Which Card Do I Get?

[James Bond]

I am building a new box within the next month or so, but I'm really unsure what video card to get. I want something that will do very well for now.. however, I do plan on replacing it in 6+ months for DX10 capabilities.

I would like something at about 200.00-250.00

I plan on getting:
Core2Duo E6400
Asus P5B-E
1GB of some ram (I may use the Corsair PC3200 ValueRam I currently have, for now).

Any ideas?

 

[sisq0kidd]

x1900xt

Edit: Nm, can't even find any in stock at a reasonable price.

 

[EarthwormJim]

You could find a 512mb X1800xt for that price.

 

[James Bond]

Isn't that one a little out of my price range?

What do you guys think about the EAX1950PRO?
EAX1950PRO

 

[Munky]

The x1950pro is not as fast as the x1900xt, but it's still the fastest card $200 can buy. Here's one at zzf:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326853

 

[a123456]

Originally posted by: Tizyler
Isn't that one a little out of my price range?

What do you guys think about the EAX1950PRO?
EAX1950PRO

I also like the X1950 Pro. That particular is almost never in stock, though, because it's too cheap. The ZZF one isn't bad. The $199 Sapphire on Newegg is also out of stock now. Even the $260 HIS ICEQ3 version sold out and was then removed. The X1900XT 256 would have been the card to get a month ago when it was as low as 216 with MIRs, but now they're pretty much out of stock for the < $250 range. In a month or two, the X1950 XT will probably come out to replace it, but I don't know if that card is going to fall that low since it will interfere with X1950 Pro sales.

 

[James Bond]

Well it looks like I'll grab a X1950Pro whenever I get the chance. I would really like that ASUS one off NewEgg.. it looks so cool.

 

[James Bond]

I've been looking at the x1950pro, but today I noticed on NewEgg:
XFX GeForce 7900GT for 199.99 after rebate.

Thoughts?

 

[avi85]

Originally posted by: Tizyler

I plan on getting:
Core2Duo E6400
Asus P5B-E
1GB of some ram (I may use the Corsair PC3200 ValueRam I currently have, for now).

Any ideas?

The RAM you currently have is DDR and the P5B-E only takes DDR2...

 

[a123456]

Originally posted by: Tizyler
I've been looking at the x1950pro, but today I noticed on NewEgg:
XFX GeForce 7900GT for 199.99 after rebate.

Thoughts?

That's not a bad deal, but I thought the 7900GT was a little slower? I could be wrong, though. I have a slight bias.

BTW, the Newegg X1950 Pro has an ETA for 11/6 if you want to wait.

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: a123456

Originally posted by: Tizyler
I've been looking at the x1950pro, but today I noticed on NewEgg:
XFX GeForce 7900GT for 199.99 after rebate.

Thoughts?

That's not a bad deal, but I thought the 7900GT was a little slower? I could be wrong, though. I have a slight bias.

BTW, the Newegg X1950 Pro has an ETA for 11/6 if you want to wait.

The x1950pro is just better than the 7900gt. It's cooler is also superior.

 

[James Bond]

Which one on NewEgg?

I was looking at the EAX1950Pro.. currently sold out. Amazing price though:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121031

 

[a123456]

Originally posted by: Tizyler
Which one on NewEgg?

I was looking at the EAX1950Pro.. currently sold out. Amazing price though:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121031

Same one but notice the "Out Of Stock (ETA: 11/6/2006)"

I think the 7900GT and 1950 trade blows depending on the game, so if you really want to get something now, it's probably fine and you'll be happy with it.

 

[James Bond]

I just looked at a bench comparing the EAX1950PRO / 7900GS and wow.. The 1950Pro really took it.

I guess I can wait a few days

 

[a123456]

Originally posted by: Tizyler
I just looked at a bench comparing the EAX1950PRO / 7900GS and wow.. The 1950Pro really took it.

I guess I can wait a few days

The GT is faster than the GS, if you were only looking at that. There aren't too many direct comparisons out there, but the X1950 Pro is slightly faster than the X1900GT, which allows for more comparisons.

 

[acegazda]

I can't seem to find any comparisons with the x1950 pro in it, as far as raw data goes. There are general and vague performance comparisons, but I'm looking for Raw numbers, has anyone found any? I fyou can post links that would be grrrreeat!

 

[Captante]

It depends on what games you want to play & on how lucky you get with overclocking potential on the 7950GT.. at default clockspeeds the 7950 performs only a hair faster then the 7900GT & the X1950 Pro which are very close to equal, but if you get a nice overclock it will end up being much faster in many games.. of course this isn't taking into account the fact that the X1950 Pro may overclock very well too.

Oblivion & some other games run faster on ATI cards as well & likewise some games prefer Nvidia. (ie: FEAR)


Edit: Take a look at this review from AT... the focus is on X1950 Pro Crossfire performance, but the benchmarks include 7900 & 7950GT's + single X1950 Pro, GT & X1900XT 256mb

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2858&p=1