7800gt questions

DArkChocobo · 01-22-2006, 09:15 PM

hello! first and foremost, i am a complete n00b at computers. with that out of the way...

i am going to get a 7800gt for my computer, just around 300 dollars on newegg...i have noticed that there are many different companies that have their name in front of the 7800 gt part. is that because it is their own variation of the 7800gt, or just because they have their logo on it? are they all the same? if not, in your opinion, which one is the best?

ok, next, is the 7800gt all that great? am i going to like it (i game a lot)? is there anything about the 7800gt i should know about?

THANK YOU SO MUCH! honestly, thank you for your time and help.

Modoman · 01-22-2006, 09:52 PM

7800gt is better than anything except the gtx and the x1800xt... if you dont like it, you dont have but a couple choices to upgrade to, and they wont be THAT much faster. you cant unlock the extra pipelines, btw.

Mr.Suave · 01-22-2006, 09:56 PM

well it really doesnt matter what comapny you get. they are all the same video card except one company might have better fan or what not. another difference is the customer service you get. each company is different but i hear EVGA is the best.

ghost · 01-22-2006, 10:00 PM

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is the 7800gt all that great? am i going to like it (i game a lot)?

The 7800GT is a gr8 card for gaming, My mate has a Leadtek 7800GT and he can run BF2 on high settings.

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is there anything about the 7800gt i should know about?

Its PCI-X so make sure your mobo supports that. I think the mergority/if not all the 7800GT`s are compatible with SLi. So you can use more than 1 card if you have a compatible mobo.

MIK3daG33K · 01-22-2006, 10:00 PM

And some (like BFG) come factory overclocked only by 25 mhz on the core and 50 mhz on the memory which doesn't sound like a big deal but that means they usually come with a better heat sink which means you can overclock higher. I have a BFG and i got mine to 515/1.33 bench stable.

34erd · 01-22-2006, 10:16 PM

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Its PCI-X so make sure your mobo supports that

PCI express... PCI-X is a 64 bit 66 Mhz varient of PCI...

MIK3daG33K · 01-22-2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 34erd

PCI express... PCI-X is a 64 bit 66 Mhz varient of PCI...

Ya i noticed that too but didn't say anything lol.

Modoman · 01-22-2006, 10:39 PM

evga offers one of the best warranties. if you overclock the card, it will not void the warranty (in most cases). they also offer copper heatsinks on most of their 7800's... and come factory overclocked as well (nothing special, many companies offer factory o/c, not just bfg LOL) i would recommend reading the reviews on newegg... bfg's don't o/c well from my experience

MIK3daG33K · 01-22-2006, 10:52 PM

I know BFG isn't the only one thats why i put "(like BFG)" not just "(BFG)", and all of my best overclocking cards were BFG i owned a MSI and it did well too, but for some reason when i put that one in it lost quality. I don't know what that was about.

**ceewi1** · 01-23-2006, 08:04 AM

Some of the things that can be different are:

Warranty
Clock Speed (some are OC'd by default)
Extras (games, cables, software, adaptors, etc...)
Heatsink (Some companies use a better quality heatsink)

Personally, my first look is always at the cheapest card. It usually takes something very special to convince me to pay a premium for what is, essentailly, the same card.

01-22-2006, 09:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
DArkChocobo Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 42	7800gt questions hello! first and foremost, i am a complete n00b at computers. with that out of the way... i am going to get a 7800gt for my computer, just around 300 dollars on newegg...i have noticed that there are many different companies that have their name in front of the 7800 gt part. is that because it is their own variation of the 7800gt, or just because they have their logo on it? are they all the same? if not, in your opinion, which one is the best? ok, next, is the 7800gt all that great? am i going to like it (i game a lot)? is there anything about the 7800gt i should know about? THANK YOU SO MUCH! honestly, thank you for your time and help.

01-22-2006, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Modoman Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 553	7800gt is better than anything except the gtx and the x1800xt... if you dont like it, you dont have but a couple choices to upgrade to, and they wont be THAT much faster. you cant unlock the extra pipelines, btw. __________________ X2 3800+ Toledo @ 2.0GHz w/ Zalman 9500 2GB OCZ DC EL Plat. 2-3-2-5 2T MSI K8N-Neo4 2 x WD 36GB SATA Raptors eVga 7800GT @ 470/1200 FSP AX500-A 500w

01-22-2006, 09:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	well it really doesnt matter what comapny you get. they are all the same video card except one company might have better fan or what not. another difference is the customer service you get. each company is different but i hear EVGA is the best. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

01-22-2006, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
MIK3daG33K Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Age: 22 Posts: 477	And some (like BFG) come factory overclocked only by 25 mhz on the core and 50 mhz on the memory which doesn't sound like a big deal but that means they usually come with a better heat sink which means you can overclock higher. I have a BFG and i got mine to 515/1.33 bench stable. __________________ DFI LanParty UT Nforce4 Ultra-D AMD Opteron 170 @ 2700 (1.6 Vcore) w\ Thermaltake Big Typhoon 1 GB of OCZ Gold rev. 2 PC-3200 RAM (2.2.2.5) BFG Geforce 7800 GT (510 \ 1.25) w\ NV Silencer 5 Western Digital 120 / 160 GB SATA 7200 RPM hard drive Antec TruePower 2.0 550 W power supply Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1 in. (5 ms) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 Surround Sound

01-22-2006, 10:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
Modoman Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 553	evga offers one of the best warranties. if you overclock the card, it will not void the warranty (in most cases). they also offer copper heatsinks on most of their 7800's... and come factory overclocked as well (nothing special, many companies offer factory o/c, not just bfg LOL) i would recommend reading the reviews on newegg... bfg's don't o/c well from my experience __________________ X2 3800+ Toledo @ 2.0GHz w/ Zalman 9500 2GB OCZ DC EL Plat. 2-3-2-5 2T MSI K8N-Neo4 2 x WD 36GB SATA Raptors eVga 7800GT @ 470/1200 FSP AX500-A 500w

01-22-2006, 10:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
MIK3daG33K Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Age: 22 Posts: 477	I know BFG isn't the only one thats why i put "(like BFG)" not just "(BFG)", and all of my best overclocking cards were BFG i owned a MSI and it did well too, but for some reason when i put that one in it lost quality. I don't know what that was about. __________________ DFI LanParty UT Nforce4 Ultra-D AMD Opteron 170 @ 2700 (1.6 Vcore) w\ Thermaltake Big Typhoon 1 GB of OCZ Gold rev. 2 PC-3200 RAM (2.2.2.5) BFG Geforce 7800 GT (510 \ 1.25) w\ NV Silencer 5 Western Digital 120 / 160 GB SATA 7200 RPM hard drive Antec TruePower 2.0 550 W power supply Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1 in. (5 ms) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 Surround Sound

01-23-2006, 08:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	Some of the things that can be different are: Warranty Clock Speed (some are OC'd by default) Extras (games, cables, software, adaptors, etc...) Heatsink (Some companies use a better quality heatsink) Personally, my first look is always at the cheapest card. It usually takes something very special to convince me to pay a premium for what is, essentailly, the same card. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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