7900GS or X1950?

[Night Black]

Hi there,

I have a dilemma on my hands. For a computer I'm getting, I have a choice between the EVGA 7900GS and an ATI X1950 Pro. I'll list out the main points of each.

7900GS:
-Better OC
-Future SLI possible (EVGA 680i)
-Return Period on Computer is 30 days, versus 3 days with the ATI
-Possible performance gain running on nforce 680i? (Compatibility)

X1950 Pro:
-Better Performer
-Cheaper by 10 USD

Thanks

 

[Night Black]

Oops... I also have a question too.

About the coolers... which is better? EVGA's or the stock on ATI's?

 

[snowysnowcones]

I'd get the X1950 Pro... it can do AA and HDR at the same time... also is built on an 80nm process, so it consumes less power, and puts out less heat.

 

[micron]

The Rev.1 X1900GT is $159 dollars on the Egg right now....free shipping also.

This card has voltage adjustments and will easilly spank the other cards your looking at after some easy overclocking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...t/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681410202216814102022

 

[blacken]

Don't have a x1900 but do have a 7900GS. Overclocks well. 450/660 stock to 575/850 which is good. Heard of many higher clock rates than mine though. Squeezed 25-28fps out of it in CSS high set.,no vsync,4xaa,16xaf from 112.09 to 140fps. Has done well. Cudos 7900GS.

 

[Faction]

go with the best card you can get, dont rely on overclocking.

 

[micron]

go with the best card you can get, dont rely on overclocking.

Good advice, but when one card gives you voltage controls to play with, and the others dont, logic dictates that the card with voltage controls is capable of being much faster.

Reading a lot of forums and taking a trip to the ORB can be a good indication also of what you can expect from any given card.

 

[dderidex]

I'd get the X1950 Pro... it can do AA and HDR at the same time... also is built on an 80nm process, so it consumes less power, and puts out less heat.

Actually, no it doesn't consume less power or generate less heat. It's a smaller process granted, but has MANY more transistors (330 mil vs 278 mil).

It, in fact, requires QUITE a bit more wattage...more than even the GeForce 7950GT!

 

[Night Black]

Thanks to everybody for helping me. I will be going with the EVGA 7900GS, as I can add another one for SLI, or use the step-up program to get a 8600 when it comes out. Also, I admit I have a slight preference towards NVIDIA.