Which Card is faster?

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Seanmounce

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I have two options they're both the same price and both crossfire ready.

X1800XT 256mb GDDR3

or

X1900GT 256mb GDDR3

They both aren't on the ATI product comparison. I'm trusting all the expert wisdom contained in the members of this forum.

Thanks for the help.
 
The GT is slightly slower but has a single-slot cooler that is quieter as well. Both are reasonably overclockable. I would get an x1950 Pro instead of either.
 
Thanks for the quick reply. Yeah i would Get a 1950XTX if i had the choice (and the money) but i can get either of these two for the same, reasonably low price. So its really a debate among those two. I think the double slot would be an advantage because of my cooling setup.
 
notice he said 1950pro... This is a new card that is to be debuted for $199
 
another vote for the Radeon X1950 Pro. Looks like its going to be a great card with retail price of 199 so you should be able to find it at some decent pricing, thats whats going to replace my x800
 
Heh, pricing is alot different up here in Canada, and availability. One other question comes to mind.. the X1800XT is a Saphire, and the X1900GT is ATI brand, will that make a difference at all?
 
Sapphire manufactures all of ATI's first-party cards, so the quality is identical.
 
Oh ok, I thought maybe they changed some things other than the cooler graphics. Thats weird how they're always at least $50.00 cheaper than an ATI branded card.
 
First-parties always jack up the prices. Doesn't really make sense, but I guess they probably make some money off of uninformed consumers.
 
I'll just say i'm Semi-uninformed, but at least i ask questions. Now that i know this I'll probly never buy ATI over Saphire ever again.
 
ATI cards are better because ATI has better warranty policy... if it cost around the same get ATI... if not just buy whatever is cheaper...
 
Yeah, i would go for that if i was buying new. Both these cards are 2 months old used. I will probably end up purchasing both, one for a friends, but the question is, which to keep for myself. Right now i'm leaning towards the 1800xt because its a tad faster (told to me here) and it has the double slot cooler, which would work better with my set up. The 1900gt pushes hot air into my case instead of out.
 
iTS really a win-win situation both are great cards and if i had to choose between the two I would go for the newer generation 1900gt and pass on the 1800.

 
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