Just got my Brand spanking new X1950 PRO!!! weeeee

[minim3]

Major upgrade from a 6800 gs, wouldn't you say?
3dmark06=4594@1280*1024!!!!!

Paired with an E6400+1gig ram ddr400+Asrock dual vsta with pci-e@4x.

I should have got this:

but instead I got this:

The ati's reference design with a msi sticker on the fan.
I was expecting a dual slot design. Kinda dissapointed on that. Other picture on web, other card in the box. They shouldn't do that.

But can't really compain. This thing Rocks!!! I can even play NFS:Carbon@1280*1024 with all settings at full.Couldn't even play it @640*480 before!!!!

So to sum it all up: weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[wavetrex]

Meh... I was trying to buy one of those but they aren't available here. F*ck East Europe... I got a 7900GT instead.
Not bad but I wanted ATI.

 

[blade85]

Nice

I ordered mine, will get it on Thursday.

I bought the Sapphire X1950 pro 512mb version

http://www.sapphiretech.com/uk/products/products_overview.php?gpid=168&grp=2


I originally had a XFX 7800 GS extreme...so I sold it for £160 after using it for the last 4 months and bought the ati x1950 pro for the same price

will let u know how it runs

 

[Slobogob]

Most excellent! Please run a benchmark before you exchange the cards and run it again afterwards - and don´t forget to post the results. Thanks!

 

[minim3]

Meh... I was trying to buy one of those but they aren't available here. F*ck East Europe... I got a 7900GT instead.
Not bad but I wanted ATI.

I'm from greece, thats kinda east/south!

Well, we have plenty here! And they are cheaper than 7900gs. 7900gs are still@210 euros. Bought the MSI/ATI@180 euros!!

Right now, I'm playing oblivion. I've waited for this day to arrive!! I knew that oblivion wasn't playable with my old gfx.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[wavetrex]

F*ck East Europe...

I'm from greece, thats kinda east/south!


Greece isn't considered "east europe" even if it's south/east.

East EU is Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova. And they are a little behind technologically speaking

Anyway, do benchmark please, post results here. I'm curious what that card can do !

 

[bydesign]

Is it really important to let everyone know you got a new card, it's not like they are in short supply or super fast or even new.

 

[wavetrex]

Is it really important to let everyone know you got a new card, it's not like they are in short supply or super fast or even new.

Maybe they're not in short supply in US, but they are quite rare in EU.
+ it's currently the best performance/cost ratio card out there.

(at least until G84,G86 come out...)

 

[minim3]

I can't! I sold the other card already.

I have the score from 3dmark06 for 6800gs@1024x768 = 1502 3DMarks

1950 PRO 256mb@1280x1024 = 4594 3DMarks

I will run 1024x768 and compare

*update!
1950 PRO 256mb@1024x768 = 5258 3DMarks

 

[minim3]

Is it really important to let everyone know you got a new card, it's not like they are in short supply or super fast or even new.

Well in US they might be in all stores for months. Here we are kinda slow. For me it's a great step forward.
If you don't like my thread pls go away and don't post here. Nobody forces you to post.

 

[pauldh]

This thing Rocks!!! I can even play NFS:Carbon@1280*1024 with all settings at full.Couldn't even play it @640*480 before!!!!

Yeah, the X19xx's really shine in NFS:Carbon. Here is a review, where you can see the X1950 pro crushes the 7950GT and the X1800XT in that game. It more than doubles what the 7900GS can do. I just upgraded from a X1800XT to a X1950XT and the difference in NFS: Carbon was huge(just like in that review).

Enjoy the card, stinks you didn't get the nice cooler though.

 

[sepuko]

And just where the hell in eastern europe are you? no x1950pro avilable on the market? Are you in Prednestrovskaia or something?

 

[still_life]

Well they sure are plentiful here in the UK.

 

[GeneticWeapon]

That plus legal hookers..

 

[minim3]

That plus legal hookers..

mmm hookers are good!

 

[plankmeister]

The ati's reference design with a msi sticker on the fan.
I was expecting a dual slot design. Kinda dissapointed on that. Other picture on web, other card in the box. They shouldn't do that.

I had exactly the same experience with exactly the same card. I bought it for my nephew's PC, expecting to see the much quieter 2 slot cooling solution.... But I got the single slot. So I won't be buying my X1950Pro from MSI when I upgrade in a couple of weeks!

(Or maybe I will.... Anyone recommend a good after-market heat-pipe cooling solution for an X1950Pro?)

