This X1900XT good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814142063

It seems too good to be true though.

Does the card run hot and is it noisy?

Jump on that deal! 8) and if you feel confortable changing the stock fan I recommend the accelero X2 as long as you have good case air flow.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186002

The problem with the stock fan is its noisy, you cannot even hardly hear the accelero x2 even on 100% fan speed, only problem is it does not exaust the air out the back of the case so thats why I said to make sure your case has decent airflow and you will be all set.

Yes, should come with one. If it doesn't, you can buy one for like $3.

8O I WANT ONE!

Not much of a price difference if you don't mind the huge rebate. I'd keep the 1900. You'll be able to enjoy max details, adaptive AA, HQAF, HDR+fsaa, etc, even better with the 1900. Are you playing Oblivion?

You will need a power adaptor it seems as the pics do not show a 12v PCI-e adaptor cable included.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6812201004
Newegg has that one, it looks very different than others I have seen. I think it would work fine. There are also one s that get the power from 2 molex connectors.

Here is the ATI one:
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2607279

What are the 12v rails output in amps? In that rig 30Amp or above is definately fine. I doubt below 25 amp would be enough. Not sure where the exact cutoff is though.

You'll be fine with dual 18 amp rails. Are you sure you don't have a 6-pin PCI-e power cable on that PSU?

Around here, the tooth fairy gives $1.50-$2.00 a tooth. That could be a start for you if you don't mind liquid meals from now on.

Converter? Yucky, it would be best if your PSU had a 6pin. Because most of those convertors are not of a high quality......'dirty' power; there is such a thing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102025

this one is a better deal is it not?

Best,

3Ball

I like that card but the price is still way to high to consider it.

A big reason I canceled the X1900XT is I never heard of Connect3D and I looked for support on there site and it's all done by ATI. Sapphire has ATI and it's own support.

As for the 7900GT, I heard it's faster than the X1800XT.

Wrong. The X1800XT is the faster card in shader heavy games and that seems to be where future games are headed anyway. Take Oblivion for example, the X1800XT walks the 7900GT when HDR is used plus you can enable AA and HDR with ATI unlike Nvidia.

Good job For the cost diff and a better card its just insane to not go with the X1800XT, far better deal for the $$$

Your going to love the image quality.

The eVGA 7900GT(not the OCed one) was around 270ish.

I hope Linux plays nice with ATI. I'll only be using Linux for short periods of time.

Oh, it was a day one discovery.

Occasional Linux I think you'll be just fine. Full time Linux, 7900GT would be better. Wow, at $270 though, the 7900GT just isn't worth it. IMO it needs to be $200 like the X1800XT. Personally, I'd pay maybe an extra $10 or less for the retail, but not any more. Identical bundled package and card, just no box and possible warranty difference.

I didnt realise that you were looking at the rebate, I never use rebates so I dont even look at them thats why I thought the sapphire was a better deal!

Best,

3Ball

To celebrate a recent bidding war on my sound card(jumped from $15 to $46 in 2 hrs) I'm gonna buy 2 X1900XTX's and crossfire them!








































































J/K but I may take home a Sapphire X1900XT now wiether I see price decreases or not.

Make sure you get the accelero x2 to both cool the card better and be near silent about it. I made it 3 weeks b4 I pulled the trigger on getting one after I got my x1900xtx.

Prolly the best $23 I have spent in a long time.

I have a problem with any HS that does not directly exhaust the hot air out of the case.

That's just it, I have great air flow with 2 low rpm 120mm fans, but also a very silent case. And with the stock X1800XT fan exhausting the hot air out, I can game for hours at 49% fan speed or less. But if the GPU fan didn't exhaust that hot air out, my low RPM fans might no longer be enough. So if the accelero is quieter, I now need to up my case fan rpm and noise levels to exhaust the heat. To be honest, my oc systems of the past were huge server cases with 5 fans, but that is a turnoff to me now. Anyway, I'd much rather prefer the His Ice Q cooler on low speed.

Pretty sure all x1900xts run hot and noisy. Still a damn fine card, though. If you want something cooler and quieter wait for the x1950xtx, though it will be more expensive.