707900gs or X1950 pro

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I am looking into either a n EVGA 7900GS or a powercolor x1950 pro for my new rig.

(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131027)

Which is better, and is the 1950 worth the extra ca$h? I want to get an evga mostly ecause they have that trade up program for your video card, so when dx10 cards come out, I can trade in my dx9 and get money off on a dx10. OI don't know of a company that does this that makes ati, or is that program not what I am thinking it is?
 
x1950pro is currently the best value card in that price range so yes it is worth the extra cash over the 7900gs and Evga is the only company to offer a "step up" program.
 
But their still expensive, just sstay with what he asked.

I would go wtih the 707900GS. A card with that many numbers must be great ;)

The 7900GS isn't bad and will do well but the X1950Pro is indeed better :)
 
7900gs wins over x1950pro. can be had for cheaper (newegg has it cheap and a rebate currently).

7900gs overclocks like a champ with simple voltmod to gpu and ram. will be in the league of 7900gt+ afterwards.

advantage of x1950pro would be better iq by a small margin sometimes if that's important, and also vivo.
 
almost every game tested favored the x1950pro, a few games favored by nvidia came out slightly ahead, and this is with both cards fully overclocked, when they are both OEM the x1950 kills it hands down, i have looked into this very in depth, and probly over 10 reviews all were Nvidia favored writers, and they still chose the x1950
 
oh and i have a brand new never opened X1950pro crossfire edition for sale, i bought it before i found out i have an AGP slot, im selling for 200 shipped
 
You can get a 7900GS for $160 after the rebate, that's a $75 difference between it and the X1950Pro. 160 is a too good of a deal to miss, after overclocking this card can end up faster that a 7900GT and maybe even the X1950Pro too. Plus this takes less power and the card itself is much smaller and you get the step-up program if you buy an eVga card.
 
Z28SHAKER said:
almost every game tested favored the x1950pro, a few games favored by nvidia came out slightly ahead, and this is with both cards fully overclocked, when they are both OEM the x1950 kills it hands down, i have looked into this very in depth, and probly over 10 reviews all were Nvidia favored writers, and they still chose the x1950
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Is that small difference worth $75?
 
nope its worth 175, the AGP version of the x1950 costs $299

and not only does the x1950 have vivo, it also uses much less power, is much quiter, and stays cool... ATi version at least

i havent seen the 7900gs for less than 190, with shipping its over 200,

i bought my ATi X1950pro crossfire edition for 205 shipped, my buddy bought the exact same card for 270, so i guess it just matters on the deal you get.
 
Seen 7900GSs for $144 - 149 after $40 MIR, or the very nice Gigabyte for $177 after $20 MIR - and that one comes with a Vantec cooler installed.
 
does the 7900gs come in AGP?

if it does than i will probably buy that one, otherwise thats one more thing x1950 has over 7900gs
 
Nope.

But if the AGP version of the x1950 is $299... and the 7900GS can be had for $144 - 177... then look for a PCI-E mobo that costs $122 - 155 or less (not to mention what you might sell your existing mobo for)... and ta da!

:D
 
if i switch to a good PCI-E mobo, can i use my existing P4 processor, and ram, HD,dvd dr, ethernet, power supply ect??

thanks by the way :D
 
Ive been also questioning which to get either the 7900gs or the X1950 pro, but comparing this 7900gs Xtreme Edition at newegg Here
with the X1950 pro , the specs almost seem better on the 7900gs? Can you tell me which is the better buy?
:confused:
 
Z28SHAKER said:
almost every game tested favored the x1950pro, a few games favored by nvidia came out slightly ahead, and this is with both cards fully overclocked, when they are both OEM the x1950 kills it hands down, i have looked into this very in depth, and probly over 10 reviews all were Nvidia favored writers, and they still chose the x1950
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Hey, would you care to list some of these reviews you saw? Almost every scenario I came across, the ati offers very limited overclocking as seen to date. And the 7900gs would pull ahead when overclocked. Especially seeing how even with out of box overclocking, it can compete with the 7900gt. With a simple voltmod and mem, you'd be hopefully up to around 650 clocks in the gpu and 800 ram. Definitely pulls ahead at that point, seeing how the x1950pro doesn't really seem to be overclocking well, at least at the moment (software restriction or not).

