CheshireCat
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I originally paid about $80 for this Leadtek 7300GT:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122008
But I thought I could probably do better, so I was going to replace it with this Gigabyte fanless 7600GT for about $145 ($115 after rebate).
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125025
But then I came across this XFX 7900GS for $169, (which ended up being $134 after $30 rebates).
http://http://www.buy.com/prod/XFX_GeForce_7900GS_256MB_DDR3_450Mhz_PCI_Express_x16_Video_Card/q/loc/101/203471612.html
I don't have a huge budget for my computer, so I couldn't get the very best (or I'd be getting an 8K series or somethign), but I have a 22" Widescreen LCD monitor and I use my computer for gaming, watching movies, photoshop, etc.
So I don't really have any questions, but not that I've placed the order I'm wondering if I'm really going to notice that much of a difference. Especially since part of what prompted the change was simply that I didn't like how loud the GPU fan was, which is why I was considering that Gigabyte card. :/
The other part of it is that I'm anxiously waiting for the new Command&Conquer and I didn't want to bring it home and find out that my computer wouldn't play it properly.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122008
But I thought I could probably do better, so I was going to replace it with this Gigabyte fanless 7600GT for about $145 ($115 after rebate).
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125025
But then I came across this XFX 7900GS for $169, (which ended up being $134 after $30 rebates).
http://http://www.buy.com/prod/XFX_GeForce_7900GS_256MB_DDR3_450Mhz_PCI_Express_x16_Video_Card/q/loc/101/203471612.html
I don't have a huge budget for my computer, so I couldn't get the very best (or I'd be getting an 8K series or somethign), but I have a 22" Widescreen LCD monitor and I use my computer for gaming, watching movies, photoshop, etc.
So I don't really have any questions, but not that I've placed the order I'm wondering if I'm really going to notice that much of a difference. Especially since part of what prompted the change was simply that I didn't like how loud the GPU fan was, which is why I was considering that Gigabyte card. :/
The other part of it is that I'm anxiously waiting for the new Command&Conquer and I didn't want to bring it home and find out that my computer wouldn't play it properly.
