eVGA 7800GT vs 7800GT CO vs 7800GT CO SE

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Is the 7800GT CO SE better than the BFG 7800GTOC?? Seems like it.. The "SE" part just scares me. I hate all these stupid labels because back in the day of 9600s, SE meant like its a cut down with half the memory bandwidth killed...


Anyways.. All I see is 10mhz difference between the CO and the SE. As long as the SE is faster than the regular 7800GT I'm happy, but I want to make sure the only difference is 10 MHz between the CO and the CO SE.....

 

[CP5670]

The SE is somewhat better than the BFG card. The factory set clocks are higher (460/1100mhz instead of 425/1050mhz) and it has a better cooler on it, a copper version of the GTX cooler (which has a larger fan than the normal GT cooler).

As for the CO/SE thing, the 10mhz is the only difference. Actually, many of the SEs are clocked at 470mhz out of the box and so are completely identical to the normal CO.

 

[supastar1568]

nah. Get the CO SE, you will not be disappointed. I have the same card. It is much faster than a regular 7800gt.

They are stock suppose to come at 460/1100 which is plenty faster than a regular 7800gt.

Mine came at (and yours probably will too) 470/1100. Its a great card

 

[RussianSensation]

for $269 after mir, X1800XT will TRUMP 7800GT. If you are an nvidia guy and plan on serious overclocking go with 7900GT.

X1800XT 512mb though is a very powerful card.

X1800XT vs. 7800GT/GTX vs. 7800GTX 512mb

 

[Fallengod]

Well that benchmark you linked was showing a stock 400mhz 7800gt. In addition, that was only 1 game, the difference in other games was way lower. Even so, that 15 fps difference you wouldnt even notice in BF2. Also that benchmark was done with old nivida 81.98 drivers. The newer drivers perform better. So those are a few factors to consider. A 470mhz CO SE is way faster than a 400mhz stock card.

Both are great cards. ATI and nvidia both make great cards. Id still recommend getting the 7800GT CO SE as others stated. Its cheaper than the CO and is identical. Dont ask me why. Supposedly the 7800gt CO SE is 460mhz, where as the CO is 470mhz. However I can tell you all CO SE cards ship with the CO bios, so they run at 470mhz as well. The point of that? I have no clue.... To answer OP's question, yes an EVGA 7800GT CO SE(470mhz) is faster than a BFG 7800GT OC(425mhz).

I have the evga 7800gt CO SE myself. Mine was $240AR @ Monarch about 1-2 months ago. Definitely best bang 4 buck if you ask me.

Thats what I would suggest getting. I can tell you that a stock "normal" 400mhz 7800gt is about 10fps at the very most slower than a GTX. Well, the 7800GT CO SE, is 470mhz, which makes it easily faster, or at least on par with a gtx. So thats something to consider.

Another thing you might think about is buying one used off forums. I just recently bought a used BFG 7800gt off forums for $200 shipped for a friend. So $200 for a 7800gt is a pretty nice bang-4-buck. Just something to think about.

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: modempower
Well that benchmark you linked was showing a stock 400mhz 7800gt. In addition, that was only 1 game, the difference in other games was way lower. Even so, that 15 fps difference you wouldnt even notice in BF2. Also that benchmark was done with old nivida 81.98 drivers. The newer drivers perform better. So those are a few factors to consider. A 470mhz CO SE is way faster than a 400mhz stock card.

The drivers dont generally make that much of a difference across a variety of games, maybe 1-2 games. ATI will still outpeform not just a 7800GT, but an overclocked 7800GTX 256mb and 7900GT.

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It will be MUCH faster in FEAR and Oblivion. I agree with you about picking up a used 7800GT if he can find one. But comparing 2 cards side by side X1800XT hands down. X1800XT beats overclocked 7800GTX nevermind GT that has 4 fewer pipes. Not to mention it can do HDR + AA and has high Q AF, and it performs better in 90% of shader (latest) games.