AMD Help pls

werty316 · Rated NC-17 Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 187

I would also got for the 7900GT. You could spend a bit more and go for an X2 but you probably won't use it to its full potential.

Magyk · Rated PG Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 20

Aparantly, there is a big drought right now for XFX 7900GT cards on the market...I am unable to locate one at all right now, and what i am reading all over the place is April 30th is the expected ship date for more cards from XFX.

Is there another card manufacturer that would be acceptable to this?

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150137

This card is $359.00 at newegg.com and backorderd....bleh

The last 2 vid cards that i have ordered have been xfx cards so i dont really know what other good cards are available. I am definately looking for something with this type of clockspeed and preferably the same price...

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

NOt sure without looking at the individual cards, but the nice thing about eVGA is their "Step-Up" program. Basically within 90 days of buying a card, you can exchange it with them, for any newer card and pay the difference.

i.e. You buy 7800GT from Newegg at $295. Sometime before 90 days, you contact eVGA and send them your card and buy a 7900GT for $350. You only end up paying eVGA $50 (plus shipping of course).

Not optimum sometimes I know, but not a bad deal over all.

werty316 · Rated NC-17 Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 187

Too bad Canadian retailers still have 7900GTs and GTXs; NCIX for instance has them still Razz

Magyk · Rated PG Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 20

Other than the 90 day upgrade program from eVGA, how is their customer service and support? how is the quality of their craftsmanship also? Im just concerned that im about to drop 350 bucks and i want to make sure its worth it.

The xfx cards are out of stock everywhere including ncix.com, but the eVGA cards are available.....if eVGA is going to be quality, i found the replacement...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130282

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I've had no issues with any eVGA cards. I contacted customer support regarding their "Step-Up" program around 9PM one night, and before I got to work the next morning (6AM) I had a response that answered my question and gave me more information than I asked for. So CS seems to be good.

Oh, and I think eVGA is the only manufacturer to warranty the card IF you change the heatsink on it, as long as it's a certified HS for the model. I know PNY and BFG will not warranty it if you change the HS on it...

Magyk · Rated PG Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 20

Im having quite the hard time obtaining a decent video card now.....the 7900GT's seem to be in short supply. I order all the parts tomorrow morning when i get my bonus and i would like to order the video card at the same time.....

I found the best bang for the buck being that xfx 7900GT udp7. Unfortunately, newegg isnt even carrying it anymore and anything they have is out of stock. I might have to either wait on the video card to be available, or get a different one. Any other suggestions besides the 7900GT for price (~350), and performance? memory clock was 1630 and core clock was 550.

Itc down to crunch time for me, and i cant wait...just wish i could find what i wanted....

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

Not really for price to performance....unless you go ATI, but then I can't advise you there, I'm not familiar enough with ATI cards.

The 7900GT is a little more powerful than the 7800GTX (so I'm told anyways). Yet, the 7800GT is about $100 more than the 7900GT...

The short supply is why I mentioned the eVGA step-up program. Get a 7800GT right now for ~$300, then once you get it, within 90 days, contact eVGA and do the step-up to a 7900GT and pay the difference in retail price. I bought a 7800GT in January for $300. Stepping up to a 7900GT now for an addition $50 + shipping. Got 2.5 months out of the 7800GT already Smile

Magyk · Rated PG Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 20

Managed to get lucky tonight!! hey get your head out of the gutter Razz

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nah, i doublechecked on newegg tonight and i found the one step down from the one that i wanted. its the 7900 GT UDE7 at 520 / 1500mhz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150139

Not bad at all for the time crunch. Since i didnt want it to get all sold out on me, i already went ahead and ordered it to lock it in. do they make any 7900GT heatsink fans yet? I decided to go with the ZALMAN CNPS7000B-Cu LED 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan on the processor, and if there is anything for the 7900, i will grab that when i order the rest in the morning.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:58:59 Post Subject:

If your looking for the highest performance, the ATi x1900XTX's currently hold that title. You can get a pair of them and a motherboard with the ATI CrossFire Radeon XPRESS 3200 chipset and run them in "SLi".