NVIDEA GeForce 7950GT

chuckster · 02-10-2007, 12:27 AM

I'm about ready to buy a Gateway FX530S computer and I think I want to go with a NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT video card. If any of you are familiar with this card I would appreciate any opinions you might have . My other choice would be a 7600GS. I'm not very famiiar with either card.
Thanks-Chuck

grimxx · 02-10-2007, 12:59 AM

are you comparing a 7950gt to a 7600gs huge difference but i would recommend that you wait for the 8600gt to come out and see how they perform the 7950 gt is a great card but right now the smarter move is to wait but if you cant get the 7950 gt over the 7600gs definatly

chuckster · 02-10-2007, 02:02 AM

The Gateway that I am going to buy has quite a few video card options but only the 7950 and7600 are in my price range. I would much rather get the 7950. The 7600 is much cheaper but I can afford to go with the 7950 if people think it is worth the extra bucks. I'm heavy into gaming.
Thanks for the comeback grimxx.-Chuck

hermeslyre · 02-10-2007, 02:22 AM

Whats the difference in price between the 7600gs and the 7950? If its $150 or more you should go with the gs and buy a 8600/8800 card when they're out in a month. They support directx10 so if you are going to upgrade to vista(or if the one you're getting already has it.)you've got a futureproofed choice.

grimxx · 02-10-2007, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hermeslyre

Whats the difference in price between the 7600gs and the 7950? If its $150 or more you should go with the gs and buy a 8600/8800 card when they're out in a month. They support directx10 so if you are going to upgrade to vista(or if the one you're getting already has it.) futureproofed choice.

No no he said he was buying a premade computer and that was the choices

hermeslyre · 02-10-2007, 02:33 AM

I know.

When you buy a prebuilt they give you a bunch of choices with different bottom lines. He could choose to have his built with a cheaper gs and buy a 8 series with the money he saved. That is assuming his gateway isnt so proprietary as to "reject" one of the 8 series cards. But from what i hear the 8600's are pretty small so i don't think there should be a problem.

chuckster · 02-10-2007, 02:21 PM

Thanks for the comeback guys. Maybe I would be better off waiting until Gateway gives a card choice which supports directx10. I would buy nothing but Gateway. I've had 6 of them and they have all been great computers. I don't think I'd want to build a computer from scratch.
Chuck

**Archangel** · 02-10-2007, 02:39 PM

It will take a pretty long time till actual dx10 games will be released tough. (in.. well, 6 months at first) by the time its mainstream, I think there are much more, and also much better DX10 cards around, but atm, its not really usefull.

I would go with the 7950, its a good card (and a pretty improvement over the 7600)

02-10-2007, 12:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
chuckster New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sussex County NJ Posts: 3	NVIDEA GeForce 7950GT I'm about ready to buy a Gateway FX530S computer and I think I want to go with a NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT video card. If any of you are familiar with this card I would appreciate any opinions you might have . My other choice would be a 7600GS. I'm not very famiiar with either card. Thanks-Chuck __________________ GenTech-XP Gamer Pro AMD Athlon XP 2100 Antec SMARTPOWER 500 watt power supply MB-Asus A7V266E, KT266A Chipset, SDram-1024 MB PC-2100 DDR HD-80 GB Ultra ATA100 7200RPM Video Card-MSI GeForce 4 Ti-4600 Sound Blaster Live 19" Samsung SyncMaster 931B LCD Monitor

02-10-2007, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
grimxx Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 449	are you comparing a 7950gt to a 7600gs huge difference but i would recommend that you wait for the 8600gt to come out and see how they perform the 7950 gt is a great card but right now the smarter move is to wait but if you cant get the 7950 gt over the 7600gs definatly __________________ CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CASE:Antec 900 Mobo:Asus P5N-E Nvidia 650i Sli Video:8800gts 640mb KO PSU: CORSAIR 620w RAM: Kingston HyperX 2GB HD:320GB Seagate

02-10-2007, 02:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
chuckster New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sussex County NJ Posts: 3	The Gateway that I am going to buy has quite a few video card options but only the 7950 and7600 are in my price range. I would much rather get the 7950. The 7600 is much cheaper but I can afford to go with the 7950 if people think it is worth the extra bucks. I'm heavy into gaming. Thanks for the comeback grimxx.-Chuck __________________ GenTech-XP Gamer Pro AMD Athlon XP 2100 Antec SMARTPOWER 500 watt power supply MB-Asus A7V266E, KT266A Chipset, SDram-1024 MB PC-2100 DDR HD-80 GB Ultra ATA100 7200RPM Video Card-MSI GeForce 4 Ti-4600 Sound Blaster Live 19" Samsung SyncMaster 931B LCD Monitor

02-10-2007, 02:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,940	Whats the difference in price between the 7600gs and the 7950? If its $150 or more you should go with the gs and buy a 8600/8800 card when they're out in a month. They support directx10 so if you are going to upgrade to vista(or if the one you're getting already has it.)you've got a futureproofed choice. Last edited by hermeslyre; 02-10-2007 at 02:35 AM.

02-10-2007, 02:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,940	I know. When you buy a prebuilt they give you a bunch of choices with different bottom lines. He could choose to have his built with a cheaper gs and buy a 8 series with the money he saved. That is assuming his gateway isnt so proprietary as to "reject" one of the 8 series cards. But from what i hear the 8600's are pretty small so i don't think there should be a problem. Last edited by hermeslyre; 02-10-2007 at 02:35 AM.

02-10-2007, 02:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
chuckster New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sussex County NJ Posts: 3	Thanks for the comeback guys. Maybe I would be better off waiting until Gateway gives a card choice which supports directx10. I would buy nothing but Gateway. I've had 6 of them and they have all been great computers. I don't think I'd want to build a computer from scratch. Chuck __________________ GenTech-XP Gamer Pro AMD Athlon XP 2100 Antec SMARTPOWER 500 watt power supply MB-Asus A7V266E, KT266A Chipset, SDram-1024 MB PC-2100 DDR HD-80 GB Ultra ATA100 7200RPM Video Card-MSI GeForce 4 Ti-4600 Sound Blaster Live 19" Samsung SyncMaster 931B LCD Monitor

02-10-2007, 02:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 7,837	It will take a pretty long time till actual dx10 games will be released tough. (in.. well, 6 months at first) by the time its mainstream, I think there are much more, and also much better DX10 cards around, but atm, its not really usefull. I would go with the 7950, its a good card (and a pretty improvement over the 7600) __________________ God's busy, can I hellp you? Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 ( @ 960MHz ) Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb Logitech MX Revolution mouse, G-15 keyboard, Saitek X-45 AeroEngine II case Corsair HX620W PSU

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