X800 XT vs. 7600GT

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My last thread got a little long and confusing as I switched my opinion on what card I was going to get over time, and was no longer really associated with the topic title, so I decided to make another thread. If you were following my other thread, you'd know I had ordered an X800 XL. I called up ATI..ONCE AGAIN..and they lady told me that she's just been informed that the card is dicontinued, and that there is nothing to send. She went ahead and canceled my order. Now I was left back where I started. Looking for another card.


I'm down to these two:

X800 XT - Price $199 CAD
http://www.ncix.com/products/index....manufacture=ATI

or

Leadtek 7600GT - Price ~$192 CAD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16814122009


The problem with the 7600GT is that newegg doesn't ship to Canada, and no Canadian site has that card. So I'll have to get a relative in the states to order it for me, and than send it to me up here in Canada.

Which should I go for?
 
The X800 card has 256bit memory interface, and more pipes. It will probably perform better at higher resolutions or with AA.
The 7600GT runs very cool and energy efficient for a GPU with the amount of power it has. Good overclocker. Is able to get all it's power from the PCIE bus. If you go this route, XFX's 7600GT XXX Edition has a very nice factory OC for cheap. The 7600GT also has PS/VS 3.0, if that matters to you.
 
slighty OT... I'm really pissed off about the poor choices in Canada for video cards and price gouging for the few cards available to us.

Myself, I solved the problem by ordering a XFX 7900GS XT for 219$ at newegg via a american friend. I also encountered this with the memory recently and ordered 2 Gb from Newegg as well.

Back to topic... I encountered the same dilemma as yours (before snapping off and buying a 7900GS). More about X850XT vs 7600GT. In your case, 7600GT, no question asked since ncix carry it as well for 202$ as pointed out above me.
 
I knew I should've said this in my first post..

I need an AGP card guys :p

The leaktek 7600GT is the only AGP 7600GT card.

Hope the clears some stuff up.

I've looked all over NCIX, TigerDirect, Newegg, everything, It's the only 7600GT and Canadian retailers don't have it..:(
 
X800XT by a long shot. 16 pipes vs 12 pipes, 256bit bus vs 128bit bus. You do the math, X800XT-->7600GT.
 
Vengance_01 said:
X800XT by a long shot. 16 pipes vs 12 pipes, 256bit bus vs 128bit bus. You do the math, X800XT-->7600GT.
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umm, nope. 7600gt is far better
 
If you only play OpenGL-based games such as Doom 3 / Quake 4, get the 7600.

Otherwise ATI X800XT all the way.
 
They are about on par with each other but with 7600gt you get new tech and eats less power has efficient AA and Aniso Filter ability than the older 800XT but 800XT has raw power...
 
After my X850XT died on me, I bought a 7600gt. In every game so far, it performs as good or better. Not to mention it overclocks like mad and runs cool without using much power.
 
Blinkme323 said:
After my X850XT died on me, I bought a 7600gt. In every game so far, it performs as good or better. Not to mention it overclocks like mad and runs cool without using much power.
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Didn't you just get the x850xt not long ago? It died...
:confused:
 
Idk really. I think it might have been to due to a flash to a X850XT PE bios although I dont see why that would break it since it could overclock a lot higher than stock PE frequencies.
 
I am at most times an ATi fan, but this is not the case this time. In this situation I would get the 7600GT. It is more efficient, quieter, and has slightly better performance.
 
Blinkme323 said:
Idk really. I think it might have been to due to a flash to a X850XT PE bios although I dont see why that would break it since it could overclock a lot higher than stock PE frequencies.
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Probably a bad flash... Bios that isn't compatible.. If you could boot into dos or have a PCI video card you can reflash your card...

But seriously regarding the 7600GT.. I'm sure it's capable card and can match 850xt when AA and Aniso is used but in pure speed without AA or Aniso it loses... I'm sure of it...
 
Marvelous said:
Probably a bad flash... Bios that isn't compatible.. If you could boot into dos or have a PCI video card you can reflash your card...

But seriously regarding the 7600GT.. I'm sure it's capable card and can match 850xt when AA and Aniso is used but in pure speed without AA or Aniso it loses... I'm sure of it...
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Idk, but its faster in mostly everything. Maybe its cuz I'm using 1280x1024 or the 91.47 are better drivers than 6.8

And I tried reflashing several times with no luck
 
I"ve had experience with both. I had an X800XL agp with an aopty 165 on the asrock board with agp/pci-e. When I went to the 7600, it was a hhair bit faster at lower resolutions and AA on PS 3.0 games, but was slower on any games that were a bit older, now i had my x800xl stock not overclocked. Benchwise in 2005 with the x800 i got 6300, with the 7600 i got around 5500, so its not a large difference, but agp wise i'd say go for x800xl as it can prolly be had or quite cheap, and it is 16 pipes 256bit vs 12 128bit
 
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