Should I get a new card?

akirru · 7 Oct 2006 at 00:45

Hi,

My current rig spec is as follows,

3500x64
1 gig OCUK value
and a x850 Pro PCI-E (550/590)

I was thinking of getting a new gfx card in the £130 - £150 range (will i notice a big difference with something in this price range from what i already have?)

Andy

Cyber-Mav · 7 Oct 2006 at 00:47

7900gs will be more than twice as fast as the card you have, also for that price you can get a x1800xt which will be even more faster.

akirru · 7 Oct 2006 at 00:50

x1800 XT .. yeah I was looking that card. It's a £135 on Overclockers, think I should go for it?

I notice the BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC 256MB is only £10 more but is it a better card?

Andy

NaNd0! · 7 Oct 2006 at 00:53

not a wise question to ask Cyber-Mav as he will start complaining about his failed 7900 and how the whole 7900 series is a failure :rolleyes:

i think if you can stretch your budget.. buy the x1900xt 256mb.. ocuk had it at a fab price last week

Cyber-Mav · 7 Oct 2006 at 00:55

no need to stretch your budget, lots of good options in your price range. yea the 7900 series is a bit dodgey but i got a full refund for mine including the delivery charges too so its works out be just a loss in time.

akirru · 7 Oct 2006 at 00:56

Yeah but £45 is quite a jump for a lowly student

Is the jump considerable enough from the 1800XT to the 1900XT to be worth the extra £45?

Andy

EDIT: so would you recommend the 7900GS then mav? or should i just go for the 1800xt?

NaNd0! · 7 Oct 2006 at 00:58

but if he gets a x1900xt we can have another "I've just bought an X1900xt but the clock speed seems to be wrong" thread

if budget stretching is a no.. then i say the 7900gs.. use google and u will be able to find it cheaper... which i think makes the 10 difference negligable

akirru · 7 Oct 2006 at 01:00

So the 7900 GS is better than the x1800xt?

Cyber-Mav · 7 Oct 2006 at 01:01

7900gs has all the advantages, low power consumption so without even asking what psu you have i can assume it will work. heat output is low so you don;t need serious case cooling, and noise is far lower than the ati cards.
nvidia drivers are also far superior to ati drivers.

only drawback for the 7900 is its failure rate. if you get one that works and is not busted you will honestly never regret the purchase.

LoadsaMoney · 7 Oct 2006 at 01:02

If you can't stretch to the x1900 then go for the x1800 XT, a cracking card, not much slower than the x1900, and its faster than the 7900 GS, the 7900 GS comes in below the 7900 GT, and the x1800 XT is even faster than that.

akirru · 7 Oct 2006 at 01:03

Yeah the price is really nice tbh

Although for an extra £15 the extra performance of the 1800xt looks more tempting.

Andy

EDIT: Available This Week Only for just £98.99 +VAT. << 7900 Gs WOW! can i get that up to GT speeds with an aftermarket cooler?

EDIT2: is the 512 version worth it?

Cyber-Mav · 7 Oct 2006 at 01:05

akirru said:
Yeah the price is really nice tbh

I think this is the card for me really, if i fit an aftermarket cooler can i get it to GT speeds?

Andy

to add, if you go for the ocuk card which is a palit card there is no need for an aftermarket cooler since the stock cooler is massive and really good.

the core on the cards clock well hitting over 600mhz on average, mine did 650mhz, but the memory was a bad overclocker for me and the card died due to being a faulty one.

7900gs is really the ideal card for most people but only if you get a working one.

akirru · 7 Oct 2006 at 01:10

How does it compare out of the box with the 1800xt though? With overclocking is it faster?

Thx
Andy

ACESHIGH · 7 Oct 2006 at 02:04

The X1800XT is easily faster than the 7900GS. Plus it seems the reliability of the 7900 series is again in question with the 7900GS cards starting to develop higher than usual failure rates. You can get to X1800XT speeds if you clock the 7900GS, but you can overclock the X1800XT too.

The X1800XT is the smarter choice.

Cyber-Mav · 7 Oct 2006 at 02:16

ACESHIGH said:
The X1800XT is the smarter choice.

only because the competition is unreliable. :rolleyes:

5punk3monk3y · 7 Oct 2006 at 02:25

whats the best card for 200 quid including postage pci-e upgrading from an x800xt pe

ACESHIGH · 7 Oct 2006 at 02:30

5punk3monk3y said:
whats the best card for 200 quid including postage pci-e upgrading from an x800xt pe

X1900XT 256MB

5punk3monk3y · 7 Oct 2006 at 02:30

thought so cheers lol

one last thing which make his or connect3d?

WOW just refreshed oc'uk new web site very nice too!!!!!

ACESHIGH · 7 Oct 2006 at 02:54

Connect3D if you want to save a little, the HIS ICEQ if you want it cooler & silent

5punk3monk3y · 7 Oct 2006 at 02:57

ACESHIGH said:
Connect3D if you want to save a little, the HIS ICEQ if you want it cooler & silent

iceQ it is then!