Difference between 7800 GT and 7800 GTX?

[Logical One]

wondering...cuz I'm getting one or the other...but the GT is cheaper...is the difference worth the 100 or so dollars?

 

[Messudieh]

Gt should do you just fine

GTX = ~430-450 mhz X 24 Pipes

GT = ~400 - 450 X 20 pipes

Shop around and look for the highest clocked one you can if you're really looking to get a bit more perfomrance out of it.

 

[Logical One]

thanks...

 

[Deathcharge]

GT should be fine for now, although there is a new 512MB GTX coming out this month so the 256 GTX might become more affordable

 

[Logical One]

if so...can I SLI a GT and a GTX (when it becomes more affordable)?

 

[suicidalpigeon]

sli is a not so viable choice, but if you want to, just make sure the cards are identical.

 

[Logical One]

oh...why is SLI not so viable though?

 

[suicidalpigeon]

here's an old example, but still a goodie: 2x6800ultra=$1000(at the time), then the gtx comes out ($600) and blew the sli'ed 6800ultra's off the face of the earth (exaggerating), and some people bought the 512mb ultras for $1000 EACH. even if prices do go down, you'll still lose some $$$. best is to just stay with single cards, sell the old one and buy a new one when you want to.

 

[Logical One]

I see...thank you...so I shouldn't SLI my MoBo either (I'm tired...I mean...get an SLI MoBo)?

 

[Finns14]

all personal preference right now my opion is that no SLI is not worth it but if I had the money I would probably be doing it to squeeze out the last ~20-30FPS but in answer to your earlier question if you look at benchmarks the eVGA 7800GT OC score very close to the GTX so its up to you. You can save even more money by purchasing a GT and OCing it yourself. Finally you might wanna wait for the price drop expected soon because of the 512MB 7800GTX

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
here's an old example, but still a goodie: 2x6800ultra=$1000(at the time), then the gtx comes out ($600) and blew the sli'ed 6800ultra's off the face of the earth (exaggerating), and some people bought the 512mb ultras for $1000 EACH. even if prices do go down, you'll still lose some $$$. best is to just stay with single cards, sell the old one and buy a new one when you want to.

thats true but there are no new cards that are supposed to come out to destroy the GTX or GT in the near future. i think the GTX 512mb will be somewhere in the ballpark of 10% faster than current GTXs

 

[SnoMunke]

SLI? Non-SLI? I am tired of reading these reviews that SLI is so great. There is point to where benchmarks don't equate to real-life scenarios. Give me an IBM mainframe and I will show you benchmarks. Anandtech.com (and others) need to start running anti-virus scanners, spyware scanners, chat programs, firewalls, etc. when testing/benchmarking computer systems as most people are running these services when gaming, encoding, etc. SLI should stay in the niche market, not drift to the mainstream as it seems to be. Hell, doesn't it get hot enough in a computer case already? Ok...off topic now...will shut-up.

 

[GOREGRINDER]

the cards dont have to be identical anymore that was just somethin that was a limiting factor at first until they worked on more important probs,...now y8ou can use any 2 geforce 6600 and up cards of the same chipset,...so for example a 512mb albatron 7800gtx and a 256mb bfg 7800gtx can now be sli'd at the expence of it using the common memory multiple(so both cards would run using 256mb) however a 7800GT and a 7800gtx is not recommended by nvidia as far as i know ,for im sure it would also use the common pipeline multiple,..being 20 rendering pipes so you would be dampening the 7800gtx

i just have 2 identical cards in every way just because im anal like that and they HAD to match ,..i was more worried that by the time i got the second one i wouldnt be able to get the same card,cuz it was before SLI changed like that, and at first i had no real intention of goin sli ,but after livin in the world of sli,...im a believer

 

[imported_rod]

SLI is only really useful as an upgrade path.

e.g:
You buy a 7800GT now (for $400), and enjoy it's next generation power.

Then in 12 months, spend $250 on another 7800GT, and you will have the equivalent of a 8800GT, without the $400+ price tag.

RoD

 

[Caebron]

You pay ~$100 for 4 extra pipelines - If you have the cash shell it out. The performance increase is minimal but worth it for some.

Shop around and look for the highest clocked one you can if you're really looking to get a bit more perfomrance out of it.

Don't get a manufacturer OC'd version. 1) the fact that they sell pre-oc'd cards shows you what the GPU's are capable of and that you can easily oc that yourself.
2) the manufacturer OC'd cards are usually TURDS - hardly overclockable anymore.

If you can shell out the extra cash to get a OC version, chip in a little more and get a GTX.

Just my two cents worth.