X850XT or 7600GT?.

Armadillo · 20 Apr 2006 at 04:55

Doing a small upgrade on my aging machinge (cpu+motherboard+graphics) , how ever I can't decide which card to go with. I can only spend roughly £150 on the card.

I've looked at a few benchmarks and both seem pretty even , but the 7600GT is newer and supports newer stuff (SM 3.0) but is only 128bit.
So now I read that it suffers at higher resolutions and with AA+AF because of it

, so the X850XT is better :confused:

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At the moment I'm leaning towards the 7600GT as I can get another at a later date when it starts to struggle and they are cheap and use sli , but I'm still not sure

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Going from a 9800pro so either will be an improvment and prob only gonna run 1024x768 or 1280x960 depending on game.

So 7600 or x850xt

Thanks

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egt · 20 Apr 2006 at 07:28

7600GT

KizZ · 20 Apr 2006 at 07:30

Another vote for the 7600GT

King_Boru · 20 Apr 2006 at 08:12

Just did a similar 'upgrade' myself from an X800XTPE though. Performance is pretty much on par but having SM3 support in new games is a must.

p4radox · 20 Apr 2006 at 09:32

I'd go with the 7600. I love my 850XT but I wish I could enjoy SM3.

Gibbo · 20 Apr 2006 at 09:41

Hi there

Yes 7600 GT is an incredibly quick card and for so little money.

MikeOCUK · 20 Apr 2006 at 10:42

does anybody have any x850xt, 7600gt, 7600gs 3dmark05 scores?

more interested in the 7600gs vs 7600gt comparisons.

pcoltrane · 20 Apr 2006 at 11:27

This thread may be of some help

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17563273

There is nothing really to choose between the 2 cards in terms of performance. Make your choice based on the specific games you play, features such as dual dvi or price.

King_Boru · 20 Apr 2006 at 12:52

Look at my sig,.... overclocked and het 7004 3dmark 05.

King.

=assassin= · 20 Apr 2006 at 15:47

I'd go with the 7600GT. Nice low power consumption and less heat thrown out into the case being two good advantages, plus smaller card for fitting in any cases! Performance is too similar, so the other advantages of the 7600GT make me lean that way.

charltonfan1 · 20 Apr 2006 at 16:23

Why not buy a X850XTPE PCI-E second hand for £110ish and then save some money.

My X850XTPE scores 7400 in 3dmark05 so they are basically the same speed.

nbkpsycho · 20 Apr 2006 at 16:28

charltonfan1 said:
Why not buy a X850XTPE PCI-E second hand for £110ish and then save some money.

My X850XTPE scores 7400 in 3dmark05 so they are basically the same speed.

2nd that

sunlitsix · 20 Apr 2006 at 16:37

MikeOCUK said:
does anybody have any x850xt, 7600gt, 7600gs 3dmark05 scores?

more interested in the 7600gs vs 7600gt comparisons.

my 7600GT scores 7202 in '05 at 650/1700, after my cooler mod and pencil mod its now at 670/1740.

nbkpsycho · 20 Apr 2006 at 16:39

My card scores just over 7.5 k

Gashman · 20 Apr 2006 at 16:58

too many people care too much about 3D mark scores, who cares what a card 'scores' in a synthetic benchmark, its real world performance that it comes down too, and i would say 7600GT offers better performance (not benchmark) than the X850, the X850 is so outdated as well when the 7600 uses all the new technology of the 7 series GPU

nbkpsycho · 20 Apr 2006 at 17:01

Well obvously you would say that ... because you own one :rolleyes:

Gashman · 20 Apr 2006 at 17:04

i had X1600XT before i got 7600, and it wasn't as bad of a card as 90% of people made it out to be

IamMed · 20 Apr 2006 at 17:17

tbh they're really evenly matched, both have there pro's and con's

If you get a SLi motherboard then you have later option of boosting speed.

If you just intend running one card then I'd choose which ever brand you prefer, personally I prefer ATI's as I have more luck with there drivers and I like ATI Tool

james.miller · 20 Apr 2006 at 17:20

the 7600gt is fast, quiet and draws less power. It also supports sm3 and is virtually identical in price so its no question.

get the 7600gt.

ajgoodfellow · 20 Apr 2006 at 17:32

Go for the 7600GT

Virtually identical in performance but the 7600GT is a current gen card with support for newer features (such as SM3)

The 7600GS is like a 6600GT