Sub ~$300 GPU decision...

[sdy284]

Well I've been leaning towards getting a 7950 as I'm not dropping the coin on an 8800 series card or Vista, so DX10 isn't a concern for me at the moment.

That being said, what manufacturers should I be looking at for the 7950?

here is the list of all the 7950's available @ newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...06790717+1067923289&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48

 

[psyclist]

FWIW I have the BFG 7950 and i love it, volt modded (using the 7900GT mod) its overclocked to 700/825 but had i known at the time i probably would have gone the ATI X1950XT route..better image quality, more future proof (pixel shaders) and a little faster at stock (not sure about once overclocked)...anyways 3D05 gets almost 12,000 with this card overclocked.

 

[sdy284]

hmm...i didn't really think about any ATI solution's as i'm sort of on an nvidia kick right now.

Also, i'm currently running @ 1280x1024 but i hope to be running 1680x1050 within a month or 2. Which one of those cards is better @ higher resolutions?

 

[Riddlinkidstoner]

hmm...i didn't really think about any ATI solution's as i'm sort of on an nvidia kick right now.

Also, i'm currently running @ 1280x1024 but i hope to be running 1680x1050 within a month or 2. Which one of those cards is better @ higher resolutions?

You'd be fine with any 79xx series card at 1680x1050 cept Oblivion.

ATI solution will give you better eyecandy.
Nvidia solution will give you better horsepower.

For single player games I'd go ATI
For multiplayer FPS I'd go Nvidia.