Which 7800????

hartty · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:15

StevenG said:
so is the gtx worth the extra over the gt or the 1800xl

yes.
The xl is matched with the gt and the gtx is matched near enought with the x1800xt (at higher res the x1800xt dominates)

StevenG · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:24

OCUK 7800GTX it is then.. just need my money now lol.. thanks for all your help everyone!!

Gibbo · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:32

Hi there

Yes OcUK 7800 GTX is a bargain, should be one of the cheapest on the web.

kbc · 20 Feb 2006 at 23:10

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Yes OcUK 7800 GTX is a bargain, should be one of the cheapest on the web.

What?!?! When did that price of that GTX go down that much? That Gainward GT is only £10 less... I'd get that GTX.

ACESHIGH · 21 Feb 2006 at 06:59

OcUK GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-OK) £328.94 Including VAT - cheapest GTX available (faster than 7800GT)

PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC) £276.07 Including VAT

the PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT has double the ram, is the faster card, has better IQ & is cheaper. Surely this is a no brainer, get the ATI card.

Sumanji · 21 Feb 2006 at 07:04

OcUK GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-OK)

Price: £239.95 (£281.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)

Price: £274.95 (£323.07 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Where exactly are you pulling your prices from Aceshigh?! Try using CTRL+F5

Suman

ACESHIGH · 21 Feb 2006 at 10:43

Here ---
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/X1800_Series.html

&

Here ---
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7800__Series.html

Unless this Mac G4 with IE 5.1 that i am currently using is poop the prices on the online catalogue are different to the prices when you go to order page.

Can someone confirm this for me?

smids · 21 Feb 2006 at 10:59

EDIT - no - I see the ones quoted by sumang007 - I thought he was quoting ACESHIGH but yes, sumang is right.

Bookime Wood · 21 Feb 2006 at 11:04

It was the same price as below when I checked last night

Price: £239.95 (£281.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

ACESHIGH · 21 Feb 2006 at 11:11

This is what i see ...

MSI ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-058-MS) Price:**£259.95 **(£305.44*Including VAT at 17.5%)

PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC) Price:**£234.95 **(£276.07*Including VAT at 17.5%)

OcUK GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-OK) Price:**£279.95 **(£328.94*Including VAT at 17.5%)

Sorry to take thread off topic, but have tried 2 Mac G4 with IE 5.1 at work here & both show this erroneous data. Wonder why? Anyone on another Mac?

EDTIED ** Update i have now tried 2x G4 Macs with IE & 1x G3 Mac with IE & all have the same problem showing the above incorrect pricing!
Have also tried a P4 PC with IE & it shows the correct pricing.
I think there may be a problem with OcUK website?

Would be nice if anyone with a Mac (G3 / G4) with IE could confirm this.

D.P. · 21 Feb 2006 at 11:12

The GTX has slowly slipped down in price quietly and is now good value again, the GT is still excelent value as the X1800XT.

ACESHIGH · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:00

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
Price: £199.95 (£234.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Very nicely priced & just in.

(this price is correct this time )

StevenG · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:29

so its either that or the 7800gtx i really dont know what to do?????

Sumanji · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:40

lol at £235 the X1800XT is a steal mate, BUY BUY BUY

Suman

StevenG · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:12

undecided... does anyone know of some benchmarks with theses 2 cards??? or is it that close its down to preference or cost?>

hartty · 21 Feb 2006 at 21:34

sumang007 said:
lol at £235 the X1800XT is a steal mate, BUY BUY BUY

Suman

That is the 256MB X1800Xt so if the x1800xt 512 only just beat the gtx the 256 edition will be a bit slower

look the better card out the x1800xt 512mb and the 7800gtx 256mb is the xt but that is over your budget and only becomes better if you have a monitor bigger than 19", so its up to u but if you want a card under £300 quid like you said then the gtx is the beter option

ps. dont get worried about your decision as they are both very good cards and you wont be disappointed with whatever you buy

StevenG · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:29

right cheers im defo gonna get the gtx

i like nvidia anyway been with them forever lol

hartty · 22 Feb 2006 at 07:47

you wont regret it mate its a top card

ACESHIGH · 22 Feb 2006 at 08:06

I dont know ...

With pricing...
OcUK GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-OK) Price: £239.95 (£281.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)
versus
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
Price: £199.95 (£234.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

The X1800XT is still the better buy.

You would just be paying £50 more for no real benefit.

smids · 22 Feb 2006 at 09:03

ACESHIGH said:
I dont know ...

With pricing...
OcUK GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-OK) Price: £239.95 (£281.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)
versus
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
Price: £199.95 (£234.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

The X1800XT is still the better buy.

You would just be paying £60 more for no real benefit.

Gotta say I have to agree. The XT is much the faster card - the only difference between that and the 512MB XT is the RAM otherwise there is no difference whatsoever and the XT 512MB does convincingly beat the GTX 256MB. One poster previously mentioned that the XT only just beat the GTX and this is wrong, it soundly beat it. At high res, yes, this is attributable to the RAM but at low res, the 256MB version is actually faster than the 512MB due to the added latency of having more RAM.