what to do? (2) 7900 or (1)7950

aquabat0587 · Aug 31, 2006, 02:10 AM

Hello I have a few questions for you guys. Right now my system goes as follows:
windows XP X64 edition
AMD athlon 64 3700+
(1) evga 7900 gt ko Superclocked
2X1 gig kingston hyper X ram
WD 160 Gig HD
DFI lanparty UT SLI Expert
Antec Truepower 2.0 550 watt

Ok well I need to know whether I should just go with buying another 7900 gt ko superclocked or if I should get a 7900 GTX or just get the 7950 GX2.
I here that the gx2 is having driver problems or something and they dont have drivers out for the x64 edition windows for the gx2. I like my 7900 GT KO Superclocked but I am looking to upgrade to either SLI of the 7900 or get the 7950. I dont run my games above 1280 X 1024. I see in your review on here that the 7950 mainly prevails at resolutions as high as 1920 or something like that. I just was wondering if the 7950 gx2 would perform as good as 2 7900 gt ko superclocked cards.

My other issue was if the 2 7900 gt ko s/c cards would be powerful enough to run the new games coming iout in the future like crysis.

If you could get back to me on this I would greatly appreciate it. driverheaven rocks!!!

fobis · Aug 31, 2006, 02:36 AM

I think getting another 7900GT would be the route to go for the most performance, but you have to remember that not every game supports SLI and there are still many issues with it.
And as for games like Crysis, you have to understand that DX10 will be used (which is why it looks so damn good) if your card supports it, and the GeForce 7 series can only do DX9.

aquabat0587 · Aug 31, 2006, 02:41 AM

ok so you are saying that the 7900 gt willl not support dx10? then what card will be able to run it? I thought that the 7 series would because it says made for vista or whatever.... I am confused about the whole dx10 thing.

fobis · Aug 31, 2006, 03:26 AM

Oh, the 7900GT will be able to run Vista just fine, but it won't render in DX10.

aquabat0587 · Aug 31, 2006, 03:39 AM

well is it worth waiting for to get a graphics card capable of dx10 ? I havent even heard of any cards using it?

fobis · Aug 31, 2006, 04:38 AM

Yeah, it probably would be good to wait if you aren't an insanely hardcore gamer.

mike2h · Aug 31, 2006, 05:43 AM

what fobis said. especially if you are counting on your 'evga trade-up' as they are no longer doing either of those cards in that program.

Aug 31, 2006, 02:10 AM	#1
aquabat0587 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	what to do? (2) 7900 or (1)7950 Hello I have a few questions for you guys. Right now my system goes as follows: windows XP X64 edition AMD athlon 64 3700+ (1) evga 7900 gt ko Superclocked 2X1 gig kingston hyper X ram WD 160 Gig HD DFI lanparty UT SLI Expert Antec Truepower 2.0 550 watt Ok well I need to know whether I should just go with buying another 7900 gt ko superclocked or if I should get a 7900 GTX or just get the 7950 GX2. I here that the gx2 is having driver problems or something and they dont have drivers out for the x64 edition windows for the gx2. I like my 7900 GT KO Superclocked but I am looking to upgrade to either SLI of the 7900 or get the 7950. I dont run my games above 1280 X 1024. I see in your review on here that the 7950 mainly prevails at resolutions as high as 1920 or something like that. I just was wondering if the 7950 gx2 would perform as good as 2 7900 gt ko superclocked cards. My other issue was if the 2 7900 gt ko s/c cards would be powerful enough to run the new games coming iout in the future like crysis. If you could get back to me on this I would greatly appreciate it. driverheaven rocks!!!

Aug 31, 2006, 02:36 AM	#2
fobis DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Rep Power: 51	I think getting another 7900GT would be the route to go for the most performance, but you have to remember that not every game supports SLI and there are still many issues with it. And as for games like Crysis, you have to understand that DX10 will be used (which is why it looks so damn good) if your card supports it, and the GeForce 7 series can only do DX9. __________________ MacBook Pro Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz 2GB DDR2-677 ATi Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB 120GB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Aug 31, 2006, 02:41 AM	Thread Starter #3
aquabat0587 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	ok so you are saying that the 7900 gt willl not support dx10? then what card will be able to run it? I thought that the 7 series would because it says made for vista or whatever.... I am confused about the whole dx10 thing. __________________ my computer windows XP X64 edition AMD athlon 64 3700+ (1) evga 7900 gt ko Superclocked 2X1 gig kingston hyper X ram WD 160 Gig HD DFI lanparty UT SLI Expert Antec Truepower 2.0 550 watt

Aug 31, 2006, 03:26 AM	#4
fobis DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Rep Power: 51	Oh, the 7900GT will be able to run Vista just fine, but it won't render in DX10. __________________ MacBook Pro Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz 2GB DDR2-677 ATi Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB 120GB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Aug 31, 2006, 03:39 AM	Thread Starter #5
aquabat0587 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	well is it worth waiting for to get a graphics card capable of dx10 ? I havent even heard of any cards using it? __________________ my computer windows XP X64 edition AMD athlon 64 3700+ (1) evga 7900 gt ko Superclocked 2X1 gig kingston hyper X ram WD 160 Gig HD DFI lanparty UT SLI Expert Antec Truepower 2.0 550 watt

Aug 31, 2006, 04:38 AM	#6
fobis DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Rep Power: 51	Yeah, it probably would be good to wait if you aren't an insanely hardcore gamer. __________________ MacBook Pro Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz 2GB DDR2-677 ATi Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB 120GB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Aug 31, 2006, 05:43 AM	#7
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	what fobis said. especially if you are counting on your 'evga trade-up' as they are no longer doing either of those cards in that program. __________________