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Question about pricing of 7800 GT and other things

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killershroom1985

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Is this $300 price going to be around for a while or will these continue to fall?

Also, I asked this over in teh Hot Deals section, but I don't think anyone knows:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130256

Is this card overkill for someone who wants to play random games (everquest, Need For Speed, Doom 3, Quake 4 ) at 1024x768 on a 17inch CRT monitor? The only true video card I've ever had was a TNT2 with 32 megs of ram. Right now I'm running with xpress 200 onboard graphics.

Also, does it need a specific type of power source? Mine is just a generic one that came with the case(400W) running an amd 64 3000, 1 gig ram, 3 hard drives, 2 cd drives.

I'm really wanting this to last 3 or so years: Reasonable thinking? Also, the VIVO: Does this make it a good media center card?
 
(1) Yes, prices will continue to fall... how quickly depends on wether the next-gen cards are really released in January or not.

(2) While you don't really need a 7800GT for the games you mentioned at that resolution, unless you want to spend another $300+ in 5-6 months, its the card you want to go with.

(3) Its very likely you need to grab a new power supply.. a quality Antec or Fortron 400-500 watt model should do the job.. don't be deceived by the ratings on your generic, my bet is that a good 300 watt PSU actually puts out more usable power.

(4) Don't know enough about the VIVO features of the 7800GT to answer this one... sorry.
 
Originally posted by: Captante
(1) Yes, prices will continue to fall... how quickly depends on wether the next-gen cards are really released in January or not.

(2) While you don't really need a 7800GT for the games you mentioned at that resolution, unless you want to spend another $300+ in 5-6 months, its the card you want to go with.

(3) Its very likely you need to grab a new power supply.. a quality Antec or Fortron 400-500 watt model should do the job.. don't be deceived by the ratings on your generic, my bet is that a good 300 watt PSU actually puts out more usable power.

(4) Don't know enough about the VIVO features of the 7800GT to answer this one... sorry.
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Alrighty, good stuff 😉
 
If you want to get a good deal on a 7800gt try to get in on the EVGA deal where they give you a free motherboard with it. Check at Newegg and Tiger Direct to see if the deal comes back on. That's what I did and effectively paid $275 Can. after you subtract the value of the free motherboard.
 
Originally posted by: CJP
If you want to get a good deal on a 7800gt try to get in on the EVGA deal where they give you a free motherboard with it. Check at Newegg and Tiger Direct to see if the deal comes back on. That's what I did and effectively paid $275 Can. after you subtract the value of the free motherboard.
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I thought about that, but I currently have an MSI rs480. So, no need for the board.
 
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