What should I step up to?

[GundamSonicZeroX]

I currently have a GeForce 7900 GT at 600/18?? What should I step up to since you can
t step up to the GTO. I e-mailed them and they said no.

 

[secretanchitman]

7950GT or 7900GTX...or you can wait for 8800GTX and 8800GTS next month.

 

[Corporate Thug]

can u wait til g80?

otherwise, looks like the only choice is the GTX

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
can u wait til g80?

otherwise, looks like the only choice is the GTX

Depends how long ago he bought the 7900gt. The step up has to be within 3months. When did you get the 7900gt OP? I would say step up to a 7900gtx. It stinks that you can't get a GTO, but the 8800gts is $500, so you're paying a lot out of pocket. something like $250.

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

I have 11 days left for step up.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: GundamSonicZeroX
I have 11 days left for step up.

go for the 7950gt

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: GundamSonicZeroX
I have 11 days left for step up.

go for the 7950gt

That's foolish, the frame increase is 1-3fps.
The increase for the 7900gt ----> 7900gtx is 12-15 depending on the res

 

[Ike0069]

There is no reason for you to step up to anything right now. The step-up is really only useful in a few situations, (7800GT owners when the 7900GT was released is a good example) but yours is definitely not one of them.

Just save the money you'd spend on the upgrade and put it towards your next gen VC purchase.

 

[happy medium]

I'd grab a Evga 7950 GX2 and sell it when the price of the g80 goes down.

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

I guess I can get some circuit ink and Vmod my 7900 GT...

 

[secretanchitman]

7950GX2 if you wanted, or even volt mod your card like you said.

 

[imported_Seer]

I vmodded my 7900 GT to 1.5 V. It has a vf-900, and max temp is ~57-60. It runs at 675 / 840, even with only the vcore mod. I haven't even tested memory past those speeds yet. I highly recommend the mod.

I'm in a similar position, my step up runs out in a couple of days. I am thinking if I ever want to run at higher resolutions (I want to buy a 24 inch...eventually) I might need 512 MB of RAM. But... I guess I should just wait, and ebay the card. A 7950GT, 7900GTO or GTX probably wont be enough anyways.