1900XT or 1900XTX

[teapotman]

im pretty sure im goign to buy the 1900XT but is there really a big difference between the two because i dont wanna pay like the extra 50 bucks for the 1900XTX if its not that much better

 

[R1ckCa1n]

You get higher clocks and 1.1ns ram instead of 1.2ns ram. Purely a judgement call as you should get XTX performance out of a XT.

 

[teapotman]

so i cuold just get the XT and overclock it to the XTX speeds and it would be like basically liek same performance?

 

[teapotman]

lol ok ty i boguht teh powercooler1900XT

 

[Oooska]

All xtx cards have 1.1ns RAM. Some xt cards do, others will havr 1.2ns RAM. I ordered a PowerColor x1900xt and got 1.1ns RAM and flashed the BIOS to that of an xtx. $50 upgrade for free. There is, of course, always a slight risk involved in doing something like that, but it is an option if you're [H] enough

 

[teapotman]

would i really see a big difference between that 1.1 and 1.2 ...

 

[Wildace]

id get the XT

 

[krameriffic]

.1 nanoseconds is practically nothing, even as far as RAM goes. Besides, the looser timings on the XT RAM potentially make for better OCing.

 

[Anavel0]

I decided on the X1900XT. CCC is curently overclocking it to 689 Core and 797 memory. No artifacts or anything like that. Also my STOCK heatsink is almost inaudible and the max temp I've seen is only 62 Celsius. Which really blew me away after reading all the stories of how loud and hot these things get.

 

[Budwise]

if you plan to do any serious overclocking then go XTX as they tend to OC much better. My XT maxed at 710/805 where as my XTX will go up to 760/892 for benching and i run games at 710/840.