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Aminotaur

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We'll im a newbie and need help selecting the best card
can you guys tell me the top 3 in order?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102067 - Very fast for stock speeds 1800 memory clock!


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102070 has the Zalman cooler which looks nice



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102075 looks like a POS but its 512


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814127277 is a 512mb but its 7900, 7900's are old arent they>?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814131027 this looks like a nice cooler but its too much

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814150202 139 after rebate is the only good thing i see about this
 
Well, the best choice imho, if your on a standard rig, would be the X1950XT. absolutly, its performance/price ratio is through the roof.

but you might want to ask yourself if you think you would enjoy the benifits of Shader modle 4.0, and Direct X 10. Or, perhalps you might look into sli, asuming your rig is capible. If either is true, you should perhalps take a look at the 8600GTS. its price is a little high for its performance, but its only going to get better with drivers, and should perform 70-90% the X1950XT 256mb.
 
yea i was looking at the 8600
and the direct x10

why not just upgrade and get the best use out of my money and get the direct x10 card now so i wouldnt have to upgrade in the future,
my question is what card on newegg.com with direct x 10 should i get ? too many too choose from
 
8800GTS for 300 bucks, or an 8600. You'll be wasting your money buying DX9 now.
 
true true. im thinking of waiting a couple weeks so price drops on the 8600's or the 8800s
is their a ATI version of direct x 10?
 
MrWizard6600 said:
released today:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161091

but of course thats a little out of your budget. We're expecting to see a midrange version of that card in the next couple months.

In the mean time, if you want DX 10 on a budget, you want the 8600GTS.
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No point going dx10 on a budget right now. Get the 1950xt I mentioned earlier for top end dx9 performance. Considering there are no games out yet on the dx10 platform and the benchmarks we've seen so far on dx10 benchmark for Call of Juarez (through firingsquad.com) show around 30fps performance for the 8800gts and only slightly higher for the 8800gtx. If you extrapolated the performance possibility, the 8600gts will be almost unbearable.

When dx10 games become mainstream in at least half a year, then you can sell your bang for the buck dx9 card and upgrade then.
 
I ended up buying an X1950XT myself a couple of weeks ago and am enjoying my DX9 gaming just fine since the price was just right. It's easily the fastest card out of your choices for under $200, "future-proof" or not. If you want to have something now to enjoy your games within that price range, pick up the X1950XT. If you can spare another $100 then the 8800GTS 320MB is definitely a superior option. My take on it is that there aren't any DX10 required games coming out anyways in the near future (and definitely not for a while either). Bottom line: what's your price range and need? :)

If you can wait another week or two, the prices of these older ATI cards may drop a little more with the launch of the new HD 2900XT cards. ;)

Edit: Damn, Tzzird beat me to the punch! :D
 
so your saying unless i can buy the 8800 i might as well go with the 1950XT?

Cause the 8600 are crap in performance compared to the 8800's ?
 
and yea i will probaly order my rig in about 2 weeks, but i should def go with that 1950XT aye
 
Aminotaur said:
so your saying unless i can buy the 8800 i might as well go with the 1950XT?

Cause the 8600 are crap in performance compared to the 8800's ?
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yes :) for gaming at least. the 8600/8500 series can do video decoding that the 8800 series is incapable of.
 
rsgunter said:
8800GTS for 300 bucks, or an 8600. You'll be wasting your money buying DX9 now.
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Ya what a waste of money to buy a very powerful card for under $200 that will play every game that comes out in the next year at least.

DX10 being mainstream is still a long ways away and even then i know games will be made with DX9 functionality\Versions for at least another year.

MrWizard6600 said:
released today:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161091

but of course thats a little out of your budget. We're expecting to see a midrange version of that card in the next couple months.

In the mean time, if you want DX 10 on a budget, you want the 8600GTS.
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Almost triple the cost of what hes looking at and on top of it the card is a steaming pile of shit. Recommending that card makes absolutely no sense whatsoever when you can get the faster and much more efficient 8800GTS 640 for so much cheaper.

OP there is no real reason to go DX10 now unless your looking at the 8800 lineup because of their power in DX9 all you will get for your troubles is the ability to play a couple DX10 videos and such there are no games out yet for it. By the time you really need a DX10 card the current DX10 cards will be easy to find in the budget bin and we will be on to bigger and better tech.
 
Aminotaur said:
so your saying unless i can buy the 8800 i might as well go with the 1950XT?

Cause the 8600 are crap in performance compared to the 8800's ?
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The 8600's don't really offer spectacular DX9 performance let alone DX10. From the looks of things now, even the top end 8800GTX and Ultra's are having a tough time with DX10 games. I can't imagine the 8600 series fairing any better. Perhaps the next generation of mid range DX10 cards, but most likely not this one. (Pure speculation.)

So like what the rest of the people are saying, for $180 (before rebate) you should be set for a little while. If you can spare more to get the 8800 series definitely go for that instead as your investment will last that much longer. But if you can't, the X1950XT will treat you just fine. :cool: There isn't any game now that isn't playable on my sig rig, so I'm assuming whatever you're building now should be more than capable as well too. ;)

I think the biggest curse to PC gaming is having an FPS counter and getting all caught up in the numbers and penis games. Don't be a victim! :p
 
Unless you plan to buy Vista while you still have the card, you don't need DX10, so decide that first.

Keep in mind that the 8800GTS got as low as like $205 or $215. Yes, currently it's $260+ but that could drop any day now.
 
Varmint said:
Unless you plan to buy Vista while you still have the card, you don't need DX10, so decide that first.

Keep in mind that the 8800GTS got as low as like $205 or $215. Yes, currently it's $260+ but that could drop any day now.
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This is probalby the second time in 3 days that i've seen this statement. Where did it ever drop to low $200s? I hope this is inaccurate as I paid $260 for mine AR :(
 
yea and ends up im not gona buy that 1950XT because its very power hungry and everyone is telling me 450PSU is not enough
 
It depends - it certainly is pushing it though. What brand and model is your power supply? And what are the rest of your system specs?
 
Evga 590 SLI
AMD 4600 AM2 Windsor
2gb of Patrio extreme ram 1gbx2 Dual channel 800mhz
450PSU COOLMAX Ap500X
 
whats the 12V rail Amperage?

edit: nvm, there 500W PSUS are $18.... rofll....

yeah! ummmm... i onno, id say 80% chance your system will be fine, 7% chance your PSU toasts your X1900 (via horribad ripple and crossloads), 7% chance your X1900 toasts your PSU (via crossloads... lol) and 6% Your PSU dies taking everything with it.
 
MrWizard6600 said:
whats the 12V rail Amperage?

edit: nvm, there 500W PSUS are $18.... rofll....

yeah! ummmm... i onno, id say 80% chance your system will be fine, 7% chance your PSU toasts your X1900 (via horribad ripple and crossloads), 7% chance your X1900 toasts your PSU (via crossloads... lol) and 6% Your PSU dies taking everything with it.
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I agree with him except id say more like 10% your system will be fine so on and so forth. That PSU will fail its only a matter of time most likely with or without an X1900.
 
i just bought it, it was 36$ with shipping =/


i got a rma and im taking it back, what psu should i get
 
Aminotaur said:
i just bought it, it was 36$ with shipping =/


i got a rma and im taking it back, what psu should i get
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Get this If you on a budget its not much more expensive than the one your returning and will run the X1950XT.

Get This If you can afford it. Its nice modular and will give you more breathing room. It wont run 8800GTX's in SLI but should have no problem with any single card on the market.
 
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