Upgrades Ho!

Mr. Analog · July 12, 2007, 09:47:39 AM

Did a bit more digging and came up with this loadout...

Melbosa · July 12, 2007, 09:54:48 AM

Looks good man, now buy it! Only change I would make would go with the LG DVD-RW drives, as they are rated better.

Mr. Analog · July 12, 2007, 10:32:56 AM

Woo hoo, now I need a ride to MemEx muah-hahaha

Ustauk · July 12, 2007, 10:40:02 AM

Looks great! Quick question: why did you choose the 7900 GTX over an 8800 GT? Is it a case of raw card power over DirectX 10 features which won't be available for a while?

Mr. Analog · July 12, 2007, 10:44:53 AM

Quote from: Ustauk on July 12, 2007, 10:40:02 AM
Looks great! Quick question: why did you choose the 7900 GTX over an 8800 GT? Is it a case of raw card power over DirectX 10 features which won't be available for a while?

I bought it with the future in mind, I wanted to be Vista DX10 ready. By the time SP1 + more DX10 games hit the street I'll be ready, plus it can play current stuff like SupCom without chop!

Mr. Analog · July 12, 2007, 12:59:47 PM

So, I had to switch to the eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS SC 640 MB because of stock limitations (they can't order any more of the 7900 and they don't have any on the shelf at the moment), I also had to backorder the mobo. According to MemEx it should only be a couple of days (which is fine by me).

Cova · July 12, 2007, 01:00:26 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 12, 2007, 10:44:53 AM
I bought it with the future in mind, I wanted to be Vista DX10 ready. By the time SP1 + more DX10 games hit the street I'll be ready, plus it can play current stuff like SupCom without chop!

Uhh..., the 7900 is NOT a DX10 chip - the 8800 is. And the 8800GTS I linked earlier in the thread will seriously out-perform any 7900 (it should out-perform a 7900 GTX SLI config, even a quad-SLI in some cases).

Mr. Analog · July 12, 2007, 01:05:48 PM

Quote from: Cova on July 12, 2007, 01:00:26 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 12, 2007, 10:44:53 AM
I bought it with the future in mind, I wanted to be Vista DX10 ready. By the time SP1 + more DX10 games hit the street I'll be ready, plus it can play current stuff like SupCom without chop!

Uhh..., the 7900 is NOT a DX10 chip - the 8800 is. And the 8800GTS I linked earlier in the thread will seriously out-perform any 7900 (it should out-perform a 7900 GTX SLI config, even a quad-SLI in some cases).

I was trying to stay within my budget and get a new monitor. Since I had to switch things around anyway it's a moot point.

Cova · July 12, 2007, 01:09:53 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 12, 2007, 01:05:48 PM
Quote from: Cova on July 12, 2007, 01:00:26 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 12, 2007, 10:44:53 AM
I bought it with the future in mind, I wanted to be Vista DX10 ready. By the time SP1 + more DX10 games hit the street I'll be ready, plus it can play current stuff like SupCom without chop!

Uhh..., the 7900 is NOT a DX10 chip - the 8800 is. And the 8800GTS I linked earlier in the thread will seriously out-perform any 7900 (it should out-perform a 7900 GTX SLI config, even a quad-SLI in some cases).

I was trying to stay within my budget and get a new monitor. Since I had to switch things around anyway it's a moot point.

Ya - you managed to get that other post in there while I was writing my reply to the one I quoted - the 8800GTS you had to switch to was the one I recommended you get in the first place. It's faster, is DX10, and is cheaper (even without the rebate) than the 7900 you had originally chosen.

Mr. Analog · July 12, 2007, 01:15:36 PM

Quote from: Cova on July 12, 2007, 01:09:53 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 12, 2007, 01:05:48 PM
Quote from: Cova on July 12, 2007, 01:00:26 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 12, 2007, 10:44:53 AM
I bought it with the future in mind, I wanted to be Vista DX10 ready. By the time SP1 + more DX10 games hit the street I'll be ready, plus it can play current stuff like SupCom without chop!

Uhh..., the 7900 is NOT a DX10 chip - the 8800 is. And the 8800GTS I linked earlier in the thread will seriously out-perform any 7900 (it should out-perform a 7900 GTX SLI config, even a quad-SLI in some cases).

I was trying to stay within my budget and get a new monitor. Since I had to switch things around anyway it's a moot point.

Ya - you managed to get that other post in there while I was writing my reply to the one I quoted - the 8800GTS you had to switch to was the one I recommended you get in the first place. It's faster, is DX10, and is cheaper (even without the rebate) than the 7900 you had originally chosen.

It's just as well, I wouldn't have been moving to Vista and DX10 for some time anyway that's why I figured I could get away with a lesser card for a while, then I tried finding something that was bang for the buck and could play stuff like SupCom reasonably well and the 7900 seemed to fit. I'm happier I went back to the 8800 but I will have to upgrade my monitor later (I just have my old VGA ViewSonic...not that there's anything wrong with that I'd STRONGLY prefer a hi-res with low response time LCD but I don't want to buy a cheap ass DVI monitor right now if i would definitely regret it later...).