AT ever going to do an article on cod4 gaming performance?

[tvdang7]

You guys did UT3 and halflife but no cod4. cod4 is the most popular game out why not do a review on it?

from my conclusion of the FS review the game looks like it likes cards with more shader power. Just want to see if changing my x1800xt with a x19x0 XT should yield a more playble experience in the heavy vegitation maps. Just want to make sure my therory is correct.

 

[kylebisme]

The vegetation in CoD4 isn't shader based, it is just sprites. Are you using adaptive AA? If so, that will certainly slow down any card quite a bit in areas with lots of sprites. Moving to an x1900xt or better would likely help, but likely not a whole lot even with a x950xtx, and it's getting a bit late in the game to be spending any money on any DX9 card anyway.

 

[tvdang7]

well i can sell my x1800xt to some one and get an x1900xt for like 20 bucks more thats why i say x1900xt. but yea if u look at the FS review the 7900gt gets bested by a slower x1950 pro by a decent amount. so i was just wondering. and i THINK i do have my AAA on so ill turn it off when i get back.

 

[jbzx86]

8800GT

 

[tvdang7]

Originally posted by: jbzx86
8800GT

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[kylebisme]

Originally posted by: tvdang7
well i can sell my x1800xt to some one and get an x1900xt for like 20 bucks more thats why i say x1900xt.

I figured that, but I also figure you'd get a better bang for your buck if you spent a bit more on a 512MB 3850, or even a 8800gt.

Originally posted by: tvdang7
but yea if u look at the FS review the 7900gt gets bested by a slower x1950 pro by a decent amount. so i was just wondering. and i THINK i do have my AAA on so ill turn it off when i get back.

I doubt they are they are testing with AAA, and am pretty sure you'll come in fairly close to the 7900gt and the x1950pro at the same settings.

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: tvdang7

Originally posted by: jbzx86
8800GT

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8800GT

 

[AzN]

1950xt would be whole lot faster than 1950pro in any game. AAA or not. It's still faster. $20 is definitely worth it.

 

[Syntax Error]

Originally posted by: tvdang7

Originally posted by: jbzx86
8800GT

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He's right, you know. You mind as well stick with the 1800XT and get a better graphics card for not much more.

 

[tvdang7]

thanks for the replies.

And about the 8800gt
well im talking about x1800xt and x1900xt and a dude replies with 8800gt. i dont have an extra 100-200 (whatever they go for nowadays) to throw into an upgrade. Thats why i want a performance review, for all i know the 8600gts 2600xt could overtake my x1800xt but highly doubtful.

and if i were to upgrade i would get the 3850

 

[AzN]

I would think 1950pro could take on 1800xt easily on games like Crysis or any of the newer games. So can a 8600gts. Maybe not 2600xt.

19x0xt would definitely give you a noticeable performance over 1800xt in newer games.

For $20 bucks I would jump on it and still ride out 19x0xt until next year.