7900GTO only for 249$

Great deal from nVidia. Underclocked GTX for only 249$ (249EUR in Europe).
http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=664851

http://www.overclockers.ru/images/ne.../09/gto_02.jpg

And you can also discuss here:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=114409

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GeForce 7900 GTX -> 24 Pixel Shader pineline, 650/1600 МHz, 512 МB GDDR-3 ($449-499);
GeForce 7950 GT -> 24 Pixel Shader pineline, 550/1400 МHz, 512 МB GDDR-3 ($299-349);
GeForce 7900 GTO -> 24 Pixel Shader pineline, 650/1320 МHz, 512 МB GDDR-3 ($249);
GeForce 7900 GS -> 20 Pixel Shader pineline, 450/1320 МHz, 256 МB GDDR-3 ($199-249).

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Is it using 1.4ns ram? 'cause if it is...It's actually a speed-binned 7900gt 512mb/7950gt, rather than a down-clocked GTX.

I mean sure, when overclocking is all said and done, there would only be 100-200mhz differance in mem speed and the cores would probably end up the same, but still. You get what you pay for.

...and btw that price structure is kind of odd. The GTX is obviously that ridiculously expensive because of the better ram and will die a bitter death, but The 7900GTO/7950 are obviously just replacements for the 79GTX/GT. The GTO replaces the GTX with cost cutting by using the cheaper ram. The 7950gt replaces the 7900gt by adding 256mb. Why the GTO would be cheaper makes no sense. It would make more sense to me if the 7900gto was $350 and the 7950gt was $300 MSRP or something to that effect.

Hmm. I guess we'll have to see what happens when everything gets to market.

well with a core speed of 650 it must be 1.4 volts and maybe variable 2d/3d which would make it a downclocked gtx.
ram is most likely the new hynix being used on the 7900GS.
clocks even better than samsung by the looks of it.

A GTX uses 1.1/1.2ns ram (I forget which). The gs/gt/gto all use 1.4ns. That's the key difference of why I said that. Down-clocked to me infers using the same parts.

You're prolly right about the new Hynix, and I agree it looks to be clocking better than Samsung which seems to speed-bin the crap out of their stock.

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well with a core speed of 650 it must be 1.4 volts and maybe variable 2d/3d which would make it a downclocked gtx.
ram is most likely the new hynix being used on the 7900GS.
clocks even better than samsung by the looks of it.

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Heh, I have Samsung on my GS.

Darn I was hoping for 1.0 ns GDDR3 on it

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Originally Posted by nn_step

Darn I was hoping for 1.0 ns GDDR3 on it

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Why the hell would that have happened? On a card that has several SKU's above it with higher costs.


Also the title of this thread is misleading, as the article says the price will be between $250 and $469.

OCUK have them listed for dispatch on monday at £200 though, so its more likely to sell at the $300-350 pricepoint in the states, not $250.

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Originally Posted by turtle

A GTX uses 1.1/1.2ns ram (I forget which). The gs/gt/gto all use 1.4ns. That's the key difference of why I said that. Down-clocked to me infers using the same parts.

You're prolly right about the new Hynix, and I agree it looks to be clocking better than Samsung which seems to speed-bin the crap out of their stock.

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My 7900GTX has 1.1ns

Yeah, my 7900GS has 1.4NS Samsung.. looking @ pic right now. I've had it up to 1700MHz no sinks, no mods stable :)

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Originally Posted by onewingedangel

Why the hell would that have happened? On a card that has several SKU's above it with higher costs.


Also the title of this thread is misleading, as the article says the price will be between $250 and $469.

OCUK have them listed for dispatch on monday at £200 though, so its more likely to sell at the $300-350 pricepoint in the states, not $250.

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http://www.clubic.com/actualite-3832...-7900-gto.html

http://www.overclockers.ru/hardnews/23276.shtml

or use google... :slap:

http://www.behardware.com/news/8346/...-7900-gto.html

thats a helluva bargain! i am searching for replacements for my SLi rig. and the 7900 GTO fits the bill. sound's like the x1900 gto.

Leadtek 7950 Extreme ----- 600mhz core and 1430mhz memory , best choice of all that cards in first post ;)

ordered mine yesterday from mwave two7900GTOs plus 2nd day shipping $512.74 and they shipped it out 4hrs later. I'm running a Quad SLI rig now,but I ran accross a brand new FX57 for $100 so i decieded to build another rig.

wow those will be two nice gaming rigs!!!!! and if you oc the 7900gto you basicly have a 7900gtx for way cheaper than the 1900xt. well aleast in canada.

