step up to 7950 GT?

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Is it worth it? Like Isaid I got a 7900GT. Can you also volt mod the 7950? And I got a question about the step up program. When I turn in my video card to eVGA, do they determine my difference by how much I spent on Newegg, or how much they charge?

 

[Hal0]

i think is not worth the money upgrading from 7900gt to 7950gt

 

[Rhezuss]

Absolutely not!

Really not worth the money.

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

But the 512MB

 

[Cookie Monster]

How much is it to step up? I think it might be worth it. Note that if your using stock GT, the 7950GT is much faster.

 

[Hal0]

Memory is not that important but if your mobo supports SLI, you could get another 7900gt and sli them, it is a way to improve performance.

Fall '06 NVIDIA GPU Refresh - Part II: GeForce 7950 GT and SLI

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
How much is it to step up? I think it might be worth it. Note that if your using stock GT, the 7950GT is much faster.

That was the seccond question I was asking.

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: GundamSonicZeroX

Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
How much is it to step up? I think it might be worth it. Note that if your using stock GT, the 7950GT is much faster.

That was the seccond question I was asking.

It's your job as the OP to look up on evga's site how much it is to step up. Just take what you paid for yours and subtract it from what their price is.

And you can't step up twice (i.e. 7800GT->7900GT, can't go for the 7950 then )

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Originally posted by: wizboy11

Originally posted by: GundamSonicZeroX

Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
How much is it to step up? I think it might be worth it. Note that if your using stock GT, the 7950GT is much faster.

That was the seccond question I was asking.

It's your job as the OP to look up on evga's site how much it is to step up. Just take what you paid for yours and subtract it from what their price is.

And you can't step up twice (i.e. 7800GT->7900GT, can't go for the 7950 then )

No, the second questio I was asking was do they come up with the difference from how much I paid for it at newegg, or how much they charge? Because if it's how cuh I paid for it on newegg to step up would be about $80.

 

[yacoub]

They rape you apparently, so it would cost around $80 to Step Up instead of around $40 if prices were at NewEgg's price of $320 for the KO model instead of eVGA's random price of $380 for the KO mode).

 

[akshayt]

Rather just oc the 7900GT. Should beat a 7950GT by doing that.

 

[Wreckage]

It would really depend on the cost. When did you buy the card, maybe you can wait and step up to a G80.....maybe

 

[Zebo]

This would be a retarded upgrade...5% more performance at best. I'd put 1.4 volts and try and overclock your 7900GT.. 600/1700 is pretty easy and will beat any 7950GT. I vmod my GT to 1.4v and overclocked it to 672/1800 and beat GTX... I won't be upgrading for a long time like mid cycle DX10 cards

 

[Kalessian]

Here you go OP, from the eVGA site:

Q: How much is Step-Up?
A: The Step-Up? Program is free; you are required to pay the difference between your original invoice price, less any applicable rebates, and the price of the new card, plus any applicable tax and shipping. The program itself has no cost associated with it.

So if you have your Newegg Invoice and your card is registered then you should be OK.

http://www.evga.com/stepup/default.asp?switch=3

 

[Navid]

They will ask for a copy of the receipt for your 7900GT. That's how they know how much you paid for it. You must have bought it from a distributor that is on their list. Then, they will subtract what you paid from what they sell the 7950 for and that is what you will have to pay plus shipping. You will also have to pay to ship your card to them.

You will need to have kept the box and all the accessories for your 7900GT because you preferably need to send them all back.

If you applied for a rebate on your 7900GT, they may take that into account also.

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Originally posted by: Kalessian
Here you go OP, from the eVGA site:

Q: How much is Step-Up?
A: The Step-Up? Program is free; you are required to pay the difference between your original invoice price, less any applicable rebates, and the price of the new card, plus any applicable tax and shipping. The program itself has no cost associated with it.

So if you have your Newegg Invoice and your card is registered then you should be OK.

http://www.evga.com/stepup/default.asp?switch=3

DOOOH! It was in front of me the whole time.

 

[akshayt]

7950GT may be a performance degradation over a highly oced 7900GT, think again

 

[luigionlsd]

Not worth it... I paid $240 (after rebate) for my 7900 GT KO, and I was considering the same thing. In the end, I just decided to buy a Zalman VF700, so we'll see how much of an OC boost I can get with that baby. Stepping up would've cost around $100 with shipping for me.

 

[CaiNaM]

plus you will be without a video card while you ship them yours and wait for the new one to arrive...

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

HA! I can't believe I though about stepping up! My card right now is doing 620 MHz core and 1800 MHz mem(As high as it go BABY!!!)