What should I get?

[Crescent13]

I sold my old computer and got $350 from it, and I'm hoping to sell my 7800GT for about $250 so that would give me $600. I'm not sure whether to get 1 7900GTX for ~$500 or 2 7900GT's for ~$600. What would give me the best price/performance?

EDIT: Oh yeah my rig

Opteron 144 @ 2.8GHz
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
2GB OCZ DDR-500 3-4-3-7 1T
Samsung SyncMaster 730B 1280x1024 (that's what I game at)


I usually like to game with as much AA and AF as I can squeeze out of the card.

 

[Gamer X]

Get the sapphire radeon x1900xtx :thumbsup:

 

[Slitherythesnake]

2 7900GT's and OC to 7800GTX 512 speeds!

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Search benchmarks. If your planning on doing heavy oc'ing then it would probably be worth it to get two cards.

 

[deadseasquirrel]

What display do you have, Crescent13? What resolutions do you prefer to play at? What games, and at what settings? What does the rest of your system look like-- CPU, PSU, mobo, etc?

 

[obeseotron]

If you're asking which is faster, then there isn't much question SLI 7900GTs. It's also more than just the price difference between the cards to consider, you're going to want a better PSU and you'll need a more expensive motherboard to go with it. There may end up being more like a $175 difference in cost for the two.

 

[RussianSensation]

I'd probably just get X1900XT for $445 and pocket the rest towards later upgrades. If you are willing to spend $600, certainly overclocked 7900GTs will be the fastest.

 

[moonboy403]

i personally would only go for gtx if i'm gonna go sli

2 gts make a lot of sense since the bang for bucks ratio is much higher than the gtx

and if you're goin for single configuration, why not go for the xtx???

 

[Frostwake]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
I'd probably just get X1900XT for $445 and pocket the rest towards later upgrades. If you are willing to spend $600, certainly overclocked 7900GTs will be the fastest.

 

[Ronin]

2 7900GTs

/thread

 

[5150Joker]

2x7900 GT. In SLI you'd never notice the difference between GT/GTX.

 

[Jules]

Evga 7900GTX off ZZF got her clocked to 700/1760 for only 499 with 2 day air

not sure what the price is now.

 

[Bobthelost]

SLI will thrash the GTX.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Bobthelost
SLI will thrash the GTX.

by 10-12 frames? thats not thrash Sorry.

 

[moonboy403]

gt sli > gtx

 

[Jules]

gtx > gt sli

 

[moonboy403]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
gtx > gt sli

how so? :Q

power consumption and heat wise...yea

but performance?!....gtx > gt sli?!

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
gtx > gt sli

how so? :Q

power consumption and heat wise...yea

but performance?!....gtx > gt sli?!

100 bucks more for what 10-15 frames? maybe he has to buy a sli mobo? maybe he has to buy a better psu? theres many factors.

 

[moonboy403]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
gtx > gt sli

how so? :Q

power consumption and heat wise...yea

but performance?!....gtx > gt sli?!

100 bucks more for what 10-15 frames? maybe he has to buy a sli mobo? maybe he has to buy a better psu? theres many factors.

we're strictly talking about the video cards here
and i'm almost sure that the gt sli would most definitely have higher minimum framerates

and higher minimum framerates is what virtually every gamer craves

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
gtx > gt sli

how so? :Q

power consumption and heat wise...yea

but performance?!....gtx > gt sli?!

100 bucks more for what 10-15 frames? maybe he has to buy a sli mobo? maybe he has to buy a better psu? theres many factors.

we're strictly talking about the video cards here
and i'm almost sure that the gt sli would most definitely have higher minimum framerates

and higher minimum framerates is what virtually every gamer craves

Nope.
Doubt it look at the benchmarks.

 

[5150Joker]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
gtx > gt sli

how so? :Q

power consumption and heat wise...yea

but performance?!....gtx > gt sli?!

100 bucks more for what 10-15 frames? maybe he has to buy a sli mobo? maybe he has to buy a better psu? theres many factors.

we're strictly talking about the video cards here
and i'm almost sure that the gt sli would most definitely have higher minimum framerates

and higher minimum framerates is what virtually every gamer craves

Nope.
Doubt it look at the benchmarks.

There aren't many 7900 GT SLi benchmarks out there but since it's the same architecture as G70, you can compare the difference between 7800 GT SLi and single 7800 GTX min. fps and see that you're wrong: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/asus-7800gt_11.html
Moonboy is right, with SLi you will get higher min. fps over a single card. Suggesting that a single gtx>sli gt is stupid.

 

[nib95]

You only have to look at Anands benchmarks.
7900 GT SLI trounces a single 7900 GTX or X1900 XTX.
And that's on stock speeds.
I imagine the difference would only be greater with OC'd GT's, even against an OC'd XTX/GTX.

Thats one of the reasons I spent an extra £50 towards 7900 GT SLI anyway.
Just much better performance for your money.

Personally I'm annoyed that a single top end card is still not sufficient to run at the settings I want and mantain the frame rates I want.
I mainly run 1680 x 1050 or higher with max settings.
There are many games that at these settings, single XTX or GTX's run at a meagre 30-40fps, which when you consider dips, is just not sufficient.
I'd want an average of around 60fps. Or as close to it as possible without losing both arms and both legs.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: moonboy403

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
gtx > gt sli

how so? :Q

power consumption and heat wise...yea

but performance?!....gtx > gt sli?!

100 bucks more for what 10-15 frames? maybe he has to buy a sli mobo? maybe he has to buy a better psu? theres many factors.

we're strictly talking about the video cards here
and i'm almost sure that the gt sli would most definitely have higher minimum framerates

and higher minimum framerates is what virtually every gamer craves

Nope.
Doubt it look at the benchmarks.

There aren't many 7900 GT SLi benchmarks out there but since it's the same architecture as G70, you can compare the difference between 7800 GT SLi and single 7800 GTX min. fps and see that you're wrong: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/asus-7800gt_11.html
Moonboy is right, with SLi you will get higher min. fps over a single card. Suggesting that a single gtx>sli gt is stupid.

10-15fp in most games for 100$ no thanks

 

[Madellga]

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Most websites are not showing minimum FPS. Back in the 7800 GTX 512 launch, I did look for it and the GTs in SLI beat the GTX 512 for minimum FPS.

I don't think this has changed for the 7900 family - it is even better for the GT, as the number of pipes is the same (24).

The only thing missing in this discussion is the memory size: do we need 512MB?
I ask that because for someone to run SLI it makes sense to use a high resolution like 1920x1200. At such resolution, using AA4x, 8AF and other goodies will drive the need for a 512MB. Most reviews do not show memory usage, but I have a feeling we are in the threshold for needing it.

Check this article:
http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=33&page=1

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Madellga
You have no idea what you are talking about.

Most websites are not showing minimum FPS. Back in the 7800 GTX 512 launch, I did look for it and the GTs in SLI beat the GTX 512 for minimum FPS.

I don't think this has changed for the 7900 family - it is even better for the GT, as the number of pipes is the same (24).

The only thing missing in this discussion is the memory size: do we need 512MB?
I ask that because for someone to run SLI it makes sense to use a high resolution like 1920x1200. At such resolution, using AA4x, 8AF and other goodies will drive the need for a 512MB. Most reviews do not show memory usage, but I have a feeling we are in the threshold for needing it.

Check this article:
http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=33&page=1

O RLY?