A rather odd question about Oblivion...

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SquallTiofae

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So, with the new box I'm about to build, I have two options at this time.

Sapphire X1800XT 512MB
eVGA 7900GT 256MB

Now, normally, the clear cut winner would be the 1800XT. To cut to the chase, if I purchase the 7900GT, I'll be voltmodding it to 1.4v. On average, I've seen the core clock be around 660/1900. I'm assuming the 1800XT overclocks pretty well, so let's set the core clock around 675/1750.

Going by the numbers above (post-overclocking & mods), which card do you think would be better suited for Oblivion?

P.S. I know no one here probably knows the exact answer, but just going by opinion.
 
With those overclocks the 7900GT. That would be as fast as a 7900 GTX and I know how a 7900 GTX performs in Oblivion, I also know how the X1800XT performs in oblivion and the 7900 GTX is a lot faster than an X1800XT.

Of course the X1900XT or XTX is even faster.
 
Well, you can also use HDR + AA on the X1800XT, but cannot on the nVidia cards (incompatible). And yes, the performance is there to do it - I'm running 4xAA and HDR on a Radeon X1600XT - at 800x600, granted, but it still looks DAMN nice. And an X1800XT is quite a bit more powerful (something like 2 or 3 times?)
 
In oblivion I would rather have a high resolution. If you can turn up the in-game settings to maximum aliasing is not a problem.
 
Wow, I didn't expect a quick response, especially one from the Video Card Editor. :p Heh, thanks man. 7900GT it is.
 
Yeah. Brent's just like that, you know.

Oblivion looks great no matter what settings you're using, really. HDR+AA is a wonderful thing, but you may actually prefer playing without it (HDR, that is).

Oh, and enjoy your new card.
 
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