Should I buy Geforce 7800 ??

[weskerQ8]

hi there

should I buy Geforce 7800 or wait for new Cards from ati ?

and I want to till you that I am exparte to ATI :hmph:

I really need your advices

 

[Asus]

The 7800 is an awesome card. It's just how awesome against ATI's card that remains to be seen. You can go with a 7800 now and expect performance. Just don't kick yourself later if ATI's card is better.

 

[ailevation]

Just wait it out.

 

[duffers20]

Just wait it out.

Thats what I'm doing. If you really need a new top end card now and can't wait, then the 7800gtx is the card of the moment, but if you can wait, then wait for Ati's offering.

 

[weskerQ8]

I guess I can wait because I have now ATi Radeon X800 Pro and it's just an awesome Card

 

[ailevation]

I guess I can wait because I have now ATi Radeon X800 Pro and it's just an awesome Card

:dozey: Yeah, I thought the x800 pro was awesome too... up until the x800xL came out! I think it has same memory and core speeds, but it is packed with 16 pipelines over 12.

 

[furiousV]

then nvidia will come out with something better, then ATI have a kick-ass couner, then nVidia ahve a better kickassier bigger better series, then ATI something else . . . no matter what youl always kick yourself. I am now, I paid £140 for my Radeon 9800 Pro now i see it for £69.99 and see X700s for £85 ish.

just great isnt it

 

[ailevation]

then nvidia will come out with something better, then ATI have a kick-ass couner, then nVidia ahve a better kickassier bigger better series, then ATI something else . . . no matter what youl always kick yourself. I am now, I paid £140 for my Radeon 9800 Pro now i see it for £69.99 and see X700s for £85 ish.

just great isnt it

You're right, everything is just going to be topped out. I guess every card should be acknowledged for their own strongpoints.

 

[63]

It's a wide-known fact that it's always a bad time to buy a graphics card.

 

[Dumb Dude]

It's a wide-known fact that it's always a bad time to buy a graphics card.

Basically. My adivce is that if you have the money now, just get the 7800.

 

[holydeadpenguins]

The x700 sucks.

 

[63]

The x700 sucks.

Compared to the 6600 (GT)

 

[weskerQ8]

then nvidia will come out with something better, then ATI have a kick-ass couner, then nVidia ahve a better kickassier bigger better series, then ATI something else . . . no matter what youl always kick yourself. I am now, I paid £140 for my Radeon 9800 Pro now i see it for £69.99 and see X700s for £85 ish.

just great isnt it

I Second that

 

[sychopike]

499.99= 9800 pro launch - got it for hl2 (the sept. release date valve/ati quoted)

599.99= 7800gtx lauch - got it for going to college so i cant wait for the ati crossfire/7800gtx counter to come out

the 9800 pro has been able to let me play every game i've wanted with good graphics so i dont feel i got ripped off at all and hoepfully i'll get the same performance from my 7800gtx. haha i think thats all you can hope for when you buy a vid card nowdays

 

[jellydoughnut217]

wait for the new ati cards, when those come out prices will drop on all cards, including the 7800

 

[iconic-]

any estimate on the wait and if the ati cards will support AGP8x unlike Nvidia's 7800GTX?

 

[Asus]

Since the highend cards have been released on PCI-Express, the AGP versions have always been released at least a month afterwards. No clue if this generation of cards will support AGP though. No sign yet.

ATI's card should be released around the end of Aug. Not sure when it will be on the shelves but I think it will be on the shelves shortly after.

 

[jellydoughnut217]

imo i think theyll support agp, theres just too many consumers out there that dont have pci-e yet. Making those consumers ineligible to buy there new product would drasticaly cut down on sales. I do think tho that they will be manufactured in low numbers, so finding one could be difficult.

 

[sinkoman]

IMHO don't buy the 7800gtx. I would say that you're better off spending money on the 8000 series when it comes out. I don't think that the 7000 series offers enough performance increase to make it worth the money. I see it as more of an extreme enthusiast option.

Just buy a 6800gt and wait till the 8000's. By the time the 8000's come out, you'll actually NEED that kind of performance.

 

[giant384]

IMHO don't buy the 7800gtx. I would say that you're better off spending money on the 8000 series when it comes out. I don't think that the 7000 series offers enough performance increase to make it worth the money. I see it as more of an extreme enthusiast option.

Just buy a 6800gt and wait till the 8000's. By the time the 8000's come out, you'll actually NEED that kind of performance.

so ur saying that when the 6 series came out u should buy a fx series card instead lol no im jk

 

[jellydoughnut217]

I don't think that the 7000 series offers enough performance increase to make it worth the money

exactly, besides if the rumors behind the new ati cards are true (32 pixel pipelines as opposed to the 7800's 24) its gonna blow the 7800 out of the water, and it will be in the same price range.

 

[holydeadpenguins]

exactly, besides if the rumors behind the new ati cards are true (32 pixel pipelines as opposed to the 7800's 24) its gonna blow the 7800 out of the water, and it will be in the same price range.

It will come with only 24 enabled, but how many pipelines do you think wont actually be broken?

 

[VictimOfScience]

I guess I can wait because I have now ATi Radeon X800 Pro and it's just an awesome Card

Easy answer here: Save your money and buy a PPU later this year. You already have a monster graphics card, so no need to go upgrading so soon(unless of course you have piles of cash lying around).

 

[holydeadpenguins]

any estimate on the wait and if the ati cards will support AGP8x unlike Nvidia's 7800GTX?

"The R520 will, according to the slide, be available sometimes in the second quarter, which is incorrect, as ATI has changed its plans regarding the R520 launch. The RV530 will be released sometimes in the Q3 2005, whereas the launch of the RV515 is scheduled towards the Q4 2005. All of those products will exist in AGP 8x and PCI Express x16 interfaces, either using ATI's Rialto bridge or existing in several types of ASICs."