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Hi guys,
I would like to see which of the two cards would fellow members buy for max overclock/performance potential. Im currently leaning towards the 7900GT (which will be my first nvidia card since Geforce3 :eek: ) because of its lower power consumption and the chance tht in the near future someone will work out how to unleash the cores to GTX speeds.
Any opinion will do, just need help in making the decision
:)
Any price difference? I am not voting until you tell me how much each of them will cost for you.
x1800xt as the 7900 gt is just an overclocked 7800gtx iirc and the x1800xt beats thats hands down
Phil
Here are the prices for both items, ive also included a 512MB X1800XT as it is cheaper than the 7900GTQuote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
UK Sterling
EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256MB (Asus 520/720) £258.5
X1800XT 256MB (Connect3D) £199.70
X1800XT 512MB (Powercolor) £246.70
Can anyone post me a link to power consumption of both cards?
i think u might find the 7900gt cheaper somewhere else
maybe i could, but i got a friend with PC shop in UK (CPUCity.co.uk, shameless plug, hehehehee :D), who will ship stuff to me in Cyprus. Other etailers wont do this for me
The 7900GT I have is much faster then the 7800GTX I had when both are oc'ed.Quote:
Originally Posted by PHILIP1193
http://www.savastore.com/productinfo...=0&rstrat=3165
£234 for:
* Memory: 256MB
* Core Clock: 520MHz
* Memory Clock: 1.5GHz
* Pixel Pipelines: 24
* HDTV Out
* 2x DVI outputs
* 1x DVI to VGA converter
* HDTV adaptor
* Star Ship Troopers
I made a mental note of this but thought it was £199 inc vat, as the x1800gt is.
Infact I was going to post the same question!:p:
What are the overclocking abilities of both cards on air/water?
7900GT
much much more cooler @ load so with an after market h/s u cna O/C the hell out of it and still won't be afraid of high temps like Ati
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/7...0334/11187.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by mongoled
I got the 7900GT, at 600/1860 watercooled loads at 31c :)
only 59c max load on stock cooler (which is TINY).
It is really amazing how that tiny stock cooler can keep it so cool and is not loud with the small fan.:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Absolute_0
Cypress = warm ambient? 7900GT might be a better choice.
Personally, I'd go with a X1800XT 256MB -> looks to be the best price for the money
i think that the x1800xt is outdated, the new x1900xt is really nice but more expensive... cant u save some bucks and go for the x1900xt???
at newegg the x1900xt is at $449 (sapphire), and the 7900gt is at only $309! wow... then, i would definitely go with the 7900gt, because of the lower price...
BUT, i'm still looking on the net for a review of these new cards: gf 7900gt/gtx and x1900xt/xtx compared to the OLD ones, x1800xt and 7800gt/gtx... to see if that $449 for the x1900xt is really worth in a "price/performance" ratio... but havent found a review/comparion yet... :(
7900 likes voltage and not cooling. 7900GT has OVP at 1.3v from what I've read. x1800xt likes cooling and you have watercooling. It also has software voltage control.
Yeah Cyprus in the summer can equal to ambient temps above 40C in my case guaranteed, heehee :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
Im feeling the general consensus is tht peeps are pulling towards the 7900GT because it is a new product while the X1800XT's have been out for a while. I havnt had an nVidia card for a while, so it would be cool to try one of them out. See for myself how nvidia are performing :D
Foca,
Hey welcome to the forums
:wave:
hope you have fun here :)
im not realing looking to be buying the best of the best. Financially I havent been in a position to be able to justify spending such a large amount of money on a single gfx card. I would have to be really loaded to be able to do tht, heeehehe
ive always bought the cheaper cards, and then hoped the community would provide me with a free ticket to the big dog cards
:)
I love XS for this :bananal:
Here thanxs to all for the other posts, keep em coming if you wish. I think im defo going to get the nvidia card, should i be prepeared to slay, or be slayed
:cheer2: :p:
Is there even a point to the thread, given this HUGE difference of more than 50 Pounds?Quote:
EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256MB (Asus 520/720) £258.5
X1800XT 256MB (Connect3D) £199.70
Is the 7900GT that much better? In fact, it's worse at stock. X1800XT wins in both price and performance :)
With OC, 7900GT may be better, but it's still 25% more expensive with at most 5% performance increase.
Got a link to a X1800XT for 25% less then a 7900GT?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowmage
Ok thats the last time I put up a link to prices, either they've sold out or the price has gone up. Im waiting for the price to drop a bit more, guess Ill just have to wait longer now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
I also have to decide between the GF7900GT and a X1800XT 512. I can get the NV for 290€ and the ATI for 340€. I wanna use air (supposably the Zalman) for cooling the card.
What do ya think?
I,m in the same position here, and really have no clue what to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoD
I wanna use the cards under DI, I know about the 1800XT,s coldbug although this can be disabled since its only a software glitch. and the 7900GT is also coldbug free.
I,m only interested in benching, I like the 1800XT its a nice card to OC and improving the cooling really helps boosting your OC, unlike the 7900GT. But the 1800XT lacks in 3Dmark06 where the 7900GT beats the heck out of it. :confused:
the x1800xt easily hits 850+ on good cooling no?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugo van Dijk
850? I don't think so... maybe with water.
