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zero cool
11-11-06, 03:51 AM
Hi I have just found out about what appears?? to be a good deal on the MSI 7900gto (yes i live in a cave:rolleyes: ). I currently have an ati X800^2 card which runs ok but nothing spectactular. So would it would be a good idea to upgrade to the 7900 GTO. I realise at the moment the new 8800 cards have come out and dx10 is not too far away but I will never have over £200 to spend on a gfx (cave drawings just don't sell like they used to) and I tend to wait for the great deals to come along on the slightly older card (thus the X800^2). So what I would like to know is do you reckon it is a worthwhile upgrade (the card is £170 here in the uk) and if so what kinda difference can I expect? Also I tend to run a max resolution of either 1280 x 1024 or 1440 x 900 do I need a card with 512 ram or will 256 be more than enough?

Thanks for any help you can give me, I am not very clued up when it comes to these kinda things and don't tend to know much about the best time to buy parts.:)
Dan0512
11-11-06, 04:28 AM
Well if you want a new graphics card with around $300 to spend, you can forget about the GF8 series, cause you aren't getting one for that price in a long time.

Still, the 7900GTO (or better said 7900GTX) should be a great upgrade from a x800 card. I went from a x800gt (8pp), and the difference was just huge. The games that would chug @ 25fps now run @ 60fps with this card.

dan
zero cool
11-11-06, 04:38 AM
Well if you want a new graphics card with around $300 to spend, you can forget about the GF8 series, cause you aren't getting one for that price in a long time.

Yeah thats what I figured and although some might say save your money and put it towards an 8800 it's never realistically gonna be in my price range in the near future.

Still, the 7900GTO (or better said 7900GTX) should be a great upgrade from a x800 card. I went from a x800gt (8pp), and the difference was just huge. The games that would chug @ 25fps now run @ 60fps with this card.

dan

That sounds good, thanks for the info mate. :beer: