apoppin
Lifer
Originally posted by: sisq0kidd
Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: sisq0kidd
Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369
Take the 140 AR 7600gt, please don't get a x850xt. Nothing against ATI (I am a x1900xt owner) but the 7600gt is just such a better buy. The rebate will come through 99.999 percent.
really?
:Q
what makes it the better buy? it certainly isn't blindingly faster nor is it's SM3.0 important.
The fact that it uses less power, is single slot and cheaper after rebate?
none of those concerns are very important as most 300w PSes can handle an x850xt, it exhausts the hot air out of the case and is much cheaper before rebate.
Plus the x850xt is sometimes faster than the 7600GT in Oblivion:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2746&p=7
:laugh:
So the x850xt is sometimes faster than a 7600gt and that makes it the better buy? Or are you just saying the 7600gt isn't such the clear cut winner? They perform about the same, so why not pick the one that has advantages in other areas regardless of whether or not they are utilized to their potential?
Lower power consumption is always better no matter how you spin it.
I guarantee the x850xt is louder than the evga 7600gt.
A single slot cooler, I would imagine, is a better choice for the OP if he had lots of pci components.
It's up to the OP if he trusts rebates, so that is not a factor for us to argue.
So, what makes the x850xt the better choice?
i am just replying to the ridiculous post you made:
Take the 140 AR 7600gt, please don't get a x850xt . . . the 7600gt is just such a better buy.
the GT is not not necesarily a better buy as . . . 1) it is more expensive before rebate; 2) x850xt is faster in Oblivion in 2/3 benchs and ties in the 3rd; 3) Finally some of don't care about a few watts or that extra slot . . . your case will definitely be cooler with the xt. . . . and it is only 'noisy' on start up.
and the OP specifically says he prefers ati
that's what makes it a better buy