Been out of the video card market for a long time. My old ATI 1800XT PE just blew up. One of these days I'll get a new computer. Until then, whats the best AGP video card out there. Thanks for the assistance.
Been out of the video card market for a long time. My old ATI 1800XT PE just blew up. One of these days I'll get a new computer. Until then, whats the best AGP video card out there. Thanks for the assistance.
In my opinion, you current rig offers more options to you, especially with the motherboard you have. One of the best motherboards produced in the last 2 or 3 years. ;) Stick with what you have.
I spent $700 on a professional series Viewsonic 21' CRT Monitor. It has a 100hz refresh rate at 1600x1200, which is what I game at. High refresh rates are every bit as important as having a good graphics card.
I'll be the judge of what a playable framerate is, I'll be the judge of what is acceptable visual quality. Everyone's opinions of these will be different which is why a video card review should NOT only interpret these key details for you.
Brent, your not giving your readers the oportunity to...
I agree with the original poster. I have long abandoned Hardocp as the first place I come for reviews. The "Opinion" Brent and Kyle offer always seems lopsided to one end of the spectrum, so to speak. Nv%$ia cough, Nv%$ia. :o they'll lock this thread in no time.
Any excuse whatsoever is a poor one. The GTX 512 was a monumental failure, reaching phantom status. Nvidia will not make the same mistake with the 7900. I'm betting it will be only slightly faster overall, like the X850XT was, most people will wait for the next gen.
In most reviews I've read it's hard to tell the difference in image quality between the two. However most reviews and the overall consensus is that ATI is able to kick the resolutions up higher, with better degrees of AA in a greater amount of games. There isnt a great enough disparegy between...
X1900xtx
X1900xt
7800gtx 512**
X1800xt
7800gtx
** the 7800gtx is the better of the two Nvidia cards simply because its available and much less expensive. I thought the OP was asking in terms of performance so the 512 gets the third spot.
I would recommend the 6800GT as well if you have your heart set on a new video card. Personally, I would save the money and save up for a whole new computer. Everything you've listed is pretty outdated and in need of an upgrade.
I'd be willing to bet in a blind taste test you wouldnt notice the diffrence between these two cards.... The X1900XTX, the GTX 512mb or the unrelease Nvidia 7900 will only get you better benchmarking numbers. Save your money!!!
Hey Brent!
I'm confused about something. Why did you even bother to include the 7800 512 gtx in the review?
You wouldnt even review the X1800XT when it was announced, saying it wasnt a hard launch and the product wasnt available in retail. Name one site, just one, where a 512 gtx can...
Your not going to notice a difference. Keep what you have. Stop being a baby, just because there is something better out there than what you have, doesnt mean you have to waste your money and go buy it.
This a question that only Kyle or Brent could answer. Putting the slight differences in image quality aside at extreme high resolutions. Is there a noticeable difference at all between the two cards? Can you actually see or feel the X1900 performing better?
As with the XTPE and the Ultra...
It has been my opinion and the opinon of many that [H]ard, while never publicly stating so, is an Nvidia cheerleader.
As far as the X1900 is concerned, its a complete 180 degree turn from last year. The 512mb GT is nowhere to be found and the X1900 is cheaper, faster and available! Great...
Wow heatlesssun, the computer industry really has you by the balls. Selling you upgrade after upgrade that you don't need. If the 7900 increases frames per second by 20 in all games youll run right out and by it? You won't be able to see a difference but yet youll still buy it :o
Anyone else sick of the Forum Moderators? For god's sake if your going to suspend or ban someone, just do it. I'm sick of seeing post after post stating how you just gave another person a vacation. Posting how you just suspended a flammer, makes your post a flame as well, because its just as...