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| Zman1764 |
  Posted 5th Nov 2007 7:37pm |
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I'm really stuck on this one. I can't spend MORE than 200 and I want the best card for the value, even if it means I ahve to go for open box items on newegg.
HIS X1950 pro 256MB: 159.99 after rebate
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005265
HIS X1900XT 256MB OPEN BOX: 139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161028R
Sapphire X1900XT 512MB OPEN BOX: 189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102025R
PNY Geforce 7900GS 256MB: 119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133186
XFX Geforce 8600GTS 256MB: 189.99
https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321122
XFX 7950GT 512MB: 189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150197
If anyone's got recommendations that I didn't list, then that'd be sweet.
which of those cards above would you think is the best value for the money?
PS: A review with most of those video cards I listed: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/486/1/
PPS: Toms VGA CHarts: http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html |
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| D2k |
Posted 5th Nov 2007 7:55pm |
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get an 8600GTS.
or if you want to wait a little bit save up more and get an 8800 |
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sobe  |
Posted 5th Nov 2007 11:30pm |
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Out of that list if you're looking for best performance in games, the X1950 will be the best choice. |
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Assman15  |
Posted 6th Nov 2007 1:50am |  |
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I highly recommend the x1950 series. Its only a few dollars more than the x1900's, but it has a huge increase in performance. I currently have an x1950XT 256Mb and I've never regretted buying it over a DX10 card. |
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| TrotSkie |
Posted 6th Nov 2007 1:51am |
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Save for 8800gt  . What do you have currently? |
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| crazyjack1994 |
Posted 6th Nov 2007 7:17pm | |
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find a graphics card that has a HDMI connection avaliable then get a hd ready television + a HDMI cable =RED FACTION in high def  |
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| KILLER |
Posted 6th Nov 2007 7:29pm |
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8600GTS or the x1950 ftw!  |
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| sobe |
Posted 6th Nov 2007 8:44pm |
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http://www.ultimatehardware.net/296.htm
There you go, X1950 will be better meant for gaming over that 8600GTS |
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| Assman15 |
Posted 6th Nov 2007 11:09pm | |
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If it interests you at all, the x1950XT is excellent for overclocking. I managed to safely get an extra 100Mhz out of the core clock with stock cooling. With my mid-level CPU and 1GB of RAM I get 120-200 fps in CSS, 1280*1024 with all settings maxed. |
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| crazyjack1994 |
Posted 7th Nov 2007 4:33pm | |
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I ran RF in 1280x1024, out my DVI out thru an HDMI adapter into my HDTV. It wasn't as awesome as you think it might be.  [/quote]
ow that sucks |
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| Zman1764 |
Posted 8th Nov 2007 5:36am |
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I ended up buying an XFX 8800GT non overclocked version (they were all out of stock).
total cost was 279.99 no tax nor shipping on Zip Zoom Fly!! |
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| sobe |
Posted 8th Nov 2007 7:45am |
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I personally think you should've gotten an eVGA branded one, but XFX is still a great brand as well. And one thing about XFX warranty is, if you sell it, the warranty covers the buyer as well.
Enjoy your new card, hope all goes well for you ^^ |
| "Apparently, Plaintiff believes that he could sue an egg company for fraud for labeling a carton of 12 eggs a dozen, because some bakers would view a dozen as including 13 items." - Western Digital 2006 |
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| Assman15 |
Posted 8th Nov 2007 12:07pm | |
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| Quoting Zman1764 | | total cost was 279.99 no tax nor shipping on Zip Zoom Fly!! |
I thought you couldn't spend more than $200 on a video card? At $280 you could have gotten two x1950's. They are, IMO, slightly better in performance than the latest NVidia series, lacking only DX10. I think you made the wrong decision there, but its your computer, not mine. |
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| RED-FROG |
Posted 8th Nov 2007 7:09pm | |
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x1950 (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005265) = not good
The ramdac is @ 400mhz  , and it's not even showing up the gpu clock speed.
At the moment I have a x1650, and this one doesn't look much better
8800GT = Good choice.
A few benchmarks to show how much more worth a 8800 is.
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3DMark 05 (1280 x 1024 4xAA):
Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS 11562
Asus GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB 10603
madmoxx X1950 Pro 256 MB 6769
XpertVision X1950 GT Super 512 MB 6156
Prey (1280 x 1024):
Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS 107 avg fps
Asus GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB 98 avg fps
madmoxx X1950 Pro 256 MB 58 avg fps
XpertVision X1950 GT Super 512 MB 51 avg fps
HL2:Lost Coast (1280 x 1024):
Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS 117 avg fps
Asus GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB 115 avg fps
madmoxx X1950 Pro 256 MB 93 avg fps
XpertVision X1950 GT Super 512 MB 85 avg fps
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| Assman15 |
Posted 8th Nov 2007 11:59pm | |
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The x1950 has the same core clock speed as the latest NVidia series and the RAM is incredibly easy to overclock. From my personal experience, the x1950 outperforms every other card... To be fair, though, I haven't seen any of the new NVidia cards in action. |
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| RED-FROG |
Posted 9th Nov 2007 7:09pm | |
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Go to the first site (x1950) and look for the clock speed...400Mhz
My current card has 400Mhz ramdac. (x1650 Pro)
It's set to 400Mhz while using DDR2 technology, this doubles the speed to 800Mhz real speed.
If you find new nvidia cards with 400mhz ramdacs, then you should also take a look at the VRAM type. GDDR3 is the most advanced memory set, which actually has 4 different ramdacs.
An example: a DDR RAM is not the same as DDR2 since it's clock speed is doubled by the fsb.
There are several 8800's with ramdacs of at least 2100 MHz. |
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