The MSI GTOs use 1.1ns ram, hopefully the EVGAs do as well or I'll be pissed.

i heard u can flash it to GTX ?!?!

Won't Last as it'll ultimately start eating into 7950GT sales.

Perkam

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Originally Posted by afireinside

The MSI GTOs use 1.1ns ram, hopefully the EVGAs do as well or I'll be pissed.

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As will I - this occurred to me today as I was getting excited to see my eVGA card next week. I will say this - the step up program has some benefits to me now.

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Originally Posted by theteamaqua

i heard u can flash it to GTX ?!?!

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um the only diff is the ram lattency which as far i i know you can't change (correct me if i am wrong) and the ram clock wich could easily hit 1600mhz so how could you flash it there is nothing to flash?

read over at evga (from a mod) that the evga uses 1.2n samsung chips...will see tho. any owners here?

all you thinking its a binned gt, realize that its on gtx pcb w/ gtx cooler

I will go for X1900XT for that price

I am pretty sure even the 256MB version will faster than 7900GTO


and both [PS3] RSX and [7900GTO] doesnt support HDR + AA


look,
the X1900XT(625/1450) is faster than 7900GTX (700/1800) in all the HDR game tests

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/310/7/

Serious Sam 2
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/310/ss2.jpg

F.E.A.R
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/r.../310/fear3.jpg

X3: Reunion
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/310/x3.jpg

Call Of Duty 2
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/310/cod3.jpg

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=117064

there , flashed bios = better OC just like 7900GTX

and for X1900XT . i can only find X1900XT 512 for $350 and $300 for X1900XT 256
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SubCategory=48
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...d=SAPPHIRETECH

this is prolly the best buy, but i think i can wait for the G80's Geforce 7950 equivelant. My GeForce 7800GTX SLI is doing just fine.

SAPPHIRE 100168L Radeon X1900XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO

$249

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102051

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SAPPHIRE 100168L Radeon X1900XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO

$249

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102051

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I thought A LOT about buying a discounted X1900XT, but I knew I'd have to replace the stock cooling with a Zalman and that adds another $40 to the price. Also, they run hotter and don't exhaust any of that heat outside the case. I seriously considered a 1950XTX because ATI finally figured this issue out, but the $250 GTO is by far the best option in the short term.

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Originally Posted by Senater_Cache

read over at evga (from a mod) that the evga uses 1.2n samsung chips...will see tho. any owners here?

all you thinking its a binned gt, realize that its on gtx pcb w/ gtx cooler

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I could live with the 1.2 Samsung RAM, but am hoping for the 1.1 like the MSI 7900 GTO's are set up with. Even if it is the 1.2 - it is a better card than the 7950 GT (HS/fan) for $50 less.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=322835

7900GTO for 260 if anyone wants it off zzf

from EVGA so you might get that 1.2ns...

He he - I bought mine from ZZF for $249. Will be here on Mon or Tues and I am convinced it will have the 1.2n RAM. eVGA's website lists that as the specs for this part and I doubt they are wrong. I guess MSI used 1.1n RAM because they had a bunch of it laying around. Oh well - no step up option for MSI.

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Originally Posted by gr8golf

I thought A LOT about buying a discounted X1900XT, but I knew I'd have to replace the stock cooling with a Zalman and that adds another $40 to the price. Also, they run hotter and don't exhaust any of that heat outside the case. I seriously considered a 1950XTX because ATI finally figured this issue out, but the $250 GTO is by far the best option in the short term.

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So what is wrong with the stock cooling again?

It might not be the quietest thing ever, but it does work well.

but is 1900XT faster than GeForce 7900GTO??

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Originally Posted by afireinside

The MSI GTOs use 1.1ns ram, hopefully the EVGAs do as well or I'll be pissed.

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i ordered 2 of em from zipzoomfly.com :banana: they should have the 1.2ns memory just like their gtx version.

Nice card for such price :eek:

This definitely got me attractive to do an upgrade sooner than I thought. I see the MSI card available for 227,29€ on cheapest site in EU and claims to be ready for dispatch tomorrow Okt 2nd :p: (too bad that site wants 30€ shipping cost to Finland) But there are others that has it for nearly same price too.

Why is it this much cheaper than a 7900GTX and cheaper than 7950GT tho I wonder. :confused:

This looks like the perfect replacement for my 6800GT card (also been thinking about X1900XT 256MB but I'd prefer doing a 512MB upgrade), was gonna wait to see how 8800GT is like but meh this is too attractive. Definitely worth like 150€ to get A LOT better performance if I sell this old 6800GT. :p

Isn't there any reviews of this card out there already?

