XFX 7800 GT

[t3h l337 n3wb]

I'd still go with eVGA if I were you. XFX may be getting better, but the eVGA still has that step up offer for 90 days, which is nice, and they've been around longer, so they have a better reputation.

 

[harobikes333]

I looked and they have a nice rebate


cheaper than XFX now

if you look at my post above I compared two of there cards

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: harobikes333
O really!? Well now I'm thinking about getting the XFX or the evga ......

Here are two evga cards......

whats the dif...?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCo...4130238,N82E16814130247&SubCategory=48

I don't see a difference except that the more expensive one was the model that had the free MB with it, but that deal is dead.
I might be missing something though.

 

[harobikes333]

free MB...? wha? motherboard?

Ok well I think I'm gonna go for the evga thats like 349 or what ever with the rebate I think... lol

I still need a monitor and a power supply

thnx for the replies keep um coming lol

 

[KayKay]

the cheaper one says GDDR2 instead of GDDR3. If that is correct then, the choice should be obvious.

 

[harobikes333]

ooooo yup

gddr3=that one

 

[monster64]

Originally posted by: KayKay
the cheaper one says GDDR2 instead of GDDR3. If that is correct then, the choice should be obvious.

Its not really DDR 2, its really3, it's just a typo. I can tell you my experience with XFX, and a friend's. Got my 6800 GT at newegg, $300 w/ a $50 mir. So a 6800 GT for $250. Got the great, great no problems. Sent in rebate, recieved check, cashed, done. Everything went great. My friend got a 6600 GT, and it crashed in 3D games. Sent it back to XFX, got a new one. When he plugged it in, the new one said "Not enough power" and so he plugged in the molex connector and everything worked great. So on the "broken" card he didn't plug it in either but he blames the card for not telling him he didn't plug in the molex connecter, which I think is bullsh*t. It was probably a driver problem, or he did something wrong. How can you expect a card to work if it isn't getting enough power. Kudos to XFX for actually sending him a new one. And remember, when you sell that XFX 7800 GT in a while, the person who buys it will still have the warranty, which is a big plus. Overall I think XFX is great.

 

[harobikes333]

Hmm ... do they have any new rebates like evga has?

Anything thats as cheap as this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130238

I don't think its OCed tho..........

what do ya think.....

 

[DARQ MX]

First, go with Evga, I have owned them, I have owned leadtek. Evga is not only made in america but everything Nirvana is correct. Except the AX, DX applies to the Cards by the way. Also to note: Every brand on the market has a "limited lifetime warranty" Even Evga. Meaning basicly If you happen to break your card at fault more time then anyone can count, thant you don't have a warrinty anymore. Evga's stepup program is awesome. If you buy the 7800gt and in 3 months you see a GTX take a nice price drop, you can just pay the differance on the GTX minus what you already paid. BFG does not offer this.

 

[harobikes333]

I've been looking at the Evga^^

I'm gonna get it too unless the XFX comes down in price

 

[vanvock]

I don't have any complaints about my XFX 6800gt.

 

[harobikes333]

hmmm well seeing that the evga has a rebate going on and its cheaper I'm leaning towards them... but its not factory OCed is it...?
but the xfx is.......?

 

[rickn]

XFX is pine technology, and Pine use to be known as very budget low quality.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: harobikes333
I've been looking at the Evga^^

I'm gonna get it too unless the XFX comes down in price

eVGA is better. you know that eVGA makes reference boards for nvidia right? visiontek use too until they sorta broke apart, then eVGA took over. You can't get any better than eVGA.

 

[harobikes333]

Oooo thnx for the heads up^^

 

[grimdeath]

im saving up for a new videocard, im either getting a 6800gt or 7800gt by evga when i do...ive been checking into this for a while(especially while i have to wait and save up) and a good majority seem to prefer the evga, though there are plenty of other great brands!!

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

You don't need a factory overclocked card. Just overclock it yourself with Rivatuner.

 

[harobikes333]

Umm alrighty

anyone wanna write a reply to my other post on PSUs and monitors plz?

 

[Googer]

eVGA AND ASUS ARE MY PICKS.

RUMOR HAS IT THAT ASUS PAYS NVIDIA EXTRA $$$ TO GET THEIR PICK OF THE LITTER GPUs. THE RESULT IS A VIDEO CARD THAT IS 15% FASTER THAN THE COMPETITIONS.

 

[harobikes333]

O really....? what model Asus do you recommend.? No sli for me I'm thinkin...

 

[DARQ MX]

lol, rumor? Nvidia does not even really make the GPU physically from what I heard. They just design them and make the blueprints for companys to use. Everyone thought ATI made their own cards and GPU's too for a while, but it was visiontek that did that.

Asus is good in the motherboard market. I really don't hear any good things nor bad things on Asus cards. So I would stay with Evga

 

umm...any 7800 = good

 

[harobikes333]

Yup Just getting tight in my budget:\>_<

If you look on page 2 i've got a thread about my list of computer parts which I keep having to bump>_< any help by chance with that ?