worth upgrading my x1950 to DX10 card?

[imported_JeReMY]

I was wondering if it is worth upgrading it to an 8800 so I can have DX10 support. I am also concerned about upgrading now before my 1950 loses it's value when ATI and Nvidia release more cards.

 

[Kromis]

HELL NO! You're good enough for now...

 

[imported_JeReMY]

i am more concerned if the card will keep it's value. I don't care if I am good for now, I am worried about the future.

 

[40sTheme]

Don't worry about upgrading. Until true, full DX10 supported games are released and Vista is fully optimized, and upgrade isn't worth too much. You're fine.

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: JeReMY
i am more concerned if the card will keep it's value. I don't care if I am good for now, I am worried about the future.

No video card keeps it's value. You are probably already too late as people have already started dumping their X1900/X1950 cards for G80 based cards.

 

[Stumps]

hehe I can remember the same sort of questions back when the 9700 Pro first come out....the way I look at it is that if a next gen card (like the 8800) can offer much better perfomance then current generation video cards than it is probably worth the upgrade in the end.

I still remember all those idiots that own GF4 TI's and reckoned that a 9700pro was pointless....I find it funny that a 9700pro still can run a lot of games reasonably well at lower resolutions were as a GF4 TI can't run squat.

Yes I was an early adopter(late 2002) of the 9700 pro and I never regretted it...I just hope that the 8800 will perform as well for so long.

 

[MTDEW]

JeReMY ,
I understand your question completely.

Selling your current card before it loses its value to help finance a newer / faster card is always a good idea with the cost of high end cards nowadays.

Heck, i dont even look at it like i own video cards anymore.

I RENT video cards for about a year(or 6 months), then sell it , add $100 or so to the money i get for my old card and get a new card....LOL

Even if you do it twice a year, and each time you have to take $150 out of your pocket to add to the selling cost to get a new card.

$150 x 2 = $300 a year to constantly play with the latest hardware.

Not a bad deal in my opinion.

No need for an EvGa step up program, i'm on the MTDEW step up program! :laugh: