Inno3d Geforce 7800 worth it?

[Krillk]

Im in a kind of tight spot..

I currently own a Geforce 6800 inside my
Dell Dimension 8400.. and of cause with all the new great games comeing out this year.. e.g. TES IV: Oblivion and Gothic 3
i want to Upgrade it..

Spec:
P4 530 3 Ghz w. HTT
Geforce 6800 256 MB PCIe
1024MB Samsung PC2-4200 533Mhz Ram

my problem is i can JUST affort a Geforce 7800 and one more Gb of those Samsung Ram atm... then im dry.. but will it help at all?.. i want to at least keep my computer running another year before i go and crash it completely.. i like my games beautifull.. so im wondering if ill be able to run beautifull games the next year? or if i should sell it all and start scrambeling together money for a whole new PC...

Help very appriciated!
TY in advance

 

[DonNagual]

Tough call.... are you unsatisfied with the performance you are having now in any way? That is a pretty good system you have....

I had a 6800GT last month, and upgraded to the 7800GT. I didn't really notice too much of a difference, as the 6800GT itself is a pretty powerful card and was able to run games at full settings. My FPS of course jumped up, but I really had nothing to complain about before the upgrade.

I'm leaning towards telling you to hold your cash for a while unless you are not happy with your 6800's performance in some way.

 

[LipsOfVenom]

nah those specs will be fine for another year. Although you can probably only play newer games at medium settings or so. The 7800 GT is really going down reaching $250 now, so you can buy it in 1/2 a year for only...$200 probably. But hey, 6800 is still good.

 

[Krillk]

I think youre mistaken.. the grafics card i currently have is simply called Geforce 6800.. not GT or anything.. and ive seen a GT at work.. its quite a lot better than mine.. and even besides that.. i wanna play with 4xAA as a minimum ^.^... mainly cause i like looking at smooth lines.. hmm.. i appriciate the help a lot.. but i need the upgrade.. i can run Fear yes.. but i wont go lower that "high" settings for Grafics.. though i dont play in highter Res. than 1280x1024.. hmm..

^.^

edit: just as a notice the Geforce 7800GT in Denmark (where i live) is really cheep atm..

 

[DonNagual]

Actually I knew you had a 6800 (not the GT). That is still a very nice card and nothing to sneeze at. I have never tried one for myself though, which was why I asked if you are unhappy with your performance.

But it sounds like you and I are similar. Must have the best. If you choose to upgrade, you'll love the 7800GT. It is an amazing card.

 

[Krillk]

Thanks dude.. ok then.. i will just upgrade the Card and the Ram.. and then in a year ill just upgrade it to a monster.. (if the price of my car isnt going to put a big black hole in my budget ^.^) like.. ATI X2900XTX 1024 MB with the rate that grafics are expanding.. im surprised if that shouldnt be about right hehe.. anyway.. g'day to yall.. thanks for the help