HOW GOOD ARE BFG 7800GTX 512's ??

hannibal2381 · 29 Jun 2006 at 12:45

What sort of scores are people getting with these ?? i get 9,910 in 3dmark 05 is this good? also it wont let me overclock in nvidia panal using coolbits even 1mhz increments?? whats going on ??

Lynx24 · 29 Jun 2006 at 12:49

your score seems about right mate, not to sure why it wont OC tho

Darkwave · 29 Jun 2006 at 12:54

Sounds about right as I get just a little under that with my X1800XT overclocked to hell, and as I understand it, the 512MB GTX is a fair bit better than this while the 256MB model is the same.

hannibal2381 · 29 Jun 2006 at 13:19

not really heard much about the 512 version except they were expensive. what can i compare it too ? also i paid £264 for it, is that a bit much ??

fullfat · 29 Jun 2006 at 13:42

£264 is fine for that card. its comparable to a 7900gtx i think if overclocked, probably a bit more reliable at the moment too

hannibal2381 · 29 Jun 2006 at 14:38

fullfat said:
£264 is fine for that card. its comparable to a 7900gtx i think if overclocked, probably a bit more reliable at the moment too

thing is i can't overclock it... coolbits wont let me.
even 1mhz over on core or memory and it says it is unstable...

Insanity · 29 Jun 2006 at 14:47

Give Rivatuner a go.

LoadsaMoney · 29 Jun 2006 at 14:56

Yeah the 512mb 7800 GTX is between the x1800 XT 512mb, and the 7900 GTX.

£264 is to much, as you can get an x1900 XT cheaper than that, and its a better card.

w3bbo · 29 Jun 2006 at 15:04

Not a BFG (leadtek) so don't know if this helps. My 512mb 7800GTX clocks to 610/1800...anything more and I start to get artifects/tearing. Scores 10,500 3d05. Coolbits worked fine with my card as does rivatuner.

Be safe in the knowledge that I paid £510 when they were first released, so you have a bargain! 2nd hand cards are hard to find and are still asking for silly ££'s. No games out atm that this card struggles to keep up with.

fullfat · 29 Jun 2006 at 15:16

yup, theyre very rare and £260ish is good for one imo. especially if youve already got one and wanted to SLi it, i would imagine it holding its value too, nice purchase :cool:

Cyber-Mav · 29 Jun 2006 at 15:45

yea 7800 very good card and far better than thr 7900 for reliability.

ihatelag · 29 Jun 2006 at 15:51

LoadsaMoney said:
£264 is to much, as you can get an x1900 XT cheaper than that, and its a better card.

That's true, and even the £170 x1800XT runs better than it!

TaKeN · 29 Jun 2006 at 15:54

Same as i was thinking realy, the X1900 Is better and cheaper..

People are telling you what you want to hear, but not the exact truth,

I personally think that when the 7800 GTX was released it was a MASSIVE rip off and many people think the same thing, but i suppose the price you paid for it is half ?? the price they were when they were brand new so i suppose you got yourself a good deal..

Cyber-Mav · 29 Jun 2006 at 15:58

yea x1800xt and 1900xt are better.

LoadsaMoney · 29 Jun 2006 at 16:16

Cyber-Mav said:
yea x1800xt and 1900xt are better.

x1900 is, x1800 isn't, x1800 is better than the 256mb 7800 GTX, but not the 512mb 7800 GTX.

Darkwave · 29 Jun 2006 at 16:57

What LoadsaMoney said; X1900XT > 7800GTX 512MB > X1800XT > 7800GTX 256MB.

Since he was spending £264 on his 7800GTX 512MB, he really should've gotten one of the X1900XT's that are currently selling at £260.

hannibal2381 · 29 Jun 2006 at 18:56

i had a x1900xtx which was good but i only have a 17" monitor now and max res is 1280x1024... still if it ever goes wrong if they aint got any 7800gtx 512's in they will probably give me a 7900gtx.. so cant be bad really.

LoadsaMoney · 29 Jun 2006 at 19:11

hannibal2381 said:
i had a x1900xtx which was good but i only have a 17" monitor now and max res is 1280x1024... still if it ever goes wrong if they aint got any 7800gtx 512's in they will probably give me a 7900gtx.. so cant be bad really.

Not at all, and if they don't have stocks of 7900 GTX's they would give you an x1900 XT, as they can supply either brand, as long as its equivalent/or greater performance.

hannibal2381 · 29 Jun 2006 at 19:13

LoadsaMoney said:
Not at all, and if they don't have stocks of 7900 GTX's they would give you an x1900 XT, as they can supply either brand, as long as its equivalent/or greater performance.

Dont get you ?? i have a bfg 7800gtx so why would they give me an ati card ??? :rolleyes:

LoadsaMoney · 29 Jun 2006 at 19:20

hannibal2381 said:
Dont get you ?? i have a bfg 7800gtx so why would they give me an ati card ???

As i said, they do not have to give you the same brand, all they have to give you is equivalent/or better performance, so if thats an ATi card at the time, thats what you will get. :rolleyes: