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diamondragon16

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hello everyone..

i am ready to buy a new video card for my new system. I was looking at a evga 7600gt that newegg.com had, but when i logged on today to look at it to order it, it was gone.. so i decided to ask you guys what you think..

i was looking for a card to run a sli setup.. namely the 7600gt pci-E.. but all of the other 7600gt's im looking at online only have heatsinks covering the gpu, not the ram.. i used to run a 6800gs and know how hot the memory can get in these things, and i also want to protect my card for the future(im a heat fanatic, ill do anything to ensure everything stays relatively cool,as long as it doesent break me) and i havent been able to find one in my price range... which brings me to what i want..

originally i wanted to run a sli setup.. with two 7600gt's, buy one now and add another later. but now im reconsidering this, what can you guy give me as far as advice on cards or which card would be best for my needs under 150? i mostly play WoW and im hoping to have the ability to play oblivion and some other new games really well.. if i can find a single card that will do that exceptionally well for me then i will use that, i just wish newegg would have continued to sell the evga 7600gt co with the heatsink that covers the memory as well as the core..

thank for for any information you can give me, and thank you for your time..

AJ
 
diamondragon16 said:
hello everyone..

i am ready to buy a new video card for my new system. I was looking at a evga 7600gt that newegg.com had, but when i logged on today to look at it to order it, it was gone.. so i decided to ask you guys what you think..

i was looking for a card to run a sli setup.. namely the 7600gt pci-E.. but all of the other 7600gt's im looking at online only have heatsinks covering the gpu, not the ram.. i used to run a 6800gs and know how hot the memory can get in these things, and i also want to protect my card for the future(im a heat fanatic, ill do anything to ensure everything stays relatively cool,as long as it doesent break me) and i havent been able to find one in my price range... which brings me to what i want..

originally i wanted to run a sli setup.. with two 7600gt's, buy one now and add another later. but now im reconsidering this, what can you guy give me as far as advice on cards or which card would be best for my needs under 150? i mostly play WoW and im hoping to have the ability to play oblivion and some other new games really well.. if i can find a single card that will do that exceptionally well for me then i will use that, i just wish newegg would have continued to sell the evga 7600gt co with the heatsink that covers the memory as well as the core..

thank for for any information you can give me, and thank you for your time..

AJ
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At this point, the best "bang for your buck" card, is a 7900 GTO, which is nothing more than a 7900 GTX "in disguise" (as someone in another thread said). So you'll get top notch performance (it's a high-end card, not mid-end like the 7600 GT) and it's only ~$250. It will handle WoW exceptionally and it will run Oblivion, with most of the in-game settings maxed.
Plus, the GTO also has the GTX cooler, which is one of the best (if not the best) stock cooler, I've seen yet. It's almost silent and it cools your card very well. You really can't go wrong with a 7900 GTO.
 
your right that does seem like the best bang for the buck, unfortunately i cannot afford another 100 into my budget at this time..im looking for more the best bang for my buck for around 150...

thank you for your reply :D

AJ
 
im riding the times, just staying afloat.

im upgrading my whole rig... kinda soon, i have 90% of the parts but... anywho long story

iv got a crossfire ready mainboard, and an X1900XT 256mb (which is increadible bang/buck) and my plan is this: if the R600 promises 2X performance, ill ditch the X1900XT 256mb, and go with one of those, if not, ill crossfire it.

thats what i suggest you do. get your 7600GT. if the G80 promises 2x performance, dont get a second 7600GT, get a cheap G80.

now... how the hell, did I manage to miss this 7900GTO? this is the FIRST thing i've heard about it. if id known that NV had a reply for the X1900XT 256....

well w/e maybe i can just return the stuff.
 
MrWizard6600 said:
im riding the times, just staying afloat.

im upgrading my whole rig... kinda soon, i have 90% of the parts but... anywho long story

iv got a crossfire ready mainboard, and an X1900XT 256mb (which is increadible bang/buck) and my plan is this: if the R600 promises 2X performance, ill ditch the X1900XT 256mb, and go with one of those, if not, ill crossfire it.

thats what i suggest you do. get your 7600GT. if the G80 promises 2x performance, dont get a second 7600GT, get a cheap G80.

now... how the hell, did I manage to miss this 7900GTO? this is the FIRST thing i've heard about it. if id known that NV had a reply for the X1900XT 256....

well w/e maybe i can just return the stuff.
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you have a good idea.. ii think that the G80 is going to be promising and the idea of going with it instead of 2x 7600gt's.. but my main problem is finding a quality 7600gt at around $150. i dont want one that has loose memory chips.. i want one that has it covered.
 
7600gt with cooler you are describing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122245

but honestly it does not matter, I ran my 7900gt watercooled with nothing on the ram, had a nice overclocked on the ram as well (1500 stock, I ran 1740) with no issues at all.

If they were to overheat it would not be a reference nvidia design to not have cooling on the memory.

ohh, and I 2nd the 7900gto if you can swing the 100 bux.
 
thank you for your assistance.. although your probably right.. i also had someone tell me i could actually mount memory heatsinks on the memory chips themselves if was a problem.. also i believe with good enough air flow then your right, it wont matter to much, im just a freak when it comes to heat.. and i like my make my systems last..**remembers voodoo2 that sits with the p3 800**

ive also read about the x850xt pe but im not sure weather this would be a viable option for me if i was to go with a single card.. or if i should just stick with 7600gt.
 
I would go with a 7600gt over an x850 personally. 7600gt is a fantastic card for the price,
 
which 7600gt would you recomend? ive had some great luck with evga cards.. my last two cards.. and im convinced they are great..

thanks :D
 
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