NVidia's latest offering 7900GTO equals or nears 7900GTX's performances

[Navid]

Originally posted by: JBT
According to ZZF's site that card only has a 1 year warrenty and you can add another by registering on their web site.

According to eVGA's site, it has a lifetime warranty.
http://www.evga.com/articles/327.asp

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Can it still be volt-modded?

 

[hardwareking]

those are basically gtx's.nvidia are eager to clear out as many G71's as possible,cuase G80(8800 gtx is on the way).And not many are buyin the gtx's.
So they want to get rid of them quick.So the logical thing to do is to make a cheaper version.And sell,sell,sell.

 

[josh6079]

Hey, this card looks awesome! Glad to see Nvidia dropping the price to meet the performance that you get. This 7900GTO is right on par--if not better with EVGA--than the price/performance of the X1900XT's.

 

[CrystalBay]

Yeah , this is a smokin deal...

 

[BassBomb]

7900GTO for 300
or
X1900XT 256 for 310

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: BassBomb
7900GTO for 300
or
X1900XT 256 for 310

With those prices, I'd have to go with 7900 GTO, but somehow your pricing seems off.

I can get X1900XT 256 MB for same as you listed but in CND....

I think X1900XT 256 MB should be quite a bit less if you look around.


Edit: LOL @ myself.

I am so used to ppl being American here, i think of things in American pricing.

I see you are in Canada.

d00d, get the 7900 GTO NCIX has for $270 AR
I'm extremely tempted to get it myself because of a few annoyances i have with my X1900XT.

 

[CrystalBay]

7900gto512 for 260 FTW...

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: lopri
Congrats on your lifer status, n7.

Thanx.

I wanted to stay @ the magical 10K forever, but i can't resist posting here

 

[Hauk]

I feel like a freakin puppet on a string. In two weeks, my purchase decisions have swayed from a 7950 GT > x1900xt > x1950xt > 7900 GTO.

This seems to be the deal to beat, so I pulled the trigger. It appears to be a 7900GTX in every way. EVGA's spec sheet puts mem at 1.2ns, so clocking it back up should be a snap unless they've screwed with voltage or something. First person to post memory oc's wins a prize. Here's a thread on EVGA's site to follow as well:

7900 GTO

 

[n7]

I think you made the right choice.

This card seems like a great bang-for-buck card right now, & you get a sweet quiet stock cooler, unlike what you'd have on all the others.

 

[Hauk]

The 1950 stock cooler is sweet, the only reason it went into the possibilities mix. Didn't make sense to go top end at this time though.

The 7900GTO coming from EVGA is at an ideal price/performance/upgrade point. They'll make another coin if I step-up to G80. Of course, they knew that...

(feels strings pulling)

 

[n7]

Yes, the X1950XTX cooler is pwnage.

I got mixed up when you listed the X1950XT
I didn't think there was an X1950XT.

 

[videopho]

Get some more updates.

xtremesystems

benchies

overclockers-uk

overclockers-uk part 2


Looks like the GTOes were available at least a week or so across the great pond prior to the US counterparts.

copy right out of overclockers-uk forum post...

Greetings,
Right just finished some testing on 2 MSI 7900 GTO's in single and SLI config on a Badaxe motherboard with the 85.96 Modded drivers. All tests in this part were run on a 6600@3.6G's 1:1 400 FSB 4-4-4-12

Single card only running @ default with 91.47 drivers

3D mark 06

3DMark Score 6281 3DMarks

SM 2.0 Score 2514 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 2352 Marks
CPU Score 3080 Marks

Fear
Max Detail ( Soft Shdows Off ), no AA, 16 Ani, 1600x1200
Min 43
Avg 73
Max 156

Company of Heroes
Max Detail inc AA at 1920x1200
Min 18 Avg 38 Max 108


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SLI with modded 85.96 Drivers @ default

3D mark 06

3DMark Score 10373 3DMarks

SM 2.0 Score 4644 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4193 Marks
CPU Score 3084 Marks


Fear
Max Detail ( Soft Shdows Off ), no AA, 16 Ani, 1600x1200
Min 82
Avg 134
Max 365

Company of Heroes
Max Detail inc AA at 1920x1200
Min 36 Avg 68.5 Max 176


----------------------------------------------------

SLI Overclocked to 685/720


3D mark 06

3DMark Score 10897 3DMarks

SM 2.0 Score 4936 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4469 Marks
CPU Score 3083 Marks

