Is this any good? (Need replies asap)

[D3ads]

I've needed a new graphics card for ages now and it's Christmas/my birthday in the space of a fortnight so I'm thinking that I could get one myself or get others to buy it for me. I was gonna settle on a 6800GT but I think I should try and get a better card so that it'll last.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =GX-031-BG

I want a 7800, but I don't see what the difference is in all honesty plus this one has 512 RAM as oppose to the 7800 that has 256. I think that the 7800 has more fancy features over texture memory?

This is the 7800:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =GX-016-BG

Opinions needed ASAP please, cheers!

[st0lve]

Go for DX10.. Then you can atleast keep the card for quite a while.

[skdr]

8800

[ReNo]

Those were AGP cards guys, which I'm guessing means he is in need of an AGP card. In that case, I'd be tempted to suggest not bothering with a graphics upgrade and instead saving up for a system overhaul. Will cost quite a chunk however, unfortunately, so if it isn't feasible you might wanna get something that will just do you until you can afford it. I wouldn't want to spend over £100 on a card if I was putting it in an AGP system, personally.

This article over at toms hardware might be of use to you; it covers both PCI-E and AGP cards...

http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/11/07/th ... _money_uk/

[Fletch]

If you get the 7800, make sure you get one of the newer ones and you don't get it overclocked by the manufacturer. The GTXs had/have some serious problems because the initial specs were wrong, so any overclocking causes some shader cache problems.

[Zacker]

- Forget the 6xxx series and go for at least the 7 series. They got significantly better shader pipelines.

- 256 megs of ram is more than enough.

- Do not buy a agp card too expensive as you will have to get a pci-e anyways the next time you upgrade your comp. Furthermore the agp port is fairly limited and will be a bottleneck for the expensive cards.

[dux]

Isn't it just best waiting for the dx10 cards to hit the shelves?

[ReNo]

They already have, but right now its just the high end models that will set you back at least £300, which means its not exactly economically viable for many people yet.

[D3ads]

Some of those cards go upto £500, I mean wtf

I don't think I'll be upgrading for a long time yet, my current rig will be with me for another two years at least. I need a new AGP card because my Ti 4200 is oooooold and I can't play Condemed and other games that need updated Pixel shaders