ztrain727
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Hi Guys,
This is something that I find very interesting. With the rapid advancement in technology of electronics, it often does not seem worth it to purchase new expensive items when they'll be obsolete in 2 years or less.
Video cards, as well as many PC items, fit that category. I would like to dedicate this thread to comparing performance and price of the newest cards with those of the last generation.
I have three main topics, which could be added on to:
Basically, what card of this generation would be needed to match the performance of the best of the last generation? How much would one have to pay last generation to get cards of similar performance now? How does the performance of older cards compare on the newest games to that of newer cards?
Note: With generation, in terms of nvidia at least, I mean to compare 6 or 7 series to 8 series. Since 9xxx series simply doubles the gpu's, let's call the 8xxx series this generation.
The questions came up because I just bought a 7900gt. I learned that a voltmod allows you to reach 7900gtx performance, about the best performance of last generation. I thought a 7900gtx would easily outdo a 8600gt, but benchmarks on newer games imply otherwise, hence my interest.
Feel free to add whatever you would like, or discuss anything on the same general topic
This is something that I find very interesting. With the rapid advancement in technology of electronics, it often does not seem worth it to purchase new expensive items when they'll be obsolete in 2 years or less.
Video cards, as well as many PC items, fit that category. I would like to dedicate this thread to comparing performance and price of the newest cards with those of the last generation.
I have three main topics, which could be added on to:
Basically, what card of this generation would be needed to match the performance of the best of the last generation? How much would one have to pay last generation to get cards of similar performance now? How does the performance of older cards compare on the newest games to that of newer cards?
Note: With generation, in terms of nvidia at least, I mean to compare 6 or 7 series to 8 series. Since 9xxx series simply doubles the gpu's, let's call the 8xxx series this generation.
The questions came up because I just bought a 7900gt. I learned that a voltmod allows you to reach 7900gtx performance, about the best performance of last generation. I thought a 7900gtx would easily outdo a 8600gt, but benchmarks on newer games imply otherwise, hence my interest.
Feel free to add whatever you would like, or discuss anything on the same general topic
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