X1950Pro or 7900GS OCing

I been think about getting a 8800GTS 320MB,but i'm reconsidering if i truly want dx 10 since i'm tired of giving in to bill gates crap.

So if i decide to get a X1950Pro instead,how far can it usually OC stable?

Edit: What about a 7900GS,how far can it reach stable?

I have only done it once, on a 9800 pro. I didnt bother to check the manufacturer of the VRAM coz it had the little zalman HS on the chips and I didnt want to remove them in case I couldnt get them back on. That ended with distortions of all colours and shapes But I made a backup first, so I was OK. Thing is, there is no indication that I can see as to what RAM this BIOS is for. All I know is the CAS latency is the same, ie 9. Its about the only thing other than clocks I can change.

How much power does the 7300gt use?

Thx for the tip ... I never really checked to see if the second display actually held back my fps but will do in a couple of minutes. BTW what do you think of my psu ?

Just played stalker with the tv-out disabled and couldn't really tell if the fps increased but definately the game was smoother, less frame drops than with tv on. Thx for the tip !

ya sorry to the op ..... maybe it will help in his decision ....

I'll probably get the 7900GS,or if i can spend a few extra bucks,a 8800GTS 320MB and OC teh hell outta it.

Has anyone got a decent overclock from an X1950 Pro?

Unlikely. Its a mediocre OCer on the core and if you can squeeze 2mhz out of the mem, you are doing well.

It performs much the same as an OC 7900gs anyway, so theres no reason to have to OC it further, unless you want to catch up with the next card up the performance list.

Just get the dang 8800GTS 320MB. It's not that expensive compared to it's higher siblings and it just kicks everyone's but underneither it. Technically if you aren't going to Vista, you aren't running DX10 drivers and technically you aren't giving into Mr. BG. From what I hear the game companies are going to determine when we go to DX10 and since no one is buying Vista, no one can support DX10 therefore what game developer is going to make a game that no one can play because they havn't gone to Vista. From what I hear M$ might cave and put out DX10 drivers for XP... WE WIN, but in the end we will eventually all go to Vista once a SP come out and it supports more stuff. Back in 2003 didn't we all swear we wouldn't load XP???? 8O