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    Nvidia Go 7600 256 MB Versus 7700 Go 256 mb (Yeah the 7700 is more powerful but......

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by notebooknoob, Apr 29, 2007.

  1. notebooknoob

    notebooknoob Notebook Geek

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    Is it THAT more powerful? IE if im using the laptop for gaming and i love a laptop that has the 7600 Go but there is another with the 7700 Go im not to fond of is the performance that huge a deal i should get the 7700 go?
     
    notebooknoob, Apr 29, 2007
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  2. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Do you play really demanding games? If not, then you probably won't miss the extra performance offered by the Go7700. The 7700 may have lower power consumption (and thus better battery life), but I am not sure of this.

    And as far as I know, the only two Go7700 cards on the market are both 512MB, not 256.
     
    Redline, Apr 29, 2007
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  3. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    From the benchmarks I've seen, I don't think the performance difference is great enough to get a laptop you don't like as much just because it has a GeForce 7700 instead of a 7600.

    Personally at this point I'd wait for the updated machines with GeForce 8600's instead of 7700/7600's though.
     
    zadillo, Apr 29, 2007
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  4. chonga

    chonga Notebook Deity

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    agreed. if you can wait for santa rosa and dx10 cards i would wait. i am.
     
    chonga, Apr 29, 2007
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