Upgrade from a 7900gs: worth it?

[lollybo]

Hello.

I was thinking of upgrading my video card to match its beastly processor and mobo. I don't think a 7900gs does a quad core justice.

I'm thinking of getting an 8800gt because of ageia support. Is it worth it right now? When are the high end 9 series nvidia cards coming out? I upgrade about once every 1.5 years due to budgetary constraints. Is it worth it to upgrade now or should I wait?

Thanks.

 

[Magusigne]

I don't know..I have the MSI 8800 GT OC in my newegg card just thinking of hitting the button. But with the new card release right around the corner..its hard to do.

 

[SlowSpyder]

I went from a 7900GS to a 2900Pro, I noticed a pretty decent improvement, and a 8800GT is probably more powerful then my 2900Pro @ 800mhz (the speed I run it at) so you should see even more improvement.

 

[BassBomb]

If you don't game much, there is NO point

 

[bryanW1995]

yeah, what games do you play, what resolution, etc? don't reflexively upgrade to keep your quad from getting lonely, as tempting as that is. I can tell you from experience that upgrading for the sake of upgrading gets very expensive very quickly... speaking of which, does anyone want my 3870? I just heard about this new card...

 

[andrei3333]

it sounds like you just want to get something... get what you NEED not what you want
i hope it makes sense,,,,i am waiting to upgrade my XFX 7800GT overclocked to something like a 9800gt or gtx or whatever