In case you missed it, 7900GT/GTX don't have much headroom left anymore to OC further. I will try looking for that article.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow_chazzer_killer
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In case you missed it, 7900GT/GTX don't have much headroom left anymore to OC further. I will try looking for that article.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow_chazzer_killer
EDIT: Here it is...
Actually, no. Just like system RAM, more only helps when you have a shortage of it, so if a game doesn't need more than what a 256MB card has to offer, then having 256MB more will not help. Obviously as you increase your resolution and AA/AF settings you can consume more RAM, and in the future games are likely to start exceeding a 256MB frame buffer, so it just all depends on how long you actually plan on keeping the card.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow_chazzer_killer
well i play a lot of FPS games..i mean most of the time....other then that i would prefer statergy n racing...so does that mean i get a 7900GTQuote:
Originally Posted by proxops-pete
FYI i would be buying one of these with the DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D mobo...
ur right...BTW i had already decided to buy a Dell 24" FYI....in something like 6-8months....so i would most prob play 1920 x ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Un4given
n also i would be planing to keep one of these for "at least" 1.5 years..then when it gets somewhere near 'mid range' i would just trade it off for another latest card...so these r my plans
but i heard really good things about the 7900GT OCing capabilities...its more OCable then the x1800xt n also most of the high end cards out there....Quote:
Originally Posted by proxops-pete
If at all possible, I would save for a few more weeks or whatever and get an x1900xt. Better than all of the above.
As well as louder than all of the above. :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
Yea I heard that an airport comes free w/ purchase of every x1900xt :D
lol Boney....i previously thought of a x1900xt..but thats more then 100$ exp...n then there is not camparitive diff between them...of course the x1900xt beats the x1800xt in evry benchies but the 100+$ does not quite justify....
FYI i m way over my budget but i estimated that i may gather the full amount when i buy one of these....
ok ppl just do one thing..go to this link n say what would u chose if u were me...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SubCategory=48
BTW sorry for the most crappiest english on my previous post..hope u all understood wht i meant....
shado
eVGA 7900GT. Hands down.
Any of them will be fine. I still prefer ATi's drivers. I don't deal with their CCC, I just use ATi Tray Tools to access my card adjustments.
The shimmering problem that still occurs with NV's drivers is the big thing that keeps me from recommending them when PCI-e is the bus to be used. Obviously they have the edge if you must have AGP.
Unless you're running dual monitors and don't like massive amounts of screen flicker on your secondary monitor...then you stick with NVidia...PCI-E or not. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Un4given
Ive used dual outputs from my 9800pro and not had any flickering... is this a new issue?
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Originally Posted by Bender222
Old 9800pro....X800 and X1800 all had it when I've used them..multiples on each models.
You'd think they'd get a driver right that would fix it. ATI, like Intel gets my business once every couple years...only to remind me ONCE AGAIN why I don't like to use either. ;)
Fooksake people, this is a hardware forum.
A card pricing itself out of a budget is one thing, but complaining about a stock cooler being too loud is just silly. Throw the damn thing in the trash and buy a silencer or a Zalman. That's what we do!
I wonder if the Fall refreshes of video cards will finally bring a 1GB Video Card. Good grief, we haven't even settled in on 512 MB and here I am with only 128...
Who's "we"? You got a mouse in your pocket? :p Actually what's silly is that if I'm gonna spend a buttload of coin on a vid card, the last thing I should need to do is spend another forty bucks on a friggin cooler!! :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
actually i dont even care if my vid card make a load of noices..i really wont...
I have my CRT on the D-Sub output and have connected my 19" LCD to the DVI output, running in dual mode and never had a flickering problem, even though I am running two completely different resolutions and refresh rates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Almost Famous
My last ATI card was a 9800 pro. Just upgraded to a x1900XT and haven't noticed any flickering or any other issues.
I keep hearing people complain about the noise on the x1800/x1900 dual slot stock coolers, but I do not agree.In 2D mode its about silent,and when gaming, my x1800 fan kicks up a notch once in a while when temps go up,but it still doesnt get loud.The only time its loud is at bootup,when it spins at 100% for a few seconds, but never gets that loud when gaming.
but sounds really dont matter when ur using a headphone or a high performance speakers at load volume during games...as u wont even hear a blast....n for me i think every highend hardware makes noise...in movies the fan on every vid card drops down to 15 - 20% which is absolute silience...
I run both monitors at the same res, same refresh rate now, but it never seemed to matter what res or refresh rate. It would be like lightning bolts across my secondary monitor when dragging apps across from primary to secondary, when starting games the secondary would again phreak, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Un4given
Just my experience with ATI which I never experienced with NVidia.
I've always attributed it to drivers, but I suppose it very well could be hardware? :confused:
Power supply fluxuations perhaps?
Yeah...in every rig I've ever installed an ATI card in and only on the secondary monitor?? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boneycat
ok ppl end the disscusion..n post ur final vote..
a stock x1800xt vs 7900GT vs OCed 7900GT@550/1550..
thnx peeps..