Best 7600GT?

Cob · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:23

What's the best 7600gt available? My mate wants to set up two up in SLI.

easyrider · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:26

BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
The revolutionary NVIDIA SLI mulit-GPU (graphics processing unit) technology allows you to combine two 3DFuzion PCI Express graphics cards in a single system to scale performance. Taking full advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture, NVIDIA SLI features intelligent hardware and software solutions that allow two GPUs to efficiently work together to deliver earth-shattering performance.

- GeForce 7600 GT Core running at 560MHz
- 256MB GDDR3 Extreme Memory running at 1400MHz
- 12 Pixel Pipelines
- Designed For Extreme HD Gaming – Delivering Ultra Realistic Gaming Experiences
- Dual link DVI support
- SLI ready – Delivering upto 2x the performance
- Shader Model 3.0 Support
- True High Dynamic Range Rendering Support – Based on Open EXR technology
- 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty (Contact BFG representative on 001 866 234 3499 for warranty services)

Full Specification

Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Cob · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:29

How does that compare to the XFX 7600GT XXX Edition? I know it's not available on OCUK atm, but it seems to be the highest clocked 7600gt on the market.

tonyyeb · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:35

easyrider said:
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
The revolutionary NVIDIA SLI mulit-GPU (graphics processing unit) technology allows you to combine two 3DFuzion PCI Express graphics cards in a single system to scale performance. Taking full advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture, NVIDIA SLI features intelligent hardware and software solutions that allow two GPUs to efficiently work together to deliver earth-shattering performance.

- GeForce 7600 GT Core running at 560MHz
- 256MB GDDR3 Extreme Memory running at 1400MHz
- 12 Pixel Pipelines
- Designed For Extreme HD Gaming – Delivering Ultra Realistic Gaming Experiences
- Dual link DVI support
- SLI ready – Delivering upto 2x the performance
- Shader Model 3.0 Support
- True High Dynamic Range Rendering Support – Based on Open EXR technology
- 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty (Contact BFG representative on 001 866 234 3499 for warranty services)

Full Specification

Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Got one of these puupies, overclocked to 610mhz core and 800ram - 3d mark 05 of 6590! The XXX as far I know is just a pre-overclocked version of the standard 7600GT.

easyrider · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:36

tonyyeb said:
Got one of these puupies, overclocked to 610mhz core and 800ram - 3d mark 05 of 6590! The XXX as far I know is just a pre-overclocked version of the standard 7600GT.

Yeah they are factory overclocked with modded bios and speed binned GPU's.

tonyyeb · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:38

Yeah looking at the stats mine is already 20 mhz higher on the CPU and the same as the RAM. Seems like a waste of money to go for the XXX.

Cob · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:50

Thanks lads. I'll pass that on

jas72 · 18 Aug 2006 at 14:16

OT

hey cob see you are from portrush.

I was there last week on a 3 day tour of north ireland man it was freezing. Still lovely part of the world

Must have been the coldest day in august i've ever spent and I come from Scotland

PS I have just ordered one of these GT jobbies got to love a nice card under 100 quid esp when we'll be DX10 next year.

Gashman · 18 Aug 2006 at 19:16

leadtek 7600GT mine running at 645 core and 840 memory (won't go any further as slider won't go further

Edit: last time i ran 3D mark i scored a shave over 7100 marks, since then i added another

Gashman · 18 Aug 2006 at 19:17

as well leadtek do there EE, which has potentially faster memory

Massive Attack · 18 Aug 2006 at 19:21

the xfx xxx edition

Gibbo · 18 Aug 2006 at 19:26

Hi there

Its a no contest option!

The BFG wins it hands down at just over £90 Inc. VAT.

Why would you pay over £40 more for an overclocked version of the cards that only going to offer say 5% extra performance and that advantage is removed as soon as you overclock the BFG anyway.

taz488 · 18 Aug 2006 at 20:04

bfg doesnt win hands down for overclocking the leadtek 7600gt's are best then asus, either of the 2 will get you the best overclocking results, leadtek first tho =]

Gibbo · 18 Aug 2006 at 20:12

taz488 said:
bfg doesnt win hands down for overclocking the leadtek 7600gt's are best then asus, either of the 2 will get you the best overclocking results, leadtek first tho =]

I aint saying the BFG wins hands down because it clocks great I am saying it wins down due to the price.

All the cards overclock similar and once all overclocked the difference will be minimal, say 2% so my view is why pay so much extra for such a small gain?

realscot · 18 Aug 2006 at 20:17

I've got a Galaxy 7600GT XXX one, it comes with the Zalman fan already on it. So far got 670/810.. getting 6673 3D marks in '05 can't do '06 cos my screen doesn't do 1024 vertical res. That's with the 4000+ at stock and 1GB of cheapo kingston ram.
This card has a jumper that you can change to volt mod it too, havn't tried that yet though. temps are 34C idle mid 50's full load (on gpu)

taz488 · 18 Aug 2006 at 20:29

wasnt saying you were wrong just saying that the leadtek is best at overclocking, which is true. and when you overclock these cards show a veriety of results, some going to almost 700 core speed while others only just making 600, so im sure thats not 2% now is it, but then again that card saves you £20, so if your after saving a few bob then go for the bfg, if your not too concerned as the cards are all good value, then get a leadtek, ive seen em for just over £100, bargain.

Steve09 · 19 Aug 2006 at 01:08

xfx 7600gt xxx edition

Steve

Darkwave · 19 Aug 2006 at 01:12

taz488 said:
wasnt saying you were wrong just saying that the leadtek is best at overclocking, which is true. and when you overclock these cards show a veriety of results, some going to almost 700 core speed while others only just making 600, so im sure thats not 2% now is it, but then again that card saves you £20, so if your after saving a few bob then go for the bfg, if your not too concerned as the cards are all good value, then get a leadtek, ive seen em for just over £100, bargain.

Gibbo was talking about a 2% increase in performance, not in clockspeed. Why the smart-arse attitude?

Pre-overclocked cards are pointless IMO, as the point of overclocking is free performance, so paying a few ten pound notes for a speed-binned and pre-overclocked component is silly unless you are aiming to break a record. Just my opinion of course.

ACESHIGH · 19 Aug 2006 at 02:59

The BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB is probably the card i would get if buying one.

Though if he doesnt allready have a 7600GT, then he may also want to look at the Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB instead. Offers a similar sort of high end performance to the 7600GT SLI pair & with their low price they have been selling like hotcakes. Should comfortably last you untill you want to buy a new card for DX10. I think this card would offer more value for money than a pair of the BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT cards.

taz488 · 19 Aug 2006 at 15:35

ahh right, i see what you mean, yea sorry bout that

, in that case, go for the bfg.