What to go for 7900GT or X1800XT?

[ZXSpectrum]

Looking at a new GFX card as i will be replacing my motherboard with a PCI-E one so what will get me the best performance?

PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO and a Crossfire Motherboard?

Or

OcUK GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 and a SLI Board?

 

[ZXSpectrum]

i am using a 21" trinitron CRT.

i am not playing oblivion not my sort of game, i mainly like FPS like FEAR, COD2, HL2 etc

I am upgrading from a X800Pro (Flashed to XT 500/500) and i am using a Venice [email protected] if thats any help.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

OOOh... Tell me more about this monster 7900GT with volt mod... Do you have a linky?

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Flipping heck... Thats good going! I will have to think about it a little more. I think i will go for the ATI card though if that will overclock ok and i dont need to spend another £25 on a cooler.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Thanks guys... I am also thinking about pairing it with the Asus Crossfire board (Cheeper one) So if i can afford it in the future i can buy a master card and crossfire them up. Is there a downside to this?

 

[ZXSpectrum]

However if he is getting a single card then the x1800 with the extra mem will help.But certainly wont play the lastest games at 1600x1200 with max settings.

Will the 7900GT do that ok?

 

[ZXSpectrum]

TBH i never really run games at that res... 1280x1024 is the best before going too small for me to read/aim...

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Right... I have decided... That i am going to go for the X1800XT512Mb mainly as its only £195 + VAT on this week only...

Dunno on the mobo yet. I may not even bother with SLI or CF as i am happy to drop the res to the next one down rather than spending another £230 on another card...

Nforce 4 Ultra should be fine for me.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Noooooooo I forgot its thursday... They were £195 + VAT...

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Nope i thought it was £179 for the 256 and £195 for the 512... Both plus VAT... Guess i have missed them now though... Guess it will be the 7900GT then...