7800GTX Worth a NEW Buy??

[Dudeeeeeee]

Hmm if you want to go the Nvidia way buying a 7800 GTX would be great, but i personnally won't buy any videocard until Ati lays its card on the table...

 

[imported_Rampage]

always get the latest stuff. no reason to go CRT, or slower than the GF7, no reason not to have SM3, no reason not to have all SATA drives, and no reason not to have NCQ enabled hard drives, no reason to not have a widescreen display.


get the 7800, and a dell 2405 or 2005 and you'll dirty your shorts in no time.

 

[Xentropy]

Originally posted by: Dudeeeeeee
Hmm if you want to go the Nvidia way buying a 7800 GTX would be great, but i personnally won't buy any videocard until Ati lays its card on the table...

That's a fine way to go if you aren't in dire need of an upgrade, but keep in mind the chances of ATI laying down any cards before mid-to-late fall are slim to none after recent announcements of delays and the fact they can't get away with a paper launch anymore.

 

[kman79]

Well I'm in the same dilema as you are, or at least was. Up till Tuesday, I was just going to wait till Thursday (payday) to order my firs build. It was planned with 6800GTs in SLi, I thought about it and decided to get the 7800GTX. It saves me money plus it'll be another few years before I upgrade again, like it was with this updgrade. I also got a Dell 2001FP with this build.

 

[imported_X]

Originally posted by: southpawuni
always get the latest stuff. no reason to go CRT, or slower than the GF7, no reason not to have SM3, no reason not to have all SATA drives, and no reason not to have NCQ enabled hard drives, no reason to not have a widescreen display.

Just because something is the "latest" doesn't mean it is the best. LCDs are a perfect case in point. Despite the cool factor, reality is that LCDs don't come close to CRTs in terms of visual quality. If you are a gamer, CRTs are still your best bet.

 

[imported_X]

I'm not sure I see much value in the EVGA step-up program. It is only good for 90 days after you purchase a card, so if nothing better comes out during that time period, you are out of luck. Also, you have to hassle with faxing in an invoice, pay the difference in card value, send your current card in resellable condition to EVGA, and then wait for them to send you the new card.

I guess it could be worth it if you knew the R520 or 7800 Ultra were coming out in the next 90 days, but it is a roll of the dice. Other things being equal, it could still be worth getting an EVGA, but since BFG clocks higher by default, has a lifetime warranty, and costs the same, I would still go with BFG.