What card would you get?

I have read the sticky so please dont flame me..Ok I cant make my mind up..sofar it has came down to 2 cards that i would like to get..

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what card would you guys get if you had to choose..I want the card that will play all games at full settings mostly..If you can think of a better choice let me know..

Don't buy that 7900gt or you'll be sending it back in a week.
evga has a new 7900gt ko that will work for you.
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the best video card deal you can find on newegg is this x1900xt
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it's alot better than the x1800xt and 7900gt..
but if i had to choose between the x1800xt or the 7900gt that i showed you. i'd pick the 7900gt if your going to play open gl games like doom3 and quake4.
if you're going to play oblivion then get the x1800xt.
but the x1900xt is better than both those cards..

ok thanks guys i think i have made my mind up..One more question whats the differance in these?

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should i just save 2 bucks lol

I agree. The OEM cards typically don't have as long a warranty. If they're open box, you only get 15 days to see whether it works or not.

X1800XT is a CLEAR winner.

For two bucks I'd definately get the retail L version (actually that's the one I have also). But if you look at the pictures, you can see that the only difference in the bundle is the small fancy retial box. The OEM has the same cables, adaptors, and driver CD.

Possible better warranty (unsure to be honest) makes me say the L is worth the extra money. But I tell ya, with their new extended warranty garbage, it seems that newegg is unclear on warranties now. If anyone knows for sure how long Sapphire or Newegg warranties those two cards, I'd like to hear it.

The X1800XT easily beats a 7800GT. I have one of each. X1800XT is about equal or IMO a bit above a reference 7900GT. They trade blows depending on the game and review site. When considering overclocking both give a good gain, but the 7900GT has better potential for higher OC's but that comes with a better chance of card failure when trying to OC.

Anway, if priced the same hard to fault anyone for buying either the X1800XT or the 7900GT. I am not brand loyal and have used NV and ATI cards about equally as much. So with current prices of $200 for the X1800XT, $240 for the 7900GT, and $280 for the X1900XT, the 7900GT makes no sense whatsoever to me. Because of the buring up issues that have plagued them, i don't put much weight into their potentially outstanding overclocks.

This review shows the 256MB X1800XT beating out a 7900GT with better high res AA/AF performance. The X1900GT loses to both.
http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=550

The Digitlife charts give a bunch of games at various resolutions with and without FSAA/AF. Overall, the X1800Xt outdoes the 7900GT IMO, but you decide on the winner based on your games and resolution. http://www.digit-life.com/articles [...] index.html

Oblivion wasn't tested in those charts but is down below. If you plan on dumping alot of time into that game, the X1800XT is better, or better yet the X1900XT.
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