Mr.HughJass said:
Ive been also questioning which to get either the 7900gs or the X1950 pro, but comparing this 7900gs Xtreme Edition at newegg Here
with the X1950 pro , the specs almost seem better on the 7900gs? Can you tell me which is the better buy?
:confused:
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It depends. Are you really looking forward to the video in? I know I was hardpressed to get the 7900gs because I really wanted that video input. But having had some ati cards and just not being satisfied, it was back to nvda I went. And newegg had a great deal on an evga 7900gs ko for 150ar. it's up to 160 again this week but still a stellar deal. i think the cheapest 1950pro is around 195 or so.
 
here is the review ziddey asked for, they are very comparible dont get me wrong but the x1950pro i feel will look better on a 32" hdtv

http://www.techspot.com/review/28-radeon-x1950pro-vs-geforce-7900gs/page2.html

make sure you read all the way through, or at least the 2-4th pages

the 7900gs does overclock great, but i wouldnt want to take the chance of burning out my gfx card or something unstable happening, so i would be keeping it stock anyway.
 
Z28SHAKER said:
here is the review ziddey asked for, they are very comparible dont get me wrong but the x1950pro i feel will look better on a 32" hdtv

http://www.techspot.com/review/28-radeon-x1950pro-vs-geforce-7900gs/page2.html

make sure you read all the way through, or at least the 2-4th pages

the 7900gs does overclock great, but i wouldnt want to take the chance of burning out my gfx card or something unstable happening, so i would be keeping it stock anyway.
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Good review. I went back and looked at more of the 7900gs vs 1950pro ones and you're definitely right in that regard. I guess when I looked at it, I favored more the 3dm scores and doom/quake (I guess that's been a habit I picked up years ago when doom/quake meant more than they do today, and since I've been out of the loop for about a year and a half, I didn't take into account that other games are now more of a benchmark).

I currently haven't voltmodded my 7900gs yet, since I don't really have any games that are really that demanding (still playing cs more than anything else). I do have it overclocked from stock to 580/800 (can't do more on stock cooling / volts) without artifacting. It's netting some decent results.

Eitherway you want to go about it, the evga breed cards are the choice ones for a few reasons. They have hands down the best warranty out there, and are very lenient compared to the others. They allow you to use any method of cooling you so desire, as long as you put the stock pieces back when you rma it. Definitely a plus when I go nvsilencer and voltmod and eventually go water on the sucker.

:)
 
is evga an nvidia brand or do they make ATi products as well?

warranty sounds good, i also hear they have some sort of trade in program :)
 
Z28SHAKER said:
nope its worth 175, the AGP version of the x1950 costs $299

and not only does the x1950 have vivo, it also uses much less power, is much quiter, and stays cool... ATi version at least

i havent seen the 7900gs for less than 190, with shipping its over 200,

i bought my ATi X1950pro crossfire edition for 205 shipped, my buddy bought the exact same card for 270, so i guess it just matters on the deal you get.
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Believe it or not, Frys was selling 7900gs for 119 after rebate + tax just last week. I think for this price. 7900gs beat the hell out of x1950pro.
 
Just have to say to people who say changing from AGP -> PCI-E time is as simple as "ta daa". With so many potential parts changing in the machine you probably need to do (or atleast recomended) a fresh install of Windows.

To some people this is a no no :)
 
sam0t said:
Just have to say to people who say changing from AGP -> PCI-E time is as simple as "ta daa". With so many potential parts changing in the machine you probably need to do (or atleast recomended) a fresh install of Windows.

To some people this is a no no :)
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Typically, it just means a new motherboard.
 
I recently bought a X1950Pro (Sapphire @ $199 on Egg)


It rocks, Running all games at Native Res (1280x1024) with max AA/AF. Unless you are gonna run your games on a uber high res...you wont see much of a difference in actual game play.



So far I love this card, its rock solid and plays everything wonderfully.
 
sam0t said:
Just have to say to people who say changing from AGP -> PCI-E time is as simple as "ta daa". With so many potential parts changing in the machine you probably need to do (or atleast recomended) a fresh install of Windows.

To some people this is a no no :)
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lol if a windows reinstall is any type of deterrent, maybe you're in the wrong forums ;)
 
sam0t said:
Just have to say to people who say changing from AGP -> PCI-E time is as simple as "ta daa". With so many potential parts changing in the machine you probably need to do (or atleast recomended) a fresh install of Windows.

To some people this is a no no :)
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When I changed from AGP to PCI-E it was as simple as "ta daa"!

:D

I uninstalled my AGP drivers, switched out cards and loaded the new drivers.
 
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