I was wondering which graphics card is better for intense 3-D games.  The 7800GT or 7900GT.?
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The 7900GT is the newer and better card. The 7900GT is almost as fast as the 7800GTX.\nAnd the 7900GTX is currently the King of all the cards.\nIt's a lot faster than ATI's best video card.
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If you have a PCI Express slot get one of those.  Regardless go with NVIDIA or an NVIDIA line, they are better than any other company out there.  All my friends who work for CAD, Architecture, programming and for Disney, Dreamworks use Nvidia.  I would go with a 256MB Nvidia line that supports directX 9.  The higher the res it can max out at the better as well becaue if you play it at a lower res than the max supported your card works faster.  Also the Nvidia drivers are much easier to work with I had a 5500OC 256 card and was able to use the 5700 drivers for it without any problems.  If you want to change and upgrade your mobo, then upgrade to one that has PCI Express slots in them as PCI is going to be completely phased out  and soon AGP will be phased out as well.  Depending on how soon you plan to upgrade your mobo I'd wait and get one with a PCI Express slot then buy a PCI E card with the specs previously mentioned.
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For what you are spending, you processor wont bottleneck the video card.  I would suggest that you spend that $150 on one good card rather than two very mediocre cards.  Try to go with the Nvidia 7800 series and above or the ATI 1800 series and above.  Those cards will outperform the two 7300's in SLI.
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nVidia 5200 AGP. Around 62 bucks. i got one. WORKS MARVELOUS!!!!!! Why buy an expensive one? This works great. ATI AND RADEONS SUCK!
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That machine will rock for current games.  My only concern is the GeForce 7800 GTX video card.  There is a new Nvidia card (the 8800 series) that supports Microsoft DirectX 10.  If you plan on upgrading and gaming on Windows Vista (comes out Jan 30, 2007), then you will need this card (or another that supports DX10, currently it's the only one).\n\nOverall this is a great rig for now, but in just a few months you'll need to buy a new video card.  Video cards can be uber expensive (up to $600), so it might be worth the wait.
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Well sorry to say this but the 7800 GTX processor from nvidia isn't te best one. It was untill ATI released the new radeon 1900 processor. It's aprox 10% faster. But things aren't going to stop here. nVidia already announced the new 7900 GTX processor (to beat what ati has conquered :)). Tehnically speaking, there is no best video card looking at how computers delevop. If today this is the best one, tommorow voila, something better appears. \nAnd if you want a link with a card based on Radeon 1900 processor, well you could try it here:
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PCworld says the the nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX is the best.  Check the link below.
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First off you should want to know what Motherboard you have.\nCan it support PCIe, AGP and is it SLI compatible.\n\nOnce you've determined that, then you should look at the cost and if you can afford it I'd go for the new GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card for gaming.\n\nI myself have 2 BFG 7800 GTX OC's in SLI config - but the single 7950 GX2 beats what I have. \n\nHope this helps.  Check out the following article - should help you decide.
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The ATI card benchmarks slightly better than the 6800 in Maximum PC's tests; they haven't yet reviewed the 7900.\n\nhttp://www.maximumpc.com/2006/03/ati_radeon_x190.html\n\nhttp://www.maximumpc.com/reviews/video_cards/
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1x Geforce 7950GX2.\n\nIn numerous benchmarks out there, both perform pretty much on par with each other.  The hardware is essentially the same with just one specific difference; the 7950 GX2 doesn't have to go through another PCIe bus to access the second GPU.  \n\nThe speed difference is, for the most part, negligible though.  Keep in mind that the 7950 GX2 is really two GTX GPUs that are underclocked to help keep control of heat.  Depending on which vendor you buy your 7950 GX2 from, they might be attaching a heftier cooling solution and overclocking the card yet again.\n\nHope this helps!
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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.
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I've used both, and they both do the job they are suppose to do.  Nvidia can be annoying sometimes though, and ATI graphics cards are usually more solid in proformance.  So if I had to pick, I'd pick ATI.
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Why get and X800 anything?  Get a GeForce 7950 GX2, u won't regret it!
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Okay, first of all the X1300 is a horrible card for gaming, second of all, I need to see how much 170 euros is in dollars (goes to Google), okay, nice budget you got there.  I would look toward a nVidia 7600GS or 7600GT.  I would go for the GT though if you could, I'd try to get two 7600GS's as they have performance close to a 7900GT when you pair them together over SLi but then you have to have an SLi motherboard and a suffiecently powerful power supply.\n\nIf you're still stuck with AGP look for either the 6600GS or Radeon X1600, they're far from the best but tons better than the worst cards out there.  I hope you aren't stuck with AGP.\n\nSpeaking of which, you'll be buying new cards in about a year for DirectX 10 support and no card made today supports it, they won't be out until the end of the year.  If you need a stop-gap between them, the 7600GT is an excellent choice.
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The FireGL range of graphics cards is a series fabricated by ATI for use with CAD (Computer Aided Design) and DCC (Digital Content Creation) programs, usually found in workstations. Fire GL has workstation specific OpenGL optimizations providing application performance and stability required by professional users.\n\nATI Radeon Xpress 1150 is an integrated video chipset, so it isn't an add-on card.\n\nAs to which is better, it depends on your application. For non-gamers an integrated video chipset would be okay. The FireGL is for workstation graphics technology that enables engineers, animators, and designers to run professional 3D CAD and DCC applications.
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If you could afford it the Nvidia 7900GTX would be the best, but those are over $500 and huge to boot. I love my 7800GT. They are under $300 and only take up one slot, much more room if you want to go with SLI. Runs cool too, about 40-42C average even while playing games. I have HL2, FEAR, Far Cry, Quake4, all look awesome!\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150108
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Any card is fine, I suggest either an ATI card, or a Gforce card. You can find cards anywhere now from like $70-$300 that are good. \n\nFirst just check to find out if your computer has AGP, PCI, or PCI-E (PCI Express) ports. To do this look inside your computer. If you see little brown ports that means you have AGP, if you have PCI then you have just plain metal ports, and if you have PCI-E then you have gold ports. PCI-E is the best, followed by AGP, and finally, the oldest type, PCI. \n\nI suggest atleast getting a 256mb card, as that will work for most. If you are into extreme gaming then you might want to head up to the 512mbs. Also, be sure to check if your computer has dual capabilites. Which means you can have two graphic cards at once. \n\nFor more information be sure to check www.wikipedia.com ... Simply search PCI-E ports, AGP ports, or PCI ports, this will help to give you a picture of what your looking for, while looking in your computer. \n\nGood luck! if you need any more help feel free to email me.