A Powerful GPU for a 2K build

[deusex]

I am building a 2K rig, everythin included, monitor, speakers.

My stats: E6600, VX922 viewsonic 19", 2GB corsair DDR2 800, Asus P5B Deluxe.

I want to choose among the X1900 XT 512 MB, X1900 XT 256 MB, and the 7900 GT 256MB. Respective Prices, 298$, 240$, 265$.

Which one can offer me competent performance on my monitor, a gaming 19" 1280 X 1024? I want almost everything on high in most games, including HDR and AA (2x or 4X).

Going to be playing Oblivion, FEAR, Quake 4, BF2, Far Cry, UT 04, COD2, HL2, and etc.

I will be having this card for roughly 10-12 months, than upgrading to a DX10 Card.

TX in advance :lol:

 

[prozac26]

X1900XTs are better than 7900GTs, out of those three, I wouldn't even consider the 7900GT.

I would probably go for the 512mb version.

 

[Doughbuy]

I would suggest the 7950GT... just a bit more than the X1900XT and while performance is similar, offers better cooling and more features...

However, don't expect to run many things on high, you might be able to pull off medium in Oblivion, and maybe sorta high on FEAR... and its just going to get worse...

 

[pauldh]

I would suggest the 7950GT... just a bit more than the X1900XT and while performance is similar, offers better cooling and more features...

Better check some reviews. The X1900XT's are easily better performers than the 7950GT for equal or less money. Plus they offer better IQ at driver defaults and FSAA+OpenEXR HDR at once.

Read and check out all the games in these two 7950 reviews. The X1900XT simply has more power in the high eye candy settings.

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_7950_gt_preview/page5.asp

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2833&p=4

 

[pauldh]

I'd choose a X1900XT , preferably the 512MB version. 256MB version is great for $240 not quite as good performance though. You may find the XTX version priced down near $300 or below after rebate. You'll appreciate the power for Oblivion, as well as the ability to do both HDR and fsaa at the same time.

 

[dverduzco10]

I'd also buy a X1900XT if this is going to be the only video card that you are using.

 

[prozac26]

offers better cooling and more features...

Doesn't really have more features because it can't HDR while AA...

 

[angry_ducky]

256MB X1900XT, FTW.

 

[Mad_Cow20]

I am building a 2K rig, everythin included, monitor, speakers.

My stats: E6600, VX922 viewsonic 19", 2GB corsair DDR2 800, Asus P5B Deluxe.

I want to choose among the X1900 XT 512 MB, X1900 XT 256 MB, and the 7900 GT 256MB. Respective Prices, 298$, 240$, 265$.

Which one can offer me competent performance on my monitor, a gaming 19" 1280 X 1024? I want almost everything on high in most games, including HDR and AA (2x or 4X).

Going to be playing Oblivion, FEAR, Quake 4, BF2, Far Cry, UT 04, COD2, HL2, and etc.

I will be having this card for roughly 10-12 months, than upgrading to a DX10 Card.

TX in advance :lol:

I have the VX922 and I think that is an excellent choice for your monitor!

 

[The_OGS]

Hi DeusEx,
I get good performance from this vidcard but not the 'king o the world' power I guess I was expecting...
There might be something to this dual-vidcard stuff after all, heheh :^)
But for a competitive one-slot rig you will need an X1900XT 512MB (at least).
If I played Oblivion I would need X1900XTX (and possibly an E6600 too) but I'm okay, I am a 1024x768 kinda guy.
Hey - played any DeusEx lately? I have it here somewhere...
But seriously, I paid big $$ for my ATI and then prices dropped like a rock in the last month - so you should get something good, you're not paying that much. Those prices seem very good. I musta paid ~$60 bucks (Canadian) - and that was just taxes! LoL
Regards

 

[deusex]

Hey guys - I was just surfing around in Newegg, and I found this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001226

for only like 30$ more than the VX922...so what are the GPU opinions for a monitor like this?

(1600 X 1200)

BTW to say again I am going to get a DX10 card in roughly 10-14 months.

 

[Heyyou27]

X1900XT no doubt.

