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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: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.

  2. 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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  3. "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?