Very hard to choose, ATI x1800xt 256 or nvidia 7900gt

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zerofighter777

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Ok, I need a video card and cant decide if I want a 7900GT or a X1800XT 256MB card. My budget is around $350.00. I noticed from the research I did that the 7900GT does better in shader model intense games and the X1800XT gets better frames with AA-AF Enabled (well, from what limited info I got). I don?t overclock or plan on it at all. Would like to get decent frames running at my LCD?s native resolution, which is 1280x1024. My PC setup so far is

Antec True Power II 550W PSU
MSI RS482M4-ILD Mobo
AMD 64 3700+ Socket 939
OCZ Platinum 2GB PC3200 RAM
On-Board Video (For now)

Thanks for the help.
 
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namityadav

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7900GTs (at least the evga ones) are having serious problems. Check out the evga forums for details. One more reason to go the ATI way.
 
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Munky

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If you dont plan to overclock, the x1800xt is faster at default speeds, especially with AA and AF. It also has some newer features, like HDR+AA, and HQ AF.
 
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Ika

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X1800XT is the more powerful of the two. however, 7900GT has SLI potential, lower power consumption, cooler, and is a little bit cheaper. Take your pick.
 
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Ackmed

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Where is the 7900GT cheaper than the X1800XT 256MB? Its the opposite due to NV's availability problems. Both cards are fairly close (in most games), with the XT winning more than losing. HQ AF would be enough to me to get the XT. That, and its cheaper.

For a real review, check FS's; http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvi...rce_7900_gt_gtx_performance/page10.asp

Lost Coast with HDR 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 44.1
7900GT - 42.3

BF2 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 96.5
7900GT - 63.8

Quake4 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 65.4
7900GT - 62

Lock On 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 47.9
7900GT - 57.6

Pacific Fighters 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 46.4
7900GT - 64.1

F.E.A.R. 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 40
7900GT - 32

Call of Duty 2 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 36.1
7900GT - 26.7

Serious Sam 2 1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 52.5
7900GT - 50.3

Farcry with HDR 1600x1200 0xAA/8xAF
X1800XT - 44.8
7900GT - 47.9

One of the, if not the most popular game BF2 is MUCH faster on the X1800XT. By about 30%. In every new game, the X1800XT is faster. F.E.A.R. and CoD2 the XT is a lot faster. Even in Quake4, which is an OpenGL game.

Thats with the 512MB, but the difference would be very, very minimal vs. the 512MB. And the 512MB XT is just about $35 more than the 256MB XT anyways.

In the end though, you need to balance what you deem most important. Both have postives and negatives. To me, the XT's postives, outweigh the GT's. HQ AF is a serious advantage.
 
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Sonikku

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X1800XT. It can be had for $289. What's more, you can ACTUALLY FIND IT IN STOCK.
 
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Ackmed

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I wasnt necessarily replying to him. Part of my post was debunking the claim that the GT's cheaper. He should disregard my post since hes at 1280x1024, others were debating the speed in general, with no set res. And if you notice, I did say that most games are fairly close between the two. Your link is not very useful. Some of the games are only in one res, and much higher than 1280x1024. Its mostly 3Dmark, which is useless.
 
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Alaa

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those are the right results for you, some of them are 1280x960:

Lost Coast with HDR 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 58
7900GT - 57

BF2 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 116
7900GT - 86

Quake4 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 102
7900GT - 106

Lock On 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 56
7900GT - 67

Pacific Fighters 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 59
7900GT - 80

F.E.A.R. 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 56
7900GT - 47

Call of Duty 2 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 47
7900GT - 35

Serious Sam 2 1280x1024 4xAA/16xAF
X1800XT - 66
7900GT - 69

Farcry with HDR 1280x1024 0xAA/8xAF
X1800XT - 94
7900GT - 97
 
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JBT

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Unless you are seriously considereing SLI then I would go with the x1800XT.
 
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fierydemise

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Remember the X1800XT has much better AF and HDR+AA (currently only usable in Serious Sam 2 and Farcry).
 
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Elfear

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Originally posted by: Alaa
ackmed he said that he is using 1280x1024 so why r u displaying false res.?? they are the same at 1280x1024 except that 7900GT uses less power take a look at this review : http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q1/geforce-7600-7900/index.x?pg=1
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If the OP is gaming at 1280x1024 than it doesn't matter what card he gets as they will both provide good fps. At that res, IQ, feature set, and price would be the deteriming factor IMO.
 
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Alaa

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Originally posted by: Elfear
Originally posted by: Alaa
ackmed he said that he is using 1280x1024 so why r u displaying false res.?? they are the same at 1280x1024 except that 7900GT uses less power take a look at this review : http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q1/geforce-7600-7900/index.x?pg=1
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If the OP is gaming at 1280x1024 than it doesn't matter what card he gets as they will both provide good fps. At that res, IQ, feature set, and price would be the deteriming factor IMO.
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i didnt recommend any of them! just gave my opinion on the fps and power consumption.
 
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Bull Dog

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Originally posted by: JBT
Unless you are seriously considereing SLI then I would go with the x1800XT.
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Originally posted by: fierydemise
Remember the X1800XT has much better AF and HDR+AA (currently only usable in Serious Sam 2 and Farcry).
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And Oblivion too if the game developer would allow it.

^My thoughts. ^
 
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