x1950pro...good card?

[Noya]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102061

I currently have a 7600GT that I've been offered $90 for. I only paid $80 after rebate lol.

Is this x1950pro a good card? Skimming through the newegg reviews it sounds kind of iffy, about VMR's or something overheating? My case has 2 x 120mm and a PCI slot cooler.

Also, how much power does this card require?

How does the 8600gt compare to the 7600gt and x1950pro?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150230
It seems Toms VGA chart hasn't been updated in quite a while.

 

[TonyStark]

x1950PRO is a great card and can play most current games with high settings and a bit of AA at resolutions of 1280x1024 or less. It is much faster than the 7600GT, and 8600GT


As for power consumption, it will pull about 65Watts from the 12V rails, so a PSU with 22Amps on the 12V rails should be sufficient.



EDIT: Don't buy that sapphire 1950 PRO. It has problems with heat .... look for one with aftermarket cooling like the HIS IceQ, or Powercolor Extreme.

 

[rammedstein]

i haven't had any problems with the 2x sapphire x1950pros i have in my lanparty rig, they are great, can sometimes even out perform an 8800gts320! they were cheap too, i say since you have a PCI slot cooler you should be fine if you get that sapphire one, even though i personally have had no trouble with them.

 

[Noya]

What power supply are you using with them?

 

[Guest]

I used a 530W one for mine...

 

[blade85]

EDIT: Don't buy that sapphire 1950 PRO. It has problems with heat

not all of them

my gaming temp generally doesn't go over 65 and idle temp is around 47

oh and to OP: my psu is in my sig....though i wouldnt risk it

 

[TSIMonster]

I have the ASUS one and it runs extremely cool. I went from an x850xtpe that was nicely overclocked to this card and the difference was definitely not worth the money really, but it is a good card. Mine is running at 640/1410 right now which is a decent overclock and the temps are great. I HIGHLY recommend the asus version though. Even with the fan at 100%, my AC Freezer64 is louder (and it is very quiet).

I plan to add a second for crossfire real soon because I found one for cheap.

 

[mactronix]

Good card i would personaly recomend the HIS ICEQ version.
Mactronix

 

[Talon]

Just stating what I know based on my own experience. I got a 1950Pro to replace a 6800GT. In most games I've tried, FPSs single-player RPGs etc it improved my frames and in turn allowed me to play with a little bit more effects turned on. Nothing mind-blowing as I expected but good nonetheless. Now there are a few games, Pixar's Cars ( Son plays 5yr old) and World of Warcraft which either play with some glitching/crashing that was never present before the upgrade and have found no other cause and also they run at about 10FPS SLOWER than my old 6800GT. The unfortunate part of the story is that as much as I love FPSs and other games my PC plays WoW and Cars more than anything else and I get decreased performance for the $250 (at the time) that I spent.

Oh well, depending on what you play I might recommend the card. If you are a WoW addict you might want to stick to Nvidia GPUs from what I've seen firsthand.

 

[Noya]

In regards to all the posters mentioning other 1950pro models, I was trying to keep the additional money out of pocket to a minimum. It sounds like it needs more power than my PSU has.

How about the 7900gs? I recall reading that it overclocks well, putting it to about 1950pro levels?

 

[blade85]

well it would make it easier for us to give you some advice, if we knew what your current system was including your psu details

 

[TonyStark]

In regards to all the posters mentioning other 1950pro models, I was trying to keep the additional money out of pocket to a minimum. It sounds like it needs more power than my PSU has.

How about the 7900gs? I recall reading that it overclocks well, putting it to about 1950pro levels?

The 1950PRO uses 65 Watts of power, or about 5.4 Amps from the 12 Volt Rails. You could probably run it on a 350W PSU with 20A on the 12V rails. Of course it depends on your other system components too.

 

[TSIMonster]

overclocked the 7900GS is going to draw near the same power as the x1950Pro. Maybe 10 watts less, depending on the OC