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7800 GS OC AGP 8X Graphics Card

post #1 of 20
2/2/06 at 7:45pm
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Out in stores

I got mine this morning...6600GT is going out the window!!


Stunning leap in performance and visual quality. I am playing HL2 Lost Coast with full HDR at 1600x1200 and everything jacked up...butter smooth except when I play the commentary.

WHAT A STUNNING CARD!!

If you've been a AGP fan and refused to upgrade your setup to PCIE because it would involve changing everything - THIS - is the card for you

I'll shutup and go back to my games...DROOOOOL
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post #2 of 20
2/2/06 at 8:00pm
do you have a link? How much did you get it for? I might just get one instead of going a major pc upgrade.
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post #3 of 20
2/2/06 at 8:03pm
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Just go to Best Buy. I cant find it anywhere online. I tried Compusa and they didnt have any. I tried Best Buy...they had 3...by the time I got to the window they had 2...by the time I checked out - they were all gone!

Benches coming up...
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post #4 of 20
2/2/06 at 8:31pm
so how much did you pay?
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post #5 of 20
2/2/06 at 8:40pm
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$349 + Tax

System:
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Abit IS7-E2
Pentium 4 3.4Ghz Northwood HT
2 x 512 MB Patriot Signature RAM
X-Fi Extreme Music in Gaming Mode
BFG 7800 GS OC
Windows Server 2003 running in Workstation Mode
Seasonic S12 PSU
Thermalright XP-90
Nexus 120mm chassis fans and 92mm CPU fan
250GB 16MB Cache 7200rpm Maxtor HDD
LG Super-Multi Drive






3D Mark 2006 coming up...
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post #6 of 20
2/2/06 at 11:01pm
Did you unlock the pipelines yet? I am thinking about one too or maybe a 6800.
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post #7 of 20
2/2/06 at 11:20pm
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Pipelines are hardware locked...no chance of unlocking...

Stock Clocks - 400/1.25

Overclocked using coolbits to 487/1.42 (autodetect)








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post #8 of 20
2/3/06 at 3:37am
hmm, there seems to be quite a performance drop from the gtx. Hell, some people can even hit those scores with 6800's.

hmmmm
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post #9 of 20
2/3/06 at 4:17am
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There is still plenty of overhead for OCing. The visual quality is where this card leaps ahead of the 6 series. I have it stable at 520/1.45

Benches were done at 480/1.38
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post #10 of 20
2/3/06 at 7:56am
Nice taste in cars gsferrari. From what I can tell its a Caterham, but I'm not sure of the model...
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post #11 of 20
2/3/06 at 1:55pm
bah this is only available for AGP

EDIT: oh wait thats the same price as a GT I can get that
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post #12 of 20
2/4/06 at 7:50pm
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How can you get the GT? The 7800GT is only for PCI-E
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post #13 of 20
2/4/06 at 7:53pm
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Originally Posted by Wooster
Nice taste in cars gsferrari. From what I can tell its a Caterham, but I'm not sure of the model...

Caterham Roadsport SV...

I want the new Caterham CSR260

Probably the most insane road car...even in the company of ferrari and lamborghini and others.

Nothing touches the Caterham for BRUTAL accelleration, cornering and circuit laptimes.

The CSR is lunacy...sheer madness...

CSR260 Model
ENGINE:
Cosworth 2.3-litre Ford Duratec Max power: 260 bhp
Maximum Speed: 155mph
0-60 3.1 seconds
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post #14 of 20
2/4/06 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by gsferrari
How can you get the GT? The 7800GT is only for PCI-E
yah i have PCI-e, if you paid attention I was complaining that the 7800GS was AGP only
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post #15 of 20
2/6/06 at 6:52am
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Originally Posted by gsferrari
Caterham Roadsport SV...

I want the new Caterham CSR260

Probably the most insane road car...even in the company of ferrari and lamborghini and others.

Nothing touches the Caterham for BRUTAL accelleration, cornering and circuit laptimes.

The CSR is lunacy...sheer madness...

CSR260 Model
ENGINE:
Cosworth 2.3-litre Ford Duratec Max power: 260 bhp
Maximum Speed: 155mph
0-60 3.1 seconds
I think that driving a Caterham would be the closest you could get to having sex with a car...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...848&q=caterham
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post #16 of 20
2/10/06 at 4:26pm
I just got this card. I went with the EVGA Overclocked model. The stock clock in this particular board is 460/1350. Out of the box I got a score of 14700 and change in 3dmark03. At 500/1500 it scored 15938. The card barely breaks about 42 degrees temp wise at that clock level in my case when checking the temp right after running the tests. There is definitely some more room to go.
It is not 7800GTX, but for AGP, I am more than pleased.
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post #17 of 20
2/10/06 at 9:21pm
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Originally Posted by Ron Jeremy
I just got this card. I went with the EVGA Overclocked model. The stock clock in this particular board is 460/1350. Out of the box I got a score of 14700 and change in 3dmark03. At 500/1500 it scored 15938. The card barely breaks about 42 degrees temp wise at that clock level in my case when checking the temp right after running the tests. There is definitely some more room to go.
It is not 7800GTX, but for AGP, I am more than pleased.
nice overclock. ive been reccomending this board to anyone sticking with agp for now.
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post #18 of 20
2/13/06 at 3:30am
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Originally Posted by Wooster
I think that driving a Caterham would be the closest you could get to having sex with a car...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...848&q=caterham

how much does it weigh? and whats the trap speed in the quarter? whats the cost? if its around 40k? i think a elise with a 2zz yamaha a better choice.
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post #19 of 20
2/13/06 at 4:38am
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Originally Posted by genax
how much does it weigh? and whats the trap speed in the quarter? whats the cost? if its around 40k? i think a elise with a 2zz yamaha a better choice.
Can't find any 1/4-mile times, but they can do 0-60 in anything from 6.5 to 3.7 seconds, depending on the model, and cost anywhere from 15,450 to 31,000 GBP (I don't have my GBP -> USD calculator handy).

Car and Driver has a good review of a Roadsport SV kit that they built here.

Edit: I checked Caterham's US website, and it looks like the prices fall between $20,000 and $30,000 with out the engine and tranmission.
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post #20 of 20
2/13/06 at 12:05pm
I have an NVIDIA 6800 in ISA form factor and it runs Daikatana just right.
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