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acphydro

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The rest of my components are all set, motherboard a soltek via based board s939, cpu 3000+ venice, and psu antec truII 550, i just need a vid card. PCI-E of course.

I originally chose a Radeon x800PRO for $199. That brought my total order to $560.

After doing lots of reading, I dont want to upgrade for awhile again. Right now using a GF4 Ti4400 and I think it runs most things decently. I won't be going over a resolution of 1024x768. Never used AA or AF before but might try it with it on. I noticed for another $50 I could get an X800XL and for another $70 i could get a 6800GT, then for another $90 I could get the 3DFuzion 7800GT or another $120 a 7800GT from EVGA/newegg.

Thing is...I do have the money if I wanted a $330 7800GT, but I'm not a hardcore gamer so its hard to justify. Think about this...I was still satisfied with last years games with my Ti4400. Battlefield 2 is one reason I'm upgrading. Is there a big enough difference between a x800PRO and x800XL to justify a casual gamer spending $50 more? That being said if there is...why not just spend another $50 or less and get a 7800GT from TigerDirect?

If the X800Pro to X800XL isnt a big difference I'll just get the X800Pro, but if there is a difference to justify the extra $50 I'll just get a 7800GT. I hear the 6800GT's run too hot.

I'll be playing mostly Battlefield 2, CoD2, HL2.

I'm thinking the X800PRO should do it for me, but if the X800XL is just $50 more....is it worth it? I do prefer nVidia however I don't want a 6600GT. The x800PRO does beat it by quite a bit doesnt it?

Bottom line, I have the cash to buy a 7800GT for around $300, but I'm a cheapass and not a hardcore gamer. I could just get the x800PRO and upgrade my cpu/video card to say a 4000+ or better in the future and a 7800GT in the future once these cards hit the $200 pricepoint or so. I'm assuming that any of these cards will blow my 4400 away anyhow. When I play half life 2 or FEAR my 4400 is running those 2 games fine for me. Therefore i think i just answered my own question lol. But I still would like comments, suggestions and opinions anyway.

-hydro
 
Either way you put it, 7800 GT is a steal and will probably last you 6 months - 1 year longer than the X800 Pro.
 
It's justified since you won't have to upgrade for quite a while if you're not a "hardcore gamer".
 
7800GT but try and find one that has a bit more than stock performance. like the BFG,EVGA or ASUS.
 
you could opt for the X800GTO... pretty much same performance-wise specs as the 800PRO, but the GTO is running at $183 and under..

I was in the same boat as you... I'm not a hardcore gamer..so I opted for the Connect3D X800GTO for $183.. nice performance for the price..
 
jlbenedict said:
you could opt for the X800GTO... pretty much same performance-wise specs as the 800PRO, but the GTO is running at $183 and under..

I was in the same boat as you... I'm not a hardcore gamer..so I opted for the Connect3D X800GTO for $183.. nice performance for the price..
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If you are looking at the X800pro I would also get the X800GTO. You could possibly be able to unlock it from 12 to 16 pipes. It seems like the best buy for mid-range gaming right now.

If you want to spend the extra cash, the 7800GT is the way to go. Newegg had a sale for the XFX 7800GT not too long ago for $299. If you really want to spend your extra cash, this card would be the way to do it. I can't say you will be dissapointed either.
 
orangeaccord said:
If you are looking at the X800pro I would also get the X800GTO. You could possibly be able to unlock it from 12 to 16 pipes. It seems like the best buy for mid-range gaming right now.

If you want to spend the extra cash, the 7800GT is the way to go. Newegg had a sale for the XFX 7800GT not too long ago for $299. If you really want to spend your extra cash, this card would be the way to do it. I can't say you will be dissapointed either.
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There have been 23 confirmed successful cases of the 16 pipe flash on this Connect3D card. The memory on this card is only 2.0ns, so the max theoretical clock is 500MHz.. but your mileage may vary...
 
jlbenedict said:
There have been 23 confirmed successful cases of the 16 pipe flash on this Connect3D card. The memory on this card is only 2.0ns, so the max theoretical clock is 500MHz.. but your mileage may vary...
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I suppose if the extra 4 pipes were that important you could shell out another $50 and get the GTO2. I think that card is also 1.6ns so another benifit from taking that extra step.
 
How about.... you just buy a X800Pro and unlock it to a X850XT PE? Thats better than the X800XL and 6800GT :p
 
Yeah I just ordered a Sapphire X800Pro for $199 from newegg

Hope I like it kind of paranoid since my last ATI card was rather shitty...lol

Hoping for a nice performance boost.

Going from a amd athlon xp 2000+ and a Geforce4 Ti4400 to a 3000+ Venice and Radeon X800Pro
 
acphydro said:
That being said if there is...why not just spend another $50 or less and get a 7800GT from TigerDirect?

-hydro
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Many GT's now come with Call Of Duty 2. That might cover that extra $50. Newegg had a nice sale last Friday with a GT for $299 with COD2.
 
Get the 7800GT . . . as has been said COD2 bundle is very worthwhile and also even if you're not a hardcore gamer, the 7800GT's feature set is hard to resist . . .
 
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