7950gt OC vs. 8800gts 320meg

[nutxo]

Which is the better card and would the 8800 be an upgrade from the 7950?

 

[happy medium]

8800 gts 320mb is is directx 10 ready, has better performance clock for clock, and is better for 1280x1024 resolutions and below in all games made today.

 

[chizow]

Unless you're really unhappy with how your 7950GT runs at whatever resolution/settings you're running, its probably better to wait for a DX10 title you actually want. Yes the 320MB is an upgrade in performance, but driver issues with the 8800s are enough of a concern to marginalize that performance delta. The 6 and 7 series have more or less mature drivers in XP, the 8-series still has a lot of unpatched bugs and issues under XP, and all 3 series have outstanding issues in Vista.

By the time there's a real need for you to upgrade from a 7950 (X1900+ owners are in the same boat), 8800 prices will have dropped and there may be more options like the 8900/8600 series and R600s.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: chizow
Unless you're really unhappy with how your 7950GT runs at whatever resolution/settings you're running, its probably better to wait for a DX10 title you actually want. Yes the 320MB is an upgrade in performance, but driver issues with the 8800s are enough of a concern to marginalize that performance delta. The 6 and 7 series have more or less mature drivers in XP, the 8-series still has a lot of unpatched bugs and issues under XP, and all 3 series have outstanding issues in Vista.

By the time there's a real need for you to upgrade from a 7950 (X1900+ owners are in the same boat), 8800 prices will have dropped and there may be more options like the 8900/8600 series and R600s.

Listen to this guy he knows what hes talking about.:thumbsup: