Considering strange upgrade....

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altcon

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I have a 7800GT, lately I've had the pleasure of assembling many rigs with X1800-X1900 model cards. I've remembered why I loved my old 9700's IQ so much, and now I'm considering a minor upgrade.
I can't take the Noise of the higher end cards (X1900XT and such), nor the cash demanded to upgrade, but I can get a X1900GT for no added money upon selling my card.
If I fork out a little more I can get an X1800XT with 512mb and an Accelero,
Do you think it's worth it? Or is this upgrade just a dumbass last minute fetish?
I can't really decide, and my first line of thought was to wait for DX10 Gen and Vista.
I am resolution limited 1280 * 1024 is what I game at due to my LCD.
(specs on sig).
 
If you aren't going to take a cash hit for getting the new card, I think it's a no-brainer. Why the hell not upgrade if it isn't going to cost you anything?
 
the question is which one though, X1900GT or X1800XT?
The X1900GT has a texture deficit compared to the X1800, but it also has more shading power.
Hell, I think I'll go with the X1900..or not?
 
I don't know anything about the X1800XT cards, but according to this article at Anandtech, the X1900GT is comparable or better then a plain vanilla (non-OC) 7900GT and the 7900GT is faster then your current card, so I imagine it would be a worthwhile upgrade.
 
I would get the X1900GT, as it's a more powerful card overall.

X1800XT - 16 pixelpipelines, 16 shaders
X1900GT - 12 pixelpipelines, 36 shaders
 
Bona Fide said:
I would get the X1900GT, as it's a more powerful card overall.

X1800XT - 16 pixelpipelines, 16 shaders
X1900GT - 12 pixelpipelines, 36 shaders
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I am gonna get the X1900GT, but it has two deficits next to the X1800XT -
1)Smaller frame buffer 256 compared to 512 (when using heavy AA+AF this is noticeable or when there's heavy textures-best example SSII max textures, only playable on 512mb cards)
2)12 TMU's compared to 16 (less of an impact but does hold the card back a bit, not at the resolution I'm talking about)

The memory difference is my main concern, but I don't want to add any cash, so I'll be getting an X1900GT.
10x for all your replies!
 
Well, I got an X1800XT 512mb by Gigabyte.
Oblivion seems smoother-FPS around 30-40's outside, which is about ten more then with my previous 7800GT.
I doubt many other changes will be felt game wise-only better IQ!!!
 
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