Posted by SE Rules
Hi guys n girls
I'm looking to buy an Nvidia 7 series graphic card, but I've got a bit of a tossup between a BFG 7600 GT OC or a BFG 7800 GS OC.
My problem is that the 7600 GT is the best 7600, but the 7800GS is the lowest 7800, so does anybody know which would be better, I'm lookin to run it with top notch games, BF2, F.E.A.r, etc, currently using a 6200 TC, and quite frankly its crap.
My specs are:
P4 3.2Ghz
1Gb RAM
200Gb HDD
Cheers people
Posted by SE Rules
Anybody?
Posted by Cycovision
The general opinion is that there's not a lot between those two cards. Personally I'd go for the high end 7600 because you might be able to pick one up quite cheaply.
Either one of those cards will do what you want but don't expect to be playing with maximum detail levels at high resolution (1280x1024 or above). You need something like an ATI X1800 for that
Posted by Glenny
i neeed a new graphics card too... i found one for £20 but i dont think itll be good enough for some mmorpg's im gonna buy... my friend has the 7600, and he says its good value for money...
Posted by shyam335
well,its a pretty tight situation.Both has its own advantages and dis.
because under stock condition or slight overclocking 7800gs is likely to perform better than 7600.but 7600 has got headroom for overclocking more,coz its made on 90nm where as 7800 is 110nm,
personally id,suggest you a 7800gs and slightly overclock it,because of the fact that 7800 has got a 256bit memory interface bus,its likely that future games will run better on 7800gs.
Posted by SE Rules
Well it looks like I can get a 7600 for around £60-£70, but the 7800 is over £100, so can I just ask, is the 7800 really worth the extra money. I just wanna run games like BF2 on high, but the res no more than like 1280X1024.
Cheers
PS Does anybody know how well Oblivion IV works with either card above.
Cheers
Posted by SE Rules
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Posted by solidsingh
1280 x 1024 is a high res to play games at , i have a 9600 pro 256mb and i play css at 1024 x 768 and it looks great on my 17" monitor
Posted by brownlad007
get a 64mb geforce 4, thats wa i got :/
Posted by Cycovision
I've never used those cards so I can't say for sure how the games you mentioned would run. However, I don't think you'd get consistantly playable frame rates at 1280x1024 and all details levels maxed with either of these cards.
Posted by SE Rules
But at 1024X768 with relatively high detail should be fine?
Cheers
Posted by Cycovision
Yeah, most games should run ok with those settings. The closest card I've ever used was a radeon X600 and that ran COD2 at 1024x768 with most settings on high.
Posted by clank
I can do 1024x768 and mid detail easily on my 6600 (non-gt) so you should be able to do much better with any of these.
Personally i would recommend the 7800 gs due to the 256bit memory architecture but if price is a concern then the 7600 gt should offer pretty much the same performance at the moment and is definitely better value for money considering.
Posted by m100
Whats your budget.
Posted by shyam335
Well,i just noticed that "Leadtek’s GeForce 7800 GS Uses 90nm Nvidia Chip".Obiviously,its better and implies its a 7900 chip!
Well,you wouldnt have problems in running games at high details and 7800 will perform much better than 7600 at higher resolutions.
Posted by m100
Prices have just come down. 7900GT,s for around £200
Posted by dragon76ers
Skip 7800gs. Go for the 7600GT or even much better a 7900GT both runs on PCIex16 bus. Be sure to have atleast a 450w power supply with 20a on 12v rail. You can play oblivion with a single 7600GT on medium with HDR enabled settings and 7900GT on High with just an average performance. Oblivion shines when you have 2 7900GT on SLI configuration.
Posted by SE Rules
Well my budget is around £100, so I've been scouring eBay, but no success yet. Is it worth just saving for ages and getting the 7900GTX OC 512Mb? They're like £400 though!!!
I want a PS3, so I'm just wondering whether I should jsut get a 7600 and be done with it....
Decisions desicions!!!
Cheers
Posted by SE Rules
Any suggestions?
Posted by leeboy13
personally id go for the cheaper one mate, only because the price drop on graphics cards is so steep! i currently have a Geforce 6600GT which runs most games fine, will probably thnk about upgrading early next year (with vista on teh horizon etc....) also that leaves you with extra wonga for your PS3
Lee
Posted by m100
Theres a Club 3D 7900GTX going for £300 on Ebuyer