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    GeForce 7900GS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dziubelis, Apr 10, 2007.

  1. dziubelis

    dziubelis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I know there is lots of threads about it. But I have one simple question.

    For how long (from today) can it serve as gamer card?
     
    dziubelis, Apr 10, 2007
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  2. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    atleast 2 years.......but ur gonna have to lower the settings after one year......the 7900GS is a powerful card, but even the most powerful of beasts are outperformed by a new breed (the G80m)
     
    deedeeman, Apr 10, 2007
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    Matsu Notebook Consultant

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    it depends on your standards.....if you mean from now until you have to set games on the lowest setting possible...thats gonna be a while....like deedeeman said at least 2 years...
     
    Matsu, Apr 10, 2007
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  4. dziubelis

    dziubelis Notebook Enthusiast

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    That sounds enough; I'm most satisfied with "mid" setings as long as I can run "wide" and with native resolution if possible. 1920x1200 is quite a huge one for 17'', but maybe still...
    BTW, I ussually play just RTS, RPG, TBS.
     
    dziubelis, Apr 11, 2007
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  5. chonga

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    you can max out RTS for at least another year, imo. RPG's are a mixed bag but FPS are the hardest on your card to max out at native resolution in the future.

    my 4 year old 9800 PRO in my desktop can still play most RTS on med-high settings at 1024x768. RTS are usually not too demanding (although CoH is pretty demanding for one)
     
    chonga, Apr 11, 2007
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