7800GTs

[999tigger]

For some reason I am thinking of trading up from an x800xt to a 7800GT and am feeling this is a bit of an extravagance.

Anyone know the performance increases?

Secondly anyone know out of the 7800GTs which ones are the best.The prices seem to vary by about £50.

The reviews I have read say the difference is due to a few being overclocked (which makes very little difference) and the software.
A key difference to me would be are any brands better than any of the others i.e asus, gigabyte,msi,xfx and importantly does anyone know if any of these are excessivley loud?

[ja3h]

Hey mate, i was thinking of gettin a 7800gt too, all the brands have the same reference cooler so noise levels will be the same. The overclocks you get on them will just be luck i think, should look out what the brands offer, warrantys software etc. Personally i had my heart set on the Gigabyte 7800gt which looked very good and scan sells it for only £260 last time i checked! Cheapest of the lot!

[herman368]

I got the Gigabyte 7800GT from scan and its great. I initially got 6600 on 3dmark05 but with a 10% overclock i got it up to well above 7100! Great card, and at £260 with free delivery it doesnt get much cheaper atm.

[kempez]

I got the Gigabyte 7800GT from scan and its great. I initially got 6600 on 3dmark05 but with a 10% overclock i got it up to well above 7100! Great card, and at £260 with free delivery it doesnt get much cheaper atm.

I have the GTX gigabyte and can't complain - great card

[[DW]Cougho]

i dunno if a move from a high end X800 to a 7800GT is worth it.

Especially if you play at 1280x1024 or below as your CPU bound

[kempez]

i dunno if a move from a high end X800 to a 7800GT is worth it.

Especially if you play at 1280x1024 or below as your CPU bound

I moved from a 6800GT to a 7800GTX and I noticed the difference - very good cards

[999tigger]

Herman how noisy is the Gigabyte?have you thought about replacing the fan with say a Zalman or Arctic cooling?

[herman368]

My computer in generally is quite noisy, I'm not sure if its the 7800GT though. I have a stock HSF on a A64 3700, 2 120mm fans on a Raidmax Ninja and the 7800GT itself. Its pretty damn noisy, and im getting 34,35,43 respectively for CPU, Chassis and GPU.

[FEAR]

ill be buying a BFG 7800gtx soon! cant wait!

[shaithis]

I find the Gigabyte fairly noisy.

It replaced a Gainward Golden Sample 6800GT which quite literally SCREAMED....the Gigabyte is definatly quieter but not a huge amount