2x 7800GT's or 1900XT?

EquaLiZr

EquaLiZr

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Right now i have 2x 7800GT's in SLI and im able to (trade up?) to a 1900XT saphire. How close are they in comparrison? Am i getting a deal or getting ripped off with this deal?
 
I'd go for the x1900xt as it will have better performance than 2x7800gt's + sli still doesn't provide consistant gains across a variety of games.
 
I would keep what I have and wait to upgrade when DX10 cards come out. SLI'd 7800GTs won't be outdated before that happens.
 
Make the trade, the 512 mb x1900 xt will be great and you can xfire it in the future if needed.
 
personally dont worry about direct x 10 ..by the time those cards come out (likely late nov/decem this year but we wont have vista til jan) we will have likely ZERO games that make use of the direct x 10 api ... until spring/summer time and likely only 2 or 3 at that. Worry about direct x 10 next upgrade after this one . For now go with 1900XT (i got a 1900XTX) its a fast card and will out preform 7800's in SLI in almost everything. Proof (and please no toms hardware flaming crap)

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=548&model2=526&chart=199
 
One X1900XT destroys SLI 7800GT in games like Oblivion.
In a lot of stuff it's close though. Of course the X1900 will pull away when you crankup
IQ settings.

But if they perform the same, 1 card is better than 2 IMO.
 
one thing i dont understand is how can an x1900xtx beat 2 7950gx2 in sli mode
 
xgambetx said:
one thing i dont understand is how can an x1900xtx beat 2 7950gx2 in sli mode
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2 processors arn't twice as effective as 1. Things don't scale perfectly.
In that case it's probably more a driver issue though.
 
ohh wait nvm i was looking at the graph and i thought it said that the xt1900xtx was better than the 7950 in sli mode but the 7950 gx2 wasnt posted on their :p, i thought it was lol, read it wrong
 
i still really dont know what i want to do. some say its faster some say its not and some say just wait longer.

the thing is if i wait too long, my 2 GT's wont be worth that much :(
 
Sell your 7800gts now if you want to sell them at all.

If you don't, they going to be replaced by the 7900gs and 7900gt very soon, and you'll be forced to sell for under $120
 
I personally would rather have 2 7800gt's, they are so much more power efficient, and sli technology is increasing in efficiency as time goes on. The x1900xt is still a beast though, I just dont like how much power it inhales.
 
He's got an Enermax Liberty 620W so I don't think he's worried about power consumption. ;)

Personally I don't see how power consumption matters one bit in a high end gaming rig.
 
m3ta1head said:
Why not sell your 7800gt's for $200 a pop and buy a x1950 for ~$450? :D
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Used 7800 gts are worth $200? With the new 7900 gs at the same price point or cheaper?
 
The 7800GT has around the same amount of power as the 7900GS, so the prices should be similar. Plus, you can't really get a 7900GS for $200.
 
The X1900XT is faster than 7800GT SLI.

Tom's Hardware VGA chart proves it and so do other tests.
 
well i think im gunna keep the 2 GT's and upgrade my cpu next month. I trust anandtech and those other sites over tomshardware. (i personally think he's been bought out)
 
EquaLiZr said:
well i think im gunna keep the 2 GT's and upgrade my cpu next month. I trust anandtech and those other sites over tomshardware. (i personally think he's been bought out)
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sell both 7800gt and buy a x1900xt for 230 at newegg...use leftover money for hookers (or what ever else u like to do) :D
 
Godmachine said:
personally dont worry about direct x 10 ..by the time those cards come out (likely late nov/decem this year but we wont have vista til jan) we will have likely ZERO games that make use of the direct x 10 api ... until spring/summer time and likely only 2 or 3 at that. Worry about direct x 10 next upgrade after this one . For now go with 1900XT (i got a 1900XTX) its a fast card and will out preform 7800's in SLI in almost everything. Proof (and please no toms hardware flaming crap)

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=548&model2=526&chart=199
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wow, going by that chart the 7950gx2 was only 2 frames faster than an agp card lol
(not a flame or to argue against youre point, i gust thought that graph was funny:p)
 
I think if money isn't an issue, then you should go ahead and pick up the x1900 or the x1950 (when its released). If you're a bit straped for cash, you may consider waiting for the DX10 gen of cards.
 
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