help with vid cards :O
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help with vid cards :O
hey guys i need a video card upgrade and im getting ati 100% so i need to decide what to get. I could get either a x1950pro or x1950xt when the dx10s are released or get a mid range dx10 when it comes out?? (if i were to get the dx9 i would upgrade next jan)(budget=250-400)
thanks for any help you can give
thanks for any help you can give
Are DX10 cards not yet released where you live?
If they are, I'd recommend an 8800GTS which can be found for pretty affordable prices. Of course, if you can find a cheap X1950XT, go for it. Also, it's not really worth getting the X1950pro these days since the X1950GT is just a downclocked version of it. If you OC the GT a little, it'll perform exactly the same as its bigger brother for about 50 bucks less.
If they are, I'd recommend an 8800GTS which can be found for pretty affordable prices. Of course, if you can find a cheap X1950XT, go for it. Also, it's not really worth getting the X1950pro these days since the X1950GT is just a downclocked version of it. If you OC the GT a little, it'll perform exactly the same as its bigger brother for about 50 bucks less.
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Sorry bout the ATI not nVidia part (dunno what happened with my reading skills). Yeah, if you can get a good deal on that X1950XT, that would be preferable. If you can find the X1900XT around 230, that would be a decent deal too. X1950GT really should be below 200.
I would just find some cheapish card to hold me over until R600 hits.
I would just find some cheapish card to hold me over until R600 hits.
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I would go with the X1950Pro. On newegg it is $170, $150 after rebate.
X1950GT is $150, $140 after rebate. When the price difference is this low might as well go for the X1950Pro.
X1950GT is $150, $140 after rebate. When the price difference is this low might as well go for the X1950Pro.
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but arent the dx10s being released march 14-15?? and if so wouldnt a mid range dx10 for the same price as a x1950pro offer much more performance?
btw im talking in canadian dollars:)
and if i get it from newegg its going to+ border tariffs +more expensive shipping i can just walk to a store near my house that offers fairly good deals
okay here are my choices XD
x1950GT for 209
x1950pro for 239
or x1950xt for 279 (all in cad)(and there was a recent 30$drop in x1950xt would there be more anytime soon??)
i can afford either of them but its a matter of having the money left over to be able to buy a decent dx10 card some time in q4(in other words which card would hold me over best? i read somewhere that a x1950xt has a large performance advantage over the x1950pro)so kill the x1950gt would it be better to shell out the extra 40bucks for a x1950xt?or will i be just fine with the x1950pro til q4 or q1 08( i play games like supreme commander cod2 oblivion ect)
btw im talking in canadian dollars:)
and if i get it from newegg its going to+ border tariffs +more expensive shipping i can just walk to a store near my house that offers fairly good deals
okay here are my choices XD
x1950GT for 209
x1950pro for 239
or x1950xt for 279 (all in cad)(and there was a recent 30$drop in x1950xt would there be more anytime soon??)
i can afford either of them but its a matter of having the money left over to be able to buy a decent dx10 card some time in q4(in other words which card would hold me over best? i read somewhere that a x1950xt has a large performance advantage over the x1950pro)so kill the x1950gt would it be better to shell out the extra 40bucks for a x1950xt?or will i be just fine with the x1950pro til q4 or q1 08( i play games like supreme commander cod2 oblivion ect)
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Dupe thread as he posted this question here: http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=8459
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really wernt they coming out like march 15....then lol what do i do?? stick with the x1950xt til next jan or buy mid-high range dx10 in may... but by next jan i would have to upgrade my mobo and proc)e6300and p5wdh heh id basically need like 1grand+ saved up by jan to do comp upgrade
ya i think ill get x1950xt til Q1 08 thanks for your help everyone
ya i think ill get x1950xt til Q1 08 thanks for your help everyone