Radeon X1950GT 256 Mb or Geforce 7600 GT 256 mb?

[oynaz]

Hi guys.

MY brother needs a new video card for his Athlon 3000. Which card would you prefer, Radeon X1950GT 256 Mb or Geforce 7600 GT 256 Mb?

 

[Bateluer]

I would prefer the radeon myself, however, I'd go with whichever is cheaper. I don't think that CPU is going to be fast enough to take advantage of either really. Is it an AXP 3000 or an a64 3000?

 

[996GT2]

Radeon 1950GT if you have a good power supply and want to game at higher resolutions with AA/AF on.

7600GT if you want a cooler, quieter, less power hungry card and usually play at 1280x1024 or lower.

 

[oynaz]

Hmm, I found a Geforce 7600 GT with 512 Mb RAM for the same price as the Radeon X1950GT 256 Mb. Does that change things?

He has Athlon 64, btw, and the power supply is fine.

 

[imported_flounder]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
I would prefer the radeon myself, however, I'd go with whichever is cheaper. I don't think that CPU is going to be fast enough to take advantage of either really. Is it an AXP 3000 or an a64 3000?

agreed

 

[oynaz]

Agreed to what? The inadequate CPU part?

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: oynaz
Agreed to what? The inadequate CPU part?

To the Radeon part

 

[oynaz]

OK, in spite of the 512 Mb RAM on the 7600GT?

 

[Roguestar]

Yes.

The x1950GT is just a tired x1950XT, better than any 7600 or 7800 card.

 

[imported_flounder]

Originally posted by: oynaz
Agreed to what? The inadequate CPU part?

Yes, I don't believe that cpu will be able to keep up with either of those cards. Also, the x1950 is faster than the 7600. Upping the ram won't change that, especially if he plays on lower resolutions

 

[jzodda]

tell him to save his money and get neither!

Get Radeon 1650 Pro with DDR3 memory for $94 after rebate at the Egg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102057

His CPU will limit him with even the 1650, let alone the 1950. Get the budget card and have him start to save for a new system.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: oynaz
OK, in spite of the 512 Mb RAM on the 7600GT?

Cards in the 7600GTs range aren't usually fast enough to take advantage of the extra RAM.

Its a lot like GF 6200s with 256MB RAM on them. Its pretty much useless.

 

[oynaz]

I am in Denmark, not USA, so offers on newegg will unfortunately not fo me any good. Thx, anyway.

OK, here are my options:

Radeon X1650 Pro for about $140
ATI Radeon X1950 GT for about $220
Geforce 7600 GT 512 Mb RAM for about $220
Geforce 7600 GT 256 Mb RAM for about $180

The computer is an Athlon 64 3000+ with 1 gig of RAM.

Someone make the decision for me

 

[Zardnok]

Originally posted by: oynaz
I am in Denmark, not USA, so offers on newegg will unfortunately not fo me any good. Thx, anyway.

OK, here are my options:

Radeon X1650 Pro for about $140
ATI Radeon X1950 GT for about $220
Geforce 7600 GT 512 Mb RAM for about $220
Geforce 7600 GT 256 Mb RAM for about $180

The computer is an Athlon 64 3000+ with 1 gig of RAM.

Someone make the decision for me

X1950GT will give you the most performance for the money. Buy it.

If you are able to spring for another Gig of RAM, that will also be a nice performance increase as well, even with the A64 3000. Has the processor ever been overclocked? What motherboard does he have??

 

[Noema]

Go for the X1950GT.

 

[oynaz]

The 1950 it is. Thx guys.