Torn between two video cards....

[Captain Harlock]

I need one more part... I'm torn between the following cards:

1. Chaintech Geforce FX5900XT 128MB DDR, (SA5900X) or a
2. Chaintech Geforce FX5900 128MB DDR, (A-FX98)

Please help me make the "right" decision. They cost around $185. Frame rates and benchmarks really don’t matter to me. The only thing I care about is “quality” of game play. The card will be sitting in a MSI Neo2 PFS 865-Platinum.

Thanks for your help,

Captain Harlock.

Well' I've bought #2 at the following link: http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=VC-CHAIN-015 as you'll see; $183.00 and "free" shipping. Can't beat that!

Thanks for everyone's help,

Captain Harlock.

 

[hypnotic]

You can a get a Radeon 9800 NON Pro for that. Or even a 9700Pro would outperform them both and have better quality

 

[Sojuuk]

id get the 5900 just cause they overclock like crazy.

 

[V0ltage]

9800pro is only $210-220 and eats both of those cards completely...
but out of the 2 you listed, the 5900NU is better, since its an 8-pipeline card with a 256bit memory bus... its a lot faster.

 

[archevilangel]

out of those two, 5900 np but I'd hold off a bit

 

[Iconz]

Between the two cards, no doubt the 5900nu is better.

I would still get a 9700pro or 9800 pro for the small amount xtra.

 

[pxc]

get the 5900nu and flash it to a 5950u.

 

[Captain Harlock]

If I were to go with a 9800 Pro, which "brand" should I buy?

 

[zoltan]

9700 pros are not better than 5900. out of the two cards you listed definatly get the 5900 then you can flash it. i wish i could flash mine but i cant find the PNY bios for the 59509

 

[zoltan]

wow we posted a few seconds apart. get the Sapphire if you are looking for the cheaper but if you got 230 bucks that you are willing to spend get the Radeon ( better memory )

 

[Badger_sly]

5900 non ultra

Should overclock to a 5900 ultra, might overclock to a 5950u, not sure due to being Chaintech.

It will run faster than anything else already mentioned here.

 

[archevilangel]

Originally posted by Captain Harlock
If I were to go with a 9800 Pro, which "brand" should I buy?

saphire red pcb ones cheap and good

 

[RAutrey]

Originally posted by Badger_sly
5900 non ultra

Should overclock to a 5900 ultra, might overclock to a 5950u, not sure due to being Chaintech.

It will run faster than anything else already mentioned here.

As I understand it, Chaintech makes cards for BFG and they overclock well from what I hear.

 

[Captain Harlock]

Originally posted by RAutrey
As I understand it, Chaintech makes cards for BFG and they overclock well from what I hear.

Where did you read that information? I was looking at the BFG 5900 about 3 weeks ago.....

Thanks!

 

[@trapine]

It will run faster than anything else already mentioned here.

Another fine bit of false advertising!

9700pro is about=to 5900 both (STOCK) give or take a benchmark or 2 it go's both ways lol

5900 vs 9800pro (STOCK) the 9800Pro is the %100 clear winner

Now chuck overclocking into the mix and there is as many variables as a person with 100 personalitys

5900nu se xt $180 fast as a 9700Pro @ stock, needs extreme overclocking and flashing to be as good as a 9800Pro=$200+

9800Pro $220 straight out of the crate a very fast and capable card without a bio's flash or overclock needed?now if you add overclocking and (POSSABLE) flash to 9800XT it looks even better


pros: 4 ATI 9800Pro very fast out of the box without overclocking or flashing
Cons: Drivers have been known to have one or two probz on occasion

Pros:4 5900 Nvidia as fast as the 9700Pro out of the box Bio's flash works some of the time.Can be overclocked quite well.

Cons:still very flaky shader engine with its mixed shader usage which heavly impacts on AA and AF usage

 

[PliotronX]

I would never really settle for anything less than a 5900SE or a 9700np on the ATI side. In this comparison, 5900 all the way man, DDR-2 be damned.