Graphics Card Performance

[imported_cinder]

I currently have a nVidia GeForce 5700 Ultra AGP graphics card. I am planning a massive upgrade of the system and the last thing in my list to buy is a graphics card. I am trying to stay at a pretty low budget and still be able to play games maxed out at a 1280x1024 Res. on my 19" NEC 90GX2. I was curious how the performace of say a 7600GT would compare to the performance of the 5700 Ultra. If I won't notice much of a difference I know I would notice if I went with a eVGA 7900GS KO. I really would prefer nVidia and I am also looking for a cool and quite card as I am overclocking my new system-->(C2D E6300, GA-965P-DS3, and 2GB Crucial DDR2-1000 (PC2-8000), Thermaltake Big Typhoon, and an Antec Neo HE 550 all in a Thermaltake Aguila Case). I want to go with a lower priced card cause I plan to go dx10 when there is a 2nd refresh and don't want to spend a lot of money on this card currently.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Anything out there is at least 5 times faster than that card... dont worry about getting the 7600 GT

 

[akshayt]

A 7600GT is good for 1024x768 med or med to high settiings in newer/intensive games like Oblivion, GRAW etc, don't expect as much in Rainbow Six Vegas or DA.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Check out Tom's VGA charts.

 

[apoppin]

i didn't see your budget for a video card

and you won't get *maxed* with a 7600GT at 10x12 -- even though it is many [many] times faster than your old card

what games do you play and expect to play?

if you are a gamer, don't skimp on the GPU

save a little more ... wait a little longer .... or just get a cheapie with a view to upgrading the video later ... lots of ways to go ... don't worry about DX10 ... won't see full DX10 games for a couple of years.

and you just might consider ATi ... they are cheaper for the same performance in the midrange [sometimes] ... ATi's drivers have equaled nvidia -- long since you bought your last video card.

 

[Cookie Monster]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Check out Tom's VGA charts.

No dont.

ANyway, 7600GT is around 10~20% faster than a 6800ultra. A 6800ultra was 3 times as fast as a 5900ultra. So basically its around 4~5 times faster than your 5700ultra.

Not to mention a 7900GS should be even more faster. You will able to use AA/AF in your games.

 

[aka1nas]

A 7600GT is on par with 6800-level hardware. The 6800 smoked the 59xx series by a huge margin, let alone a lowly 5700.

 

[magomago]

I dunno - I play older games and recently jumped up from my ti4200 to the 7600GT and now i'm getting frame rates in the hundreds....DOTA is as smooth as ever

In all seriousness the hardest I pushed it was using Serious Sam 2 that came with my card and I got it beautiful on max settings with every slight a lag. I turned off bloom and then everything was silky smooth -- and everything looked BETTER might I add [same thing withi AOE3 although I don't get lag with that game...whoever really thinks bloom makes a game look better needs to be shot]

 

[imported_cinder]

Well I play Battlefield 2, Counter-Strike: Source and 1.6(graphics no problem here), DoD:S, Half-Life 2 Series, NFS: Most Wanted, NFS:Carbon, and I want to get the new Hitman (the 5700 isn't supported at all D. I play all these games at 1280x1024 with all eye-candy off to get good frame rates.

 

[Aries64]

Originally posted by: akshayt
A 7600GT is good for 1024x768 med or med to high settiings in newer/intensive games like Oblivion, GRAW etc, don't expect as much in Rainbow Six Vegas or DA.

STFU. Stop trying to sound as if you know what the Hell you're talking about, akshayt.

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: akshayt
A 7600GT is good for 1024x768 med or med to high settiings in newer/intensive games like Oblivion, GRAW etc, don't expect as much in Rainbow Six Vegas or DA.

who let you back here?

 

[I4AT]

If you wanna play 12x10 with high/max settings I'd recommend the 7900gs at least. I play on a 19" LCD with a 7600gt and on newer games I have to lower most of the settings to medium for playable framerates. The 7900gs is a great overclocker and low power consumer too, most of em seem to get 20-25% on core.

 

[Conky]

Tom's Hardware comparision tool might be useful as someone else mentioned.

You might also keep an eye peeled on the Hot Deals forum here. I got my pci-e 7900GS for under $130 a couple months ago to replace my AGP X850XT. I only wanted a card at least as fast as the AGP card and got one a bit faster. These keep going on sale at various places so you might want to start checking that forum.

 

[novice]

I hemmed and hawed over the same 7600GT vs 7900 GS for my new Biostar T-Force 6100 socket 939 board and Athlon 64 3700. I wound up with this one, in the hope that it would also be servicable for the next upgrade. I figured for an extra $30 or so after rebate, the double the memory bandwidth should be worth it. I will probably be CPU limited, too, so at least it shouldn't be the graphics card holding me back. I just hope my 430W Thermaltake power supply will be sufficient.

 

[imported_cinder]

I think I am gonna go with the eVGA 7900GS KO. Lifetime Warranty is what got me. Plus its the best card in my price range with really good overclocking is nice too...whether I will do that or not remains to be seen just because I don't know if that will void my eVGA warranty. No Volt Modding I will just be using coolbits.

 

[betasub]

Looks like you've thought it through & decided on your priorities... and come to a good decision Enjoy your graphics upgrade!