1900XTX or 7900GTX ?

LordBritish

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Should I get a 1900XTX or 7900GTX ?

I don't really plan on doing SLI or the ATI equivalent.

I originally was intending to get a 7900GTX but their availabilty is almost nill right now.

I'm expecting 7800GTX 512mb type gouging real soon - like $999.99 (zipzoomfly, cough, cough!!)

So I started looking at the 1900XTX.

Which one is better and why.
 
X1900XTX is better in a lot of different game tests i've seen, but theyre pretty much neck to neck. BUT with the X1900XTX you can do HDR+AA and it has "high quality AF"
 
I'd definitely go with the x1900xtx, especially if you're not going SLI. You'll get a little better image quality with high quality angle independant anisotropic filtering, and, in some cases, HDR + AA.

I've heard that the fan on the x1900xtx is kind of noisy, though, if you think that'll be an issue for you.
 
If you go single card, the X1900XTX is the one. If you want to go multi card, the 7900 GTX is the card to get.
 
I can recomend X1900XT hands down.

Really fast card and the noise is not so bad as people like to hype. I just putted some noise reducing material into my case (costing about 10$) and I can barely hear it when idle (X1900XT is the only fan in my system except power, water cooled the rest). Ofcourse during gaming it gets noisier, but I tend to play my games sounds ON so it´s no problem ;)
 
How bad is the heat and noise issue though? I was once interested in the x1900xtx but once I heard the noise and heat problems I backed off.
 
A vote for neither. Get a X1900XT and overclock it if you want. I'm sure we are all talking about price/performance, or everyone *should* have recommended 2x 7900GTX in SLI...
 
Yeah, I'd definitely go for the x1900xt over the xtx, $50 for 20mhz seems like a ripoff.
 
Get the x1900xt just for the better IQ. Unless you like texture shimmering...
 
I would recomend the X1900XT and use the extra money for some after-market cooling :)
 
Looks like 1900xtx is the favorite in this thread but I was wondering...

Would your recommendations be any different if quake 3 or 4 was going to be the main game to be played?
 
Does it even matter w/ Quake 3 lol...you're going to get over 300fps anyways :p And the X1900XT/X does very well in Quake 4
 
I would get the X1900. The X1900 is louder, and the fan does rev up. Its not enough to bother me, but it is louder. The X1900 does run hotter too, but since it puts all the hot air out of the case, it doesnt matter to me. HQ AF alone is enough reason to me to get the X1900. That, and currenlty its much cheaper thant he 7900GTX because they are in very low supply right now.

bobzdar said:
Yeah, I'd definitely go for the x1900xt over the xtx, $50 for 20mhz seems like a ripoff.
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Its 50Mhz on the ram I believe.

But as others have said, a XT and overclocking/flash is a good way to go. I got my XT for $420 shipped, from the forums.
 
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