Of course water.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoD
850 on memory or core?..lol.. memory hit easy the 910mhz under water for the core it's a little bit more hard.. need say 800/909 and you have 12K under 3D05... But you need a real PSU for power the card when you OC like this.. my actual limit my core at 760/909 for the moment.. i wait better PSU for go higher..:D
Now if plan to CF then, i know some driver will perhaps allow 2 x1800XT to work in CF soon without the use a mastercard ( not confirmed...)..
But if you plan CF i can only tell you go for a X1900XT .. not the price begin to drop down for X1900 and x1800... anyway a X1800XT 512 is faster of a 7800GTX512mo with the PE bios (700/800), 3D05 and games . so i don't think you can really compare the 7900GT alone to the X1800XT.. But the 7900GT is a good choice for SLI..^
But a good thing to know.. the ATI have better IQ in games ( texture filtering, AA).. it's close, but all owner of 7800GTX and 7900GTX have switch for the X1900XT don't contest this..( and i was a fan of NVidia.)
Personally I am leaning more towards the X1800XT.
k, thx Then I'll go with the ATI :)
Yeah I picked up my 1800XT 256 from http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...00_Series.html (could probably find it cheaper if you looked) but I don't really have any reason to recommend it over a 7900GT (I know the IQ is quite a bit better than a friend's 7800GTX), although I personally wouldn't spend more on a 7900 because the 1800 is so practical for the money, even if it loses out now in the benches it will run anything you throw at it on full settings at V-sync
mongoled thanks for the welcome :D
i always visited XS, for a long long time (lots of years in that :P ), i had an account but its so long that i even forgot the login :eek:
anyway, im worse than i was now... i was really thinking if its really worth it to buy the x1900xt, i also have the budget really tight, i have to spend somewhere around U$1k, but i have to buy a psu, cpu, mobo, vga and ram in that... but as my pc is mainly for gaming, i dont mind spendin the most in the video card :)
from newegg:
- opteron 146 (or 3700+ san diego, $212 any, still deciding too, same price)
- nf4 ultra-d from DFI ($123)
- 2x1gb g.skill 2GHZ (-40 instant = $157 for 2gb ddr500! a bargain!)
- enermax liberty 500W ($110, after reading so many reviews)
ok, that adds for U$601... so i still got around $400 on the video card... but, the less the better... so, lets go to the VGAs (back on the subject)
X1800XT 512MB Sapphire, both Retail and OEM (out of stock but same price) = $349 ($289 for the 256MB version)
X1900XT 512MB Sapphire OEM = $439
eVGA/XFX 7900GT 256MB = $310~360
The cheapest is the X1800XT with 256MB...
Then the 7900GT from XFX, but this one has a lower clock ($309, 470/1370), and theres a $315 version with a little more clock (520/1500), and for 350/360, the extreme versions with more clock only...
well, the main problem for the 7900GT, IMO, is that u can only go for a 256MB version :( i truly wanted a 512mb, man i saw a 512mb vid card working, its like going from 512 to 1gb or 1gb to 2gb system ram, the games all runs smoth as silk even right after the loading ends... it really makes a difference when playing hi-end games on hi-resolution (like FEAR on 16x12 everything max details), and 512mb will problably make even more difference in FUTURE games (IMHO!)...
BUT, as i told before, the x1800xt is outdated, the new X1900XT gives a better performance in newer games especially in higher resolutions... but still, costs $100 more, which is a good difference...
So, which one should I choose??? I'm definitely going for 512mb, so, im between the x1800xt and the x1900xt... is the x1900xt worth the $100 more??
(whew, sorry for the lenghty post, and sorry for the bad english too, im brazilian :cool: )
I got an 7900GT with 333euros and pushed it to 530-1550....
Faster than a X1800XT and almost the same with the X1900XT.
For those who can buy soon, are willing to shell out a fair amount up front, and will push for rebates, go for the $430 XTX deal at Monarch :D
$430 XTX after double rebate at Monarch
Quote:
Originally Posted by HellasVagabond
Erm that's not 7800gtx 512 clocks, sorry, x1800xt will be close oc'ed if not surpass it and the x1900xt will give it a thorough beating.
I'm having the same exact problem! I cannot decide. X1800XT vs. 7900GT.
I'm pretty much leaning towards the X1800XT though.. for the following reasons.
1. It's easer to OC. The 7900GT has some serious OVP. With the X1800XT, you can adjust voltages on the fly.
2. The X1800XT's visual quality far surpasses the 7900GT, yet it performs relitively the same.
3. The X1800XT is a very overclockable video card. It can easily overclock high enough to break 10k+ in 3D 05 with the right computer configuration. The 7900GT is yet again, heavily limited by the OVP. It's not easy to get around, afaik you have to play with small resistors near the core... very risky.
4. The X1800XT is Cheaper. It's $309 retail at Newegg.com
5. The X1800XT has AVIVO
Etc.. etc..
Hope taht helps,
Nick