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The boy 4rm oz
10-14-2006, 01:12 AM
With video card companys making so many varients it's hard to choose which one to get. I know that the 7900GTX is the fastest (appart form the 7950 GX2) but what is the real difference between the 7900GS,GT and the 7950GT?
The 7900GS can overclock and even beat some GT's at stock but I havn't heard anything about the 7950GT and its capabilities yet. I can get a 7950GT that is cheeper than a 7900GT and clocks higher but what is the real difference between them.

I was looking at the Gainward 7950GT Bliss 256mb (Golden sample)
http://www.gainward.net/products/product.php?products_id=69

or

The Gainward 7900GS 256mb (Golden Sample)
http://www.gainward.net/products/product.php?products_id=71

Both these cards being fairly cheep for me. The 7900GS is $333.00 AUS and the 7900GT being $423.00 AUS.

simon275
10-14-2006, 02:48 AM
Ok so the

7900gs
7900gt
7900gtx

are all in the same family I have ranked them power wise

while the 7950gt is the little brother of the 7950GX2 a different family

The 7950gt fits into the order like this

7900gs
7900gt
* 7950gt *
7900gtx

I would suggest going for a 7950gt.

AKA_RA
10-14-2006, 04:33 AM
i think theyre almost considering that 7950 "series" as the net genration, at least ive read it put that way on several reliable, high traffic sites. either way. you should really look at how many pipelines, vertex shaders, and expecially the interface for memory, i think 512 is highest so far, they prolly have a 1ghz, who knows, 256 is good for mine as of right now. im on a 6600gt right now, runs stuff ok. i seriously considering these directX 10 cards. look on the fron page on HardOCP.com and they talk to some guy at microsoft about it or somethng, sounds like the raw truth about its performance enhancmets, pixel shader 4.0 (whatever its called) and theyre even introducing new processes to the rendering "chain." im already impressed, and we dont even have vista yet. i myself am waiting for DX10, but if you must go now, 7950 with the most of everything, pipelines and memory interface,not just capacity, are the biggies after raw mhz. i hope this helps.

The boy 4rm oz
10-14-2006, 10:43 AM
I can get a 512mb version of the 7950GT for about $50.00 AUS more and it has less memory and core speeds but the reviews i've read says it overclocks like hell. I will probably be upgrading this time next year cos i don't have any cash but I was going to wate for DX10, just checking my options.

simon275
10-14-2006, 11:20 PM
My tip struggle with what you have save up and get DX10 card. It's really come to that point where you are better off waiting. As DX10 wont be surpassed in a while. The new G80 core is just around the corner.

Ronyx
10-15-2006, 02:40 AM
any articles or news or VIP previews of the 7800's? if anyone knows of any then plz post a link. i think it'd be a great read =]

Redundant
10-15-2006, 04:27 PM
I think the 7900 GTO is the best "bang for you buck" currently because it's the exactly the same as a 7900 GTX except it has slightly slower memory.
Both cards have 512 MB RAM and have the same GPU.

Here's a link to a 7900 GTO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130065
A 7900 GTO is ~250 while a 7900 GTX is ~500 8)

BTW, both are double-slot cards and they are silent according to reviews.

simon275
10-16-2006, 01:13 AM
I would say the X1900GT are very tasty as well for their price. Plus they can be softmodded and overclock to become a X1900XT apprently.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102022

The boy 4rm oz
10-16-2006, 09:30 AM
Thanks, I'm gonna stay with NVIDIA for now cos all the ATI cards i have had in the pased blew on me. Both of the cards I was looking at are duel slot. I dont mind about space cos my case is fairly big so that shouldnt be a problem.

The boy 4rm oz
10-16-2006, 09:45 AM
I found this card MSI GF 7900GTO 512MB it's got slower specs but if its from the same batch as the GTX so its gotta be faster then the rest right? Clocks at 650/1320MHz and costs me $540.00 AUS. MSI don't have it on their site yet but a pc place close 2 me have em.

Redundant
10-16-2006, 11:32 AM
It should be faster but it did surprise me that some 7900GT's cost more than the 7900GTO's... :?

I went to a currency converter site (XE.com) and it said 540 AUD = 406 USD. It seems that either NewEgg has REALLY good prices or that store has them a bit overpriced. Is it normal for Australia PC parts to be more expensive than in the US?

EDIT: I read somewhere that the 7900GTO's were GTX's that had slower memory so that Nvidia could get rid of them because of the new 8000's (of course, this was just a rumor)

Ronyx
10-17-2006, 04:25 AM
yes we auzzies have to put up with overpriced parts.... what is the world coming to...

The boy 4rm oz
10-17-2006, 09:11 AM
Yeah i know Ronyx, sucks dusnt it. If your looking for a reasonably priced store Ronyx check out www.bronet.com.au they have stores in Queesnland and Victoria or check out my personal favoutite (cos it close to me lol) www.photech.com.au it's in Adelaide.

simon275
10-17-2006, 11:26 PM
Yep due to more cards being sold in the US then their the margins can be lower. So in Australia cards are more expensive that's why I know only by parts from overseas retailers I use to buy locally. You can save up to $400 if you are buying cpu, ram, mobo, gpu from the states rather than here locally.

The boy 4rm oz
10-19-2006, 06:35 AM
Simon275 could you give the the details of some of the overseas retailers you go to? And how much do u usually pay for shipping cos i heard thats the real killer. I'm in adelaide so it should only be a bit more than you.

Ronyx
10-20-2006, 03:46 AM
i'm in Melbourne and the only reason i'm thinking of going local is:
1: i have never built a computer in my life and don't want to screw up the expensive parts i buy, so i need to find some company to build it for me and give me a warranty on everything in the case (if anyone knows of any plz shout)
2: if i buy overseas and i do successfully build it but then after a while some parts start to fail before warranty expires i would like to be able to personally shove the part up the retailers ass rather then have to send it off in the mail and hope for the best.

if anyone knows of some local "computer builders" who are willing to work with the customer while they build and can build from the parts you bring in then i will love them! and i'm talking about a business, not in a garage in sunshine with dim lighting and what smells like a drug lab in the back. =]