GeForce Go 6800 Ultra vs. GeForce Go 7800 Ultra

[IonizeMyAtoms]

I'm getting a new laptop that includes a GeForce Go 6800 Ultra, however for $350 more I can get a 7800 Ultra. Is the performance of a 7800 Ultra a significant leap over the 6800 Ultra? $350 is a lot of money considering the GeForce 6800 is a really good card, but I want pretty high end system. I've been an ATI man so I'm not too clear on GeForce cards
Thanksss

 

[bryanf445]

do you have the money? If you do go for it

 

[Asus]

Considering that in Laptops you cannot upgrade the GFX card...it might very well be worth the extra cash. Do you plan on keep the laptop more than a couple years and want it to for gaming?

 

[Adabiviak]

True, that. If your laptop is your main gaming engine, get the 7800. I upgraded (?) from a 6800 to an x800 then to a 7800, and I notice a difference. However! What's the max resolution on your laptop? I like the 7800 because it drives the games on my HD at nice framerates. If the top resolution on your laptop is 1600x1200, maybe stick with the 6800 - at that resolution, the difference is there, but less pronounced.

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

Thanks a lot for the help everyone

True, that. If your laptop is your main gaming engine, get the 7800. I upgraded (?) from a 6800 to an x800 then to a 7800, and I notice a difference. However! What's the max resolution on your laptop? I like the 7800 because it drives the games on my HD at nice framerates. If the top resolution on your laptop is 1600x1200, maybe stick with the 6800 - at that resolution, the difference is there, but less pronounced.

The resolution is 1920x1200 so I think I will get the 7800, thanks a lot

Another question: is the difference between an Intel Pentium M Processor 770 (2.13 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) and an Intel Pentium M Processor 780 (2.26 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) big? Because the latter is $300 more

 

[Adabiviak]

Nice! My 7800 runs HL2 at 1920x1200 with everything turned on full blast, so you're in for a treat.

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

Nice! My 7800 runs HL2 at 1920x1200 with everything turned on full blast, so you're in for a treat.

Is that on a laptop?

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

By the way, here are the specs:
Intel Pentium M Processor 770 (2.13 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
17" UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 7800 Ultra
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive

What do you think? I would prefer faster processor, but I'll take what I can get

 

[Adabiviak]

No - desktop. Check out my lee7 sig! (kidding)...
Pentium 3.8GHz EE, ASUS P5WD2, 1GB Corsair DDR2-800 (@400MHz:E), BFG 7800 GTX, SCSI drives, SATA dvd, audio, power, blah, blah... that's the core anyway. What's the laptop got under the hood?

 

[3ssence]

Nice specs on that laptop mate. The processor should be just fine, especially as pentium m's love gaming



Enjoy !!!