What to replace my 7800gt with?

[stainer711]

Switching to the two molex connector cable didn't help. Will the card really only cost 500? Would buying a sli motherboard and a 7800gt and using both be better than a single dx10 card?

 

[john3]

motherboard board and psu dont play a role in 3dmark scores i dont think. if you do get a 7900GT you will see a strong performance boost, the 7900GT is equivalen to the 7800GTX, which urs is not, so you see what an upgrade that would be. yes ur mobo isnt the best for ocing especially if its one of the older Asus boards. you might find changing it to an MSI K8n neo4-f a benefit if ur planning to OC, which you SHUOLD, its the ezst thing.

 

[stainer711]

Meh, it probably isn't worth the money.

 

[magouster]

Agreed, stay with the 7800GT for now, it should be fine for another couple of months.

 

[stainer711]

I just hope that the new cards don't cost me my limbs.

 

[R1C0CH3T]

will the g80's be out in the next 2 months?

 

[magouster]

You should be okay if you start saving now. And you could always sell the 7800GT for that little bit extra! I dont expect the "GT" version to cost much more than the current generation GT cards, propably in the region of 350 - 400, which should be quite manageable financially methinks!

 

[stainer711]

Would upgrading the graphics card with my setup even be worth it, though? Will i take full advantage of a dx10 card with this?:

amd 64 athlon 3700+ processor

1 gig dual channel ram

480 watt antec PSU

 

[RicoDirenzo]

BTW....the 6000+ bench on 3DMark05 isn't horrible. That will run any current game at moed to high settings. So, if money is an issue, wait!!

 

[stainer711]

Well, i am selling my card on ebay as i speak. I expect to make about 230 bucks from it making an upgrade only 70 bucks more expensive.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jaton-Geforce-7...ryZ40161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem