7950gt or 8800gts?

skidro892007 · 05-23-2007, 09:43 PM

I'm looking at the XFX 7950gt seen here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150189

I was wondering if I should go for the EVGA 8800gts seen here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130082

The 8800gts is a drop in memory size and it's 40 bucks more, but it's also DirectX 10. I'm on a limited budget, so the 8800gts is my absolute max that I can spend. Which should I go with?

chupacabra · 05-23-2007, 09:44 PM

8800gts without doubt

Nevakonaza · 05-23-2007, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chupacabra

8800gts without doubt

yeah it will be ready for the new DX10 games

Honestly i dont see why people still buy DX9 cards anymore..yeah the DX10 cards are a bit more pricy but in the long run you would be getting the DX10 card.

the 8600GTS is a good price at £141
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=127241

INTELCRAZY · 05-23-2007, 09:57 PM

You can always share some of your PC's RAM, if you have extra, to make up for what GfxRAM that you think you are missing. 8800GTS will outperform the 7950 anytime.

.::DuD3::. · 05-23-2007, 10:34 PM

I just picked up the 640mb evga last week. It's really nice, being able to play ultra settings, everything maxed out on a 20" screen. If it were me, I'd go ahead and get the 640mb, only because probably 6 months from now, you are going to wish you'd spent that extra $50. Trust me I did the same thing when I bought my 7600gt.

[-0MEGA-] · 05-24-2007, 07:10 PM

The 8800GTS is a much better card, not to mention it's a DX10 card.

skidro892007 · 05-25-2007, 12:00 AM

do you think any of the 8600gt's are worth it? They are too new for me to tell, but I was just wondering if it would be worth it to get the cheaper card and still be in the Geforce series 8.

xxxalpinexxx80 · 05-25-2007, 03:23 AM

8800 320mb still beats it by a ood ratio. but if u have sli or sumethin u can get 2 idn up 2 u

eric92park · 05-25-2007, 05:24 AM

8800gts, you can keep up with new games

nmwords · 05-25-2007, 07:39 AM

you will be dissapointed if you go with the 7 series. edit* compared to the 8800

05-23-2007, 09:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
skidro892007 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 56	7950gt or 8800gts? I'm looking at the XFX 7950gt seen here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150189 I was wondering if I should go for the EVGA 8800gts seen here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130082 The 8800gts is a drop in memory size and it's 40 bucks more, but it's also DirectX 10. I'm on a limited budget, so the 8800gts is my absolute max that I can spend. Which should I go with? __________________ New comp: Old: MSI P6N platinum ECS 570 SLI e6600 Pentium 4 3.0Ghz 8800gts 588/1840 FX7300GS XCLIO Greatpower 600W XClio 450W S.B. 250gb SATA & 80 Gb WD 120Gb 2 gig Gskill DDR2 800 1 gig Wintec DDR2 533 Samsung DVD Burner/combo lite-on combo Hanns-g 19" WLCD Dell 15" CRT

05-23-2007, 09:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,902	8800gts without doubt __________________ My Rig e7200 @ 2.53ghz 4GB G.skill pc6400 Seagate hdd 250gb Gigabyte P35 DS3L Sapphire 4850 Corsair 750 watts Raidmax Smilodon

05-24-2007, 07:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
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05-25-2007, 12:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
skidro892007 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 56	do you think any of the 8600gt's are worth it? They are too new for me to tell, but I was just wondering if it would be worth it to get the cheaper card and still be in the Geforce series 8. __________________ New comp: Old: MSI P6N platinum ECS 570 SLI e6600 Pentium 4 3.0Ghz 8800gts 588/1840 FX7300GS XCLIO Greatpower 600W XClio 450W S.B. 250gb SATA & 80 Gb WD 120Gb 2 gig Gskill DDR2 800 1 gig Wintec DDR2 533 Samsung DVD Burner/combo lite-on combo Hanns-g 19" WLCD Dell 15" CRT

05-25-2007, 03:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
xxxalpinexxx80 Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,170	8800 320mb still beats it by a ood ratio. but if u have sli or sumethin u can get 2 idn up 2 u __________________ q6600-3.6ghz evga 680i a1 2gig ddr2-800 ocz sli memory pny 8800gts oced swiftech h20-120 water cooling 500gb caviar 7200rpm 3.0gb/s ocz 700watt game stream psu Vista Home Premium 64-bit

05-23-2007, 09:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	You can always share some of your PC's RAM, if you have extra, to make up for what GfxRAM that you think you are missing. 8800GTS will outperform the 7950 anytime.

05-23-2007, 10:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
.::DuD3::. Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 48	I just picked up the 640mb evga last week. It's really nice, being able to play ultra settings, everything maxed out on a 20" screen. If it were me, I'd go ahead and get the 640mb, only because probably 6 months from now, you are going to wish you'd spent that extra $50. Trust me I did the same thing when I bought my 7600gt.

05-25-2007, 05:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
eric92park Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Area 51 Age: 26 Posts: 239	8800gts, you can keep up with new games

05-25-2007, 07:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
nmwords Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 112	you will be dissapointed if you go with the 7 series. edit* compared to the 8800 __________________ CASE-Raidmax smilodon. PSU-silverstone Zeus 560W 38A singlerail. MOBO-GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (1.3) CPU-Core2Duo E6600. GPU-EVGA 8800GTS 640Mb Superclocked. RAM-2x1 G G.skill 6400 HDD-250G Seagate Barricuda 7,200 16M cache.

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