bikerz Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 hi guysi want to buy a video cardi am stuck with two card one is 7900gs and other is 7900gt can anyone tell me which one is better oneas both the cards have almost equal pricespls help me out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 That´s going to be an easy answer; 7900GT.As far as I know the 7900GS is 50 US$ cheaper eg. 150-200 vs. 200-250. What are the prices you have seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 a GT is more powerful than a GS. GT for the price of a GS? Probably not, more likely an overpriced GS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alphaBeta_ Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I had a BFG 7900GS that was actually bad (random skipping during Direct 3D applications). RMAed and a 7900GT showed up instead. Haven't figured if it was a mistake or they're experiencing problems with the 7900GS.In any event, I noticed no difference in my gaming applications between the two cards running at 1280x1024 (I have an LCD, so that's the limiting factor). According to the numbers, the GT is a more powerful card. Not sure when/whether these 'better' numbers would produce a noticeable difference. Perhaps at higher resolution, I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) Yes, in higher resolutions and AA at max you will see some differences, it also depends on the CPU you are using. The nVidia 8800xx needs the most powerful CPU for example (as they say in Tomshardware page).- GeForce 7900 GTX GeForce 7900 GT GeForce 7900 GSGraphics Bus Technology PCI Express PCI Express PCI ExpressMemory 512MB 256MB 256MBMemory Interface 256-bit 256-bit 256-bitMemory Bandwidth (GB/sec) 51.2 42.2 42.2Fill Rate (Billion pixels/sec) 15.6 10.8 9.0Vertices/Second 1.4 Billion 940 Million 822.5 MillionPixels per clock (peak) 24 24 20RAMDACs (MHz) 400 400 400 Edited January 17, 2007 by puntoMX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alphaBeta_ Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 This is also an excellent resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerz Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 the card rates for 7900 gs is 185$ and 7900gt is 199$as i read in other forums that xfx 7900 gs was good and if overclocked could match 7900gt and there was no fan or heating problems7900gt on other hand was as usuall good in graphics but have some problems like high fan sound and heating problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alphaBeta_ Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 the card rates for 7900 gs is 185$ and 7900gt is 199$as i read in other forums that xfx 7900 gs was good and if overclocked could match 7900gt and there was no fan or heating problems7900gt on other hand was as usuall good in graphics but have some problems like high fan sound and heating problemsMy 7900GT has fan speed regulation. It's loud as anything when first powering up, but as soon as windows loads the driver - it's nice and quiet. Fan speed is only increased under heavy load, and even then it's really not that loud at all. This is a BFG card, not sure if the other manufacturers have this functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 the card rates for 7900 gs is 185$ and 7900gt is 199$Fot that price I would take the GT, and don´t worry about the fans: They are the same! (Well, depending on the brand but most use the same ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerz Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 XFX PVT71GUQF3 GeForce 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video CardChipset Manufacturer: NVIDIACore clock: 470MHzDirectX: DirectX 9DVI: 2Memory Clock: 1370MHzMemory Interface: 256-bitOpenGL: OpenGL 2.0PixelPipelines: 24TV-Out: HDTV / S-Video OutVIVO: NoModel #: PVT71GUQF3 Item #: N82E16814150216 what about this card should i take it or please specify any another 7900gt card (xfx only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 That one is fine for 199$ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerz Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 thanks man i think i will take it nowbut i was still worrying about heating and fan noise because as in india it is very hot in summerso should it not be a problem to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 You can always buy an aftermarket cooler later from Zalman or Artic Cooling if it get´s to hot or makes to much noise . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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