Please Help a Pimp Choose

THRASHER2 · 03-December-06, 05:07 PM

AWWWW I am going INSANE! which one is better at Overclocking?

BestBuy.com has the PNY Verto GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E x16 Video Card on sale for $150 + shipping. A fairly low price for this card currently. NewEgg.com has it for $146 shipped after rebate.

NewEgg.com has the Sapphire 100189L Radeon X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card $160 with free shipping. Smoothvision HD + Adaptive AA Avivo video and display technology.

And HOLY CRAP!!! The prices are SWEEET!

reflux · 03-December-06, 05:43 PM

Basically, the 7900GS will overclock like stink to X1900GT speeds 'cos it's a crippled 7900GT. So if you want value for money and some overclocking fun, I'd go for a 7900GS.

The ATi card has superior image quality, but that depends on your screen size.

Custom PC: Two new Ã‚Â£150 Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS cards from EVGA and BFG against ATi's Ã‚Â£150 Radeon X1900 GT

7900GS vs X1900GT - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

$SOLID$ Necro · 03-December-06, 06:43 PM

It depends on the games you typically play, they swap back and forth as to wich ones faster...basically a draw in that dept.

The motherboard you use may have a deciding factor, if it is capable of SLI, then VIDIA, if it's X-Fire readdy, then ATi, if it's single GPU only...again, a tie.

As far as overclocking goes, somone mentioned "Issues" with artifacting when OC'd on the 7900 series..suposedly even at stock speeds too, this is the first I had heard about it...if thats turns out to be true...the I would go definately for the ATI....but again, this is news to me!

THRASHER2 · 03-December-06, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro


	It depends on the games you typically play, they swap back and forth as to wich ones faster...basically a draw in that dept. The motherboard you use may have a deciding factor, if it is capable of SLI, then VIDIA, if it's X-Fire readdy, then ATi, if it's single GPU only...again, a tie. As far as overclocking goes, somone mentioned "Issues" with artifacting when OC'd on the 7900 series..suposedly even at stock speeds too, this is the first I had heard about it...if thats turns out to be true...the I would go definately for the ATI....but again, this is news to me!

Ok.....
I have the ASUS P5ND2-SLI Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI MoBo and Intel Pentium 805 CPU Ready to be put together.

$SOLID$ Necro · 03-December-06, 07:19 PM

WEll..if you have a SLI board, the going NVIDIA makes the most sense, since someday you may come across a screaming deal on another 7900GS.

I am slightly troubled by the "Artifacting" dealio, I would like to see a few links on articles/forum thread dealing with that...I find it hard to believe they would push a complete pile of junk out the door like that if it were true, and not have everyone and there brother jumping up and down about it!

Joe88 · 03-December-06, 10:05 PM

idk

Tom's Hardware Guide Processors: VGA Charts

maybe that can help you out
the cards that are chosen are highlighted in blue

Dex · 03-December-06, 10:19 PM

Im running a debadged Gainward 7900GS Golden Sample, stock speeds 450/660, I run mine daily at 640/800, no artifacting or piles of junk here

Score just under 10k in 3DMark with my Opty

03-December-06, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
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03-December-06, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leeds/Ipswich, UK Posts: 3,520	Re: Please Help a Pimp Choose Basically, the 7900GS will overclock like stink to X1900GT speeds 'cos it's a crippled 7900GT. So if you want value for money and some overclocking fun, I'd go for a 7900GS. The ATi card has superior image quality, but that depends on your screen size. Custom PC: Two new Ã‚Â£150 Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS cards from EVGA and BFG against ATi's Ã‚Â£150 Radeon X1900 GT 7900GS vs X1900GT - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net __________________

03-December-06, 06:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 7,217	Re: Please Help a Pimp Choose It depends on the games you typically play, they swap back and forth as to wich ones faster...basically a draw in that dept. The motherboard you use may have a deciding factor, if it is capable of SLI, then VIDIA, if it's X-Fire readdy, then ATi, if it's single GPU only...again, a tie. As far as overclocking goes, somone mentioned "Issues" with artifacting when OC'd on the 7900 series..suposedly even at stock speeds too, this is the first I had heard about it...if thats turns out to be true...the I would go definately for the ATI....but again, this is news to me! __________________ Join the PC Apex "Overclock and Benchmark" team today! Click Here! Necro's "Ultimate Links" Collection Click Here!

03-December-06, 07:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 7,217	Re: Please Help a Pimp Choose WEll..if you have a SLI board, the going NVIDIA makes the most sense, since someday you may come across a screaming deal on another 7900GS. I am slightly troubled by the "Artifacting" dealio, I would like to see a few links on articles/forum thread dealing with that...I find it hard to believe they would push a complete pile of junk out the door like that if it were true, and not have everyone and there brother jumping up and down about it! __________________ Join the PC Apex "Overclock and Benchmark" team today! Click Here! Necro's "Ultimate Links" Collection Click Here!

03-December-06, 10:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
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03-December-06, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 4,746	Re: Please Help a Pimp Choose Im running a debadged Gainward 7900GS Golden Sample, stock speeds 450/660, I run mine daily at 640/800, no artifacting or piles of junk here Score just under 10k in 3DMark with my Opty __________________

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