X1950XT or 8800GTS ??

[jontom07]

Building myself a new machine.

Reckon a ATI X1950XTX DDR4 512MB or Nvidia 8800GTS

I got budget about £250 for GFX card.

Cheers

 

[f1nal_0men]

8800, no contest.

 

[SciFiMan]

You should get a 7600GT or x1650. Then in 4-6 months when all the new DX10 cards finally get here, you can study the reviews and perfomance charts and pick the best one for your budget that will last your new build a long time.

 

[andybird123]

You should get a 7600GT or x1650. Then in 4-6 months when all the new DX10 cards finally get here, you can study the reviews and perfomance charts and pick the best one for your budget that will last your new build a long time.

you do know that Crysis comes out in March don't you?
personally I'll not be waiting till MAY to see what ATI come out with

I also can't see an overclocked 8800GTS 640mb becoming unplayable at 1280x1024 in the next 6 months, hence why I have one already (though granted I got mine at trade price)

 

[P-Stew]

I'm in exactly the same position as you and those are the 2 cards I've narrowed it down to. At the moment I'm leaning toward the 8800gts 320mb because newegg has it for under $300:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130038

That is the overclocked version and if you look around you can find the non-oc one even cheaper. That is obviously for the 320mb.

I also was planning to do a mild overclock and I've read that the 1950 isn't great for that and tends to run hot as it is. Although comparatively I don't know how the GTS compares in the heat department.

 

[pauldh]

you do know that Crysis comes out in March don't you?

March? Sorry to ruin your day, but that's not gonna happen. No need to be thinking Crysis now as there will be better cards from both companies before the game is out. We'd be lucky to have it by Summer. EBGames lists 9-4-07 as a release date.
http://www.ebgames.com/search.asp?Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntt=crysis&N=0

 

[petevsdrm]

you do know that Crysis comes out in March don't you?

Crysis Release Date: (US) June, 2007 | (UK) June, 2007| (AU) June, 2007
Developer: Crytek
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: SCI-FI FPS
Platform: PC Exclusive

Nice info... :roll:

 

[NaDa]

X1950XT 256 is great for the money!

I am not overly impressed by nvidia.

 

[andybird123]

you do know that Crysis comes out in March don't you?

March? Sorry to ruin your day, but that's not gonna happen. No need to be thinking Crysis now as there will be better cards from both companies before the game is out. We'd be lucky to have it by Summer. EBGames lists 9-4-07 as a release date.
http://www.ebgames.com/search.asp?Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntt=crysis&N=0

I was going by Play.com
our price: £26.99 Delivered

availability: Due for release on 30/03/2007

RRP: £34.99 You save: £8.00 (22%)

and either way, given the choice between a direct x 9 only card, or a direct x 10 card that is better in every way, I chose the 8800

before that I had a 7900GT which just doesn't cut it with the games out now (e.g. BF2142, Supreme Commander), buying a 7600 now is a non-choice, and why wait 4 months to get acceptable performance out of games I want to play now

 

[jeff_2087]

You should get a 7600GT or x1650. Then in 4-6 months when all the new DX10 cards finally get here, you can study the reviews and perfomance charts and pick the best one for your budget that will last your new build a long time.

you do know that Crysis comes out in March don't you?
personally I'll not be waiting till MAY to see what ATI come out with

I also can't see an overclocked 8800GTS 640mb becoming unplayable at 1280x1024 in the next 6 months, hence why I have one already (though granted I got mine at trade price)

Other than the Crysis release date, I agree with Andy. There's no point waiting for the new DX10 to get a decent graphics card, there already are good DX10 cards. Regardless of the whole DX10 thing, for that kind of money it's better than any DX9-only card. It's not like it'll be obsolete in 6 months anyway.

I can guarantee you, if you wait until the new series of DX10 cards are released, SOMEONE is going to tell you to wait until their prices drop. Waiting is silly.

 

[bananabox]

before that I had a 7900GT which just doesn't cut it with the games out now (e.g. BF2142, Supreme Commander), buying a 7600 now is a non-choice, and why wait 4 months to get acceptable performance out of games I want to play now

lol i love you how everyone thinks their card sucks. I used to play BF2 with a 9600se and had fun with the game. yeah i didnt have all the bells and whistles,but it look good. when you say the 7900gt dosent cut it with todays games it makes me chuckle

 

[NaDa]

I played Oblivion the other day on an 7900GS + E6400.
And guess what? 7900gs cant play oblivion! (at good fps)

BTW my x800xt runs it at 50% more FPS than an 7900gs.

