Can buy EVGA 7800 GTX for 490 each....decent upgrade path?

[Mackie2k]

Worth it?

I'm a hardcore gamer, BF2, FPS mostly......

Running higher res with the 20inch Wide LCD's....

 

[Amplifier]

No, wait until a game needs the 7800gtx.

 

[Cheesetogo]

I'd buy one right now, before your 6800gt's drop too much more. Buy a second when needed.

 

[thegimp03]

With that setup, I'd wait. Prices on these are dropping fast and it'd save you a few bucks most likely.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
I'd buy one right now, before your 6800gt's drop too much more. Buy a second when needed.

 

[Mackie2k]

That's what I was thinking....

But if I could sell my two 6800 GT's for $600 shipped....I could get the 7800 GTX and at least be away from the SLI.

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
I'd buy one right now, before your 6800gt's drop too much more. Buy a second when needed.

 

[m21s]

Sell the 6800's while there still worth it.
Buy 1 7800 and be happy with the same if not more performace.
When needed buy a second.
Easy choice here.

 

[5150Joker]

SLI 7800 GTX is perfect for BF2. I've got a single one and it still doesn't quite cut it.

 

[imported_Kensai]

2 X 7800GTX isn't decent. It's great!

 

[DaveyTN]

2 x 7800 gtx probably is great but its too expensive for me! $1000 for something that will be beat by something else in 6 months... I just don't see it.

 

[deadseasquirrel]

Only you can determine if it's worth it to you or not. I'm in the same exact situation, and I have decided to hold on to the GTs because at the resolution I play at, and the settings I choose, the single GTX performs right about the exact same as the GT SLI.

According to Anandtech's article, the results at 16x12 with 4xAA are as follows:

Game.......6800U SLI.........GTX
BF2...............53.3..............53.4
Doom3..........75.4..............54.2
HL2..............118.4..............119
SC:CT..........53.7...............56.5
KOTOR2.......47.4................52
UT2k4..........75.3................73.9

Some pros for the GTX:
TSAA capabilities
single-card solution, so less heat, power, etc
performance works in every game where SLI shows no increase in some older games
you could sell your GTs for around $600 maybe, and pocket the extra $$$

I'm choosing to wait because the benchmarks show there is no FPS advantage at the resolution/settings I play at. The heat hasn't been a problem for my system since I built it in Feb., and the extra power isn't crippling my PSU or my elec bill. SLI seems to work fine on every game I play, and I feel confident that trend will continue with newer games as well.

There's always a strong desire to upgrade when something new comes out. Especially for those of us who bought SLI since it's obvious we won't hesitate to throw money at something. But I am going to wait until a SINGLE card solution really puts my GTs to shame or a game comes out that I want to play and cannot. Who knows, maybe the upcoming ATI or rumored nV Ultra will be that card.

 

[nitromullet]

I dunno. I would go with the single 7800GTX and sell the two 6800GT's. I have 7800GTX's in SLI now, and that is my plan for when the 8-series comes out next year. The money I get for two 7800GTX's should cover the price of one 8-series... That way, you pretty much break even, and you have another PCI-E slot open for a future SLI upgrade. Honestly, I like my SLI rig, and I have been planning on building one pretty much since it came out, but I'm really not sure if I would do it again. It's extremely costly for the noticable performance increase you get, plus v-sync doesn't work properly, so in way, the IQ is decreased. NVIDIA is working on this issue, but apparently, they have been working on it for a while.

 

[Bateluer]

Dang, you must have a lot of money to burn if you bought two 6800GTs, and now want to sell them for a single 7800GTX, which is about the same speed.

I believe you should stick with the 6800GTs and wait until the 8xxx series comes out. Upgrading from your current setup is a waste of money.

 

[Acanthus]

wait for the ultra if youre gonna shell out that kind of cash.

 

[KoolHonda]

If you can sell the GTs for enough to cover the price of the GTX, I would go that route.

 

[Gamingphreek]

How long have you had that 6800GT. If it has been less than 90days just "step up"

I would wait, as prices are dropping, and will drop even further when the R520 is released or the Ultra is released.

-Kevin

 

[Mackie2k]

Yeah i got plenty of money, money isn't the issue...

I'm just tired of the SLI issues.........

 

[Soccerman06]

Ugh. Everyone thinks theres going to be an ultra version in the near future that will perform so much better than the GTX. I got news for you guys, it will be 6-9 months before it appears, along with the R580 (or the R520, if it ever comes out)

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
Ugh. Everyone thinks theres going to be an ultra version in the near future that will perform so much better than the GTX. I got news for you guys, it will be 6-9 months before it appears, along with the R580 (or the R520, if it ever comes out)

We will see at quakecon wont we?

There are no less than 8 pieces of hardware missing from "exsistence" in current NV drivers, some of these are the C51 integrated chipset based on the Geforce 6200.

At least 1 of these is the 7800GT which is painfully close to release, some stores have slipped up and released the specs already. ZZF had the XFX up on their page for a few minutes at 420 core, 1000 memory, 20 pipes, $449.

The 7800GTX overclocks EXTREMELY well, indicating this is not the highest peroformance part NV can put out, especially with its nearly pathetic cooling system in place now.

Nvidia has a release coming out called "The power of 3" at quakecon.

It either going to be the C51, GT, and GTX (redundant, and C51 is a 6 series)

The GT, GTX, Ultra (possible)

C51, GT, Ultra (3 new releases, but again, C51 is a 6 series GPU)

OR it could be something completely different, in reference to driver upgrades that support Dual Core, or using the C51 chip with SLI to acheive 3 GPU performance.

The only information we really have now is that current beta drivers claim large increases with SMP/SMT, and that the 7800GT is very close to release.