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melomania

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I am running a 19' Widescreen Viewsonic LCD and a 17' LCD on my 6600GT. I thought 'go for a 7900GT' but then again, thats almost the price of a new LCD.

Is a 7900GT worth the $260 or should I just go for something in the $150 range? If so, then what?
 
I'd say get the x1800xt, there at an unbeatable price right now or a 7600gt
 
Ok, I am going to be getting a 7900GT! Why the hell not!?

First off, here are my specs

DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D Socket 939
Athlon64 3200+
Corsair XMS 2x512
OCZ Performance Series 2x256
Maxtor 200gb SATA
WD 80gb
WD 2x60gb
Thermaltake ThermalRock 480watt PSU
POWERCOLOR PCI-Express TV tuner card
MSI 6600GT

It is a debate between these three cards:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150144
This first one is not clocked as fast as the EVGA but it is cheaper but $20 or $30.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130281
This is the CO version.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130015
This is the KO version.

I am guessing it's going to be between the two EVGA cards. Can someone explain the difference between the two EVGA's so that I may buy?!
 
Just to finalize things, I am going to get the eVGA 7900GT KO. Reviews showed the KO to have a better HSF. I can get the KO for about $250 after rebates. That's not bad considering I bought my 6600GT for $180 in April 2005.
 
I'd certainly go for the 7900GT. It'll drive those two monitors beautifully....
 
Nice nice. I'm only running one 17'' crt on my 6600, so i'm not worrying too bad(yet). I'll hafto update sooner or later(probably sooner then later :p)
 
melomania said:
Ok, I am going to be getting a 7900GT! Why the hell not!?
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lol, only 12 minutes after your first post --> your mind was already made up
 
arcturus said:
lol, only 12 minutes after your first post --> your mind was already made up
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isnt that and the coin flip how your supposed to buy computer parts?


:D
 
I purchase parts using a dartboard..

(picks up first dart, dart lands on "7600gt")
(picks up 2nd dart, dart lands on "x1800gt")
(Chooses that the 7600gt is better and decides that I will purchase it)
(Posts a thread here in [h] asking which is better)
(after about 15 or so posts, I reveal that I had already ordered the 7600gt)


welcome to [H] :)
 
lloose said:
(after about 15 or so posts, I reveal that I had already ordered the 7600gt)
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... offering a most convenient excuse for getting pwned in games by
the 7900GT owners who think they're hot s***

until someone with a GF3 comes along and kicks their ass :)
 
But the x1800XT 512MB is a better card... I don't get it... I'm confused.

With all the problems plaguing the 7900 series you'd think people would be steering clear until teh problems are fixed.

Me think we will see Melo with a "Issues with 7900GT" thread in a few days.
 
ElMoIsEviL said:
But the x1800XT 512MB is a better card... I don't get it... I'm confused.

With all the problems plaguing the 7900 series you'd think people would be steering clear until teh problems are fixed.

Me think we will see Melo with a "Issues with 7900GT" thread in a few days.
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I have heard word in some threads that the issue is fixed, but some of the faulty cards are still in circulation. Hopefully he gets a newer card, and the same for me too
:cool:
 
ElMoIsEviL said:
With all the problems plaguing the 7900 series you'd think people would be steering clear until teh problems are fixed.
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thats the very reason as to why i went with one of hte latest offering card(was so new that i had to wait 2 weeks for it to show up on XFXs website :p)


holy crap buckets when did i hit the 'Gawd' title, sweetness
 
I read a lot on the issues with the faulty 7900GT's and I am not that concerned with it since Newegg is always good with returns. Maybe I'll get into a new batch of cards with the others. ;)
 
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