Info please, 5700 Ultra vs 5900?

[staereo]

I placed an order today for a new PC, and I wanted to go low on the video card. I chose the standard 5900 for my card.

When I called to order (thank god I did) he told me they are almost out of 5900s, and they were going to replace them with 5900SE.

Now, I dont do any flashing, overclocking or any of that, so I asked what was an alternative. I knew I could move up to the 9800pro for a little over 100 bucks from the 5900. I am buying a replacement card when the next gens are released, so I wanted to avoid that price for a card.

ANYWAYS, long story short, I chose the 5700 Ultra for about 4 dollars more. What have I done?

Pros, Cons? Will this card work for the next couple of months on present games? What did I lose from the 5900 or the 5900se? Did I gain anything as a 5700 'Ultra'?

Thanks!
Bruce

 

[Corporate Thug]

5900SE is a lot better than 5700 ultra

 

[staereo]

oiy... this does not bode well

 

[staereo]

OK, I called and switched..

Im getting the 5900 or the 5900SE depending on where it is on the line up...

I hope it is better than the 5700 Ultra

 

[modedepe]

Ok good thing you switched. Both the 5900 and the 5900se are miles ahead of the 5700 ultra. Also, the 5900se performs almost as well as the 5900.

 

[Mk1980]

5900 se is able to overclock well, and in that option it is in some situations up to 50% faster the 5700 ultra, visible difference at first sight, 5900 is perfect and only good line of FX cards in these days, till another pixel shader 3.0 cards will be out there in April

 

[SneakyStuff]

Smart move, the 5900 seriously beats the 5700u, trust me, i know

 

[Pete]

5900/XT is definitely better than the 5700U--good call.

 

[Viper96720]

5900 higher number than 5700 so it must be better. Which of course it is. It's the same numbers with different at the end that makes it confusing. Like 5900SE, 5900, and 5900Ultra. Seeing SE on the end you would expect it to be better than a 5900. But it's not

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: Viper96720
5900 higher number than 5700 so it must be better. Which of course it is. It's the same numbers with different at the end that makes it confusing. Like 5900SE, 5900, and 5900Ultra. Seeing SE on the end you would expect it to be better than a 5900. But it's not

haha so a 5200 is better than a 4200?

 

[Gagabiji]

So because the 9600 Pro is higher numbers, it's better than a 9500 Pro, right?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: SirDude
So because the 9600 Pro is higher numbers, it's better than a 9500 Pro, right?

That's why a Radeon 7000 is better than a FX5950 Ultra, right?

 

[PCTweaker5]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff

Originally posted by: Viper96720
5900 higher number than 5700 so it must be better. Which of course it is. It's the same numbers with different at the end that makes it confusing. Like 5900SE, 5900, and 5900Ultra. Seeing SE on the end you would expect it to be better than a 5900. But it's not

haha so a 5200 is better than a 4200?

Yes!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

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[Todd33]

They wanted $4 more for the 5700u over the 5900xt? haha

How much would the 5600 be, $40 more?

 

[SneakyStuff]

The 5700u just costs so much because of the DDRII memory, and the new IBM manufactured GPU, funny tho, even with those "technological wonders" the card seems to lose by like 30-40% when compared to a 5900se/xt

I got tricked this time around, before the 5900se and xt came out, the 5700u was deemed "the next best thing" :wine:

EDIT: I thought that was wine as in cry, not wine as in the drink, oh well, ENJOY!

 

[PCTweaker5]

lol well they are spelled different so...

 

[SneakyStuff]

But, in defense of the card, the DDRII, and .13 micron process allows for some SERIOUS overclockage. If only it were 256 bit.....

 

[Pete]

For newer cards, "serious overclockage" on a 128-bit bus is like running seriously fast in a hamster wheel.

J/K!

 

[SneakyStuff]

haha yes im PAINFULLY aware that it's only 128 bit, but it's better than 64 bit

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: Pete
For newer cards, "serious overclockage" on a 128-bit bus is like running seriously fast in a hamster wheel.

J/K!

lmao.. nice one, pete

 

[howdyduty]

I like the 5900 because its the first nVidia model with 256bit memory interface. Could bode well as nVidia improves thier drivers.