Is it really worth upgrading or should I just save up for a 8800?
2007-02-23 04:17:18 · 6 answers · asked by crayziegirl75 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
FYI NVidia released the latest 8800 Vista drivers on the 20th -- my co-workers have them and have been talking about it :)
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.65.html
I think I will just stick with the 7300 for now...it is still a lot better than the card i am currently using :P
2007-02-23 04:43:12 · update #1
Considering the fact that the 8800's are much better cards than the 7900gs and the rate that their price is dropping, I would wait and save up for the 8800.
I personally have the 7900gs and it is a great card, but with the 8800 640Mb card at less than $400 and dropping. Not to mention the DX10 support, the 8800 is a good thing to save up for.
2007-02-23 04:22:34 · answer #1 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save for the 8800 (note no good drivers for Vista yet...), if you want to save a little money you can opt for the 8800GTS with 320MB of memory which will cost right around $300. Or you can wait for the 8600 or 8300 series (I would avoid the 8300 series). They will be $200 or under.
As it stands now ATi has the best Vista drivers so I would get their X2600 or X2800 series when they come out.
2007-02-23 04:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure. compare the specs side by side. Most importand is what is the bandwith, 64,128? a 128 with process information twice as fast as a 64. Then id look at the core frequency, then the memory frequency. You want as high as possilbe for those numbers. 400 and up. Then compare the prices.
2007-02-23 04:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 8800 is a much better card with DX10 support, so i would say save for it.
2007-02-23 04:20:20 · answer #4 · answered by phoenix_61_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As reported via know-how dice Tomshardware's vga charts supply you with a solid assessment. yet on the subject of those 2 taking part in cards its %. your poison btw saying a card is extra useful "cuz it has extra ram on it" is like saying my motor vehicle is swifter reason it has an superior gasoline tank
2016-12-17 17:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by andie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, just save up and buy a 512MB
2007-02-23 04:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by Lynx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