X1950Pro AGP

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: GEOrifle
Wich one you preffer: higher memory( 512mb-VISIONTECH) or better cooling but with
256 mb memory?
Or we can buy 512 mb card with regular cooler and replace it with ACx2
cooler for $20, will be cheaper and stronger. What do you think?

Will DirectX 9 card run DirectX10 compactible games? If not then thise
card will be waste of money because from 2007 all games(80%) will be
DirectX10 compactible.

i prefer the 512MB vRAM version


and 'wrong'

try 2009 for the first "full" DX10 games
... by then the x1950p will be dog slow [anyway]

 

[GEOrifle]

It's means X1950Pro will last at least 3 year right?
Thise is great because i have 478 Mob with 3.4Gh PRESCOT ASUS P4P800 SE with 2GB
Corsair RAM with ATI 9800PRO and i was thinking it's GONE-GONE-GONE......
After 3 years i can build i guess much better rig then Quadro Core CPU's and 8800GTX.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: GEOrifle
It's means X1950Pro will last at least 3 year right?
Thise is great because i have 478 Mob with 3.4Gh PRESCOT ASUS P4P800 SE with 2GB
Corsair RAM with ATI 9800PRO and i was thinking it's GONE-GONE-GONE......
After 3 years i can build i guess much better rig then Quadro Core CPU's and 8800GTX.

it should last 20 years or more under the right conditions ....


HOWever, in late '09 the x1950p will be - gamingwise - probably where the 9700p is right now ....


struggling @ 10x7 with the details mostly 'off'

 

[GEOrifle]

Thanks man, in your opinion wich card will be better: 256MB or 512MB?
I like Powercolors card with aftermarket cooler but it's with 256 mb memory.
Newegg got $50 diferent between them, what do you recommend-it's right prices?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCo...List=N82E16814131035%2CN82E16814103024

 

[apoppin]

i returned my VisionTek 256MB version for a 512MB version .... just me

and i seriously say "wait" for a hot deal ... it can't be long now that prices will drop.

 

[GEOrifle]

Yes, that's right, prices gona go down deffenetly in a couple months.
I like Visiontech, but coller device had lot of problems in PCI E version X1950Pro, check
the revievs at Newegg.
I hope if Powercolor or HIP will introduce 512 MB card with aftermarket cooling device, then it will worth every peny.