Pondering a new video card...

agentRed · 12-23-2006, 02:42 PM

I have an AGP vid card and an AGP based motherboard. I don't like being limited by my mobo and card slot.

I have this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150190

And I am looking at buying this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150209

Any idea how much of a difference I am going to be able to tell?

I will be getting a newer mobo, not a REALLY expensive one, but a fairly good one. I've got Intel Pentium D 2.66 805.

Also, how much of a difference is 512MB of GDDR3 memory as opposed to 256MB GDDR3?

**PanamaGal** · 12-23-2006, 04:13 PM

It would be easy to tell the difference between these two. You'll get much better performance from the 7900 over the 7600. However, unless the 512 version of the 7900 is the same price as the 256, it's a waste as the performance gain there is about negligible.

agentRed · 12-23-2006, 06:48 PM

What about overclocking abilities? Any?

**TheMatt** · 12-24-2006, 01:29 PM

That 7900GS was already overclocked A LOT, so I don't think you will need to do any more.

12-23-2006, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
agentRed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 384 OS: Windows XP My System	Pondering a new video card... I have an AGP vid card and an AGP based motherboard. I don't like being limited by my mobo and card slot. I have this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150190 And I am looking at buying this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150209 Any idea how much of a difference I am going to be able to tell? I will be getting a newer mobo, not a REALLY expensive one, but a fairly good one. I've got Intel Pentium D 2.66 805. Also, how much of a difference is 512MB of GDDR3 memory as opposed to 256MB GDDR3? __________________ "Your computer isn't smoking yet? Go higher! Go higher!!" -Dr. Whose-a-what-smoking-it "You are now entering the harmonic world..." -Gorillaz

12-23-2006, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	It would be easy to tell the difference between these two. You'll get much better performance from the 7900 over the 7600. However, unless the 512 version of the 7900 is the same price as the 256, it's a waste as the performance gain there is about negligible. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

12-23-2006, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
agentRed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 384 OS: Windows XP My System	What about overclocking abilities? Any? __________________ "Your computer isn't smoking yet? Go higher! Go higher!!" -Dr. Whose-a-what-smoking-it "You are now entering the harmonic world..." -Gorillaz

12-24-2006, 01:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
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