XFX 7600GT XXX - Worth the premium?

[sermad]

Hi guys.

Is the XFX 7600GT XXX worth paying for over the other 7600Gt's?

Its £20 more than the normal XFX 7600 GT. I was wondering if the XXX would let you clock the core/ram even more?

 

[Zorin]

Hi

I just got my new XFX 7600GT XXX this morning and all i can say its just amazing i can now play oblivion with everything set to max and 4AA and 18AF and it runs super smooth this card HAS worked really well with my P4 3.60Ghz

I highly recommend getting this card and i am sure if you wanted this card could be OC a little more but for me its just Awesome as it is for the price i paid !!!


Zorin

 

[sermad]

what res would that be at?

 

[Zorin]

what res would that be at?

1280x1024 with no problems at all !!

not tried higher yet will do that later today to see what it can do !!

Zorin

 

[Mr Mister]

LOL never fails to amuse me. Nice slideshow was it?

 

[CaDLoN]

I got my 7600GT XXX edition a few weeks ago

have been running FarCry,DoD:Source & CS:Source @ 1440 x 900 with every thing @ max and they all run nicely

CPU is a AMD Turion ML-30 @ 2GHz, RAM running @ Auto Settings

The core on mine goes to 630MHz with the stock cooler, Machine is all in bit @ the mo to fit the water cooling gear up

3DMark01 compare link in sig

 

[!n$oMniA]

LOL never fails to amuse me. Nice slideshow was it?

LOL

I seriously doubt that a 7600 can hack oblivion 1280x1024 at 4xaa 16xaf at max settings. My 7800gt cant really even hack 4xaa 8xaf on that game.

 

[PoliticallyCorrect]

hum nice clock there

i have the XFX 7600 GT Extreame Edition, almost the same as the XXX, but i can't really clock it much further.

LOL never fails to amuse me. Nice slideshow was it?

for your information the 7600GT can handle 1280x1024 fine. only the CPU tests are like a slideshow.

 

[Zorin]

LOL

I seriously doubt that a 7600 can hack oblivion 1280x1024 at 4xaa 16xaf at max settings. My 7800gt cant really even hack 4xaa 8xaf on that game.

sorry mate but i ain't giving you bull !!! it does work as i stated its runs very smooth indeed and there is no slideshow whatsoever when i play , i ran round the game outside (never inside ) as much as i could and found it to work like a dream i have everything set to max in the game apart from self shadows and thats it

specs are as of now

P4 3.60Ghz 800 FSB 2Mb L2 Cache
2 Gig DDR2 533Mhz
XFX 7600GT XXX 256Mb PCIE
250 GIG HD

 

[oweneades]

sorry mate but i ain't giving you bull !!! it does work as i stated its runs very smooth indeed and there is no slideshow whatsoever when i play , i ran round the game as much as i could and found it to work like a dream i have everything set to max in the game apart from self shadows and thats it

Are you still inside the dungeon at the beginning?


Outside people are having issues with SLI'd 7900GTX's so I am sorry to say I find it hard to believe at those settings your gameplay is smooth.

The card is good but not THAT good.


EDIT: Just realised I hadn't actually answered the OP's question.

I would pay the premium simply because the clocks the card is running at is guaranteed. (Whereas it won't be guaranteed with a slower clocked card).

 

[Lanz]

Back to the original question, I think all XX type of cards are exactly the same as standard cards, but overclocked out of the box, personally I dont think they are worth the premium, as they use the same components, same speed ram etc. They probably have the same top end as standard cards.

 

[Zorin]

Are you still inside the dungeon at the beginning?


Outside people are having issues with SLI'd 7900GTX's so I am sorry to say I find it hard to believe at those settings your gameplay is smooth.

The card is good but not THAT good.

nope i am outside running around up and down hills fighting as much has i can exploring as much i as i can and it does run smooth as i stated , Before i got this card i was running this game on a Ati x600 and then it had problems as i expected but this new card is DOING THE BUSINESS !!! i will put the FPS mod on in the game and show you

 

[PoliticallyCorrect]

Back to the original question, I think all XX type of cards are exactly the same as standard cards, but overclocked out of the box, personally I dont think they are worth the premium, as they use the same components, same speed ram etc. They probably have the same top end as standard cards.

i generally agree there, regardless of the guranteed overclock, the standard clocked cards are said to overclock much further.

i got my XFX 7600 GT Exteme Edition from "the other popular online hardware shop" for the same price as the normal XFX 7600 GT @ overclockers

 

[Lanz]

nope i am outside running around up and down hills fighting as much has i can exploring as much i as i can and it does run smooth as i stated , Before i got this card i was running this game on a Ati x600 and then it had problems as i expected but this new card is DOING THE BUSINESS !!! i will put the FPS mod on in the game and show you

Cool, give us a screeny, I bet your getting about 13fps at 1280x1024 with all the sliders to max and x4 AA. But saying that, if you happy with it, then all is cool, and I bet anything over 5fps would seem amazing compared to your old x600.

 

[Zorin]

Cool, give us a screeny, I bet your getting about 13fps at 1280x1024 with all the sliders to max and x4 AA. But saying that, if you happy with it, then all is cool, and I bet anything over 5fps would seem amazing compared to your old x600.

Here you go







Yup your spot on there !!! its far better with this card lol

 

[oweneades]

Just realised you don't have HDR running which would really kill your FPS.

Those FPS arn't too bad and I am pleasantly suprised although to me that would be barely playable. (everyone is different of course).

How about some day shots

 

[sermad]

Whats the deal with this game with hdr on and no aliasing? This true?

Is it worth losing aa over hdr?

 

[PoliticallyCorrect]

anything above 30FPS is playable really

 

[oweneades]

Whats the deal with this game with hdr on and no aliasing? This true?

Is it worth losing aa over hdr?

It would appear that the way the game has been coded HDR and AA is not possible on current gen hardware. The 360 is the only patform where AA and HDR are working together. (possibly down to its totally difference architecture).

If it does work together on the pc I havn't heard of it.

 

[Zorin]

I am lost i have HDR selected and Bloom is OFF and set 4AA on the FX CARD does that not work ?

just checked again HDR is on for sure in the options menu