x1900xt or x1950pro

Hi,

very quick question, which is preferable, an x1900xt (256) for £82.19 or an x1950pro ultimate (256) for £113.50?

My understanding was the x1900xt was a better card, so the fact it's 30quid cheaper was confusing. I appreciate the "ultimate" version comes with a zalmann cooler which accounts for some of the differential, but is it worth it?

Thanks for any help,
Si

I own an X1900XT and it's absolutely fabulous card for every game I've ever played. Buy the cheaper XT and you'll be a very happy camper until DX10 becomes more mainstream.

Thanks for the responses. I'll go a buy the XT then!

But you can get the X1950 XT for £111 which beats them both doesn't it...

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Pro [...] tID=495276

I'm just concerned about that price he found because I can't find the x1900xt that low. Just wondering if it's advertised at £82 but without VAT (seems to be a common trick to attract unsuspecting buyers!!).

I'm sure he'll check that out though first. Cheers Jaydeejohn.

EDIT - and he was willing to pay more for the Pro Ultimate previously. Suppose it depends on the games because the benchies show minor differences between X1900XT in some games and more significant improvements in others.

Yeah the x1900xt is a great card and it's supposed to be overclockable to xtx speeds and even beyond. Unfortunately, the one I got can barely be overclocked like 5% and then it starts atifacting and failing in games etc.. mine was an OEM btw so maybe that had sth to do with it. But it performs just fine on stock speeds, and for that price, it's a steal. I got mine for about $300-$350 about a year ago.