Decisions......decisions!!

[dee]

Hi folks,

I have been asking a few questions on here over the past week or so with regards to gfx cards etc.., because I have been considering getting the 8800GT.

However, I have a bit of a quandry and I would like to know your opinions.

OPTION 1

Buy a "used" ATI x1950 pro 512mb and install it in my Athlon 64 3400/2gb ram machine.

COST approx £60-£70

OPTION 2

Buy a new 8800GT - a new PSU - and XP home. Install in a Q6600/2gb ram machine that I currently have lined up to go in my studio for DAW use. Obviously by installing this I would be using this as my gaming/internet PC and the Athlon 64 machine (spec above) as my DAW with a reformat of PC.

COST approx £280 - £300


My questions are:

1) I only primarily want the gaming PC for Pro Evo 2008 (all patched up and looking/sounding the part). I am currently running it on the Athlon64 3400/2gb ram machine with a 6800GT. I can play it on "medium" settings on with a res of 1280x768 but it stutters in and around the penalty area!!

If I installed a x1950 512mb would I see a big performance increase over the 6800GT and most importantly, would it play on "high" settings without any problems? It "should do" but Konami are a shambles so if anyone has any experience of running the game on a comparable machine (3400/2gb ram/x1950) I would appreciate your comments.

2) Option 2 above is tempting but I could do without spending £300ish at the minute. I would love to play Crysis but it can wait considering the likes of COD4 will be bought for my 360. What do you guys think as my head is melted and I keep changing my mind as to what I am going to do next!! The easiest solution would be to leave my Q6600 for my studio and install the x1950 in my current setup.....but it would be a waste of time if I can not play Pro Evo 08 on "high" settings without any ingame stuttering.

Thanks for any replies.

 

[Cartho]

The X1950 PRO will easily be able to cope with anything Pro Evo 2008 can throw at it...
No worries there mate it will be fine.
If it is easier and cheaper to get the X1950 PRO, and you really do ONLY want to play Pro Evo 2008 on it then go for that option...
Or you could get Pro Evo 2008 on 360 - it will be better there as gamepad is way better for playing it.Plus you will be able to do MP with mates round and stuff

 

[dee]

The X1950 PRO will easily be able to cope with anything Pro Evo 2008 can throw at it...
No worries there mate it will be fine.
If it is easier and cheaper to get the X1950 PRO, and you really do ONLY want to play Pro Evo 2008 on it then go for that option...
Or you could get Pro Evo 2008 on 360 - it will be better there as gamepad is way better for playing it.Plus you will be able to do MP with mates round and stuff

Thanks for the reply mate.

I have Pro Evo 08 for the 360 and the PC. I would only use it on the 360 for LIVE (when Konami sort the lag out!!).

I love to fool around with the PC version because of the patches etc.., that are available from the mod community. It brings the game to a completely new level and is superb.

 

[J.D]

I just sold a friend my X1900 with 1.5Gb and a single core but low speed AM2. He's been getting the stuttering too so I don't know if it's the card or the lack of dual core power?. If it's because of the CPU then that won't be so dear to replace second hand. If it is the GPU then you've already answered that one.

Plays fine on my card though @ 1920x1440.

 

[dee]

Cheers.

I suppose worst case scenario is buying a 2nd hand card (anyone got one lying around!! ) and if it doesn't suit selling it on again......not ideal but if its not new I shouldn't take too much of a hit if it didn't work out.