Torn between 2 cards

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Mabrito

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Im slowly putting together a new system. When it finally gets finished it will have the following:

Pentium 4 630
2 gigs of OCZ Gold Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533
DVD Burner
200 Gig harddrive

And a crappy 15in monitor until October when ill get the 2007FPW

Now I need a video card to power this baby and am torn between a 7800GT and a X1800XL.

I know the GTO is coming out soon, but what I saw of it, the X1800XL is still a good lead in front of it and isnt that much anymore. The 7800GT are dropping in price though and are dropping pretty fast. If I was to look hard enough and wait im sure I can find one in the 240-250 range and is about on par if not a little better than the X1800XL. Is the X1800XL going to drop in price by May? What would you recommend. Please dont give me that Nvidia shimmering crap as I wont notice it. Also dont give me that Intel sucks and go AMD for one excuss either. If you are just going to post that, just dont post so this thread can stay honest and get some good responses of this.

The 7900GT is also looking pretty good and is 300. Any chance this will reach the 250 range by May also?
 
I would hold off for a 7900GT.

24 pipes...basically a 7800GTX that can be had for less than $300.
 
or is it...thats the 256 MB version...the 512 MB edged out the 7800gtx, idk bout the 256 MB, but the 7900gt is a little faster (or a lot) based on the brand
 
why waste money on an expensive video card when you cant even utilise it for 7 months. by the time you get your good monitor new cards will be out anyway. just get a 6800gs for now and worry about a better card when you get your monitor.
 
trek554 said:
why waste money on an expensive video card when you cant even utilise it for 7 months. by the time you get your good monitor new cards will be out anyway. just get a 6800gs for now and worry about a better card when you get your monitor.
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Because I wont have money next year. I start college this fall. Only reason im getting the 2007FPW is because of my birthday in October(money from parents for it, then extra money I have been saving). I know it really that great of a system, but it do my needs perfectly.Only games I really want it to handle well is CS:S and Quake Wars when that comes out. Im sure this setup will do that fine.
 
Get the 256MB version of the X1800XT. You wont see any real world difference unless you are playing games above 1600x1200. I got mine for 220 shipped. Shoot for that price.
 
neokeelo said:
Get the 256MB version of the X1800XT. You wont see any real world difference unless you are playing games above 1600x1200. I got mine for 220 shipped. Shoot for that price.
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agreed
 
steal a card for free ..and then give $250 bucks to your local charity

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neokeelo said:
Get the 256MB version of the X1800XT. You wont see any real world difference unless you are playing games above 1600x1200. I got mine for 220 shipped. Shoot for that price.
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QFT.
 
neokeelo said:
Get the 256MB version of the X1800XT. You wont see any real world difference unless you are playing games above 1600x1200. I got mine for 220 shipped. Shoot for that price.
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why do all you guys keep saying this statement is true about 512mb vs 256mb? read this (dont just look at graphs) and you will see the difference is not always just for higher resolutions: http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=33
 
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trek554 said:
why do all you guys keep saying this statement is true about 512mb vs 256mb? read this (dont just look at graphs) and you will see the difference is not always just for higher resolutions: http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=33
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Yeah I like that review as it does show some useful raw information thats helpful in making a decision.
One needs to interpret the results well though and look at how they apply to your usage.
Only 3 games have been tested here probably chosen to show the full spectrum of results you will get.

The article does demonstrate that if you want to push the envelope at high resolutions the 512mb version is a must but you pays your money.
A few games have very high quality modes which need 512MB to run so if you wish to experiment with those you will want 512MB.

Some of the examples need looking at closely:
ie the 512MB card can be much faster but in the article some framerates are shown using 256MB that are still very high so you wouldnt need 512MB.
I doubt you will run many modern games at 1600x1200+ on a single X1800XT so performance problems at that resolution and above arent likely to affect you.

The argument of future proofing matters if you plan on keeping the card for a long time.
If you plan on changing the card in a years time and you get a good deal on a 256MB card you wont be disappointed.
 
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