Graphics Cards related queries here.

[drvarunmehta]

If you don't want to play games, don't spend so much just to drive a 24" display. Even a 7k 7600GS will do a really good job at that.

[goobimama]

^^ Well I just saw some Oblivion screenshots....and now I want to game real bad...

I got a good sound card, excellent speaker system, a 24 inch display coming soon....why not? Just wanted to know if it was worth it, that 7800GTX, that's all....

There's also the thing that no one wants to sell me a 6600GT pci-e card. Every guy who wants to sell one has an AGP version and the PCI-e guys decide last minute that they want to enjoy it for a few days longer....

[drvarunmehta]

There isn't much difference performance-wise between a 7800GTX and a 7900GT. If you don't mind the lack of warranty it's a pretty good buy. Keep in mind that the 7900GT will OC better and run cooler than the 7800GTX. Plus the 7800GTX uses up 2 slots while the 7900GT is a single slot card (if that's important to you).

[sabret00the]

Druvan the cooling issue and the 2 slot factor is definitely an important factor that u have pointed out especially if u have a heavily packed Tower.

[anilthomas26]

hey guys.......

ma config :

amd 64bit 2800+ @ 1.98Ghz
1 gib ram
asus k8n mobo
evga 6800gs 256mb

ma card is too hot......

ambient temp is bout 41 and core temp at 56-58 at no load.....

and ambient temp goes upto 51-54 and core temp to 80-83 when playing games......

fixed two extra blowers for the card....with an inlet fan nearby......and also an exhaust at the top side of the cabinet......in all 4fans.....but no use......

cud it be becoz ma card is deffective ?????
it was overclocked to 425/1150 from 400/1100.....but i reverted back due to the temperature issues.....

plz help me guys.......

[drvarunmehta]

These temps are normal for a graphics card.

[akshayt]

get 7900gt with local warranty for 17k

[goobimama]

^^ Any contact details? And also, what about the 7900GS? I heard that is currently the best bang for buck under $200 card available...

[deathvirus_me]

Well .. the XFX 7900GS Extreme would be the best buy right now .. that card can be pushed to over 600 MHz on the core :O ... and 1400 MHz on the mem. .. over 5500 3DMarks in 3DMark06 ... its priced around $240 ...

[akshayt]

7900GS - 15k
7900GT - 17k

[john_the_ultimate]

Is 7900gs available in kolkata? If yes then where cud I buy and whats the price?

[anilthomas26]

hey...plz take a luk at this pic......

http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...gAnch=imgAnch3

wats the "core" temp indicate there ?????

[john_the_ultimate]

Must be ur GFX card temps...Just read more about gfx card safe working temps and set SPEEDFAN accordingly. Even my 6600gt goes upto around 65C on loads.

[anilthomas26]

hey..........jst c these screenshots from riva tuner......

http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...gAnch=imgAnch1

the temp rose to 93 while i played...

someone suggested to c if there was enough thermla paste between the heat sink and gpu of ma card.......

i removed the heat sink and saw that there was enough i think..........

but nit very much though......

bfore i opened the heat sink the temp wud go only upto about 81-83,,,,,now it goes to 93 ...

wat shud i do....is it bcoz of the thermal paste ????

or is it something i did when i opened the heat sink ???/

i fixed it back as it was........

plzz help me guys..........
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i forgot to tell something........these temps are without the extra fans i have fixed.......

with the fans the core temp rise upto the earlier 83...and ambient temp to 53....

but still these temps are high right ????

[john_the_ultimate]

Ouch......that's too hot. Maybe u didnot put the HSF back correctly also improve the airflow, just adding more fans doesn't helps.

[cooldude]

Forsa Geforce 7600GS how is this GPU could i get more info about it

[anilthomas26]

hey....ma card is not even running 3dmark properly now........

full of graphical problems......

like blinking.......

once it went fine.....the next time it started doin these symptoms......

????

help me guys....

[akshayt]

Call a educated dealer and set it right. Else have the company guys set it right, make sure he doesn't void your warranty by telling you that why did you take the HSF out in the first place

[dhawald]

Hey if you guys thought that U are getting 256 mb on your
6200s or 6800s

U r wrong see this post.

http://techreport.com/forums/viewtop...=603442#603442

[drvarunmehta]

6200's use system memory but certainly not the 6800's.

[anilthomas26]

Call a educated dealer and set it right. Else have the company guys set it right, make sure he doesn't void your warranty by telling you that why did you take the HSF out in the first place

hey if i try for a warranty is ther any way for them to find out that i had tried to overclock or unlock the pipelines...?????

and if yes.......is there any way i can prevent tat ?????

[akshayt]

There are 6800s with 128mb, 256mb and even 512mb

unlock/oc is through software

[dOm1naTOr]

Ya there's nothin to worry as u havnt flashed the bios or installed firmware of ant 6800GT. SO they wont know bout the unlock/oc.

[sabret00the]

the 'Best Value for Money' 7600 GT card is Palit 7600 GT Priced at Rs.8900

[andysmith45]

the 'Best Value for Money' 7600 GT card is Palit 7600 GT Priced at Rs.8900

I thought that they were selling for 8500/- in Delhi a couple of weeks back. Has there been an increase in pricing?

[anilthomas26]

which is better ????.....a 7600 or a 6800 ?????

i saw tat the 6800 has more mem bandwidth as well as more fill rate...etc......

and also i guess the 7600 cost less than the 6800....???

then y is it the 7 series ??? :d

[dOm1naTOr]

the gF7 cards[except 7800] are built on new 90nm technology whereas 6800 nd 7800 are 110nm. So the 90nm ones can attain much higher clocks ne runs at lower temps nd also requires less power. They are cheaper than comparitively similar perfomance GF 6 cards as their manufacturing cost is much lesser nd the card layout, size, amount of silicon, area of heatsink...all is less. As with all other technology ...the latest technology is always better.
By the by a 7600GT oced can get 6700~6900 points in 3D Mark05.But only the ultra varient in 6800 oced can attain such high scores.

[Samee]

Help me people!

My config is as follows.
Asus A8N-E
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
256 X 2 400MHz DDR
Big Nvidia 6600 256 MB (Non GT)
etc etc

My problem is, my 3dmark 05 score is very low (around 1800).

When i run the features test, Pixel Shader tests run fine ( fps around 60), but the Vertex shader tests give me fps around 2 fps

I am running XP Pro + XP Pro 64, latest drivers and direct X.

Is there a problem with my Card?

[dOm1naTOr]

First go to nidia ctrl panel nd set the values to min nd move the perfomance quality bar to perfomance.
Open task manager nd see how many ram is free before openin 3D Mark. For a total 512 MB free mem should be around 400mb or greater. Or quit some unwanted apps from teak manager's "process" tab.
Also see if ur mem is runnin in dual channel...nd set to 400 mhx in bios. U can see if its dual ch using cpuz.

[Samee]

Thanks for the fast reply!

I installed windows + Motherboard drivers + Gfx Drivers (nothing else) and ran the benchmark still the same result. Nvidia ctrl panel has Antialiasing None, Anistropic Filtering Off, Vertical Sync Off.

Here is the CPUz screenshot!



Still same result, as i said in the features test, vertex shader test give only 2 fps!