battle of two cards

[hitman24]

what one would you pick thats the better of the too.

EVGA e-GeForce 7950GT PCI-Express 16x 512mb for $230

or

ASUS EAX1950PRO for $189

 

[skyguy]

If you don't have an NV/ATI preference, it seems the 1950 is a much better deal, especially for performance-for-price.

Numbers:
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=445&card2=466

Similar post:
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/7950-GT-1950PRO-ftopict210212.html


And there Cleeve-the-Uber-Guru says 1950.

 

[hitman24]

but it seems that in one lnk i saw the 7950gt did better then 1950.

 

[skyguy]

1950 PRO should outperform the 7950 GT according to the numbers. However, assume they're similar for a minute (or even for argument's sake that the GT is a bit faster)..........real world gaming difference will mean a couple of fps. Seriously. So, all things then being equal, the PRO is a much better deal due to the cheaper price

And I generally like NV, and I'm recommending ATI. LOL. But not just me, most people in that thread say the PRO as well.

Me, I go for bang-for-buck. At that price, the PRO seems like a much better deal, especially if it is faster than the GT.

In the end though, I'm sure both will perform well. So I would think it comes down to price........?

 

[hitman24]

yea 189 pro and 239 for the 7950gt

 

[skyguy]

There ya go!

 

[pauldh]

Those two cards trade blows but overall the 7950GT is faster.

I see arguements for both cards at those prices as well as the X1900GT and the X1950XT. Totally depends on the games you play, but for me (shopping online in USA) I'd either grab the X1900GT for $169 or the X1950XT for $269 instead of either of those two.

 

[hitman24]

well 230 is pushing it

 

[angminas]

If 230 is pushing it, get the x1950 and save the rest for something more useful. Maybe you need a new sound card, speakers, mouse, headset?

Odds are, if you spent the extra $50, you'd never see the difference in the game.