5950 q's

[hotrodtylers]

I know that i have seen this question quite abit but i am going to ask for my self, i am going to get a 5950 from a friend and i was wondering if there are really any new games out there that this card wont handle with ease, also how long would you give it before the newest batch of future games get unplayable on it.

 

[RX8]

I agree with WuZy.

 

[hotrodtylers]

Ok currently i have a 1900+ and 512mb of pc2100 and a GF4mx440-8x, it does ok i guess, but it is getting a bit choppy in the newer games like battlefield and i have it on the lowest settings. i would like to upgrade to a 64bit eventually though

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[RX8]

Dont you read the title of the post or what the guys on about WuZy, hes getting a 5950 from a mate.

if the 5950 is cheaper than the 6600gt by at least $50 yes buy it off ur mate, you still could experience some choppyness in doom 3 or hl2 on full grfix settings because it needs a good pro and at least 1gb of ram.

 

[hotrodtylers]

Thanks, Yeah im buying it from a friend, BFG less then a year old, well taken care of never overclocked for $150

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[cleeve]

The newest games are certainly playable on the 5950 but not at the highest settings. Medium to low detail 1024x768 or high detail 800x600.

Still, much better than your GeforceMX. You'll be pleased.

[EDIT] You're PAYING for it? Eeek. Don't pay more than $100 for that thing. It's not all that. [/EDIT]

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[pauldh]

It comes down to what your buddy is charging for it. Don't confuse the GF6600GT with the FX5950U. Talking new games, their is no comparison whatsoever. If the FX5950 were half the price of a new GF6600GT, fine, but otherwise a GF6600GT, or even radeon 9800 Pro would be much better for the future. IE, don't pay too much for that FX5950U if it is future DX9 titles you hope to play. Older games it will fly, OGL probably be very good too. But in Direct X 9 titles, the weakness of the FX series are out in the open, and it isn't going to get better either. NV's drivers team is putting their time into the 6xxx series now, so FX optimizations will be not be a top priority for them. Not to mention game developers are probably going to spend les time trying to get the FX series cards to play their games well. They (GF FX's) struggle with the standard DX9 codepath, and need their own specific path, or to just default to DX8.

All Geforce FX's, including the once mighty FX5950, do struggle in some new DX 9 games, WHEN forced to run the DX9 codepath. Take HL2 for example, the FX5950U defaults to the DX8.1 codepath like a Radeon 8500 series card would run. It does well in DX8.1, but forget seeing the nice water reflections that only come running it in the DX9 codepath. When forced to run DX9, the FX5950 is unplayable. 3Dmark05 also exploits the FX series DX9 weaknesses. I'd say, yes it will game pretty well, but for future Dircet X games, it will play like a beefed up GF4Ti series card(DX 8 card) as you won't be able to run the DX9 codepath.

<A HREF="http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/digest3d/1204/itogi-video-hl1-wxp-1280.html" target="_new"> HL2 Performance Chart</A>

<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2281&p=3" target="_new">DX9 visual's and GF FX performance Hit</A>

<A HREF="http://www.digital-daily.com/video/3dmark-2005pro/index04.htm" target="_new">3DMark05 too much for GF FX series, NV optimizing drivers for FX series less</A>


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[pauldh]

Are we talking US$, Can$, Aus$ ???

It sure is better than your card, but for $150 I would not buy a used GF FX 5950U. No way!

At BestBUY retail stores, today and tomorrow, you can get a <b>brand New GF6600GT(MUCH BETTER CARD) for $188</b> new. 25% off no rebates. Used FX5950U for $150 or New GF6600GT for $188. Absolutely no questin which is the better deal! If you are in the USA, do not buy that FX5950 for $150.


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