x1950 xt or 8800GTS?

[inuyashafly]

ok i know the GTS is better card. its about 100 bucks more here is my qustion how much more electricity does it use? I am trying to make a very energy efficient computer so that matters to me

thanks in adveance

 

[sirheck]

they are probably about the same.

though i would imagine the 88gts uses a little more.

 

[phamily]

lol, the difference of power consumption in either of those cards shouldn't be significant enough for you to care at this point. These are highend cards which require alot of power. It is very ironic that you are trying to make an energy efficient computer with this cards.
i highly suggest you dont get either of these cards if the power consumtion concerns you.

 

[sirheck]

what?

i think the op is palnning on buying just one of the cards
and is dieciding which one to get.

2 1950,s wont smoke an 88gts.

 

[inuyashafly]

ha, I guess I wasnt clear. my computer will run nearly 24/7 with like BF 2142 and games of that caliber. so especially if the ati card is more power hungry I would get the GTS cuz it is like 100 more but in the computers life span I would use way more then 100 less. got it? do you have any idea when the second revision of the GTS is coming out because I need the computer pretty quick?

 

[sirheck]

they are probably about the same.

though i would imagine the 88gts uses a little more.

meh, I know that you are a smart person and trust your judgement, but seriously. Get two x1950xt's in crossfire for the same price as the gts and that will smoke the gts hands down. Then only problem is the dx9 capability, so my advice is to wait for the second revision of the gts to come out at only $300 and then decide
http://www.techpowerup.com/?23435

You are out of your freaking mind! show me how two X1950XT's in crossfire comes out to be the same price as one 8800GTS :roll:

Also do you realize that the 8800GTS are performing on the same level as the GTX's once overclocked to GTX speeds?! And btw they have all been overclocking fairly easily to GTX speeds so its not really a concern as to rather or not you will reach that speed.

A single 8800GTS in that case would perform better than Xfired X1950XT's as a single GTX has already been shown to beat the Xfired setup.


You would have to be an idiot to choose 2 x1950xt's over a single 8800GTS which has DX10 support plus outperforms the higher power consuming Xfired setup. :roll:

lol. yeah isnt an x1950 about the same price as a 8800gts.

 

[sirheck]

i remember that level1505 thing.

that was where they had an r600 but they didnt :lol:

 

[sirheck]

Also I forgot to add that those are not even the 512mb X1950xt's and they still cost more. LMAO.

Taco I hate to have to burn you yet again but when you say such foolish things its kinda hard not too.

I still love you though.

yeah his post usually seem pretty good and informative.
but when he posted to me,

well it had me thinking maybee he has been huffin gas or whatever
teenagers do nowa-days :lol:

 

[sirheck]

i just dont understand how he figures that the 2 ati cards are cheaper and faster than the g80 card.

i know he is young but always thought he was fairly smart.

maybe he has sniffed some compressed air 8O heard that was big with
the teenagers for a cheap high.

 

[bobert866]

lol. This tickles my belly. These cards while crossfired put them close to the gtx price range. And any person here knows that the xt's dont even compare. Also, when going the crossfire route theres the possibility of having to upgrade the power supply to handle the 2 cards that aren't even as fast. So lets say "for the sake of the story" $200 on top of the $500 plus for the 2 cards. That just doesnt sound like good advice to me. Anyway, i was just bored.

 

[phamily]

hmm, is the power consumtion really an issue for you? or is it because you are going to be running your system 24/7, and that is why you want the most power efficient comp?

 

[bobert866]

He can look at it like this. The gts is much more power efficent for the performance delivered.

 

[sirheck]

i like both ati and nvidia.

i will probably get that new 88gts that is coming out soon for 300$

i am currently using a 68gt was using 2 for sli.
but built another s939 computer as i had a s939 mobo sitting around
and wanted to go to x2 so i put my old 3700 and my other 68gt
in the new computer.

and the x24400 that i upgraded to is workin fine.
just ran an overnight prime95 test with it oc,ed to 2.6
and it passed and the temp was at 38c woohoo :lol:

 

[inuyashafly]

LOL! Well I am going with the GTS but does anyone know when the new revision for 300 comes out? I would like to wait but I cant wait long.

I am an ati fan, BUT I am not realy an ati fan, they were just better tech till now, same with amd ALL of my computers were amd, but now getting core 2 duo cuz they pown the shit outa amd.

 

[sirheck]

Who writes the toms reviews anyway (user names if you know them)?

cleeve. for gpu,s

if you have questions pm him.

 

[burn-e86]

also isnt the 8800GTS really freakin long? like over and around a foot long
and doesnt fit into some cases?

 

[sirheck]

is that the coolermaster cent 5?

 

[sirheck]

cool. that means if i get an 8800gtx it will fit in mine.

 

[sirheck]

i have the same case and love it.

i also have the sonataII and it is nice.

the cent 5 is a lot heavier built though.

 

[PCAnalyst]

ok i know the GTS is better card. its about 100 bucks more here is my qustion how much more electricity does it use? I am trying to make a very energy efficient computer so that matters to me

thanks in adveance

A fully stressed 8800GTS will consume about 225W without overclock.

With overclock it can consume as much as 400W with 3Dmark06.(Slizone.com) Though when you think about it, there are two 75W - 6 pin connectors and an additional 75W PCIe... that totals 225W.

The 1950XT is at about 250W peak... or so i have read.

 

[inuyashafly]

THANK YOU, THAT IS SOO WHAT i WANTED TO HEAR!!!!!1 although I hear that the 8800's have trouble with some non nVidia mobo chipsets

 

[NumenorLord]

The 8800 GTS has some buggy drivers, but they're most assuredly going to get worked out. Just for clarification, an 8800 GTS oc'ed to GTX speeds still won't match its performance because of the smaller amount of shaders, amount of memory, etc.

 

[jackieboy]

Use the ATI card.......save some money and you just can't beat the image quality with that card........

 

[sirheck]

Use the ATI card.......save some money and you just can't beat the image quality with that card........

the gts beats the ati,s image quality and performance by 100%.

 

[FITCamaro]

The difference between the two cards power consumption amounts to a few dollars difference per year on your power bill. If you really care that much, get the more efficient of the two. Personally a difference of even $20 a year on my power bill doesn't make a difference. And yes that assumes 24/7 operation. THG has stated many times that even being on 24/7, a highend gaming computer uses maybe $5-7 of power per month.