

Then again, if you're going to spend that, have a hard look at the X1950 PRO... a better card than the 7900 GS.

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paul_baker   02-14-2007 at 05:08:49 PM
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now in the charts teh 1950 pro and the 7900gs are very close but then again so is the 7800gt. other than the few frames difference would i have any other advantages over the 7800gt with any of teh other cards. i could not justify spending 30 bucks for a small frame rate increase when you would not notice the frames in a game.

now back to my first question.

would it be wise to hold back for the 7600 ultra and put the 30 to 40 bucks there

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stefx   02-14-2007 at 05:30:21 PM
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What problems with the 7800 GT?

But yeah, for an extra $30 the 7900 GS isn't bad. But they perform very close, a $130 7800 GT isn't a bad choice either.

Then again, if you're going to spend that, have a hard look at the X1950 PRO... a better card than the 7900 GS.



Then again, for a bit more you could get a X1950 XT !

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Cleeve   02-14-2007 at 05:35:06 PM
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Wise to wait for the 8600 Ultra?

Well, from your post I gather that a framerate increase is of no consequence to you. So probably not...

The DirectX 10 feature really won't be important for months, possibly over a year. So if you upgrade very rarely, then maybe wait for the 8600 Ultra. If you upgrade once a year, the 7800 GT will probably do you fine.

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pauldh   02-14-2007 at 05:55:22 PM
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If that were brand new, I'd say go for it. But recertified, IMO it's not a good buy. There have been much better deals.

Brand new the 7900GS was available for two weeks at $135 ($150-12% Best Buy coupon). The X1900GT has been $150 on Newegg brand new. If you simply must buy today, get the best you can do even if it's that 7800GT. But if you look around for a few weeks I bet you'll find a brand new faster card for under $150. Even now the X1950GT is $150 after $10 rebate, but I think you can do better still.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102034

$145 AR for a new 7900GS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130056

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