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    7900series or 8700?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by KillWonder, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. KillWonder

    KillWonder Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it worth paying 100's of extra monet to get a 10x card with a 8700gt?
    Cause i want to be able to play Crysis but laptops with a 7900series cards are faster so i read and even cheaper.
    But might i regret for not buying a laptop with an 10x card instead in the future when my aim is to play crysis and half life 2?
     
    KillWonder, Mar 31, 2008
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  2. KernalPanic

    KernalPanic White Knight

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    Why not get the 8800m GTS then?


    The 8700m has more shader power but less memory bandwidth so it will be faster when:
    -High amount of shading being done (recent games)
    -Lower than 1280x1024 resolution


    The 7950GTX has higher memory bandwidth so it will be faster when:
    -playing older games at higher resolutions


    The 8800m has both more shader power AND high memory bandwidth making it the best of both worlds. If you can afford an 8800, get it.
     
    KernalPanic, Mar 31, 2008
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  3. lemonbone

    lemonbone Notebook Enthusiast

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    wait to see ati mobility hd3870 lol
     
    lemonbone, Mar 31, 2008
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  4. Tony_A

    Tony_A Notebook Evangelist

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    A great high-end card from 2006 vs a great mid-range card from 2007?

    If I was buying now, I'd go for a 2008 card like the ones mentioned above.
     
    Tony_A, Mar 31, 2008
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  5. Lite

    Lite Notebook Deity

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    * Agreed , Mobility 3870 will Kickass... Especially in CROSSFIRE!!! ooo , Perhaps they will even put both GPU's together on once chip/card, Make the latency between them extremly low , and give it a amazing performance , Heck maybe even QUAD crossfire , If they do two chips on one board...!!
     
    Lite, Mar 31, 2008
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  6. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    we are talking laptops here^ you will see no quad crossfire for some time. if ever
     
    narsnail, Mar 31, 2008
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  7. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Agreed. That would be an aweful lot of heat, not to mention finding the space for such a setup.
     
    talin, Mar 31, 2008
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  8. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Neither dude. Get the 8800M GTS, in the Gateway FX. ~1350$ . Best bang for the buck in gaming laptops.
     
    eleron911, Mar 31, 2008
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  9. Magnus72

    Magnus72 Notebook Virtuoso

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    My Dell XPS M1730 has two GPU´s on one board :)
     
    Magnus72, Mar 31, 2008
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  10. Mippoose

    Mippoose Notebook Deity

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    What performs better, your desktop or your laptop?
     
    Mippoose, Mar 31, 2008
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