 

[Ycon]

If there is any chance that the new GF 8 models arrive in the (rather) near future, I would definitely wait and see if there are any good deals.

However, in any case your choice should be GF 8.

 

[slashzapper]

My advice 8800 gts awesome

 

[andybird123]

lol i love you how everyone thinks their card sucks. I used to play BF2 with a 9600se and had fun with the game. yeah i didnt have all the bells and whistles,but it look good. when you say the 7900gt dosent cut it with todays games it makes me chuckle

I want 1280x1024 with all options on high, I'm happy to upgrade once a year to get that

 

[Cruton]

From my understanding in the past ATI has been the faster GPU maker. Nvidia just beat ATI to the punch with releasing a DX10 card sooner. You said that you are building a new machine. I would choose a crossfire MB, get the 1950XT now, and later (when it can't hold its own anymore which will be awhile) you can upgrade to another ATI card with the option of crossfire.

 

[dos1986]

As we dont have a clue how the 8800GTS performs on dx10 I would be tempted to get something cheap like a 7900GS below for £99


http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=48JM&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,397370000,12&v=3#infoarea

Its a good card and going by reviews it can be clocked to 560/760 or even higher which will give it near x1900xt performance.

You could sell it for £50 or £60 when the need arises.

 

[NaDa]

7900gs ia piece of crap no mater how high you clock it.

x1950pro or even a 1950xt is a FAR better buy.

 

[razortonguekiss]

8800GTS, no contest.

for $300 (some places around $280 after rebate)

its the best thin you can buy

not only does it run all modern games effortlessly, but it'll last a while into the future

 

[f1nal_0men]

X1950XT 256MB VS 8800gts 320MB

"The EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB SC slaughters the ATI Radeon X1950 XT..."

 

[ALANMAN]

I think it really depends on what you'll be playing. If you're just planning on playing DX9 games then go for the X1950XT. If you want to be ready for future DX 10 games then go for the 8800 GTS 320MB, although dos1986 does have a good point:

...we dont have a clue how the 8800GTS performs on dx10...

 

[pauldh]

X1950XT 256MB VS 8800gts 320MB

"The EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB SC slaughters the ATI Radeon X1950 XT..."

Yeah, no duh. The 8800GTS rocks. But that superclock 8800GTS they used is also 50% more money than the X1950XT. The 320MB 8800GTS is obviously better than the X1950XT and also the X1950XTX. It's an outstanding buy and the card the OP should go for. But for those who want to spend $200 not $300, the X1950XT takes that price bracket with ease. The X1950XTX like the OP talks about has completely lost it's place since G80 launched. They needed an instant $100 price drop to keep it a valid buy, and that never happened.


Side note, I really like [H], but their Oblivion settings just plain suck. Who would play Oblivon on an X1950XT with grass turned off? :lol: And then they keep shadows maxed including self shadows, shadows on grass, and tree canopy shadows. and shadow filtering on high? That's just completetly stupid tweaking IMO. No grass completely changes the game, but shadow filtering set to low is hardly noticeable. Turn off self shadows as they look hideous, and for performance turn off shadows on grass. Then I'd rather turn down interior/exterior shadows to 50% and keep grass distance up. Or tweak grass height if more shadows are desired. Anyway, I have grass at 100% on my X1950XT, and I am running 4xaa + HDR + 8xHQAF at 1280x1024. Funny, come to think of it, they have shadows on grass turned on, but grass turned off. :roll:

 

[Heyyou27]

If you can't afford a 320MB Geforce 8800GTS then you're best off buying an ATI card. At the high end Nvidia currently has the best solution, but anything lower than the 320MB 8800GTS ATI generally dominates.

I got my 8800GTX today, and I'm happy to report I can play Oblivion at 1680x1050 with HDR, 4xAA and 16xAF very smoothly.

 

[petevsdrm]

your turning into robx2 :lol:

next thing you know you'll be posting screenshots of oblivion :lol:

 

[Heyyou27]

your turning into robx2 :lol:

I can't help it man; the card is amazingly fast and I haven't even overclocked it yet.

next thing you know you'll be posting screenshots of oblivion :lol:

I'm not going to post any screenshots.