New GPU, opinions wanted as can;'t figure which to get

[[R-CON]MrD]

pci-e only boys and girls! and the first mention of core 2 duo will get you a wet kipper in the face

Got two I am looking at right now and can't understand why the sapphire x1950pro 256meg seems to bench higher than most 7900gs cards i've seen even though its pretty cheap, although this particular 7900gs is a special overclocked one.

i have the sapphire x800gto2 256meg now unlocked and clocked to x850xtpe speeds (16 pipes, 540/590) scoring on 3d mark 05 at 6440, with venice 3000+ oced to 2249mhz and 2 gigs of pc3200

i'm getting a 4000+ san diego on friday along with one of these two cards but need plus's and negatives pointing out as I can't figure it out.


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-043-OK

OcUK Galaxy GeForce 7900 GS OC SILENT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £158.61

Designed for extreme HD gaming, the NVIDIA® SLI™-Ready GeForce® 7900 GS graphics processing units (GPUs) deliver the most graphics performance bang for your buck, including ultra-realistic gaming experiences and resolutions up to 2560x1600. A 256-bit memory interface and fast GDDR3 memory enable blazing graphics performance with maximum quality so you don’t have to choose between frame rates and image quality. The GeForce 7900 GS also delivers smooth, high-definition video playback and crisp picture quality thanks to its advanced NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology. If you are searching for an extreme HD gaming and video experience on the PC, look no further than a GeForce 7900 GS.

This special edition product is completely exclusive to OcUK. Featuring Zalman cooling solution for lower temperatures and silent operation. Out of the box this card has 7900 GT beating performance along with 512MB of memory and cost less too. So if you want the fastest 7900 GS on the market and one that has superb overclock potential then buy this card.

- GeForce 7900 GS core running at 540MHz
- 512MB GDDR3 Memory running at 1500MHz (1.2ns Memory, very overclockable)
- 20 Pixel Pipelines
- Designed For Extreme HD Gaming
- Nvidia Pure Video Technology
- Dedicated Video processors free the GPU Shaders to run 3D applications
- Dual dual-link DVI supports two 2560 x 1600 resolution displays
- SLI ready – Upto 2x the performance of a single GPU
- True High Dynamic Range Rendering Support – Based on Open EXR technology

and

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...335&GroupID=27

Sapphire Radeon X1950PRO 256MB £131.25

580 core / 1.4ghz memory

sapphire details on this card :

http://www.sapphiretech.com/uk/produ...gpid=168&grp=3

[lonelyjew]

Save up your christmas money and get yourself a dx10 card when they come out.

[[R-CON]MrD]

damn, forgot to cover the DX10 situation too. okay,

no hear this! there will be no mention of getting DX10 gear instead since they aren't around now, i need a new card come friday when mine leaves it's place of residence and embarks on a journey into the realms of an ADD ridden chump.

[huleboeren]

A NVIDIA 8800 would fit perfectly with an Core 2 Duo processor
the 8800 is DX10 I believe

[Eden]

I have a nVidia 7800GT, works very well id say something a little newer than that should work nicely.

As for Dx10 cards ive no idea why anyone would want to buy one now let alone any time next year the price of getting a card + Vista Pro/ultimate (which you'll need for gaming MS said) then you'll need at least 3GB of ram and a very good dual core (at least) processor. like i said no point.

[NovemberRain]

7900 GS is the slowest of 7900 series. Right now Radeon X1950 (512MB?) looks (most) promising. I don't know why there's no 7900 GTO in the UK, in right now if you would by a card in Finland, if you only find a 7900 GTO somewhere, it's the only real option. Same price as X1950 or 7900 GS, but it's basically downclocked 7900 GTX and it has 512MB memory. Looks exactly same as GTX, same cooler, same desing, same card. After a bios flash just as fast. GTO is only available by evga and MSI.

[[R-CON]MrD]

yeah, the sites i'm using to buy online, Microdirect and overclockers only have limited range or cards. I don't want to spread out purchasing across lots of sites and therefore get stuck with the increased postage costs. ebuyer.com has gone right downhill recently on stock. There is Dabbs but that is somewhere i've never bought from personally.

overclockers has a few cards with aftermarket type fans on, zalman, arctic and some no-name branded one.

high end gto's I definitely haven't seen around for purchase and that is strange.

I suppose i ought to get the sapphire 1950pro 256meg card since I trust the brand, the benchmarking is higher than most listed 7900gs' and the price is good, although the 512meg overclocked galaxy 7900gs i am looking at is rather interesting still.

[Darth.Skyline]

when DX10 comes out, does this mean everyone needs to get a "Compatible" GPU ?

[lonelyjew]

If you just want a website than I'd go with newegg.com.

[Crawley]

Wait until Feb. 07