new build... help on deciding which vga card

[elpibebz]

hi, in a couple of days im gonna make my second build, and this time i want to make one for gaming only, and leave the current one for school purposes.

i already have an idea of the parts im going to buy. the only part that im struggling to decide on is the video card. since i have a limited budget, but the mobo is gonna have pci-e, i dont wanna settle for just any card. My current choices are either the EVGA Geforce 7600 GS/ 512MB GDDR2 / SLI / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card or the EVGA GeForce 7300 GT / 512MB DDR2 / SLI / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / TV Out / Video Card.

7600 gs specs:
Performance


GPU/VPU
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS


RAMDAC
400 MHz

Dimensions


Length
8.980 in. (228mm)


Height
4.700 in. (106mm)

Memory


Memory Type
GDDR2


Video Memory
512MB


Core Clock
400 MHz


Memory Clock
800 MHz

Connections


Interface Type
PCI Express


Connector(s)
DVI
VGA (15-Pin D-Sub)
HDTV/S-Video

Performance


Maximum Resolution
2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz (Analog)


7300 gt specs:
Performance


GPU/VPU
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT


RAMDAC
Dual 400 MHz


Pixel Pipelines
8

Dimensions


Length
8.980 in. (228mm)


Width
4.700 in. (105mm)

Memory


Memory Type
DDR2


Video Memory
512MB


Core Clock
350 MHz


Memory Clock
532 MHz


Memory Bandwidth
8.51GB/sec.


Memory Bus
128-bit

Connections


Interface Type
PCI Express


Interface Speed
16x


Connector(s)
DVI
TV/S-Video
VGA (15-Pin D-Sub)

Performance


Maximum Resolution
2048 x 1536 x 32 bpp at 85Hz
2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz



another thing that concerns me is that i've read that the 7300 GT's fan seems to be deffective. the price on those two cards doesnt concern me though becuase they are within my budget.
i highly appriciate any help.

laterz,
ivan

 

[Jesse_hz]

Well if they both have the same amount and speed of memory, isn't the 7600GS the better choice? I'd think so.

Edit: Corrected.

 

[Exonimus]

he said 7600gs

7300gt vs 7600gs? 7600gs definitely. the 7600gs beats this 7300gt easily. There is also a GDDR3 version of the 7300gt, I believe it comes quite close to the 7600gs, but don't quote me on that. However, if you're going to choose between these two, the 7600gs wins.

on a side note, if you've got another 50 dollars(or so) to spare, you might want to consider the GT version, although I'm pretty sure you are looking at the GS version for a good reason good luck!

 

[elpibebz]

thnx for the advice!!:grinthumb ... then, 7600 it is