7800GT vs X850XT

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I am looking to find out how much of an upgrade this would be 7800GT from X850XT

I dont think it would be enuff to warrant the hassel

Any one own bothe of these cards ? I have the X850XT right now
 
I would put forth that that question is almost unanswerable in its current state. If the upgrade process is extremely simple and cheap, it would obviously be worth it. How much extra would you have to pay? Then you can evaluate the cost/benefit and decide whether its worth it. That being said, the upgrading from x850xt to 7800gt would be noticeable in older games that were released around the same time as either of those cards. (~ The time of HL2 i believe.)

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Im really not into scores so real performance is where its at. Will a guy notice any difference. I was hopeing to hear from some one who actually had bothe cards at one time. Now the upgrade is for my sons PC and will probably only cost between 20 and 30 dollars and 45 minutes of my time. Would you notice a real difference. It sounds like MrGlobe may have had bothe of these cards. I think a reply would be in order
 
BackStabber said:
Im really not into scores so real performance is where its at. Will a guy notice any difference. I was hopeing to hear from some one who actually had bothe cards at one time. Now the upgrade is for my sons PC and will probably only cost between 20 and 30 dollars and 45 minutes of my time. Would you notice a real difference. It sounds like MrGlobe may have had bothe of these cards. I think a reply would be in order
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Some games are better with Nvidia and some games are better with ATI. But ...

No!!! You wouldn't notice an appreciable difference.
How's that for a definitive answer ?
 
I'm sure the cooling would be a lot QUIETER and more efficient than the ati card.

The first day I got mine and set the fan to 100% I kept thinking my mom was in the bathroom with the hair dryer on. Needless to say i waited a few minutes and realized she wasn't even home.
 
The nvidia card has shader 3.0 and will run a little quicker. But it isn't worth the dent in your wallet, not a large upgrade.
 
Adionik said:
I'm sure the cooling would be a lot QUIETER and more efficient than the ati card.

The first day I got mine and set the fan to 100% I kept thinking my mom was in the bathroom with the hair dryer on. Needless to say i waited a few minutes and realized she wasn't even home.
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o sir you are incorrect, my ati's stock fan is loud and doesnt cool very well (adequate but not good enough)
 
The 7800GT should be faster. We are talking about a card that is one generation ahead of the X850XT. The jump from the 6-series to 7-series was huge. Even though the 7800GT wasn't the fastest 7 series card it should be able to beat the X850XT.
 
AFAIR, even x1800's gen can't beat 7800's gen, but it is x1900's gen that compete well with 7800's and x1950's with 7900's, so i think you should be able to notice both performance and IQ gain, CMIIW.
 
nösferatu;1031130411 said:
AFAIR, even x1800's gen can't beat 7800's gen, but it is x1900's gen that compete well with 7800's and x1950's with 7900's, so i think you should be able to notice both performance and IQ gain, CMIIW.
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I agree with this. 7800GT is a faster card plus has shader model 3.0. You'd have to have at least an x1800xl in order to trade blows with the 7800GT. However, is it a viable upgrade, I would say yes especially if you plan to SLi it.
 
Dark Prodigy said:
I agree with this. 7800GT is a faster card plus has shader model 3.0. You'd have to have at least an x1800xl in order to trade blows with the 7800GT. However, is it a viable upgrade, I would say yes especially if you plan to SLi it.
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SLI 2 old cards? Man, what a waste. SLI is only worth it if you're doing it on 2x8800 GTS or 2x8800 GTX, at the moment.
 
He said its going to cost him $30-$40 and about 45 min of hsi time. Its definatly worth it..also go with the 7800, it blows the xt out of the water.
 
Dark Prodigy said:
I agree with this. 7800GT is a faster card plus has shader model 3.0. You'd have to have at least an x1800xl in order to trade blows with the 7800GT. However, is it a viable upgrade, I would say yes especially if you plan to SLi it.
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I second this man, who seconded the other man. :)
 
As someone who has actually owned both cards at the same time, it's a great upgrade if you can do it for $30.

Faster (especially when overclocked) and has SM 3.0

If you don't plan on overclocking, it may not be worth it.

Expect a 15-25% increase in speed across the board if you have both cards overclocked.
 
nösferatu;1031130411 said:
AFAIR, even x1800's gen can't beat 7800's gen, but it is x1900's gen that compete well with 7800's and x1950's with 7900's, so i think you should be able to notice both performance and IQ gain, CMIIW.
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IMO
X850<7800<X1800<7900<X1900
 
Stereophile said:
IMO
X850<7800<X1800<7900<X1900
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i have to disagree with you, imo 7800gtx trade blows with x1800xt but still wining overall, that's why ol' ati replace them with x1900 series which i think xtx varian was slightly better than 7900gtx. don't forget that 7800 gen brought us performance leap over 6800 gen which 7900 refresh did not.

don't get me wrong, i love x1950pro.
 
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