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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

carl4286

June 21st, 2005 03:42 PM

Honestly, I think my 6800GT will be MORE than enough for atleast another 2 years. If not I can just keep overclocking it (i can get another 300MHz from the memory and another 100MHz from the core atleast). My 6800GT can handle almost any game at max settings and get atleast 50fps (max settings in HL2 at 1280x1024 is over 60fps without any overclocking). Anything beyond a 6800GT or an X800XL will just be a waste of money for atleast another year or so.

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

June 21st, 2005 03:59 PM

It be better just to get an other 6800gt. After seeing those benchmarks i'm most likely going to get another 6800gf insted of a 7800gtx. Dual 6800gt's and ultra's out beat a single GTX and thats sad. Nvidia should of waited a little longer to make a card that can out beat a dual 6800gt or ultra then it be worth buying.

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

June 21st, 2005 04:16 PM

Humm.. Thats not an excessively impressive upgrade from current gen cards. While there was an almost 200% increase in performance between, say, the FX5950 Ultra and the GeForce 6800 Ultra, the difference between a 6800 ULTRA and a 7800 are much smaller.

However, we will have to see what ATI will offer us next .

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

June 21st, 2005 06:06 PM

300mhz OC??? 100mhz OC???? Are you using vapochill or just dry ice... those are insane overclocks for a 6800gt, your gonna brun it to a crisp. and then youll HAVE TO buy a 7800 lol

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

June 21st, 2005 08:27 PM

Well, the 7800 is now for sale on newegg, zipzoomfly, and tigerdirect.

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

June 21st, 2005 08:49 PM

yep $600 on newegg, wonder how fast the 6800 series will drop in price?

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

June 21st, 2005 09:53 PM

well... so far im VERY dissapointed in the pricing to performance ratio

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

rob.

June 21st, 2005 10:37 PM

Its not immpossible. I oc'd my 9600XT to 800mhz core and 500mhz memory for about 5 min, then the artefacts showed up and the screen went black and i got alot of errors . Not doing that again.

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

Σl.Ðestructo

June 22nd, 2005 03:20 AM

You mean it survived? OMG I gotta do more testing with my 9600Pro... So far I've only dared to up the core by 35mhx and mem by 20

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Re: FIRST 7800GTX review hits web!

rob.

June 22nd, 2005 09:47 PM

it sure did. i took it down to 550 and 330 (original, 500mhz and 300mhz) and might do some more experimenting when i buy a new psu and fan for the card.

I did get some direct3d errors though, and the screen filled with artefacts and shortly after went black.

But what really scared me was i left it to oc (ati tool) and i didnt know how long it was at 800 and 500, because i returned (from training which went for an hour) and the screen was black, so i had no idea how long it was liek that for. i am very suprised i didnt cook it.