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First Reviews: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT GPU

Posted by timothy on from the when-embargos-expire dept.

Spinnerbait writes "This morning NVIDIA let fly with a cut-back version of their GeForce 7800GTX flagship card, dubbed the GeForce 7800GT. HotHardware has a full review and showcase posted of this new more reasonably price GeForce 7 series card. Overall it's performance was impressive but there is a tad bit of confusion in the channel about clock speeds on these new boards, so keep you eye on retail board specifications." The embargo's off: here's TheTechLounge's review, and GDHardware's, too -- I'm sure you'll find links to others in the comments below.

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  1. Re:Oh no, not again. by shoptroll · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Heh. I've got a 3500+ and a 6600GT. Computer runs like a dream.

    I'm not upgrading my vid. card until a mid-range 512 mb model hits the market.

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  2. Re:Graphics by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Perhaps I'm suffering from the Star Wars "isn't as good as it used to be" syndrome..

    No, you're not. Much of PC gaming, with rare exceptions, has become a wanking contest between different 3D engine developers.

  3. Re:Graphics by Incoherent07 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Of course. And, of course, since a card of this power is now "mid-range" at $450 MSRP, everyone should have one by now.

    Wait, you mean you DON'T upgrade your $500 video card every 6 months? You mean you've never spent more than $200 on a video card in your entire life and don't really care to? You're obviously not a gamer, we don't have to cater to you, only to our early-adopter ricer customers who feel inferior if they don't have a $4000 Alienware.

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  4. "more reasonably priced" != "reasonably priced" by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Wake me when the 7600GT arrives, then it'll be time for me to jump to a PCIe platform. I'm happy enough with my NVidia 5900XTV-based system for now. No way am I spending over US$250 for a videocard. I'd prefer under US$200. Once you can play BZFlag at 1600x1200x32 at 85Hz or above, with all options on, and no slowdowns, what more do you really need?

  5. Mid-level? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting
    From GDHardware.com review:


    NVIDIA's has, in many ways, pulled ahead of ATI's desktop command over the past 6 months or so and recently cemented the deal with its release of the 7800GTX and now the 7800GT at the more "mid-level" price-point.


    Since when did $450 become a "mid-level" price?
  6. Re:Good deal on 7800 gt by mrchaotica · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There's no such thing as a "good deal" on bleeding-edge hardware. There's only "expensive" and "ream me with a stick."

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  7. Re:Graphics by StarvingSE · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So true. It took me forever to get through HL2 and Doom3 because after I got over the wow factor, it was just the same old game. I used to be draw to pretty graphics like moths to a light, but not so much anymore.

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  8. H.264 by GoRK · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd buy this thing in a second if it did HW accelerated H.264 decoding. I have heard detonator 80.40 includes the features on the 7800 series. Anyone know if this is true or if there is a software player or codec that can take advantage of this?