Recommend Video Card Upgrade

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jasyn

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I'm upgrading my motherboard to the ASUS A8432-MVP Deluxe so i'm stepping away from my AGP graphics card and going PCI-E. My cpu is a AMD 64 3000+ and I was actually eyeing on the HIS Radeon X1900XT. I read a couple reviews and what I found was that I needed a high cpu to get more juice out of the card. I don't know exactly if my CPU meets that qualifications .. and certainly I do not know what graphic cards are out there anymore .. to many models (x800, x1600, x1800, x1900) .. my old graphics card was a EVGA Geforce 6800 (AGP) .. certainly the X1900XT is a greater card then the 6800 .. what is out there for me? I'm down to purchase the HIS Radeon X1900XT without a doubt, just don't know if I'll get everything out of the card with my system.
 
The x1900xt really needs a faster cpu. I'd suggest buying a slighly slower card(x1800 line comes to mind if you still need the latest features) or save up and get a 4000+ or even and x2 4200 to pair with the x1900xt.
 
I believe u would get everything out of it . no not all the f/s but hey u still get the HIgh Res With AA where the processor is less important and card power is. and then where u upgrade your proc, you'll be slamming.
 
would the X1800 XT be the one below the X1900 XT .. or is there something else? I see this X1800 XL in some model names and also X1800 GTO :confused:
 
the gto is below the xt and the xl is between the two. If you want the x1900 core then go with the x1900gt. It's about $300 and in the end will provide nearly the same gamming experience as the x1900xt given your current processor.
 
jasyn said:
would the X1800 XT be the one below the X1900 XT .. or is there something else? I see this X1800 XL in some model names and also X1800 GTO :confused:
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X1900 XT > X1800 XT > X1800 XL > X1800 GTO.
 
so well is my AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice Chip) good enough to run a x1800xt

and/or i may upgrade to a AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Manchester Chip) .. would the x1900xt be okay with that?
 
jasyn said:
so well is my AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice Chip) good enough to run a x1800xt

and/or i may upgrade to a AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Manchester Chip) .. would the x1900xt be okay with that?
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I would say go for the X1900XT, even with the 3000+.

Bottlenecks aren't seen as much as some people believe. A slightly faster CPU would be nice, but I would just save my money for a better video card, personally.
 
PWMK2 said:
I would say go for the X1900XT, even with the 3000+.

Bottlenecks aren't seen as much as some people believe. A slightly faster CPU would be nice, but I would just save my money for a better video card, personally.
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k :)
 
PWMK2 said:
I would say go for the X1900XT, even with the 3000+.

Bottlenecks aren't seen as much as some people believe. A slightly faster CPU would be nice, but I would just save my money for a better video card, personally.
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Bottlenecks aside, I think that most people (i.e. not hardcore gamers) are going to be happier with a mid-range CPU and a mid-range video card than with a low-end CPU and a high-end video card. The video card is only going to shine in games and even then only at fairly high resolutions (which may not even be natively supported by one's monitor), whereas a faster CPU is going to give you performance increases across the board.

Just my opinion.
 
What resolution do you plan on running? If your going to run it at 1024 X 768 the X1900 is kinda wasted. Anything Below 1600 X 1200 is kinda wasted on a powerful card. These an HiS X1800GTO? IceQ 3 if you didnt know.
 
lol. I'd try to overclock that processor if you stick with the X1900XT just to try to get rid of the bottleneck (atleast make the effects less). I'm not sure how AMD processors overclock though (all i've heard is that they aren't the best for overclocking)
 
ReDgUaRd008 said:
What resolution do you plan on running? If your going to run it at 1024 X 768 the X1900 is kinda wasted. Anything Below 1600 X 1200 is kinda wasted on a powerful card. These an HiS X1800GTO? IceQ 3 if you didnt know.
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doesn't the GTO hold back on pipelines? i can't say i'm going to be running games at highest resolution at all times .. but i do however love to stick every detail on high
 
just oc that 3000 to 2.3/2.4 and don't worry about it. I'd get the x1900xt for sure if you like to ramp up all the bells and whistles.
 
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