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but is 1900XT faster than GeForce 7900GTO??

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Yup. Except that the X1900XT in the same price range is 256MB, while the GTO is 512MB.

Perkam

I just ordered 1 MSI 7900GTO... I'll get it within a few days and let you guys know how it clocks of course :D

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Originally Posted by theteamaqua

but is 1900XT faster than GeForce 7900GTO??

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X1900XT is the same class card as the 7900GTX

and the X1900XT 256MB is enough for 1280x1024 32bit 4AA + 8AF (or HDR)

If you wanna play @1600x1200 4AA + 8AF or higher:D

get the 512MB 7900GTO:D

Hell even 1600*1200 4taa/16HQaf can be run on a single OC'd 512mb x1900xt but I can never have enough fps :D

i need something to run at 1920x1200 this is tempting but the x19xx series wins because you can crunch with them....

Who remember the relationship among the Geforce Ti500 , Radeon8500 , Geforce4 Ti4600 and the
Radeon9700 PRO ??? (2002 autumn)

both the 7900GTO and X1900XT will be terminated when the G80 and R600 series out ,they dont have SM4.0 support

The DirectX 10 graphics cards will hit the market in the next three months

Therefore, it just doesn't make any sense to spend a lot of money on the current offerings at the top-end of the DirectX 9 cards.

They will be obsolete by years end.

the best choice is "save your money for the soon-to-be-released next generation."

the 7900GTO and X1900XT may get very low score in the 3Dmark07 tests

like the Geforce4 Ti4600 in the 3Dmark03
Geforce FX5950Ultra in the 3Dmark05
and the Radeon X850XT-PE in the 3Dmark06:D

yes dx10 comes in january fine... but how many games you will take advantage off buy a great card at cheap prince now wait for the second gen of dx10 cards and make a better move

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Originally Posted by milkcafe

Who remember the relationship among the Geforce Ti500 , Radeon8500 , Geforce4 Ti4600 and the
Radeon9700 PRO ??? (2002 autumn)

both the 7900GTO and X1900XT will be terminated when the G80 and R600 series out ,they dont have SM4.0 support

The DirectX 10 graphics cards will hit the market in the next three months

Therefore, it just doesn't make any sense to spend a lot of money on the current offerings at the top-end of the DirectX 9 cards.

They will be obsolete by years end.

the best choice is "save your money for the soon-to-be-released next generation."

the 7900GTO and X1900XT may get very low score in the 3Dmark07 tests

like the Geforce4 Ti4600 in the 3Dmark03
Geforce FX5950Ultra in the 3Dmark05
and the Radeon X850XT-PE in the 3Dmark06:D

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:clap: Very well said...I had never even thought of 3d07 and how its going to pwn DX9 cards.

Perkam

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Originally Posted by perkam

:clap: Very well said...I had never even thought of 3d07 and how its going to pwn DX9 cards.

Perkam

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Have you yet to remember that some of the first nvidia DX9 cards did actually suck...

Look at the 5900 Ultra, big hype, but in the end.... the second generation DX9 cards were much better.

How many people here honestly still have things like 9700 Pros and TI4600s in AGP rigs that are just old?

DX10 is Hype as of now, it will not instantly make all our cards worthless.

exactly what i think.... how long he waited until we had a dx9 game? a lot of time same goes for dx10 buy now something like 7900gto or x1900xt that are impressive cards for 240$ and wait until the second gen of dx10 that should come at 2h 2007 maybe earlier and make a good buy.... first gen always sux

9700pro came out what, 7 months before a DX9 game? or was it even longer?

Good thing it owned in dx8 too ;)

Seems like it all depends on ur wallet. If you can afford great card now and later than do it.

This gto and the s56 ati are both good offereing. The reason I'm leanin towards NV is the power ratio. Seems like they have that going for them and that I DON't Have to buy an aftermarket cooler.

Seems like you can flash the bios too. I think that would void the warranty but then again, this is XS!

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Have you yet to remember that some of the first nvidia DX9 cards did actually suck...

Look at the 5900 Ultra, big hype, but in the end.... the second generation DX9 cards were much better.

How many people here honestly still have things like 9700 Pros and TI4600s in AGP rigs that are just old?

DX10 is Hype as of now, it will not instantly make all our cards worthless.

