8800 gts vs 7950 gx2

[sharp910sh]

hmm, i have looked at all the charts and it seems the 7950 gx2 is better than the 8800 gts is there any reason to go buy the 8800 gts then? since the 950 gx2 is faster and cheaper?

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=707&model2=708&chart=318

 

[fly2hip8]

How many places can you find the 7950 gx2 to buy? It is a good card though. Especially with a little overclocking!!

 

[rodney_ws]

Well, you'd be giving up DX10 support to go with that 7950GX2 AND you'd have to deal with the complexities of an SLI video card setup... yes, I know it's one physical card, but that'll still be treated as an SLI setup. Compatibility issues, performance issues, etc.

I know where my money would be.

 

[sharp910sh]

hmm but performance wise it has the advance? i can get it for 150 pounds, and for 70 pounds more i can get a 640 8800 gts. hmm

 

[rodney_ws]

Well, you get what you pay for. Just be sure to look over benchmarks for the games you're wanting to play that show SLI results. Some games have shown tremendous benefits from an SLI setup while others have been a bit more disappointing. At some point DX10 support will become recommended then mandatory... so that's just something else to keep in mind. Even at those price points, I'd still be looking to the 8800 series.

 

[sharp910sh]

what about the 2900xt, do you think ist worth getting that?

 

[rodney_ws]

Again, you need to look at the benchmarks for the games you're interested in playing and make your determination from that as well as the price. The ATI card has made considerable improvements since its initial release thanks to some pretty amazing driver updates. Will it keep getting better forever? Nah... is it at least competitive? Yes. If I absolutely HAD to buy a card right now it'd probably be a 320 MB GTS... but that's just me.

 

[Maziar]

7950gx2 is a good card but its old , and it doesnt support DX10 , and also in some benchs the 8800gts (even 320) outperforms it , so go for 8800

 

[bornking]

can you save your cash and wait a bit for the g92 cards to come out? you will NOT be dissapointed! in fact save a few bucks every day and you got it.

I made the mistake (perhaps) of getting the 8800 gts 320 too early (7 months ago) and my only choice for an upgrade was another for SLI...$450 CDN...ouch!

 

[homerdog]

This would be a good poll.

By the way, get the 8800.

 

[Hatman]

8800gts 320mb doesnt even do very well in DX10, if you've seen benches lol. It dies!
I purchased the 7950gx2 originally over the 8800gts 320, because at that point it was near £20 cheaper, beat it, and Dx10 wasn't anywhere near out.

Besides, theres hardly no screen quality difference between dx9 and dx10 yet and I doubt there will be for at least a year.

 

[Hatman]

Idk which on is best choice now tho probably 880gts, but don't expect to play dx10 on it well, it doesn't have enough memory, 640mb GTS is the min for DX10.

 

[homerdog]

Even though I have an 8800gts 320MB and it runs every game (including Bioshock in dx10) maxed on my 1440x900 LCD, I would still recommend 640MB. I'm a little worried that 320MB might not be able to handle some upcoming games (Crysis) with max textures. Hopefully I'm wrong though.

As for people saying that the 8 series sucks in dx10, refer to my statement above regarding Bioshock in dx10 mode. I seriously have noticed no difference performance wise between dx9 and dx10 on this card, even with FRAPS. Most people are basing their opinions of these cards on crappy dx10 benchmarks such as Call of Juarez or Lost Planet. I have no doubt that future dx10 games will be much better optimized.

Oh and waiting for g92 isn't a bad idea, but there's no guarantees as to when it will be out, no matter what fudzilla says.

 

[smokedyou911]

Id go for 8800 gts 320mb.

 

[Falken699]

I agree, 8800GTS 640MB would be the min. DX10 card. Also, you get HDCP on the 8800, so eventually you can play Hi-Def stuff on your comp when it falls in price, unless the 7950 has HDCP in it. But if you are only buying for DX10, you are wasting your time for this hardware generation, way too wimpy.

 

[nhobo]

8800 has 6x shader operations per sec.

forget about DX10 for at least a year or two, and maybe forever

 

[Maziar]

i have seen many that say 8800 performs poorly in DX10 mode , as nhobo said forget DX10 ,

1_It will take 2-3 years for game to be fully DX10
2_There are many driver problems for DX10 patch for some games
3_If u see the screenshots , in most situations they dont have a lot of difference

All 8800 models , perform awesome in todays game in dx9 mode ,

 

[red_devil]

hmm, Considering i owned both of the cards (i still use the GTS). My vote goes to the cheaper one.

the gx2 delivers massive performance in DX9 and because i think there are no real DX10 games yet (that includes Bioshock, it's a DX9 game with a DX10 twist) i would gladly have used it to play the DX9 games until the g92 arrive. but someone offered to buy it from me for 500$, so i had no choice but to agree

The only reasonI bought the GTS 320 is because it was cheap. i plan to sell it again for 350$ (damn i love this country ) and buy myself a g92 when it comes out.

So if u r planning on getting a g92, buy the cheaper one. if not, then the gts is the way to go.

 

[Ananan]

The next time my 8800 GTS 320 disappoints me will be the first.

Any game, any demo, any res up to 1680x1050 (I can't go higher).

I $%& you not. Why even mess with that older card? If the memory concerns you just buy a 640.

 

[spuddyt]

everyone seems to be saying "8800's won't perform well in dx10" but in bioshock even an 8600 can get decent framerates on dx10 and yes, I know that in bioshock dx10 doesn't make much difference except for slightly softer particles, but it didn't make much difference in COH either and it murdered performance there

 

[homerdog]

everyone seems to be saying "8800's won't perform well in dx10" but in bioshock even an 8600 can get decent framerates on dx10 and yes, I know that in bioshock dx10 doesn't make much difference except for slightly softer particles, but it didn't make much difference in COH either and it murdered performance there

I couldn't have put it better myself.

 

[Rabidpeanut]

Get the 8800, the gx2 is nice to brag about but seriously... 8800.

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