What does everyone think about the fx 5900 xt/se

[Dufrane]

How does this card compare to a radeon 9800 pro????

 

[nick1985]

its not as good.

 

[NEVERwinter]

it's below 9800 series, but good for the money

 

[bandana163]

It's slower than the 9800 series or the 1.5 years old 9700pro, but still a great deal for the right price.
The 5900XT is nVidia's best price/performance card at the moment (high-end card and a not so high price tag), and rumors say production will stop soon.

It's not the best buy in a country where you can get a 9800pro for 220$, though.

 

[Bucksnort]

I had a evga 5900se and sent it back for a 9800pro. The FX absolutely sucks running aa and af.

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
It's slower than the 9800 series or the 1.5 years old 9700pro, but still a great deal for the right price.
The 5900XT is nVidia's best price/performance card at the moment (high-end card and a not so high price tag), and rumors say production will stop soon.

It's not the best buy in a country where you can get a 9800pro for 220$, though.

well, having a 9700pro i would disagree. the 5900xt/se is about the same or a bit faster at most things.. about on par with the 9800pro (YMMV but most ppl i talk to have it clocked to get 5900u performance or even slightly better). ps2 shaders are weak tho compared to both the 97/9800p.

gpu on my 9700 overclocks well, memory doesn't... but again YMMV.

the ati's are definately better in dealing with PS2 shaders, tho at this point it's more of a lesser of 2 evils; neither are really great. will have to wait for the next gen cards for that.

having a 9700pro, 9800pro, and 5900nu i'd say they're all great cards, just depends on what you are willing to spend and whether one might have some useful bundles software. comaptibility/drivers plays a part as well, especially early rev. 9700's and via chipsets.

bottom line tho, i think most people would be happy with the price/perf of any of these cards... they all offer a great bang for the buck.

 

[LTC8K6]

I think that in a few days things will change a bit.

 

[BugsBunny1078]

In benchmarks the 5900 se wins some and the 9800 pro wins others.
I have one and I like it it runs aa at 1024x768 res and really doesnt slow down at all with it on.
DOing COD timedemo1
no AA with eax 3 sound 92.6
2xAA with eax 3 sound 91.6(game looks very sweet with 2x also , breathtaking)
no AA Miles sound 163
2xAA with Miles sound 156
Im happy with it but Admittedly I am going to return it most likely before the 30 days is up and get me a next gen card.
I could easily be persuaded to keep it if it had come with a decent game instead of splinter cell.

 

[BlvdKing]

I like my XFX 5900 XT. It performs nicely in all games that I play including Farcry. There are some visual anomalies in Farcry from what I have heard but I have not noticed it yet. I just downloaded the 1.1 patch which is supposed to fix some performance issues, but also causes some 'blocking' in the lighting effects. Still it runs well and looks nice and I love the features of the drivers, including Digital Vibrance and shapening.

 

[MDE]

My BFG 5900nu (a bit faster than an XT\SE) performs very nicely and hasn't hiccuped at anything I've thrown at it.

 

[Schadenfroh]

9800 pro > 5900SE/XT

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
9800 pro > 5900SE/XT

yea, by about $40 online, and $100 at B&M's <shrug>

 

[Pete]

Q: How does this card compare to a radeon 9800 pro????
A: 9800 pro > 5900SE/XT, in both performance (GamePC, XbitLabs benches) and price (9800P $210 @ NewEgg, 5900XT ~$175-190). According to the benchmarks, in some games and with AA+AF, the 9800P's higher price is more than justified by its higher performance. Whether that performance is worth it is your call.

 

[Pete]

 

[MercenaryForHire]

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[Dufrane]

Thanks for all the replies. What does everyone think will happen to prices once April 15 hits???