 

[minim3]

The ati's reference design with a msi sticker on the fan.
I was expecting a dual slot design. Kinda dissapointed on that. Other picture on web, other card in the box. They shouldn't do that.

I had exactly the same experience with exactly the same card. I bought it for my nephew's PC, expecting to see the much quieter 2 slot cooling solution.... But I got the single slot. So I won't be buying my X1950Pro from MSI when I upgrade in a couple of weeks!

(Or maybe I will.... Anyone recommend a good after-market heat-pipe cooling solution for an X1950Pro?)

Well I had a choice of two. Go MSI or Gecube. Gecube had a fan blowing the opposite direction (into the case) and isn't a certified ati partner anymore (so I've heard) which means normal ATI catalyst drivers won't work with it. Had I known that it wasn't the dual slot design maybe I would have waited till after xmas. But then again the reference cooler seems to do the job, 35*C idle, 54*C full load. It's a little audible, more than my other fans. I will consider a different cooler solution later on. Or maybe I'll just sell it when midrange DX10 cards arrive and theres a sufficient DX10 games out there to make it worth it. I estimate September 2007. Agh so much to decide. Well better shut up and go win a couple of races at carbon. (I suck at downhill drift, need a better car)

 

[tehrobzorz]

okay im not trying to start somthing here... but shouldnt you be happy that you got a single slot instead of a dual slot? i suppose it shouldnt matter that much to you...

anyways kudos to you !!

i always wanted a ati card but somehow always landed with a nvida 0.o

btw your 3d06 isnt much lower than mine tho you seem to have the more better setup?

my setup is in signature

and i got 6290 at 2.66ghz ( cpu) 570 core 1380 mem

 

[blade85]

I bought the sapphire version, its got a single slot cooler.

Haven't got it yet, so when i do i'll let you know what the cooling is like.

 

[minim3]

okay im not trying to start somthing here... but shouldnt you be happy that you got a single slot instead of a dual slot? i suppose it shouldnt matter that much to you...

anyways kudos to you !!

i always wanted a ati card but somehow always landed with a nvida 0.o

btw your 3d06 isnt much lower than mine tho you seem to have the more better setup?

my setup is in signature

and i got 6290 at 2.66ghz ( cpu) 570 core 1380 mem

maybe my cpu is a little better than yours, but my m/b has a pci-e 4x, not 16x. I'm guessing I'm losing around (guesstimate) 800 points in 3dmark06.

Well I was kinda pissed off from the fake photos. Also believed that a dual slot cooler would cool even better, but observing the temps, I guess stock cooling is just as good.

Your score (6290) is in what resolution?

 

[minim3]

I bought the sapphire version, its got a single slot cooler.

Haven't got it yet, so when i do i'll let you know what the cooling is like.

pls do!
Also 3dmark06 scores pls! Both 1280x1024 and 1024x768.
and your system specs.

 

[tehrobzorz]

the res is always in 1280x1024 isnt it? unless you got the pro version. yeah im reallly sure its 6290..


but how can you only have a pci-e 4x? its ether agp or pci 16x.. i havent found one that is only 4x 0.o

anyways waht i was trying to say was that your setup shoulda killed mine!

and could you please post a pic of your mobo? very interesting it supports conroe but no pcie x16

do you want me to run it in 1024x 768 as well?

 

[minim3]

The asrock dual VSTA mobo can be found here

it has a full agp and a pci-e@4x.
not to mention dirt cheap. It allowed me to keep my old drr400 and my psu.
it doesnt o/c well but it's been rock solid so far!

Well I coulda had better results, but I'll need some high quality DDR2-800 and a p965 m/b. can't afford any of these right now.

 

[someonewhoisdead]

i have to wonder...

with dx10 coming out, everyone know's that for new games they'll need a dx10 card.

rather than spending 300$ on one of these, why got grab the 400$ gts 8800...

that way you wont be stuck paying for the switchover to the dx10 cards so soon....?

 

[tehrobzorz]

and i suppose you know when and what GOOD games are gonna be out?

oh would you be my god and tell me how to eat my porridge as well ==''

let them spend their money there on way. hell they couldve been advised by the very best compu geek in the universe to buy a dx7 and been told to oc it to 2ghz and hardmod it.

also, ddnt you read that it has pcie x4? if the x1950 pro gets bottlenecked wth would you think of would have happend with the 8800 series?

ain the r600 coming out? maybe he was using this card as a temp until the r600 comes out!

god...


if you want to start a flame war... i have more than one lighter and 20000+ gallons of nitrogen.