Finally got the wedge to get one of these cards. They system I have is from work so didn't cost me anything but is an Intel box. Pretty decent though for a freebie - Intel 945P chipset, 3.4 Presler with 4megs cache, 500gig sata2, 2gigs DDR2 667, Xi-Fi Extreme etc.. Unfortunatley the video card isn't up to much in latest games (X600). Also the psu is actually only a 375w model, however the amps are very good on it, and in fact you can now buy my setup from same company with a 1900xt-x, which means it's been tested and approved.
So the question is do I buy a 1900xt-x as it's cheaper then a 7900gtx, has more shaders so should run shader intensive games better I suppose, and runs Oblivion slightly faster and then there is hdr+aa, and better IQ. Or do I spend extra and get a 7900gtx which runs quieter/cooler so my psu won't be under as much load, and still have enough juice for a physx card later. Also, what 7900gtx should I go for. Will the cheapest ones overclock to the same level as some of the more expensive XFX models. Or should I hold out for an XFX overclocked verison, although I remember one or two people who had heavily overclocked 7800 XFX's and they artifacted in 3dmark somewhat, so maybe better to play it safe and stick with the OcUK version.
So the question is do I buy a 1900xt-x as it's cheaper then a 7900gtx, has more shaders so should run shader intensive games better I suppose, and runs Oblivion slightly faster and then there is hdr+aa, and better IQ. Or do I spend extra and get a 7900gtx which runs quieter/cooler so my psu won't be under as much load, and still have enough juice for a physx card later. Also, what 7900gtx should I go for. Will the cheapest ones overclock to the same level as some of the more expensive XFX models. Or should I hold out for an XFX overclocked verison, although I remember one or two people who had heavily overclocked 7800 XFX's and they artifacted in 3dmark somewhat, so maybe better to play it safe and stick with the OcUK version.
