7800GT or 7800GTX

[supastar1568]

ok , im in the market for a new graphics card. I have an athlon 64 3200+, Gigabyte Ga-K8N ultra 9 nforce4 mobo.

I have a Samsung 710N 17" LCD monitor that plays at 1280 x 1024 native resolution.

I dont ever plan on getting anything higher than a 19" monitor so i will be always playing at a 1280 x 1024 resolution.

With this said, my question is should i go for the 7800gt or the 7800gtx. If i really have to i WILL shell out the extra money to get the 7800GTX. I just dont want to spend the money if im not going to see that much of a large difference between the two at that resolution.

The GTX is like a hundred dollars more, which is not really problem (just that i would have to put all of my change in coin rolls and bring it to the bank, thats where the extra hundered would come from).

So which should i go for?

Maybe i should just get the 7800GT and save the spare change?

 

[xtknight]

Yeah 7800GT, you definitely don't need any more for a 19".

 

[Crescent13]

7800GT. For 1280x1024, you don't need any more than that. If you get into 1600x1200 and above with AA and AF, then you might consider a 7800GTX.

 

[supastar1568]

yea, if anything i wont be getting to 1600 x 1200 for at least 2-3 more years (when i move out). And by then there will be new grapichs cards out anyways.

But untill then its 17" , maybe 19 " tops if i ever come across some random spending money

 

[jiffylube1024]

I'd go for the 7800GT if it's >=$100 cheaper.

With the money you save, you can get a 17" or 19" LCD with DVI down the line... 😉

 

[Lonyo]

I can do 1600x1200 w/4xAA using a 7800GT, so 1280x1024 won't be a problem.

 

[supastar1568]

yea, as long as it will play my BF2 and AOE 3 (when it comes out) on good details

im sure it will