X1950XT vs X1950pro

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whitewarrior11

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Hi guys!

I have at the moment a Radeon X800XT PE. I was thinking of upgrading my video card and came across two ATI cards (dont know much about Nvidia; can you still have HDR+AA on the new Geforce? or am I still too slow and this has been adressed in the past?).

My choice would be between a X1950XT and a X1900PRO. The price tag (in Canadian $) is 60 (around 45 US) bucks cheaper for the X1950PRO. Is it really worth it to pay 60$ more for the XT one? Will I get a performance increase?

Gaming at 1680x1050 (in WoW) and usually going 12**x9** (dont remember the exact numbers) in other more graphics intense games (thinking of Oblivion, Quake 4, NFS: Carbon).

Comp spec: E6600, 2gb OCZ ram, ASrock 775Vsta mobo, Dell 2007fpw.

Note: I am not an overclocker btw.
 
The XT is worth the extra $ if that's not an issue for you and it does perform better. The pro is still a nice card though... Right now the best cards in the $150-$300 range IMO are 8800gts320 then X1950XT then 8600gts(if what I read is true and you can find one) then 7950GT and then x1950pro.
 
i got the x1950pro and run most of my games on 1600x1200 med/high. It's a big upgrade over my x800xt, but i'm still alittle disappointed, thought my 3dmark scores would be higher, but it prob due to the limitations of my motherboard.
 
If you can hold out wait for the new ATI cards. They maybe out of your price range but they should push some other cards down in price. I was thinking about getting a 8800gts but am going to wait for the ATI cards. Either i will get one of the new ATI cards or get a better price on a different card. If not get the 8800gts 320 but you may regret it when a better card could have been yours within less then a month.
 
If WOW is your main game stay away from the xt1950xt. Card has serious issues with the game and will crash within an hour. WOW is the only game I have found that the xt1950xt does not like so far.
 
I don't know about WOW, but I love my x1950xt. Other than when the computer starts up, I can't hear the fan and it plays my racing and flight sims with everything on max. I can't believe I got it for $180 new at the egg. :D
 
I think with eighter of the cards you will notice a huge increase.

I run oblivion maxxed out with 6xAA and bloom lighting on and was getting 30fps outdoors and 40-60 in the citys.. now the caves was something else :) think 100+
 
I'd try and hold out if possible. Yes the X1950XT is better than the PRO by a fair amount and probably worth the extra money, (16/48 vs 12/36 plus faster core/ram) but if you can last 2 months you can get a lot more for your dollar.
 
I've got a X1950Pro and it's only really holding it's own on 1280x1024 =P

You'd be wise to wait until the new cards arrive.
 
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