7800 GS AGP Upgrade ?

[JPB]

Ok, I know all about video cards, this thread is for my brother really. Right now he is running a ATi 9600 128. I know what kind of upgrade it is. Not sure if he does tho...he only know's what I tell him. He is still on AGP....I tried talking him in to getting a cheaper pci-e card and a pci-e mobo. Can you all give him your thoughts? I will show him this thread. He seem's to like the GS for the way it looks...lol...He seem's to have his heart set on NV...so I think mentioning ATi is out of the question....thoughts ?

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

i went from a 9800pro to this 7800gs and im getting a double fps increase in most games... now that being said, what socket is his cpu cus he might as well get a cheaper 7600gt + pci-e and be more future proof...

this is my thought because AGP is seriously showing its age..

ive yet to get oblivion but i will reinstall the 9800pro and then test with this 7800 and tell you the difference

 

[JPB]

Mobo is a 754 I think........

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Yeah what socket is the cpu? eventhough for the price of the 7800gs you can get a 7900gt which is SOOO much faster then that 7800gs. Just get a cheap pcie mobo, sell yours, and bam you got a killer gmaing rig.

 

[JPB]

Oh, he really dont want to buy a PCI-e mobo because he think's that is a major overhaul.....

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: x80064
Mobo is a 754 I think........

Thats fine, I saw a couple of 743 mobo's that support pcie. (tforce 6100?)

cheap too.

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: x80064
Oh, he really dont want to buy a PCI-e mobo because he think's that is a major overhaul.....

lol, you know what is a major overhaul? spending all that money on a card like 7800gs.

 

[JPB]

Originally posted by: AzNPinkTuv
i went from a 9800pro to this 7800gs and im getting a double fps increase in most games... now that being said, what socket is his cpu cus he might as well get a cheaper 7600gt + pci-e and be more future proof...

this is my thought because AGP is seriously showing its age..

ive yet to get oblivion but i will reinstall the 9800pro and then test with this 7800 and tell you the difference

He also has no SM3.0 titles. I tried talking him into this card....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102688

 

[CKXP]

Originally posted by: x80064
Mobo is a 754 I think........

if so, there is no reason why he can't go pcie, for the same price a 7800gs, he can afford a 7600gt and a NF4 s754 motherboard.

 

[JPB]

Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369
Yeah what socket is the cpu? eventhough for the price of the 7800gs you can get a 7900gt which is SOOO much faster then that 7800gs. Just get a cheap pcie mobo, sell yours, and bam you got a killer gmaing rig.

He only has $300 to spend...

 

[SpeedZealot369]

That card is exactly what he should get, or a 7600gt.

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: x80064

Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369
Yeah what socket is the cpu? eventhough for the price of the 7800gs you can get a 7900gt which is SOOO much faster then that 7800gs. Just get a cheap pcie mobo, sell yours, and bam you got a killer gmaing rig.

He only has $300 to spend...

That 754 tforce mobo is like 60 bucks. Plus he'll sell the mobo he has right now for some more green. I would look at the 7600gt at newegg, I think its like 170 AR

 

[JPB]

OH, I forgot to mention that he lives for Doom 3 Multiplayer. This is why he want's a upgrade

 

[Avalon]

The 7800GS isn't too much faster than an X850XT, and the 7600GT is faster than that. If he's on s754, he can easily grab a PCI-express capable s754 motherboard on the cheap. The Biostar Tforce 6100 comes to mind as a great board, I'm getting one myself for s754. It's about $70, and you can pair it with an eVGA 7600GT CO for $175AR at Newegg. You're all taken care of

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

7600gt is not as fast as my 7800gs superclocked...

i benched... but i dunno about the other ones

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: AzNPinkTuv
7600gt is not as fast as my 7800gs superclocked...

i benched... but i dunno about the other ones

Maybe you shoulda compared the 7800gs superclocked to a 7600gt superclocked...

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369

Originally posted by: AzNPinkTuv
7600gt is not as fast as my 7800gs superclocked...

i benched... but i dunno about the other ones

Maybe you shoulda compared the 7800gs superclocked to a 7600gt superclocked...

true dat.. ill do that next time i go over the friends house.

i belive the 7600 can oc alot more though cus myu card can only go up to about 500/1450 on stock with a fan blowing direct and case off

 

[gramboh]

I went 9800 non-pro to 6800 GS (didn't want to pay the extra 100ish CDN for 7800GS) and it was a huge jump in FPS. Quake 4 (and I'm assuming Doom 3) runs fast at 1024x768 everything on high 4X AA 8X AF.

 

[JPB]

Will the 7600 GT be limited in any way knowing it has a 128 bit controller ?

 

[JPB]

Anyone know of any 76 GT vs. 78 GS benches ?

 

[JPB]

So some of you are saying that the 76 GT is faster than the 78 GS ?

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

roughly equal.