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April 10th, 2006, 02:35 PM
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Pine GF XFX7900GT
I want to buy Pine GF XFX7900GT, 256MB DDR3 (256bit, 1,5GHz), PCI-E, Dual DVI/TV, retail But iam not sure about its quality. Does any one have one and can tell me if it is worth buying?
http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/...ationId=186017 
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April 10th, 2006, 02:39 PM
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That's a wee bit out of the Vintage Range. Vintage would be more like EGA and CGA, and the good old days of Monochorme. Thats about as Modern as One could get.
Moved to a better spot. -Vlad VC Forum Moderator
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April 10th, 2006, 04:08 PM
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What? I got a Kaypro IV sitting here that could blow that crap out of the water!
Seriously, XFX is a good company, and the 7900 is a great card, perhaps the fastest on the market now for gaming.
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April 10th, 2006, 04:12 PM
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 XFX is a nice company, I have a GeForce MX4000 thats really nice.... -V
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April 10th, 2006, 04:14 PM
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April 10th, 2006, 04:16 PM
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I'm not sure if this is a genuine question or a way to get a referral link, but why would a big graphic card manufacturer want el cheapo referral links out of context? I found a similar thread here:
http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/1004.../ShowPost.aspx It appears the 7900 chipset is the currently most powerful and sought after. I don't know if the brand in question (XFX) has a better implementation or price than MSI, Asus, Gainward, Albatron etc. For some reason, I think Google will be a better place to ask these types of questions than a vintage computing forum.
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April 10th, 2006, 04:23 PM
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I kept it beacuase we always get so much joy from comments like mine and Alexkerhead's. If anyone wants me to, I can remove the link or I can just ax the whole post.... Remember the Teapot one? God that was funny. Espeially Erik's comment.
-V http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcfo...ht=base+belong
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April 10th, 2006, 04:26 PM
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On Tom's Hardware, it appears that they only make a distinction between the different GPUs. I couldn't find any test of several graphics card with the exact same GPU but from different card manufacturers. Maybe it doesn't matter, but then why would anyone want to pay $10 extra for a card with the same specs as the cheaper one? More bundled software, better known brand?
Heh, someone else asked the same question: http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardw...ict178631.html and it appears some cards are better with overclocking.
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Anders Carlsson "So much by thus has never been due much if a reduced number." - Babelfish mangled quote Last edited by carlsson; April 10th, 2006 at 04:32 PM.
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April 10th, 2006, 04:28 PM
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I have seen these kind of posts before, and dont understand why people do it. Google/Yahoo/etc. can give you much better results than a bunch of people who think tandy, commodore, apple, ibm, etc. rule.
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April 10th, 2006, 04:33 PM
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That's why I kept this post, I knew we would get some joy out of it. Yes, Tandy does indeed rule. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a Vintage collector and all but I like Modern, High Powered machines as well. (Like my 64-bit rig and Cray I Telnet to which doesint really count since it's a Vintage Cray.) I love both Vintage and super modern high powered. I was always intrested in HPC*, but I like Vintage machines too.....
-V *HPC = High Performance Computing
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