Fear
Max Detail ( Soft Shdows Off ), no AA, 16 Ani, 1600x1200
Min 82
Avg 143
Max 377



-----------------------------------------------------

Heres one I did with my 6600 OC to 3.8G to see how they scale in 3D mark 06



3DMark Score 10963 3DMarks

SM 2.0 Score 4911 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4439 Marks
CPU Score 3244 Marks


All & all it sounds like a great card for the $$$. Mine was shipped yesterday from ZZF...can't wait to lay my hands on one hot babe.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: videopho
can't wait to lay my hands on one hot babe.

Then what are you doing playing around with computers?

I'm still on the fence with this one. Pricing has been $250-$260-$265-$260... New GPUs maybe in a month or two - will it push down pricing or will these cards disappear? Will these be like 6800GS and stick around a lot longer than expected, and drop in price gradually? Will new GPUs put these to shame? Well, besides on power draw and heat output.

Next question is... will Newegg get these and beat ZZF's price?

 

[dak125]

I just ordered one of these because my video card just died last night. Did I make the right purchase? Please check out this thread.

 

[Hauk]

Zap, these will go away. Same gpu, pcb, cooler, and memory as 7900GTX it appears. This gives EVGA, MSI, and whomever else jumps on board a way to get rid of components on hand. Once pcb's, gpu's, and other build components are depleted, this thing is gone.

It's perfect marketing. Not many people buying high end right now due to upcoming product launch. We get to bust a nut by getting a GTX for $260.00, and they don't take a bath on build components in stock...

 

[BlackG0d]

Judging by some screenshots it trades blows (I like when reviews use this phrase) with X1900XT 256.

http://www.pcdiga.net/showthread.php?p=125367

But that is BEFORE being flashed. What problems have you had with 1900XT n7? Is the color of the X1900XT better than nVidia's offering?

 

[Nightmare225]

Originally posted by: BlackG0d
Judging by some screenshots it trades blows (I like when reviews use this phrase) with X1900XT 256.

http://www.pcdiga.net/showthread.php?p=125367

But that is BEFORE being flashed. What problems have you had with 1900XT n7? Is the color of the X1900XT better than nVidia's offering?

Damn, this might be a better value than the X1900XT 256...

 

[secretanchitman]

HDCP?

i'd just stick with a 7950GT or a hdcp enabled 7900GT.

 

[BlackG0d]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
HDCP?

i'd just stick with a 7950GT or a hdcp enabled 7900GT.

I have been out of the loop about latest HD stuff. Is this the new high definition standard that uses HDMI connectors?

 

[n7]

I just ordered one :Q I swear i have a gawddamn upgrading disease...

NCIX is backordered though...i just hope i get one before they are all gone, since NCIX mentioned they aren't getting any more other than what they ordered...

Now i can run SLIfire with my X1900XT + 7900GTO

 

[josh6079]

Heck two of those in SLI will beat a X1950XTX for about ~$50~$70 more and give better AA (Except for HDR+AA that is). Damn that's a great deal! Not too mention the clocks you could get with those would stomp a 7950GX2 for pretty much the same money. You can also sell one and keep one, sell both, etc. You wouldn't be limited to the pancake design of the 7950GX2. Being able to flash them to two 7900GTX's means that anyone with a 7900GTX can flash this GTO and place it with their card to get Nvidia's best SLI setup as of now.

:thumbsup: Nvidia

 

[fierydemise]

Its strange there don't seem to be many benchmarks, just a french site with funny numbers (7900GTO winning Oblivion?) and a review site I've never heard of. A good deal without a doubt but I'd wait for more benchmarks before pulling the trigger.

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: fierydemise
Its strange there don't seem to be many benchmarks, just a french site with funny numbers (7900GTO winning Oblivion?) and a review site I've never heard of. A good deal without a doubt but I'd wait for more benchmarks before pulling the trigger.

The MSI's 7900GTO version has already been released in Europe at least a week earlier than the eVGA's counterpart version of the USA market. That's the reason for the benchies you're seeing today which have mostly come from there.
overclockers-uk
Most of those who live in the US have ordered from ZZF or Mwave such as myself should start receiving their card as early this Monday.