Nvidia seems to have messed up with the 7900 GT/GTX - anyone know why it's not available virtually anywhere?
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Um, it IS available now.  Here's a link to 10 different GT's: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1067920129&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48 and here's one to 10 different varieties of GTX's: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1067920130&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48
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Nvidia GeForce 7800, PCI-X, preferably with 512Mb of RAM. Very expensive, though.
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Nvidia 7800GTX with 512MB of memory.\n\nSomething like this:\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143044
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You want to download a gfx card? Lol! Tell you what dude, if you find somewhere that'll allow you to download actual physical computer components then do let me know.\n\nSeriously, you can't do this, you need to buy an actual card and stick it in your machine.
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Depends on what you are looking for...\n\nATI\n------------------------------\nPros\nATI is one of the original big names in video cards, long before Nvidia. They have very high quality video cards right out of the box without a need to overclock them. They focus heavily on amazingly beautiful and smooth graphics. Even their lower end cards perform well.\n\nCons\nThey don't provide software driver updates nearly as often. They are less configurable if you WANT to overclock. \n\n\nNvidia\n--------------------\nPros\nNvidia broke ground quickly on the video card market by providing fast cards at low prices. In the past, their primary focus has been on great specs (benchmarks, frame rates, etc) to help sell their cards. Now they are focusing more on image quality and smooth game play. They are very good about providing the latest software driver updates for their equipment. Their cards are extremely configurable for overclocking.\n\nCons\nTheir gpu's became known as being fast, but choppy during gameplay. Their lower end cards aren't that great performance-wise. \n\n-------------------------\n\nToday, the competition between these two has become much closer. It's hard to say who the winner is at any given time, because as one comes out with a winning model, a few weeks later, the other trumps it. \n\n\nHere is a conclusion from a recent report:\n(by Ilya Gavrichenkov of X-bit Labs)\n\n"I would like to draw your particular attention to mainstream professional solutions that proved very interesting. We were especially happy with the Nvidia Quadro FX 3500. Thanks to its fast memory and G71 GPU this solutions demonstrated superior performance and sometimes proved even faster than its high-end brother.\n\nIts rival, ATI FireGL V7200, also performed quite well in our test session. It demonstrated the same performance as its more expensive fellow – FireGL V7350. So, if you do not need 1GB of graphics memory, and are happy with ATI’s professional graphics solutions, then FireGL V7200 will be a great choice for you.\n\nSumming up, I wouldn’t give any specific recommendations about purchasing this or that professional product. These solutions are quite expensive and you should address this matter responsibly. Especially, since professional users are very rarely working in several different applications at the same time. Therefore, your choice of a workstation graphics card will be strictly determined by the type of applications you will be running on your platform. Of course, Nvidia Quadro FX solutions are faster in most cases than ATI FireGL, however there are tasks where FireGL will be irreplaceable. For example, in Maya. So, we encourage those of you who have read this article to the end to make your own conclusions basing on the results and analysis we have shared with you today."\n\n----------------------\nPersonally,  I have respect for both, though I currently prefer an ATI card.
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I'm sure they'll get around to it soon, as there are at least four other brands - BFG, eVGA, MSI, and XFX - that are currently making cards with that spec, and they're going to want to compete in that space.  (Personally, $750+ for a video card seems pretty out there, but there are enough gamers out to make it a  worthwhile market.)  Some are available at newegg, and some at monarch computer.
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Try windows update\nhttp://www.windowsupdate.com/\n\ndo not go for express installs, but use it manually, there you should find drivers for video cards.\n\n\nIf that fails, try the vendor of your graphics card. They might have it (you didn't give details on which vendor it is, only the chipset)).\n\nBTW: The type of CPU is irrelevant.
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First and easiest thing to try is downloading and installing the newest version of your video card's drivers.  Check your Device Manager under "Display Adapters" for the model, then go to the manufacturer's website and find the appropriate driver.\n\nI could give you more details if I knew the model of the card.
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I did some research because I'm faced with the exact same ponderance. For me, the best answer is the ATI X1600 PRO 512 MB AGP card. *I THINK* \n\nBoth the ATI website and the Best Buy website would sell it to me for $299. Newegg.com sold it to me for $139. In a fit of hindsight, since I have time to kill waiting for it to be delivered, I'm looking into what it takes to install the card once it gets here and if I can do it myself or will I have to pay more to get someone to do it correctly. The thing I love about PC games is that the kind of people who are hardcore Gamers are not known to be the most jobful people in the world, yet computer games and parts are among the most astronomically priced things you can buy... TODAY. Tomorrow, the part you just paid upwards of $697 for can be found on the floor of Big Lots swept into a corner because no one would be willing to be seen holding it. \n\nThe Newegg website tells me I have approximately 5 days left before I can expect delivery of my card. If I install it without frying my PC I'll come back and tell you, otherwise you'll read about "Crazed Incoherent Man Shoots at Graphics Card Manufactuer Employee, Self" on the bottom of the back page of the last section of your local paper in 6 days.
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You must have direct-x installed\nIf you do, go to your start menu and click run\ntype 'dxdiag' and hit enter\nin the dialog box that shows up, go under video and see what graphics card is listed.\nThen you can google for the drivers\n\nIf this doesnt work,\nRight click on my computer and select properties\nunder hardware, select device manager\nunder video cards, look for the name and google for drivers\n\nIf that too doesnt work,\nopen up your cpu and look at the graphics card itself. It will definetely have the manufacturers name printed on it\nthen google for drivers\n\nPeace.
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Well, The 8800gtx is BUT in terms of being able to accually put it to good use you gonn have to wait a year because direct x 10 isnt even out yet and games wont be made with it for a long time so i would recomend the 7900gt.  it will be fine untill u decide to upgrade even futher.
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I've you got good money go ahead and buy the Nvidia 7900 GTS, that will make your dreams come true and put a 500 dollar worth of damage in your pocket too.\n\nYou can't go wrong with an Nvidia 6800 GS neither, it's pretty good.
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Your system is slow, you should use the low graphic card series.  Even you get the Geforce 8 series (running in directX 10) [ranking from over $400 to $700], your system cannot handle it. It wastes money if you buy a new graphic card but your system cannot support for it.
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I used to prefer nVidia with AMD, but honestly I don't think it matters all that much (the differences are negligible). As a company, I prefer nVidia over ATI, but in my opinion nVidia is struggling a bit with their video cards at the moment. I truly hope they grow out of that. I used to run a GForce 4800 on my nvidia nForce2 motherboard, but I switched to an ATI X800 and haven't had any problems with it on that motherboard.
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ok I can help you it sounds like your card does not support open gl and you are trying to play a game that needs open gl to play it and is not compatible with your video card if its a new game most new games need high end video cards to run them if u have a older video card chances r u need to up grade to a new card I would forget about ati and get a nvida card.   Can you post what game u r trying to play and what video card u have like how many MB it has and if its AGP or PCI or video that is shared that means its built on to the mother board
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I have the X300 don't get it. Get the Nvidia graphic card. Much better and more support in other OS's such as linux for Nvidia cards!
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No such thing as too much, man. Your computer is perfect for that kind f gaming. The 7900 GT might not be as good as your current configuration.