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NVidia 7800

Jun 23, 2005 1:37AM PDT

Does anyone know if the NVidia 7800 is available for retail sale yet? I don't see it on newegg.

THanks

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(NT) (NT) Yes on Newegg
Jun 23, 2005 2:57AM PDT
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At Newegg and others...see
Jun 23, 2005 3:08AM PDT
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7800GTX is avliable...
Jun 23, 2005 12:59PM PDT

but not the 7800

it's $600 and PCIE only
please make sure your system's PSU can support it (if I remember correctly nVidia reccomended a ~450W PSU with 24A on the 12v rail)

it is not an amazing performance increase over the 6800 series, and i'd like to note that if your not going for the absolute fastest system on earth don't get a 7800, as a 6800 series card is fine (Radeon X however is not, as it does not support SM3.0, ATi's new chip does though, and it's due in a few weeks)

GeForce 6800 Vanilla and above would be fine as a card
but i'd suggest a 6800GT or 6800 Ultra instead of a 7800GTX

unless you have the money to spend/were saving for an expensive 6800 Ultra


and NO
a 512MB 6800 Ultra will NOT outperform a 7800GTX

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Re:Nvidia
Jun 23, 2005 2:09PM PDT

Thanks, anyone know when the cheaper NVidia 7800 and GT come out. I was thinking of building a SLI System... Can anyone recommend a good setup such as Motherboard, Power Supply, Processor, case, etc.

Thanks all for your help!

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It's there
Jun 24, 2005 8:47AM PDT

evga just put one for sale for $600.