get another 7900gs

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ring.of.steel

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hi,

is it worth getting another 7900gs instead of an 880gts for 1/4 of the cost?

my res is 1680 x 1050

i spend about 4 hours gaming a week
 
It may not be worth it since you say you only game about 4 hours a week, but 1 7900gs is being pushed pretty hard at 1680x1050.

I'd say go for it if you have the expendable cash for it, but its not going to be the greatest of investment ether way, it will boost some games but not others, it will also give you more problems than a single card.

I'd do it, but only because I game alot and I like having the bleeding edge wherever possible (altho the 7900gs isn't bleeding edge anymore).
 
mainly doom 3, f.e.a.r, battlefield 2 etc. also the odd gta/manhunt etc. a lot of racing games aswell, need for speed, colin mcrea dirt (can hardly play). oblivion, call of juarez.

quite a wide range really, mainly fps and racing

the 7900 is showing its age a lot now with newer games with big frame slowdowns, as most new games are optimized for sli surely this will be a good idea?
 
the price was about 30 pounds here thats about 60 dollars. an 8800gts 640 is the equivalent to $500 here.
 
ring.of.steel said:
the price was about 30 pounds here thats about 60 dollars. an 8800gts 640 is the equivalent to $500 here.
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What resoloution do you play at? You might not need the 640mb.

Also, how long till you next plan on upgrading?
 
my res is 1680 x 1050. i plan on upgrading when i can afford the frigging cards! waiting for price drops.
 
I would wait until the new cards arrive, they should be the same price as the GTS but better. I wouldn't reccomend getting another 7900gs for that resoloution.
 
Hopefully you're putting it in a machine not listed in your sig for SLI, cause that board won't do SLI. If you want to keep the board, get a 8800GTS.
 
yeah i did realise the absence of the second x16 slot :p, got an sli board laying around. in that case il wait for the new cards along with the new amd cpu's :D
 
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