6800U -> X1900XT upgrade worth it?

[Smudge]

Hi,
im really tempted to get one of the X1900XT's on offer, but before I order I wanted to get an impression of the difference in gaming I might see?

I play World of Warcraft pretty much exclusively these days, but I will be buying more games in the future and like to keep my PC fairly up to date.

WoW plays pretty well for me at the moment, I have 2GB OCZ 3200, X2 4800, 6800 Ultra, Asus Nforce 4 SLi board, 20.1 inch TFT which I use at 1600x1200. Its all at stock, allthough its also watercooled, so I guess it has a bit more milage if I wanted to overclock.

So, if I went for a X1900XT I guess I could get better gaming performance with insane AA/AF aswell, running at 1600x1200 and futureproof myself for the new games comming out, like Unreal 3 engine stuff?

Another question is can I just go for the cheapest one? Is there much difference? the PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB is listed at £282 inc vat, or should I spend a couple of quid more for a different model?

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[Old Wino]

is your 6800 stopping you from doing something you need to do?

if answer is no then upgrading is waste of money

 

[speeduk]

is your 6800 stopping you from doing something you need to do?

if answer is no then upgrading is waste of money

He wants to play unreal 3 engined stuff so er yeah I guess that 6800u would stop him lol.

Smudge just get the cheapest one you can find - no real difference.

 

[smids]

It is worth it for the latest games like CoD2 or UT 2007 definitely.

Get the PowerColor one - they are one of the top ATi partners along with Sapphire and are extremely good.

 

[Old Wino]

so upgrade when unreal 3 engine stuff exists then x1900's should be a lot cheaper then

 

[Firegod]

I went from the bogo standard 6800nu to my 7800gtx and the difference was amazing! Now you are deciding to go from a 6800u to an x1900xt and I'd say if you can get a good price you'd notice the difference, just like I did, and it should be fine for that high resoultion thanks to the 512Mb memory.

If you think, hey I can wait awhile longer, then nothing stopping you seeing the new core graphics card. They'll be directx10 compatible as well, which I don't know if the Unreal3 engine uses? Or could use?

 

[locutus12]

did anyone here bother to ask what the hell type of question "6800U -> X1900XT upgrade worth it?" is ??? i mean really, come on, engage common sense. its the same as asking

"will the top of the range current graphics card beat a 2 year old mid range card"

excuse my grumpyness but theres a lot of threds like this popping up where the answer is inside the question...

 

[FreeStream]

Yes, it will, it owns in every aspect over the 6800U.

I know, I had one (which was utter utter carp.)

 

[ACESHIGH]

20.1 inch TFT which I use at 1600x1200.

So, if I went for a X1900XT I guess I could get better gaming performance with insane AA/AF aswell, running at 1600x1200 and futureproof myself for the new games comming out, like Unreal 3 engine stuff?

Yes, you should be able to increase the AA / AF quite a bit.
Its an awesome card & at higher res with AA / AF thats where these cards really shine.

Another question is can I just go for the cheapest one? Is there much difference? the PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB is listed at £282 inc vat, or should I spend a couple of quid more for a different model?

As for the card, just get whichever is the cheapest, but have a look at the XTX cards too, as some are very cheap at OcUK also.

 

[Smudge]

Thanks for the comments all. I think i'll go for it then!!!

 

[Puppetmaster]

ive just gone from a 6800gt clocked to ultra to a 1900xtx and very happy, although im a bit cpu limited it still plays everyhting at 1280 x 1024 with max settings and a decent fps

cod 2 i can run at that res, in dx 9 mode with everything else maxxed and get atleast 50fps usually 75