emissary Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) Hi All, Given the spec in my sig, can anyone advise me as to what would be the best course of action regarding upgrading graphics cards? I have spent a fair whack on my setup and right now cant justify moving to a Conroe based setup due to the stupidly high prices and the fact that I would essentially have to change my entire system. I have 2 choices from what I can see, based on the fact that I am running an Abit Fatal1ty An8 sli board I cannot get an 8800 gpu as it requires higher spec pci express lanes, correct? This then leaves the option of going for either an Ati 512mb X1950XT or an Nvidia 512mb 7900GTX (if I can find one) OR get an additional 7900GT 256mb to complement the one I have already. What would be best? Bear in mind I play games such as Fear, GRAW, Quake 4, Oblivion etc. I want to make my system last as long as possible and right now I feel I have at least another year in it, 2 tops. Or am I fooling myself? A lot of reviews I have read are leaning towards an Ati x1950xt, would this give good performance on an nf4 sli mobo, a single card as opposed to 2x256 7900gt in sli? I also only utilise a max resolution of 1280x1024, so I would be looking for a card that can run at max aa settings etc. Thanks for any help, emissary. Edited January 11, 2007 by emissary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 First of all, a lot of what you have probably read about PCIe lanes is hype. There are people around here who can explain it to you in a lot better detail, but basically it usually doesn't make that big of a difference. Keep that in mind. As far as your upgrade path, I think you're a PERFECT candidate for another 7900gt. The 7900gt is a great card, and two of them should do everything you'll ask of them for a LONG time, especially if you're limited to 1280res. Considering that the 7900gt's are getting closer and closer to the $200 mark, it will be a relatively cheap upgrade too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 First of all, a lot of what you have probably read about PCIe lanes is hype. There are people around here who can explain it to you in a lot better detail, but basically it usually doesn't make that big of a difference. Keep that in mind. As far as your upgrade path, I think you're a PERFECT candidate for another 7900gt. The 7900gt is a great card, and two of them should do everything you'll ask of them for a LONG time, especially if you're limited to 1280res. Considering that the 7900gt's are getting closer and closer to the $200 mark, it will be a relatively cheap upgrade too. Just what I was thinking regarding price, I can get an evga 7900gt co 256mb for Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 you might have to disable AA for TR:L to work with Next-Gen with an nV7 card... i run it at 1600x1200, Next-Gen On, AA disabled with my 7800GT SLi... it's quite a tough game graphically in parts (motorbike chase alongside train in the snow; the pool in Croft Manor) but 7900GT SLi would handle it with ease at 1600x1200 7900GT SLi would run everything with ease @ 1280x1024... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 nrg and Verran hit the nail on the head, no need to upgrade to a 8800 series card, 7900GTs in SLI will do better for the amount of additional investment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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