what's more awesome?

[lavaheadache]

putting together a "best xp" rig with A64 X2

Don't feel like doing sli or crossfire but I could

7800 GTX 512 (sli)
X1900 XTX
7950 gx2 (Quad but support blows)

or I could tone it down a notch and go with

6800 Ultra's
X850 XT's
or
X800 XT PE

I would rather go with one of the these older cards in a single core rig vs a dual



I'm leaning toward X1900 XTX or 7800 GTX 512

 

[Zanovar]

X1900 XTX,just because you can

 

[lavaheadache]

I like the way you think... I really feel that the X1900 was a very forward thinking design for Ati

 

[Zanovar]

Out of interest lava,since it seems youve got every g card since the dawn of time which was the loudest? in your opinion.

 

[lavaheadache]

Well, the x1900 gets pretty noisy if you turn it up.... Same with a lot of the x2 cards. I wouldn't say any are truly loud on their own. I did have an 8800gs once upon a time that had an annoying pitch to it that i couldnt do anything about because it was only a 2 wire fan

 

[nitromullet]

I'm leaning toward X1900 XTX or 7800 GTX 512

That is a tough call for the ultimate XP rig... The X1900 XTX was an awesome card, and IIRC the only card that would let you play Oblivion with HDR and AA at the time. The 7800GTX 512 was special in its own right just because of its rarity.

 

[Morbus]

I had a XFX X1950Pro and it was loud, but it lasted me quite a while. Until the cooler crapped out and I bought an upgrade.

 

[Keysplayr]

Setting up my Windows 95 rig now. Gonna set it right next to Win3.12 box. Dungeon Keeper 2 here I come!!!!
Seriously though, X1900 was a forward thinking arch. Wasn't that the hybrid with 40 programmable shaders and old style pipelines? Or was that the X1800? Eyes Forghetz.

 

[lavaheadache]

48 shaders

 

[Lonyo]

Setting up my Windows 95 rig now. Gonna set it right next to Win3.12 box. Dungeon Keeper 2 here I come!!!!
Seriously though, X1900 was a forward thinking arch. Wasn't that the hybrid with 40 programmable shaders and old style pipelines? Or was that the X1800? Eyes Forghetz.

GoG.com has Dungeon Keeper 2 with modern OS support.
Still haven't got round to playing my copy.

 

[FalseChristian]

I remember my old 2 7950 512MB in SLI. It was the bomb and it was the 1st time I could Farcry maxxed out at 1024x768. LOL!

 

[SlowSpyder]

I know this is an XP rig, so DX10+ isn't needed, but why not a GeForce 8800GT or Radeon 3870... something along those lines?

 

[lavaheadache]

I know this is an XP rig, so DX10+ isn't needed, but why not a GeForce 8800GT or Radeon 3870... something along those lines?

that's more vista rig appropriate

 

[Face2Face]

X1900 XTX - - Although I did love my 6800 Ultra.. wish I didn't sell it..

 

[SPBHM]

x1950xtx or 7900gtx

SLI/CF from 2004-2006 is not a good idea

 

[lavaheadache]

Rig was setup with the following:

3800 x2 @2.5 so far
Abit at8 32x
Corsiar xms pro ddr 400 2x1 gb (the ones with the activity leds)
Sapphire x1900 xtx
LG Flatron 1280x1024 monitor

Just got done playing a 2 hour stint of oblivion and some cod 2. My god Oblivion was a system killer. Played at 1280x800 widescreen, prefer that aspect ratio.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Rig was setup with the following:

3800 x2 @2.5 so far
Abit at8 32x
Corsiar xms pro ddr 400 2x1 gb (the ones with the activity leds)
Sapphire x1900 xtx
LG Flatron 1280x1024 monitor

Just got done playing a 2 hour stint of oblivion and some cod 2. My god Oblivion was a system killer. Played at 1280x800 widescreen, prefer that aspect ratio.

Opteron 285's are cheap on Ebay... I remember some of those hitting 3GHz.

 

[lavaheadache]

I'm sure I have more room on this 3800 X2 but yeah.. I would love to get a opty 185 or fx 60...

 

[nwo]

I'm sure I have more room on this 3800 X2 but yeah.. I would love to get a opty 185 or fx 60...

Back in the day I had my 3800 x2 running at 2.4 for everyday use/gaming. I think the highest I clocked it benchmark stable was 2.6.

 

[24601]

^Crazy People Convention^

Get this
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/71705

And use your 780 Ti

 

[lavaheadache]

^Crazy People Convention^

Get this
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/71705

And use your 780 Ti

I have 2 . I do use them all the time. Sometimes a little retro gaming is fun too ya know. Its no fun playing older games on current hardware.

 

[lavaheadache]

X1900 XTX - - Although I did love my 6800 Ultra.. wish I didn't sell it..

Was it agp or pci-e?

 

[DigDog]

yes but, can it run Oblivion?*




"yes but can it run oblivion" is a trademark of 2006. All the rights remain of 2006, if you are not 2006 please refrain from using this phrase.

 

[lavaheadache]

Lol

 

[nwo]

Its no fun playing older games on current hardware.

Oddly enough, this is true...