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Question about 7600 GT AGP

Craig321

Craig321

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Hi,

I've just been looking at the latest deals on OcUK & want to go for the 7600GT

I'm used to using a 6800GT 256MB but that broke leaving me a with ATI 9800 Pro :(

I just wondered how much more powerful the 7600GT is over the 6800GT? And is it worth it to get? (I'll be getting a DX10 card some time in the future... no money to wait for that though). Please let me know if this card is less powerful than the 6800GT

Thanks,
Craig.
 
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Also, does this particular one come with Serious Sam 2 & Trackmania Nations special edition like it says on the Leadtek site?

--Edit--
Oh, and I'm guessing it'll be alright on my PSU? I currently run this on the PSU:
Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W ATX v2.0:

Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0GHZ Socket 775 1MB L2
Have run a 6800GT 256MB on it as well before it broke & it worked perfectly.
200GB Maxtor DMax+10 SATA
ASUS P5P800-SE
Corsair 512MB XMS3200 Pro DDR x2

--Edit--
One more thing, is the 7600GT better or is the 7600GS better?
(Edit) Just checked on the Leadtek website and the GS is quite a bit slower on the core & memory speed than the GT so I'll stick on the GT.

Thanks,
Craig.
 
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i think it would be worth the upgrade yes, + you dont have an alternative mid range card to go at on agp.
 
What he means is that there's naff all else, so get the 7600GT.

It is quite a bit better than the 6800, I'd definitely go for it (Infact I'm even thinking of upgrading from my 6800GT to one)
 
yeah it would be a good AGP upgrade from youre 6800GT.
and that price is v. good considering
1) its only just out on AGP
2) its a port of the PCI-E version, with other cards (e.g 7800GS) they have charged a lot more than the PCI-E version
 
sunlitsix said:
yeah it would be a good AGP upgrade from youre 6800GT.
and that price is v. good considering
1) its only just out on AGP
2) its a port of the PCI-E version, with other cards (e.g 7800GS) they have charged a lot more than the PCI-E version
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Only about a £20 difference isn't it?


OK, so the only questions at the moment are:
Will my PSU handle it?
Do I get the games listed on the Leadtek website with it? (Trackmania, Serious Sam 2)

--Edit--
Hmm, you say it's only just out on AGP? Could it be unreliable or bad? Or are there no worries there?

Thanks very much :)
Craig.
 
Not sure about games but your PSU will be more than enough :)

I'd say there are no worries with the AGP version, it will be EXACTLY the same as the PCI-E version, just with a different interface.
 
Right then!

Think I'm going to go for this :D

So am I right in saying that the 7600GT is a lot better than the 6800GT judging by the memory and core clock differences?

Just wanna make sure :)

Thanks,
Craig.
 
The 7600GT is somewhere between a 6800GT and a 7800GT. Its not a lot better than a 6800GT, like its not worth upgrading from a 6800GT to it. Good card tho.
 
If you're 6800Gt is borked then it's perfect surely? Even if performance isn't massively increased, it'll be a phenominal AGP card for the money - 6800GS is still around £40 more! And you get the 7 series features.

No brainer. I'm getting one to replace an ancient ti4200, which is moaning like a fat kid who dropped his ice cream. :D
 
OK, thanks for the help everyone :)

Will probably go for one ;)

--Edit--
Just been comparing the 6800GT against the 7600GT on the Leadtek website & the memory clock is over double the 6800GT memory clock & the core is almost double the 6800GT. Doesn't this make it quite a lot better? Or is it the pipes that matter more than the clock speeds?

Craig.
 
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If you are referring to the 'This week only' offer, the clue was in the title :)

The list changed today and from the looks of things the 7600GT is no longer on offer, but even so the price is still good.
 
Teal said:
If you are referring to the 'This week only' offer, the clue was in the title :)

The list changed today and from the looks of things the 7600GT is no longer on offer, but even so the price is still good.
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123.32 for the 7600GT at the moment, is that the normal price ?
 
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When the card first appeared, i thought it was at 140 quid, then within 6 hrs it was down at 123 quid (unless i mis read it)
 
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