Decent PCIE Card

Pottsy306 · Oct 4, 2006, 02:48 PM

Hi
i need a decent PCIE card to replace my old outdated 128mb 9800pro. I have 2gb ram and e6300, i mainly do 3d work so i have to go with nvidia. ATI's Direct3D support for 3dsmax is terrible and after using a mate of mines comp with an nvidia 5950, its aload better.

Neway, for upto about £180, im looking for a decent card.

So far the
XFX 7900GS 480M - £150
Gainward 7900GS 512mb - £160
Gainward 7950GT 256mb - £175
eVGA GeForce 7900GS KO - £160
MSI 7900GTO 512mb - £182

I have an enermax 480w psu, and i only run 2 hdd and a dvdburner

Id like to play Fear, Dark Messiah, HL2, Black and White 2, Battlefield 2142, Wow at 1280x1024 with 4xAA and 8xAF preferable.
What you reccomend?
thnx

F1N3ST · Oct 4, 2006, 11:11 PM

X1900XT 256MB is 235$ and beats all those cards and matches up with the 7900GTO. Personally i would get the 7900GTO.

Pottsy306 · Oct 5, 2006, 09:58 AM

ye but ATI's 3dstudio max performance is abismol, and its buggy as hell. Also i could get a xfx 7950 512mb for £183 would that be a better option?

CDsDontBurn · Oct 5, 2006, 10:10 AM

lol.....512Mb card for that much? i think it's worth it

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of those brands you've selected, i'd pick the eVGA card

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DíäMäNTé · Oct 22, 2006, 04:47 AM

If ur considering the 7900,try getting a deal on two 7600 gt and runn'em on sli mode(if u have SLI M/B)..MY 2cent.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 22, 2006, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DíäMäNTé

If ur considering the 7900,try getting a deal on two 7600 gt and runn'em on sli mode(if u have SLI M/B)..MY 2cent.

i would recomend against this. purchasing two of these cards would probably be more expensive than getting two 7600GTs would start around $230 (price of 2 7600GTs) and a single 7900GT is $190 (after rebate). Not only that, the 7900GT has a 256bit memory interface, whereas the 7600GT has a 128bit memory interface. that alone is a significant performance increase all by itself.

niceguyrichy · Oct 22, 2006, 03:29 PM

OCUK have a Leadtek GeForce 7950 GT 512MB for £199 , a bit over budget but a stonking card

Tipstaff · Oct 23, 2006, 12:33 AM

I gotta agree. For the money the nVidia 7950GT is a sweet card. Very surprised at the price of the card considering the performance that it puts out. I've got one at my store right now, and I've been torturing the hell out of it. So far so good, and it is pretty much in line with the review DH did comparing it with the X1900XT and X1900GT (being right in between the 2 cards).

oliver17491 · Oct 23, 2006, 12:41 AM

on overclockers.co.uk they do a rebadged gainwood 7950gt 512mb for 182.11 +VAT. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7900_Series.html

Oct 4, 2006, 02:48 PM	#1
Pottsy306 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 133 Rep Power: 0	Decent PCIE Card Hi i need a decent PCIE card to replace my old outdated 128mb 9800pro. I have 2gb ram and e6300, i mainly do 3d work so i have to go with nvidia. ATI's Direct3D support for 3dsmax is terrible and after using a mate of mines comp with an nvidia 5950, its aload better. Neway, for upto about £180, im looking for a decent card. So far the XFX 7900GS 480M - £150 Gainward 7900GS 512mb - £160 Gainward 7950GT 256mb - £175 eVGA GeForce 7900GS KO - £160 MSI 7900GTO 512mb - £182 I have an enermax 480w psu, and i only run 2 hdd and a dvdburner Id like to play Fear, Dark Messiah, HL2, Black and White 2, Battlefield 2142, Wow at 1280x1024 with 4xAA and 8xAF preferable. What you reccomend? thnx

Oct 5, 2006, 10:10 AM	#4
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	lol.....512Mb card for that much? i think it's worth it . of those brands you've selected, i'd pick the eVGA card . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 22, 2006, 04:47 AM	#5
DíäMäNTé DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	If ur considering the 7900,try getting a deal on two 7600 gt and runn'em on sli mode(if u have SLI M/B)..MY 2cent. __________________ [color=yellow][color=darkred]I[/color] [color=darkred]CAME I SAW I CONQUERED!![/color][/color]

Oct 23, 2006, 12:33 AM	#8
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,658 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	I gotta agree. For the money the nVidia 7950GT is a sweet card. Very surprised at the price of the card considering the performance that it puts out. I've got one at my store right now, and I've been torturing the hell out of it. So far so good, and it is pretty much in line with the review DH did comparing it with the X1900XT and X1900GT (being right in between the 2 cards). __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Oct 23, 2006, 12:41 AM	#9
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	on overclockers.co.uk they do a rebadged gainwood 7950gt 512mb for 182.11 +VAT. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7900_Series.html __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Oct 4, 2006, 11:11 PM	#2
F1N3ST DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 123 Rep Power: 0	X1900XT 256MB is 235$ and beats all those cards and matches up with the 7900GTO. Personally i would get the 7900GTO.

Oct 5, 2006, 09:58 AM	Thread Starter #3
Pottsy306 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 133 Rep Power: 0	ye but ATI's 3dstudio max performance is abismol, and its buggy as hell. Also i could get a xfx 7950 512mb for £183 would that be a better option?