 

[Mad_Cow20]

Hey guys - I was just surfing around in Newegg, and I found this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001226

for only like 30$ more than the VX922...so what are the GPU opinions for a monitor like this?

(1600 X 1200)

BTW to say again I am going to get a DX10 card in roughly 10-14 months.

That looks like a pretty sweet monitor...

 

[Xazax310]

Hell i go for the sapphire X1900XT that been posted at talked about only 200 bucks though its the 256mb for 200 bucks i wouldnt complain.

 

[enforcerfx]

Hey guys - I was just surfing around in Newegg, and I found this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001226

for only like 30$ more than the VX922...so what are the GPU opinions for a monitor like this?

(1600 X 1200)

BTW to say again I am going to get a DX10 card in roughly 10-14 months.

That monitor is awesome man. I have the exact same one. Defintely a great gaming monitor. 5ms Response time. Great pixel ratio. Max resolution is 1600x1200. Its a great buy. Highly recommending it. That Vx922 is still a contender though.

 

[deusex]

I was wondering what the Graphic card choices could be for this monitor - narrowed it donw now to X1900XT 512, X1900XT 256, and X1900 XTX 512 MB. The XTX might be a little expensive, and also physically big, so down to the 2 XTs...

Any suggestions?


And bout those monitors....why is the vx922 a contender?...2ms rt?

 

[The_OGS]

When you get the 256MB you'll be wishing you had got the 512MB...
You would gladly spend $30 if you could add that memory onto a vidcard you already owned, right? But you can't.
Hey that's an amazing price, they want $500 bucks for that monitor in Canada. I dunno about the mail-in rebate stuff but that price is reasonable.
L8R

 

[deusex]

So my final choice is the 1600 X 1200 Samsung

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001226

And the GPU choice to go with this is either the X1900 XT or X1900 XTX...

Suggestions?

 

[The_OGS]

either the X1900 XT or X1900 XTX...

I got the XT because I figured memory bandwidth wasn't a problem. The XTX with its higher clock is kinda overkill - I mean what's the difference whether you have 46.4 or 49.6 GB/s memory?
The vast majority of that huge bandwidth is because of the platform, the 256-bit memory with DDR3 clocking.
Now, the increase in the core clockspeed from 625MHz to 650MHz is more substantial, more attractive - but it's only a ~4% increase. The price difference was more than 4%, for me it was an extra 12% in cost.
I figured I would be okay with the XT... but if you could get an XTX for less than 10% more, then that would be tempting :^)
Nice monitor though...
L8R

 

[deusex]

Remember :lol: , I'm going a single card, and I am going to change to DX10 in a year -14 months' time, so plenty time to game with this GPU.

 

[p90m16mp5a4]

However, don't expect to run many things on high, you might be able to pull off medium in Oblivion, and maybe sorta high on FEAR... and its just going to get worse...

He should have no prob maxing them out with the 7950. I can with my 3200+ and 7800gt so he won't have any prob witha c2d :X Just as an example I fired up FEAR and ran the benchmark with these settings:

Everything on max
No softshadows
no AA
16xAF
12x9 res
v1.0

I got 56 avg FPS with this rig:
2.7ghz 3200+ venice
2x1gb ddr400 3436
7800gt 256mb 450/1050 (91.47 drivers)
DFI lp ut sli-dr
There was only a few places in the game that lagged, the biggest part was the water treatment plant or wtfever it was. There were tons of stairs and rails that were casting shadows wich stole my FPS.

 

[GeneticWeapon]

A 7800GT couldnt play FEAR @ max settings if you got out and pushed n00b :roll:

 

[p90m16mp5a4]

Lol... Maybe my 7800gt is special, I got a way higher score than Toms did with their previous VGA chart. Although they were running the later version of the game. Maybe that's why. Plz note I said NO SOFTSHADOWS NO AA.

Anyways... What score did *you* get? Or are you basing it on Tom's benchmark? I have a Leadtek WinFast 7800GT TDH extreme.

 

[GeneticWeapon]

I've read a few of your posts tonight, and just about all of it was pure B.S.

Do us a favor and go post on some other forum wont ya?

 

[blade47]

get the X1900XT 256 MB .
it gives better performance than 7900GT or 7950 GT