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nev555

nev555

nev555

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Hi all,

It's my PC's third birthday this Easter and I thought I'd upgrade my gfx card.

My PC is:

P4 3.0 GHz Northwood
P4C800-E Deluxe
1GB Corsair DDR RAM
Sapphire 9800 Pro
Antec True Power 380W PSU

I have been looking at the 7600GT and the X1650XT as I don't think the PSU would be capable or supporting the likes of the X1950 Pro (£145 this week only) - unless you guys tell me otherwise. I'd rather not have to get a new PSU if I didn't have to as that would up the cost.

The HIS X1650XT (£105) looks good but reading on here there appears to be a major artifact problem. I haven't seen anything bad said against the 7600 GT. Also is it worth paying an extra £18 for the Golden Sample version of the Gainwood 7600 GT? (£94 vs £111).

I'm not a huge gamer but the ones I do play I play at 1280x1024. I also like to watch HD vids via a link to my new Sony LCD HDTV. The 9800 PRO struggles to display them at a decent frame rate.

Any advice or alternatives suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
 
The 7900gt is a lot better than the 1650xt if I recall, and the Golden Sample doesn't really offer anything at all over the £94 one.

Take a look in the clearance section aswell, a lot of AGP stuff there at the moment.
 
IIRC, the x1950 official power requirements are something like 400W minimum with 28a on the +12V (from memory, research further)

7600gt's very good for £94, although x1950Pro's are the current AGP king, they're £50 more. It's up to you, but I think a 7600GT would be more suited to your system
 
nev555 said:
Hi all,

It's my PC's third birthday this Easter and I thought I'd upgrade my gfx card.

My PC is:

P4 3.0 GHz Northwood
P4C800-E Deluxe
1GB Corsair DDR RAM
Sapphire 9800 Pro
Antec True Power 380W PSU

I have been looking at the 7600GT and the X1650XT as I don't think the PSU would be capable or supporting the likes of the X1950 Pro (£145 this week only) - unless you guys tell me otherwise. I'd rather not have to get a new PSU if I didn't have to as that would up the cost.

The HIS X1650XT (£105) looks good but reading on here there appears to be a major artifact problem. I haven't seen anything bad said against the 7600 GT. Also is it worth paying an extra £18 for the Golden Sample version of the Gainwood 7600 GT? (£94 vs £111).

I'm not a huge gamer but the ones I do play I play at 1280x1024. I also like to watch HD vids via a link to my new Sony LCD HDTV. The 9800 PRO struggles to display them at a decent frame rate.

Any advice or alternatives suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
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Don't blame you at all. I've seen a plethora of posts from people across the net on various forums who needed to upgrade their PSUs in order to get the Pro fully functional. You'll also be pretty "bottlenecked" by your CPU so that alone may be reason enough to go for a card the next tier down. Powercolor makes a great X1650XT. I was considering one myself recently. Good luck to you. Cheers.
 
Cairnsey said:
IIRC, the x1950 official power requirements are something like 400W minimum with 28a on the +12V (from memory, research further)

7600gt's very good for £94, although x1950Pro's are the current AGP king, they're £50 more. It's up to you, but I think a 7600GT would be more suited to your system
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Thanks guys. I just opened the case and took a peak at the PSU. The sticker on the side says it has a max of 18a for +12V. That surely can't be enough can it for a X1950 pro?

Also I forgot to ask. Would I need to buy a 6 to 4 pin molex converter thingy?
 
nev555 said:
Thanks guys. I just opened the case and took a peak at the PSU. The sticker on the side says it has a max of 18a for +12V. That surely can't be enough can it for a X1950 pro?

Also I forgot to ask. Would I need to buy a 6 to 4 pin molex converter thingy?
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buy a x1950 pro, try it , if you don't like it send it back within 7 days under the distance selling act.
 
nev555 said:
Thanks guys. I just opened the case and took a peak at the PSU. The sticker on the side says it has a max of 18a for +12V. That surely can't be enough can it for a X1950 pro?

Also I forgot to ask. Would I need to buy a 6 to 4 pin molex converter thingy?
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I'd save your money and go for the X1650XT if I were you because that CPU is going to slow you down. Also what resolution are you gaming at? If your gaming at 1600 x 1200 or over than I might consider trying the X1950 Pro, although that power supply may give you some trouble, even if it is an Antec.
 
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