x1900xt / 7900gtx / 7950gx2

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: beggerking
7950gx2
pro: fastest on planet,HDCP built-in
con: expensive

7900gt
pro: cheap, fast if overclocked
con: slow if you do not overclock

1900xt
pro: fast
con: loud, runs hot..

with all do respect, QFT, get a 7900 GTX which has just PROs and no cons. Fast, cheaper then 7950GX2, will easily handle 1920x1440, runs cool and reliably.

 

[josh6079]

Originally posted by: thilan29

Originally posted by: josh6079
Its 1 GBof ram is there for the whole system to use which is kind of nice.

This is definitely NOT true...the Techreport review of the 7950GX2 says it is still only a 512mb frame buffer...You do not get 1gb of video memory. It has the same limitation as if you had 2 7900GTXs in SLI. THey market it as a 1gb card but you certainly do not get a 1gb frame buffer, its only 512mb.

Yeah, I thought so too at first. Each GPU has 512 to work with, yet the PCI-E lane still draws 1GB total to the 3D app. Think of it like a dual core processor with 2 MB cache, 1mb for each core. The CPU still has 2MB of cache.

 

[DidlySquat]

OP == m*r*n

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Edit: Well, at least the subject question is really stupid.....