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Says the guy with the X1950XTX...my x800GT was doing fine in 05...getting 4.5k+ with ease...then 3d06 bomb fell and now it literally is worthless...I find myself scouring newegg for a card that can get "at least this" or "at least that" in 3d06.

Please speak for yourself...your thoughts may not be that of the whole community. For those people with limited budgets...buying a card months before it does become worthless isn't a good decision.

I'm not saying I know how the GTO or the GTX will perform in 07...but I do know that the track record with FM and previous Shader model or DirectX cards doesn't hold out much hope for DX9 hardware.

I mean...I'd love to see the posts if FM decides to do the same thing as with 06 and have seperate tests for DX10 and DX9. I myself have denied DX10 would be a big factor, but I don't control the industry, the manufacturers do...and if it means making old cards obsolete will increase their sales, they will do so without remorse.

Perkam

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Originally Posted by perkam

Says the guy with the X1950XTX...my x800GT was doing fine in 05...getting 4.5k+ with ease...then 3d06 bomb fell and now it literally is worthless...I find myself scouring newegg for a card that can get "at least this" or "at least that" in 3d06.

Please speak for yourself...your thoughts may not be that of the whole community. For those people with limited budgets...buying a card months before it does become worthless isn't a good decision.

I'm not saying I know how the GTO or the GTX will perform in 07...but I do know that the track record with FM and previous Shader model or DirectX cards doesn't hold out much hope for DX9 hardware.

I mean...I'd love to see the posts if FM decides to do the same thing as with 06 and have seperate tests for DX10 and DX9. I myself have denied DX10 would be a big factor, but I don't control the industry, the manufacturers do...and if it means making old cards obsolete will increase their sales, they will do so without remorse.

Perkam

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You have some very valid points perkam. Im keeping my money for now.

http://www.info.com.ph/~grey01/003-captainplanet.jpg

:eek: Oh no !!! It's Captain Planet !!! Get him !!

Ty. :p: What I didn't add in my original post...was on top of all that...when DX10 cards DO hit in a couple of months...you know you're going to start going through the "should I, could I" phase. If you wait now, you keep your rusty old 78xx or 68xx or x8xx or x18xx card and when you DO upgrade, the DX10 card will last you one year...at the least (the R600 based cards will prolly last you more due to unified shaders which Nvidia will do down the road).

My apologies for threadcrapping though...those that know their budgets will find this an irresistible deal...

Perkam

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Originally Posted by perkam

Says the guy with the X1950XTX...my x800GT was doing fine in 05...getting 4.5k+ with ease...then 3d06 bomb fell and now it literally is worthless...I find myself scouring newegg for a card that can get "at least this" or "at least that" in 3d06.

Please speak for yourself...your thoughts may not be that of the whole community. For those people with limited budgets...buying a card months before it does become worthless isn't a good decision.

I'm not saying I know how the GTO or the GTX will perform in 07...but I do know that the track record with FM and previous Shader model or DirectX cards doesn't hold out much hope for DX9 hardware.

I mean...I'd love to see the posts if FM decides to do the same thing as with 06 and have seperate tests for DX10 and DX9. I myself have denied DX10 would be a big factor, but I don't control the industry, the manufacturers do...and if it means making old cards obsolete will increase their sales, they will do so without remorse.

Perkam

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Funny how you mention the X1950XTX, I have not had a chance to power it on yet :)

I would rather focus on real world gaming, and although a TI 4600 will not do much in Oblivion, the DX9 cards, clearly the FX5900 Ultra, cannot either.

Let me remind you that the FX5900 and 9700 Pro score horribly in the DX9 tests in 3dmark 05 and 06 :)

Wait for next gen cards Perkam, and I do not say that because I own a X1950XTX, I say that because first gen cards always suck.

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Originally Posted by perkam

Says the guy with the X1950XTX...my x800GT was doing fine in 05...getting 4.5k+ with ease...then 3d06 bomb fell and now it literally is worthless...I find myself scouring newegg for a card that can get "at least this" or "at least that" in 3d06.

Please speak for yourself...your thoughts may not be that of the whole community. For those people with limited budgets...buying a card months before it does become worthless isn't a good decision.

I'm not saying I know how the GTO or the GTX will perform in 07...but I do know that the track record with FM and previous Shader model or DirectX cards doesn't hold out much hope for DX9 hardware.

I mean...I'd love to see the posts if FM decides to do the same thing as with 06 and have seperate tests for DX10 and DX9. I myself have denied DX10 would be a big factor, but I don't control the industry, the manufacturers do...and if it means making old cards obsolete will increase their sales, they will do so without remorse.

Perkam

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How many pipes is an x800GT? I did 7.2k 05 with a 12 pipe pro on water...

And since when did 3dmark = games? Just because your 3dmark score sucks hard doesn't mean it's a useless card. My 6800nu pulled "only" 5k 3d05 but it was still perfect for cod2/CSS @ 1680*1050 decent detail.

Name some fully DX10 games that will be out within the next year... Not many. By the time we really start seeing DX10 games, there will be second gen DX10 cards.

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Originally Posted by perkam

http://www.info.com.ph/~grey01/003-captainplanet.jpg

:eek: Oh no !!! It's Captain Planet !!! Get him !!

Ty. :p: What I didn't add in my original post...was on top of all that...when DX10 cards DO hit in a couple of months...you know you're going to start going through the "should I, could I" phase. If you wait now, you keep your rusty old 78xx or 68xx or x8xx or x18xx card and when you DO upgrade, the DX10 card will last you one year...at the least (the R600 based cards will prolly last you more due to unified shaders which Nvidia will do down the road).

My apologies for threadcrapping though...those that know their budgets will find this an irresistible deal...

Perkam

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You did know that it turns out the G80 is unified....right?

This thread details EXACTLY why I bought the $250 7900 GTO. I didn't want to drop the full $450 to $500 on the highest end ATI or NV card with DX10 so close. I did, however, want something pretty damn good to run CoD2, FEAR, etc. for the next 6 months while the new cards and games come out.

well, i do not regret dropping the cash for 2 7900gto's. im typing this on a p4 3.0c and a 9800pro. there is always going to be something bigger and better comming out. they are an investment, sure, but if i get tired of these in 6-9 months ill just ebay them.

i do have a PM at 2.4 with an aiwx800xt, but the wife took that for the htpc :slap:

so if you ask yourself " i need to build a pc right now, what am i going to buy?" would it include one of these cards? its a good possibility i bet, because these are a real good deal for a top rate card... imho

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You did know that it turns out the G80 is unified....right?

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Whoa ??? Really ? 0_o ... Didn't know that.

Perkam

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Originally Posted by milkcafe

Who remember the relationship among the Geforce Ti500 , Radeon8500 , Geforce4 Ti4600 and the
Radeon9700 PRO ??? (2002 autumn)

both the 7900GTO and X1900XT will be terminated when the G80 and R600 series out ,they dont have SM4.0 support

The DirectX 10 graphics cards will hit the market in the next three months

Therefore, it just doesn't make any sense to spend a lot of money on the current offerings at the top-end of the DirectX 9 cards.

They will be obsolete by years end.

the best choice is "save your money for the soon-to-be-released next generation."

the 7900GTO and X1900XT may get very low score in the 3Dmark07 tests

like the Geforce4 Ti4600 in the 3Dmark03
Geforce FX5950Ultra in the 3Dmark05
and the Radeon X850XT-PE in the 3Dmark06:D

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that's kind of a moot point...

i play games with my videocards, not benchmarks

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Originally Posted by afireinside

How many pipes is an x800GT? I did 7.2k 05 with a 12 pipe pro on water...

And since when did 3dmark = games? Just because your 3dmark score sucks hard doesn't mean it's a useless card. My 6800nu pulled "only" 5k 3d05 but it was still perfect for cod2/CSS @ 1680*1050 decent detail.

Name some fully DX10 games that will be out within the next year... Not many. By the time we really start seeing DX10 games, there will be second gen DX10 cards.

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Well put, i used my 9800pro until after the x1800 came out.

i completely disagree with everyone saying th 7900GTO is a bad buy seeing Dx10 is so close by.

these 7900GTO have a very nice price for the performence.
dont forget that the first Dx10 cards will likely be above 500 euro/dollars wich si a good bit more expensive then these cards.
so 220 euro or 250 dollars for a 7900GTO or a X1900XT is a good price for a very good card.

I know a lot of people, me included, that are eyeballing this card and the x1900xt. DX10 isn't going to land in everyone's lap at the same time. I'll be sticking with XP well into the first year of Vista's existance. I can't afford the top of the line tech, so I get second best. This'll be it.

Ryan

ppl are also 4getting that the ATi cooler is really not that good.

This is one of the best stock coolers. Save another 30 or so bux.

So to go DX10 I will need Vista also?

That means I have to add the price of a new operating system to the price of the DX10 card.

yeah this 7900 GTO would probably be the card I would buy if I needed something more powerful right now. We shall see once I get my 22" widescreen LCD that requires higher resolution.

now the GMA950 can get more marks in the 3Dmark03 test than GF3 Ti500
and play NFS Underground1/2 well ,the GF3 Ti500 cant

Intel employed many former 3D graphic Corp. technician
like 3Dlabs ,creative, Number Nine ,BitBoys ,Trident

in the year 2007
even Intel GMA X3000 integrated graphic chip has more features than the G70/G71/R520/R580/R580+ series

It has the DX10 support and the core is 667MHz

Maybe the video chip can only run very simple DX10 games and very slow

How is that video chip , now We dont know

but can you bear the integrated graphic chip has better 3D image quality than you High-End 200W Power Consumption card ??

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that's kind of a moot point...

i play games with my videocards, not benchmarks

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maybe the G86/G84 has the same performance as 7900GT-7900GTO

like the 7600GT and 6800GT/6800GS/6800Ultra

We can get Geforce 8600/8400 for just $199-$249

with shader model 4.0 and DX10.0a support

then R600 out , with many new features and full DX10.0b support
(all of this just guess)

but who knows :p:

the upgrade is endless

this card can be OC as high as GeForce 7900GTX (well u can live with RAM @ 800 or 1600, as performance difference between 1400 and 1600 shouldnt be that much), and for $500 u can get GTX SLI (which costs $1300 when 7900GTX came out), i think this is a pretty good buy

now if G80 come out any time this month, i think 7900GTO and X1900XT/X X1950 should potentailly drop $50 to $100

thats what im hoping for , cuz ATI's R600 isnt comin any time soon, and i aint gonna get the first of their "species" the 800 ending ones (ie 8800GTX or X2800XTX). Im thinking of GeForce 8950GX2 or ATI X2950XTX

It's all about buying the best bang for buck cards at present in case you think you're in need of a new card (for all those who haven't got a lot of cash) and I see this as a very attractive card. It has 512MB vidmem, same specs and features as a 7900GTX minus the slower clocked ram clock which can be clocked higher pretty easily. A bonus is that you get the best stock cooling available as of yet. Of course if I already had a good enough gfx card I wouldn't mind waiting for a DX10 card but I was thinking of either buying a X1900XT 256MB or wait and see how a 8800GT turns out. But I'd rather buy a 512MB for now as I would prolly keep this card for at least 1 year or until 2nd gen DX10 cards arrive. 8800 series card seems much too expensive for me and often 1st gen cards are badly optimized and I've really needed a replacement for a long time now for my 6800GT and this card seems like the perfect upgrade in my case.

You can't keep thinking all the time of what cards will arrive, sure I'd rather take a 8600GT now for same price...

This card really stands out imo, hasn't been this great deal for a long time. Maybe 9800 Pro was the last time I saw this kinda price/performance ratio...

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So to go DX10 I will need Vista also?

That means I have to add the price of a new operating system to the price of the DX10 card.

yeah this 7900 GTO would probably be the card I would buy if I needed something more powerful right now. We shall see once I get my 22" widescreen LCD that requires higher resolution.

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nah.
U can also run Vista with a Dx9 grafix card and you can also run a dx10 grafix card on Windows XP.
there will be a new Dx9 version to use Dx10 hardware with Windows XP (least that was the plan)

btw choices?
u either now buy a 7900GTO or a similiar card for 250 dollars/euro or wait a few months to pay +/- 600 euro/dollar for a G80/R600 wich will (if rumors r true) will also require u to buy a new (expensive) PSU costing some 100 dollars/euro.

so spend 250 now or spend some 700 in a few months.
And seeing no news has been heard about Dx10 mid-end cards its likely that wel have to wait till mid 2007 for a geforce 8600 or Radeon X2600.
Would be smart from ATI/Nvidia if they would also launch a cheap Dx10 card at the time Vista launches simply for OEMs so they can slap a Dx10 ready sticker on the case to sell to the suckers.

You know, there's also a 7600GTS or something like that for everyone on a budget. it's 100 bucks, runs like a 7600GT but slightly underclocked, a 7600GS model + GDDR3 too. A little overclock could get it up to 7600GT speeds. I'm using a 7600GT as a hold over card and it's doing fine. If you guys do want something better, I'd probably say 7900GS if you're willing to fork out 200 bucks since it seems to overclock incredibly well, or if you're committed to getting even higher end, the 7900GTO would probably be the card for you to buy.