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I was planning on picking up a new card today, and saw the sapphire X1900GT over at newegg for 198. link. I also saw the X1800xt for around the same price, but IIRC, the X1900gt outperforms it. Should I go ahead and pick it up? Going to be paired with my opty 144 @ 2.6, 1GB crucial ballistix, and Biostar tforce 939. Thanks in advance.
 
I love mine.

There will people who will come into this thread and tell you to get the x1800xt, and it IS a faster card (right now), the x1900gt is MUCH more future proof with more shaders.

I abso-lutly love mine. BF2 with everything.. I mean everything maxed (even 16x aa) and I still pull a consistant +60 fps at 1280X9x
 
It's a hard choice. The X1800XT has more raw power, but the X1900GT has a lot more shader processing power which people tend to think will help in many newer titles. Oblivion is a good example, and lots believe crysis will benefit from the extra shaders also.

If it was me, I'd base my decision on if I'm using stock cooling or not. If you want a single slot solution, then the X1900GT is for you. If you don't care about the larger 2-slot design (and sacrificing a PCI slot) then the X1800XT may be more your thing depending on the games you intend to play.

In the end I don't think you can go wrong with either one right now, as both have a good amount of power for most of todays games at nominal resolutions (1280 variants come to mind).

Also keep in mind that the X1800XT at newegg that is $200USD is OEM, while that X1900GT is full retail, and ROHs compliant (if you care about that).

A tough decision, but I don't think you will be disappointed with either choice. My friend bought an X1800XT but he ended up needing the PCI slot and regretted the decision. Depending on your motherboard layout (ATX, mATX, expansion setup) that may be an issue.
 
I did see the ROHS compliance on the card, but I didn't ever hear what that was all about. I guess the single slot cooler sounds better for me, but I am worried about the sound. Also, after looking at some benchmarks, I can see where the increase in shader processors come in handy, like in games such as fear.
 
I went ahead and picked up the X1900gt so I can have a little future proofing. As long as my games are playable at 1024x768, I'll be happy. This integrated video is getting on my nerves. :mad:

EDIT: also forgot to mention I got a free shirt! That sealed the deal right there.
 
Update his sig? What would he add it as?

Intel Opteron 144
MSI Tforce939
Corsair Ballistix 3200 512x2
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Nvidia X1900GT I guess? More like S3 Graphics X1900GT!
 
Up until now, no one has ever questioned the sig :p. I was planning on adding it as the "BFG X1900GT OC" :D
 
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