Video card Question?

[kerpunkin]

I currently have a Geforce EVGA 6800gs superclocked video card.What i want to know is would I see good a improvement if i got the new 7900gs?

 

[detrunks]

get a rough idea here:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=537&model2=520&chart=196

 

[kerpunkin]

That does not have either 1 of the cards on it.

 

[Dood]

Lol, the geforce 7 series are significantly better due to higher bandwidth and more pipelines,and particulary,if you check these 2 links,
http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6800.html and this one
http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_7900.html
you would see a significant difference between these 2,and i would have to say that a newer card is more likely to outperform an older card,but depends on how much you wanna pay.Check prices and see for yourself if it`s worth it And let us know how your video card keeps up with the latest games.
Regards.

 

[twite]

I don't think it would be worth it to upgrade yet, as that 6800 is still a very good card. I don't think you will see a drastic difference. If anything, wait until the dx10 cards come out, and then upgrade.

 

[DonNagual]

I'll second what twite is saying, but it is a matter of personal preference of course.

You'd be going from a VERY good card to a great card. Is that 6800GS already starting to slow things down for you? What games are you playing, and at what resolutions?

If you are a hardcore, fps maniac, then sure go for the upgrade. If you are just a casual gamer like myself, that 6800GS still has plenty of life in it.

 

[kerpunkin]

He plays games like warcraft 3 and BF2. Im also gonna be buying him a 20 inch widescreen lcd for christmas,that stats a resolution of 1440/900, Will both of these cards be able to handle that ok?

 

[Dood]

Definitely yeah. But still,game performance will vary from computer to computer...sincerely,i recommend the Alienware systems for hardcore gamers. Otherwise ,you will be satisfied with these 2 video cards,they`re more than good for today`s games,but don`t expect superreal performance. For that you would need a dual video card, SLI , 512 mb and 256 bit