What to expect from a 7600gt??

Goody_GTI · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:29

I was just wondering if owners of 7600 gts could let me no what kind of settings i could expect if i were to buy one?

im not too interested in 3dmark scores etc. would prefer details in more perspective, i.e. i'l want to put the res up high and have the quality settings on max!

I mainly play far cry, doom 3, fear, what kind of settings could i play these games at

cheers in advance

lemonkettaz · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:32

notice your sig says 7900 coming soon..

lol.. dont settle for the 7600 if you really want the 7900... you will be dissappointed.

lol i dunno

Goody_GTI · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:38

lol thats what i keep thinking... but could save myself £100+ so was just wondering realy!

lemonkettaz · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:39

i think.... im no expert... compared to the performance of the 7900 it will be poor.

i think it will just be decent.. not great.

i think you get what you really want which is the 7900

.. spend your money.. you will only spend it on something else

bbreezeuk · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:42

get the XFX extreme 7800gt its on offer at the mo ive just bought one and its amazin its also a fair compromise between the 7900 and 7600GT

Goody_GTI · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:57

Ye iv been looking at them 7800s there awesome value but the only problem is i dont think i'l be able to afford a new gpu for about another 4 weeks so there's the possibility of them being all gone

bbreezeuk · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:59

unlucky

Wakinglimb · 27 Mar 2006 at 20:23

You'll be able to play Doom 3, Quake 4, BF2, HL2 etc @ 1280 x 1024 with nice levels of AA and AF at over 60fps.

bbreezeuk · 27 Mar 2006 at 21:19

depends what u call nice levels of AA, you might aswell spend the little extra and get the xfx 7800GT then u can play games with MAX AA

Wakinglimb · 27 Mar 2006 at 21:30

CoD2 and FEAR - 4xAA, everthing else max.

Lanz · 27 Mar 2006 at 21:34

The 7600GT is about the same as a 6800Ultra / X850XT, so check out the benchies for those and you can see what's what.

Wakinglimb · 27 Mar 2006 at 21:43

Lanz said:
The 7600GT is about the same as a 6800Ultra / X850XT, so check out the benchies for those and you can see what's what.

It's slightly faster than that (about x1800xl speeds). Plus consumes less power/generates less heat.

Lanz · 27 Mar 2006 at 21:52

Also, these 7600GTs havent had their price dropped yet since release, once all the 6600Gts are sold, expect these to drop down into that level.

bbreezeuk · 27 Mar 2006 at 21:55

apparently they are supposed to be great overclokers too

lewism · 27 Mar 2006 at 22:03

may have to pick one of these up lol

ACESHIGH · 28 Mar 2006 at 02:51

The 7600GT = 6800Ultra / 7800GS (AGP) performance. Supposed to replace 6800GS was my thinking.
The 7600GS = bit faster than 6600GT.

At the right price the 7600GT could be a good deal.

easyrider · 28 Mar 2006 at 03:15

goody_106 said:
lol thats what i keep thinking... but could save myself £100+ so was just wondering realy!

I think that the 7600 GT is a good card.However having had aspirations of the 7900 GT i think you should go for it.

The 7900 GT is worth the extra 80 quid in my book.Especially if you have the funds.

Goody_GTI · 28 Mar 2006 at 12:53

Ye i think i'l save the extra money and go for the 7900gt and then overclock it! i dont fancy a 7800 as like people have said they use more power and generate more heat, thanks for your help everyone.. still think the 7600gt is a great card for the money!

RichDuffy · 28 Mar 2006 at 13:01

Sorry to hijack, but how does the 7600GT perform compared to the 6600GT? I'm mostly going to be playing Oblivion and Neverwinter Nights 2 this year.

loltim · 28 Mar 2006 at 13:17

You're concerned about spending an extra £80 on a graphics card when you've wasted quite a lot by buying an SLI board only to run a single card :confused:

But yeah, get a 7900GT.