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Nov 27, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Druery Lane
Profession: W/
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Need advice on buying a new graphics card
Im looking at these 2:
Gainward BLISS 7800GS+512mb AGP DVI-DVI Golden Sample- €350 Gainward GeForce 7800GS 256MB GDDR3, AGP8X, "BA7800GS-256-GS-TV-DD-GS" €290 besides the 256mb memory and €60 odd is there any difference in these cards? |
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Nov 27, 2006, 08:18 PM // 20:18
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The Fallen One
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Oblivion
Guild: Irrelevant
Profession: Mo/Me
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Links to each card would be nice. And the RAM does make a nice difference. However, with an AGP card, 512MB is overkill. AGP can't keep up with that much data, so that, at least to me, seems wasteful. I wouldn't buy a Gainward card though. Go with Asus, eVGA, BFG, or MSI. Just my 2 cents.
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Nov 27, 2006, 11:37 PM // 23:37
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Feb 2006
Guild: Shadowgamers
Profession: R/W
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I've have the gainward 7800GS+ since february and can tell you that the card totally rocks, plays GW like a dream and all my other stuff on full detail no problems.
There is one major difference between the 7800gs+ and the 7800 apart from the memory. The 7800GS+ is actually a 7900GPU just named differently for Gainward. That means that the 7800GS has 20 pixel pipelines and the 7800GS+ has 24, also the GS+ runs at higher core speeds and memory speeds. Basically the 7800GS+ is the best AGP card available, you want better? You gotta upgrade to PCI Express. Check out the forums on Guru3d.com for loads of discussion on this card. Clem |
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Nov 28, 2006, 05:00 PM // 17:00
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Druery Lane
Profession: W/
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Quote:
Looks like its time to upgrade from my old fx 5600 ultra 
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Nov 28, 2006, 05:15 PM // 17:15
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2005
Profession: Mo/Me
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You will definitely see a difference in gaming go from a 5600 to a 7800gs, I had a 6200 and went to the bfg 7800 gs oc (256mb), runs pretty good, but pci-e cards costs less and run faster, ill eventually upgrade (mobo..), but for now, oblvion, bf and gw run good as is.
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Nov 28, 2006, 06:44 PM // 18:44
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Academy Page
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: USA
Guild: New England Terror (NET)
Profession: W/N
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This link is a good place to start when buying a video card. It breaks down the best bang for the buck and even separates it into dollar ranges (i.e. less than $100, under $150, etc.)
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