[Pc_Support] Woot has a nice deal on a video card -- false specs (7900GT)?

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Wed, 2006-08-23 at 01:21 -0400, Phil Barnett wrote:
> http://www.woot.com

They are quoting the 7900GT specifications -- 450MHz core, 1320MHz
effective GDDR3 memory, 24 pixel, 8 vertex.

The "desktop" 7900GS just came out (the "mobile" GeForce Go 7900GS has
been around awhile).  It drops to 20 pixel, 7 vertex, like the older
7800GT.  And from what I've read, clocks drop to 375MHz core, 1000MHz
effective DDR2? GDDR3? memory.

Now that does make it (20/7/375/1000-256b) better than either of the
older 6800GT (16/6/350/1000-256b) or 7600GT (12/5/560/1400-128b), which
are -- at best -- the same price after rebate/specials.

Sounds like the 7900GS GPU might be from 7900GT units that aren't
"making the grade" in clock and/or if they have a few pixel or one
vertex unit bad.  Would make sense, especially since people claim it can
run at higher clocks.

I'm still better with my older 7800GTX though (24/8/430/1200-256b).
I'm tempted to buy one for my wife and just push her to PCIe.

FYI ...
  BS Blog: GeForce 6 and 7 series variants ... nuts!  
  http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2006/02/geforce-6-and-7-series-variants-nuts.html  


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