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6800GS vs 7800GT

it also depends on what settings you play at. low and medium settings would be works of wonders for the 6800gs. but if you like high, obviously the 7800gt is all that's left. spending hundreds of dollars for 100fps is stupid.
 
Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
it also depends on what settings you play at. low and medium settings would be works of wonders for the 6800gs. but if you like high, obviously the 7800gt is all that's left. spending hundreds of dollars for 100fps is stupid.
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Every folks have different strokes in life. IMO, if the guy wants the best performance, let the best equipment do the job lol

1280x1024 is great for the 6800 GS with some sacrifices on IQ on some games, 7800GT can do this with AA/AF without any hiccups (with the games out today atm...
1600x1200 is great for 7800GT or higher.

either way it's up to u
 
It depends on what you want to play.

The 7800GT will be overall better, especially at higher resolutions and higher image quality settings.
 
Taking a look at that monitor, I see that it runs a native resolution of 1280x1024. If you're planning on playing your games on that resolution, but want to be able to turn on all (or most) of the eye candy, cop the 7800GT.

If you're fine playing with more reasonable settings, get the 6800GS. It all depends on your lust for eye candy, basically.

/has a 7800GT
 
Definitely the 7800GT if you can afford it. No reason to get the 6xxx series if you can cough up for a 7800. The difference makes up for that 120-130.
 
In this price range your better off w/ the 7800GT if you were spending less to begin with I'd say no worries but when your arlready spending close to 200 you can get a large gain in performance by spending only a bit more
 
I paired up a 7800GT with my Acer AL1914B 19" LCD 1280x1024. I'm happy. I don't think the 6800GS will run everything on high at this res., but the 7800GT does.
 
hmm...well i'd still consider the 6800gs if you play at 10x7 or lower. if it's 12x10 and up though, yea the 7800gt would be better. you need to be able to play future games too
 
I made this same decision a couple months ago. It was between the 6800GS or the 7800GT CO, same thing, $100 price difference(relatively) at the time. I was building a brand new rig that would be well rounded(not necessarily an ultimate gaming machine or nothing).

I bought the 6800GS, and I regret it. I needed a video card, and I needed one "now" at that time. I wish I would've done 1 of 2 things, A: bought the 7800GT(a much better performer overall, 1/3 the price premium, but also 1/3 the performance gain, roughly..runs newer games better), B: buy some cheap video card to get me by for the next six months and then upgrade to something that would be a quantum leap above the 7800GT for possibly the same price(IE: 1900XT...with more cards coming out, there will certainly be price cuts). Yes, I can upgrade 6months from now anyways, but the fact is, I blew $200 on a midrange card, I would've taken a less hit if I went with say.. a 6600GT(can be had for around $100) or maybe even something cheaper that was pci-e.

This is just my opinion though, and that is how I would've done things differently, if given a second chance.

To reiterate why I think the 7800GT is a better buy(questionably at this moment though...) over the 6800GS is that the price per performance is worth it a lone...but also it will have longer gaming life, once you spend $200+, mind as well spend that extra buck for something that will last. My 6800GS hesitates to play NFSU2 at 1600X1200, and that's an old game! I haven't had a chance to play any of these newer games, I'm planning to get into quake4 and CS:S later this year, when I have time.
 
Originally posted by: Painman
7800. It will make games look better now, and pull its weight better further on down the road.
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Agreed, I just worded differently and with extra factors.

To reiterate why I think the 7800GT is a better buy(questionably at this moment though...) over the 6800GS is that the price per performance is worth it a lone...but also it will have longer gaming life, once you spend $200+, mind as well spend that extra buck for something that will last.
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The fact that it is going to last longer and play stronger now is worth the extra $100.


Im going to order this one this afternoon and overnight it so I can have it before the weekend. I have been putting together this rig for about a month and I cannot wait to finally use it.

eVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTIt has the copper heatsink, but a lower clock speed, Ill just get the extra clock speed for free when I get it.

Anything is better then what I am using now, an GeForce2 MX 400 32mb, Athlon Thunderbird 1ghz, and 256mb ram.
 
I'd recommend the 7800GT simply because a 6800GS is not capable of running the latest games with AA and AF unless you turn the details down. I don't care what anyone says about it being adequate... it's not. Even my new 7800GT doesn't run FEAR quite as well as I'd like it to. I run it with everything at max except soft shadows off, and I run 2x transparency AA and 8xAF. Average FPS is 63, minimum is 34, and the maximum was 108 I think. About 70% of the time it was above 60 FPS... but when you're actually playing the game I think the frame rates drop more frequently.
 
I suggest the 7800 GT far over the 6800GS. If you want to spend $190-200 buy a Radeon X850 XT. You can find one for $190 plus shipping AR at Monarch right now. It's a good card, arguably the fastest of the AGP behind the pricy 7800 GS. You might not be for that if you're an nvidia fanboy though 😛
 
I just bought the evga 6800GS, haven't installed it yet (tonight).

I'm upgrading from a 9800Pro AIW, so I think I'll see an improvement. Plus I am on a CRT that I usually only play games @ 1024x768, maybe a little higher.

The 7800GT was about $140 CDN more, and I didn't want to spend that much, so hopefully this card cuts it.
 
Depending on what games you play, want to play, or plan on planning in the future determines how that 6800GS will perform for you. I have friends who only play 1 of 2 games, WOW or CS:S. The 6800GS will certainly do an adequate job of handling either one. But again...I sure wish I got the 7800GT CO SE...oh well, I guess I will be able to have $100 more in my pocket when I upgrade in about 8months or so...would've lasted longer with the 7800...
 
if u have tonz of money to spend get the 7800 but if you want to upgrade (x300) for a good price get the 6800gs runs counter strike source at 1280x1024 with all hq no aa and trilinner and gets about 80-120 fps
on bf2 on medium/high settings runs smothly (i cant figure the fps in that game)
 
I coughed up the money for a 7800GT and I think it's worth it. It feels good not worrying about tweaking the settings to get the best perf/IQ blend. You just set whatever resolution looks good on your monitor, put everything max and go. Worth the peace of mind in my opinion.
 
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