Which Geforce 7800GTX 512 is the fastest on the market right now.

[xMax]

Your absolutely right. If anything, i would probably get a 256GTX.

But again, im still assessing as to wether i even need to get a new card.

If i do, i will probably be back asking questions.

Thanks to all for the info.

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: xMax
Your absolutely right. If anything, i would probably get a 256GTX.

But again, im still assessing as to wether i even need to get a new card.

If i do, i will probably be back asking questions.

Thanks to all for the info.

256GTX great card. Great for gaming too 😉 , so I hope gaming doesnt get too distracing when you try to work and to medi playback 😛

If your not doing that much gaming get a 7800GT and save yourself some $$$$ (about ~$150). Plus, you can sell your X1800XT on Ebay and buy your new video card at pretty much no cost to you.

That is if you need to get a new one. Have you tried modified video drivers like the Omega's??
http://www.omegadrivers.net/

Just remeber to use the catalyst uninstaller first 😛

 

[xMax]

I will actually not be doing any gaming at all. Strictly media playback performance is what i need. With page flipping support by windows media player 9 and 10, and probably any media player, i may have no problems at all. Of course, im contradicting myself since i stated earlier that the playback performance was not working out well when not using overlay. Because as i am seeing right now, this may not be true as i might have made a mistake with the installation of all the software on my system.

I dont like Ebay for some odd reason. And the computer store where i got my system from, but not the ati card, is willing to allow me to trade it in for an nvidia. That would be the simplest and quickest solution for me, assuming i decide to let go of ati card.

Ive tried the omega drivers in the past and did not notice any difference with these so called image artificats when using overlay. And i wasnt too fond of the omega drivers since i always like to stick with the propriety drivers.

Thats pretty much it for now.

Thanks again.

 

[TheGoat Eater]

Wait for the 7900s !!! only a few months away...

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: TheGoat Eater
Wait for the 7900s !!! only a few months away...

He doesn't game. He could do fine on a 6600GT if he really wanted.

But knowing him, he isn't going to listen 😉 😛

 

[xMax]

Probably. But i have my reasons.

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: xMax
Probably. But i have my reasons.

Yup 😛

But seriously, 7800GT <-It's got the speed that you want for the not alot of $$$

 

[xMax]

Hmm...Im going to take that into serious consideration, because you are probably right. However, right now im looking for a card that has the best DVI signal and not the best processing power. This makes sense since i dont need all that power, but certainly need the clean DVI signal. In theory, all DVI signals are either 100% or 0%, so that there is no such thing as clean or not clean. But in practice, as i have just noticed, that is not the case. My monitor, an EIZO CG210, apparently has compatibitliy issues with ATI cards in DVI connections. The problem is generation of noise. Its really horrible actually, its like applying a noise filter in an imaging program to a pure gray imate.

Ive checked Eizos web site and its confirmed. So my ATI X1800 XT has got to go.

 

[phr0m]

get the 6800gs
and save some coin

 

[xMax]

That wouldn't seem proper. I mean, i just bought a top of the line system that would only make sense to be injected with a top of the line card of some sort.

 

[Lord Banshee]

lol 🙂

dell has BFG one for 750. also PCconnections do too

 

[Capt Caveman]

I'll sell you my 7800GTX 512 for your X1800XT and cash. PM, if u're interested.

 

[Topweasel]

Originally posted by: xMax
That wouldn't seem proper. I mean, i just bought a top of the line system that would only make sense to be injected with a top of the line card of some sort.

Greatest thing since Sliced bread? More you ask? 7800GT x2 SLI. The 7800GT in SLI out performs a 7800GTX 512 in almost all benchmarks, Has a much better minimum FPS in everything. This is at slock speeds and at the price of of OCed EVGAs you could pick them up for $650, Not only that but if you do get the EVGA the you would have til l mid April (after the 7900 release) to step up to a faster card for each (only each new purchase can be stepped up but no limit on how many cards you cna step up).

 

[xMax]

The captain Caveman is offering an exchange with cash...Why would you be wanting to get rid of your 7800GTX 512 for an X1800XT when most benchmarks show the GTX512 outperforming the X1800XT.

The thing is that i dont trust exchanges and buying from people. how do i know that your card is undamagged. I mean, you could have fried it, scratched it, droped it, and who knows what else. So how can i trust that im giving up a nearly brand new card for a card whos condition i cannot know.

So no thanks. Im much better off exchanging my card with the store i got it from, for they will give me a GTX in a box that has not been opened. And if the card in the box is broken, which is very rare, then im under warranty and have nothing to worry about.

And no thanks to SLI. I dont have a board that supports it so there is no point in considering it.

Right now i dont think performance is really the relevant issue. The real issue is the DVI signal quality. In theory, there is no such thing as all signals are either 100% or 0%. But in practice, that is not the case. My ATI car has incompatibility issues with my Eizo CG210 monitor, as this is stated on their web site. This is now the prime reason, besides another strange faw with the card, for why i need an Nvidia card, which doesn't as serious of an incompatibility issue with my monitor.

But finding the Nvidia card with the best signal just makes no sense. It would be impossible to know wether a geforce would be better than a quadro, or which of the ditributors would have the card with the best signal.

I have to figure this **** out on my own. Because i dont think anybody here will know what card has the bes signal, when there seems to be no such thing or no way of knowing.