Rocky Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I installed my new 7800GS AGP 512Mb Special Edition card today in prep for GRAW and of course ran some benchmarks to compare it with my old card - a FX5900XT. Hopefully this info will be of interest to anyone looking at a similar upgrade. Tomb Raider Legends : All HIGH settings (No Next Gen) FX5900XT - 20 FPS 7800GS - 50 FPS With the 7800 the Next Gen Graphics setting becomes available. Activated = 30FPS on some scenes, but stutters badly on other scenes. (Driver = 83.40) CSS Stress Test FX5900XT - 68 FPS 7800GS - 116 FPS BF2 Test 1 : All settings on Medium 2xAA 100% Draw Distance FX5900XT Highest - 36 FPS FX5900XT Lowest - 21 FPS 7800GS Highest - 76FPS 7800GS Lowest - 65 FPS BF2 Test 2 : All settings on HIGH 2xAA 100% Draw Distance FX5900XT Highest - 18 FPS FX5900XT Lowest - 4 FPS (unplayable) 7800GS Highest - 66 FPS 7800GS Lowest - 44 FPS Interesting BF2 results showing that this card totally eats up high end settings for breakfast. Need For Speed Most Wanted : All settings on HIGH FX5900XT - 8 FPS (unplayable) 7800GS - 30 FPS (smooth) Happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Cool power supply ok then, nice upgrade mate, better than a washing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pave Low Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Good isnt it welcome to the party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pz3 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 tehehhe, agp still around... atleast good enough for another year or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Happy. ← Congrats on the new card Rocky I agree with Pave ... party on!! Do you notice that your eyes dry out and start tearing because you don't want to miss looking at all the eye candy and forget to blink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR_32 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Now he just needs a widescreen monitor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Now he just needs a widescreen monitor.... ← YES! Exactly!! LOL Just tell Mrs. Rocky how sweet your PC and Xbox 360 will look playing on a 24" LCD widescreen ... And the bonus is Mrs. Rocky can get her TV back ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyCo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Is it true the 7800 runs cooler then the 6800 or is that not counting the 512 version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Wow, I didn't realize Nvidia was still updating their AGP card lineup. I might have to consider an upgrade since it may be awhile til I get a new computer and PCI-Express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Is it true the 7800 runs cooler then the 6800 or is that not counting the 512 version? ← I don't think Rocky has a 6800 to compare his 7800GS to, but from reviews I've read, yes. Try to google around for some 7 series reviews In the end, what bugs me most is the fan noise more than the actual temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 There is a temp monitor with the bundled software, so I can tell you it is running at GPU 46 degress celcius at the moment (that's desktop stuff no gaming today so far). Also, the fan on this is way quiter than the FX5950XT I had in previously, in fact the case is so quiet now I am tempted to open it up and see about replacing one of the other fans to get it very VERY quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Infact, does this look correct? Why is the 2nd needle right up in the red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyCo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 There is a temp monitor with the bundled software, so I can tell you it is running at GPU 46 degress celcius at the moment (that's desktop stuff no gaming today so far). Also, the fan on this is way quiter than the FX5950XT I had in previously, in fact the case is so quiet now I am tempted to open it up and see about replacing one of the other fans to get it very VERY quiet. ← Wow, my 6800 is in the 50s! Sounds like a great card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) There is a temp monitor with the bundled software, so I can tell you it is running at GPU 46 degress celcius at the moment (that's desktop stuff no gaming today so far). Also, the fan on this is way quiter than the FX5950XT I had in previously, in fact the case is so quiet now I am tempted to open it up and see about replacing one of the other fans to get it very VERY quiet. ← Wow, my 6800 is in the 50s! Sounds like a great card. ← Have you seen this thing? It's blinking huge, it has a massive fan assembly on the underside plus what looks to me like a copper heatsink. Here it is... Edited April 21, 2006 by Rocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element11 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Wow, nice upgrade Rocky, Its such a great feeling when you can finally run all your games in high! There is a temp monitor with the bundled software, so I can tell you it is running at GPU 46 degress celcius at the moment (that's desktop stuff no gaming today so far). Also, the fan on this is way quiter than the FX5950XT I had in previously, in fact the case is so quiet now I am tempted to open it up and see about replacing one of the other fans to get it very VERY quiet. ← Wow, my 6800 is in the 50s! Sounds like a great card. ← My 6800 Ultra PCI-e runs at 40 degrees in the middle of COD2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zantar45 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Right now, my 6800 is at 59 degrees Celsius, and I haven't even played any games this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Added in results for Tomb Raider Legends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyCo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) Wow, nice upgrade Rocky, Its such a great feeling when you can finally run all your games in high! There is a temp monitor with the bundled software, so I can tell you it is running at GPU 46 degress celcius at the moment (that's desktop stuff no gaming today so far). Also, the fan on this is way quiter than the FX5950XT I had in previously, in fact the case is so quiet now I am tempted to open it up and see about replacing one of the other fans to get it very VERY quiet. ← Wow, my 6800 is in the 50s! Sounds like a great card. ← My 6800 Ultra PCI-e runs at 40 degrees in the middle of COD2 ← Should I be worried??? My card is running higher then yours. It is within an appropraite range I believe though. Edited April 21, 2006 by EasyCo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnumkp Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 What's the rest of your setup Rocky (motherboard and cpu wise)? I think I'll need a complete overhaul of my computer to carry on playing new games at the end of this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 What's the rest of your setup Rocky (motherboard and cpu wise)? I think I'll need a complete overhaul of my computer to carry on playing new games at the end of this year. ← Updated it especially for you. Rocky's PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnumkp Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Awww, fanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 There is a temp monitor with the bundled software, so I can tell you it is running at GPU 46 degress celcius at the moment (that's desktop stuff no gaming today so far). ← Wow, my 6800 is in the 50s! Sounds like a great card. Should I be worried??? My card is running higher then yours. It is within an appropraite range I believe though. ← EasyCo - I can say that at least for CPUs, overclockers can tolerate up to high 60's Celsius. If you are concerned about the temps (or in my case - more fan noise), best thing is to add an extra case fan. You could also consider replacing the heatsink/fan on your GPU, but that's more for enthusiasts that don't mind risking destroying their card/nulling warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 I have to withdraw my remarks about Tomb Raider Legend - even with the new beta drivers, with Next Gen on several scenes stutter quite badly. On a brighter note, I am actually in two minds about whether or not I liked the next gen effects. Some of the lighting was nice and there was some nice details that made the scenes very real, but it was also a bit darker and not as crisp as without the next gen setting. Anyway, don't say I didn't warn ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Rocky- Could you possibly post your FPS on the GRAW demo? I have almost the same setup as you except my graphics card and it just isn't up to the task. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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