What would be a worthwhile upgrade?

[ingeborgdot]

I have the Radeon X800XL 256MB vid card. What would be a worthwhile upgrade in either nvidia or ati?

 

[imported_blacken]

Anything above a x1600 or 7600GS with your cpu. The X2 will preform well with any of the current gpu's on the market.
Whats your price range and game selection like?

 

[TheRyuu]

AGP?
7800GS, X1950Pro.

Those are the only things I see upgrading over your X800XL.

A X1600 or 7600GS will most likely perform the same or worse then you current setup IIRC.

 

[Piuc2020]

A X1950Pro would be a worthwile upgrade... then again, a 8800GTX would be a worthwhile upgrade if you had the cash

 

[ingeborgdot]

It is a pcie card.

 

[akshayt]

both 1600 and 7600 will be an undergrade or atmost similar performance.

consider atleast 1800xl or 7800gt and preferably 1900xt or up

 

[happy medium]

A good cheap upgrade would be a 7900gs. About 160.00$
I go for a x1950xt for 250.00$

 

[PClark99]

Depends on how long you plan on keeping the rest of your rig.

If you plan on keeping it a year or two, just get an 8800GTS.

 

[ingeborgdot]

Does anyone know what the quietest manufacturer will be? I have a fanless model now and it doesn't get overly hot. I would like to run my side fan to help out with cooling but with the fanless models it sticks out too far and interfers with the fan so I can't use it. The models with fans will be easier to fit. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[ingeborgdot]

I think I am going to go with a 7900 or 7950 GT. I know they all are comparable but I would like to know if anyone here has any expertise on which ones don't whine like babies and are quieter than others? Anyone?????

 

[ingeborgdot]

So I have heard from many that leadtek makes a pretty quiet one but at newegg they are out right now. Does anyone know about xfx?

 

[evolucion8]

Originally posted by: wizboy11
AGP?
7800GS, X1950Pro.

Those are the only things I see upgrading over your X800XL.

A X1600 or 7600GS will most likely perform the same or worse then you current setup IIRC.

Yeah, the X800XL performs like a 6800GT. So a good upgrade is going beyond the 7800/7900 series, or X1800/X1900 series. The X1650XT or the 7600GT are a bit faster, but not enough to justify the money spent.

 

[ingeborgdot]

Just orderd the leadtek 7900gs. It has a bunch more pipelines, and is geared to go. It is even cheaper than my 800.

 

[Nickel020]

I would have gone with the 8800 GTS, in fact I did when my X800 XL died 2 weeks ago. You spend like 100-150$ more than for a X1900 XT or the like but it's gonna last you quite a bit longer than one of those.

 

[ingeborgdot]

I see these for around 400 bucks when all is said and done. I got my 7900GS for less than 145 with rebate. The 8800 is not that much better. I will wait for a while until the price comes down. You can only get so much better of a picture and your screen can only go so high. The frame rate may be better but for what I am going to use it for` I've got all I need.