Not impressed with X1800XT over my 7800GTX

[Steelski]

Originally posted by: captain caveman

Huh? The OP has a 30" monitor and plays at resolutions way beyond 1600x1200.

OP - are you using the latest ATI drivers? Also, when you compared FPS, are you using the same qualities levels? If no, does the X1800XT provide a better pic at least?

The game I play is BF2. I just bought a 7800GTX 512 but have read that the X1800XT provides the same FPS but with a higher IQ experience. I believe part of the reason is b/c BF2 is capped at a 90FPS for some reason. Thus, I wonder if I should keep the 512 or sell it on ebay and get a x1800xt.

If thats what your going to be playing then sell sell sell now. The shortages on that card will get you some cash in your pocket.

 

[Griswold]

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: SirDingo
Well it boils down to this, keep the X1800XT with my Athlon64-3500+, or return the ATI, and go back to my eVga 7800GTX and get a AthlonFX-55.

For games like WoW and BattleField2 which is the better system ? Sorry about three posts in a row.

Keep the GTX and get the FX. A lot of games are CPU limited so you will get better performance with a better CPU. In fact games like WoW and BF2 benefit from a better CPU.

He is hardly going to be CPU limited at the resolutions he posted...

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: SirDingo
Well it boils down to this, keep the X1800XT with my Athlon64-3500+, or return the ATI, and go back to my eVga 7800GTX and get a AthlonFX-55.

For games like WoW and BattleField2 which is the better system ? Sorry about three posts in a row.

Keep the GTX and get the FX. A lot of games are CPU limited so you will get better performance with a better CPU. In fact games like WoW and BF2 benefit from a better CPU.

I wonder if he shouldn't get an X2 instead of the FX55. I bought mine largely because it was new tech, and I'd had a few too many, but in light of the dual core optomized nVidia drivers, and the Quake 4 patch, it's looking like it may pay off over the next year.

It would be sweet if devs started using this more.

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: SirDingo
Well it boils down to this, keep the X1800XT with my Athlon64-3500+, or return the ATI, and go back to my eVga 7800GTX and get a AthlonFX-55.

For games like WoW and BattleField2 which is the better system ? Sorry about three posts in a row.

Keep the GTX and get the FX. A lot of games are CPU limited so you will get better performance with a better CPU. In fact games like WoW and BF2 benefit from a better CPU.

Dont get the FX. Why waste so much money on a processor? Get a 2nd 7800GTX instead. You'll notice much greater performance boost if you got money to burn.

Going with FX55 from 3500+ will gain you almost nothing in performance in BF2.
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WOW will have a noticeable increase. But still go with a faster graphics interface.

This is true as well- a second GTX will yield far more than any other upgrade.

 

[dug777]

Interesting, but not inline with review site's benchmarking iirc...

 

[dfloyd]

You my friend have more money than sense....

So lets make a deal, I will give you some of my sense and you give me enough of your money to buy me one of those cards

Me thinking I would be lucky to upgrade to a 7800 GT and here he is switching out GTX for a 1800XT sheesh heh.

 

[Munky]

I dont know who came up with the idea that modern games are cpu limited, but it's certainly not the case at 1900x1200 resolutions, not by far even with a 512gtx. And dont waste money on a fx55, I'm sure you could easily OC the 3500 to fx55 levels - even my 3000 can be OC'd that far. In general you'll see a lot more benefit from a faster video card than from a faster cpu as long as you already have an A64 processor.

 

[Wreckage]

Originally posted by: Rollo

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: SirDingo
Well it boils down to this, keep the X1800XT with my Athlon64-3500+, or return the ATI, and go back to my eVga 7800GTX and get a AthlonFX-55.

For games like WoW and BattleField2 which is the better system ? Sorry about three posts in a row.

Keep the GTX and get the FX. A lot of games are CPU limited so you will get better performance with a better CPU. In fact games like WoW and BF2 benefit from a better CPU.

I wonder if he shouldn't get an X2 instead of the FX55. I bought mine largely because it was new tech, and I'd had a few too many, but in light of the dual core optomized nVidia drivers, and the Quake 4 patch, it's looking like it may pay off over the next year.

It would be sweet if devs started using this more.

I would agree his best bet would be either a X2 a second GTX or both. Nivida's new drivers and Quake4's new patch both support "dual core" and will give a performance boost.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Second GTX & dual core FTW

 

[VIAN]

I think, SirDingo, you are being way too critical on the subject. 82fps vs 78fps isn't any difference. It's a little over 5% difference. Nothing under 10% matters.

Give us some WOW fps comparison.

You could have checked out benches before you went and bought it. I think the better image quality on the ATI cards make it a better deal.

But since you are bent on upgrading anything, I wouldn't wast money on a FX-55. I would definitely get a second GTX and a A64 X2 3800+.

 

[MiranoPoncho]

To the OP: Screenshots of that crazy resoluton?

 

[CalamitySymphony]

LMAO!! You bought a Card... to play WoW... LOL

That thing plays fine and looks JUST AS SH***Y on a Geforce 4 MX...

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

Can you actually tell the diffference between 78 fps and 82 fps?

Why not wait a few months for the R580/G71 so you can get a tangible increase, so you can play WoW at 3600x1900 or something. It's such a stunningly beautiful game, it certainly deserves that kind of resolution.

 

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