2x7800gts, good enough

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iusenos45

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thats what i have now


should i keep what i have, or should i upgrade

i am on a tight budget
 
that'll be fine for the moment even gaming at 1600x1200.. heck one 7800gt is enough for todays games. Upgrading now would only provide you with small and mediocre speed gains :)
 
You're good. No reason to upgrade until probably the second or third generation of DX10 cards... maybe by then there will be DX10 games out :p
 
If I can get by with my 9800 Pro, you can get by with probably 10 times the graphics processing power. ;)
 
Personally, I think you're ok. I have also have dual gt's, and a running at 1280x1024 I can still crank the newest games up to their highest settings. Of course, they can't really cope with 1920x1200, so I'm upgrading to a x1950xtx. If you're on a budget, it's probably better to just wait for awhile.
 
arthur_tuxedo said:
If I can get by with my 9800 Pro, you can get by with probably 10 times the graphics processing power. ;)
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Agreed. I am making due fine with my x800 xl, i was even making due fine with my 9800 pro, but i could not turn down the hot deal on the x800 xl.

I do not know why u want to upgrade, it is either you really want a reason to blow money or you are very picky. I say wait to at least till dx10.
 
What do you play?

What resolutions?

Are your games lagging?


We cant give you advice if we dont know how you like to play your games..

And what do you consider "getting by" with a 9800 PRO, i played CS:S on my uncles comp with a 9800PRO and i hated it, i stopped playing with in minutes...
 
If you're playing at 1600x1200 or lower, then you'll be fine for a while. If you want to play games at higher resolutions, you should look into a 7900GT SLI setup or a Crossfire setup with two X1900XT 256MBs at least, or you could wait for the next gen of graphics cards.
 
MatDef said:
Personally, I think you're ok. I have also have dual gt's, and a running at 1280x1024 I can still crank the newest games up to their highest settings. Of course, they can't really cope with 1920x1200, so I'm upgrading to a x1950xtx. If you're on a budget, it's probably better to just wait for awhile.
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I asked exactly the same question as the OP, and decided to stick with my GT's for a bit. Instead of changing video cards, I'll swap monitors on my machines so I have a lower native res. If I can find a good deal on a 19 or 20" widescreen, I'll snag it. For now, though, the switch from my Dell 2405 (1920x1200) to my Sony 193P (1280x1024) more than took care of my woes. I lost my widescreen for a few games, but it isn't critical. I'll give up the real estate before the framerate.
 
MrGuvernment said:
And what do you consider "getting by" with a 9800 PRO, i played CS:S on my uncles comp with a 9800PRO and i hated it, i stopped playing with in minutes...
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I'm not as picky as most. I like 1280 x 960 with at least medium settings and no AA or AF, but I can stand 1024 x 768 with the same. I can't stand low settings or 800 x 600.

Of course, I can't afford to be picky since I'm just starting out and not making much money and nobody's paying my bills for me. Most people on this forum seem to either have parents that pay for their stuff or are in their 30's and making good money, so they can afford to be picky about their graphics.
 
We all gotta start somewhere :)

i was playing 2180 x 1024 and had to turns something onto low and no aa or af, just killed it :(

i can settle now for 1680 x 1050 - details on medium and 4x AA as i do online play, obviously so i dont need everything cranked.
 
My 7900GTO played everything(less COD2) at 4xSSAA and 16xAF @ 1680x1050. The X1950 i got to replace the dead GTO will do more of the same...

If you play 1280x1024, you have no reason to upgrade now, but if you are playing higher than that, ie 1600x1200 or 1680x1050, then you could always get a 7900GT which would run all games at fast speeds with good eye candy.
 
I really don't see a reason to upgrade at this moment, since DX10 software wise is due out sometime next year.
 
Endurancevm said:
My 7900GTO played everything(less COD2) at 4xSSAA and 16xAF @ 1680x1050. The http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1115565
2x7800gts, good enoughX1950 i got to replace the dead GTO will do more of the same...

If you play 1280x1024, you have no reason to upgrade now, but if you are playing higher than that, ie 1600x1200 or 1680x1050, then you could always get a 7900GT which would run all games at fast speeds with good eye candy.
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2 7800gt's>1 7900gt
 
Dark Prodigy said:
QFT. 2 7800 GT's > 1 7900 GTX <-----also QFT.




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Not too sure about that. I think it's about equal(7900GTX has much higher speeds and also 4 more pipelines).
 
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