GeForce 7950GX2 or X1900XT?

sprognak · 3 Jul 2006 at 13:35

Out of GeForce 7950GX2 or X1900XT which is the better all round card.

My current gaming res is 1280x1024 however - Everquest 2 being the main game I play is only capable of running on a 6800GT at about half quality with no AA or AF enabled.

I would like to run at full max settings which ask for 512Mb of texture space - 8xAA and 16xAF would be nice as well

And a monitor upgrade is in the pipeline for a long run.

This is to go in a Conroe system I am building.

I'm tending towards the GX2, but how's the volume on it? The rest of the rig will be near-silent.

FirebarUK · 3 Jul 2006 at 13:38

If you want near silence don't go for the GX2.

Guinny · 3 Jul 2006 at 15:24

FirebarUK said:
If you want near silence don't go for the GX2.

NO and don't go for an 1900XTX either because when that fan gets up speed its like a hair dryer!

toxic · 3 Jul 2006 at 15:27

1900XT Ice Q if your after silence!

sprognak · 3 Jul 2006 at 15:28

How big is the X1900XT vs 7950GX2 performance gap?

Cyber-Mav · 3 Jul 2006 at 15:29

x1900xt is a lot faster than the old 5 series of nvidia gfx cards.

sprognak · 3 Jul 2006 at 15:49

Cyber-Mav said:
x1900xt is a lot faster than the old 5 series of nvidia gfx cards.

Typo, see edit ^^^

sprognak · 3 Jul 2006 at 15:50

As for volume, the ICEQ and 7950GX2 both seem to pump out 42dB according to Guru3D

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/353/4/ - GX2
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/342/4/ - X1900XT ICEQ

oweneades · 3 Jul 2006 at 15:58

At that res get the X1900XT. The 7950GX2 would be a waste.

Agent WD40 · 3 Jul 2006 at 16:00

1900 mate - No need to waste loads of money on a card that is designed to run games at 1920*1200+.

Agent.

Legionaire68 · 3 Jul 2006 at 16:03

It depends on if the games you play have sli support, although you don't need an sli mobo as its worked out on the 7950 onboard. If a game has no sli profile then the 7950 will function as a single gpu about equivalent to an overclocked 7900GT with 512mb memory which will be caned by an X1900xt or xtx.

They were also selling the MSI X1900xt for £252 in clearance this week, so you could save the £150 to put towards a new Conroe

toxic · 3 Jul 2006 at 16:09

**emphasise** if your after a very quiet system....get the ICEQ version or maybe buy an after market cooler to fit on the 1900 cards!

LoadsaMoney · 3 Jul 2006 at 16:11

Get the x1900 and whack a Zalman VF-900 on it, be an absolute waste getting the 7950 GX2 for 1280x1024.

ACESHIGH · 3 Jul 2006 at 17:37

LoadsaMoney said:
Get the x1900 and whack a Zalman VF-900 on it, be an absolute waste getting the 7950 GX2 for 1280x1024.

Completely agree.
Get the X1900XT.

sprognak · 4 Jul 2006 at 07:28

Thanks for the advice. To be honest was leaning that way anyway just needed solid confirmation.

Probably not worth asking this but I am right in thinking the X1900XT is faster than a single 7900GTX?

Agent WD40 · 4 Jul 2006 at 08:01

sprognak said:
Thanks for the advice. To be honest was leaning that way anyway just needed solid confirmation.

Probably not worth asking this but I am right in thinking the X1900XT is faster than a single 7900GTX?

Nope - Slower mate. But better image quailty (apparently!).

Agent.

FirebarUK · 4 Jul 2006 at 09:15

NO and don't go for an 1900XTX either because when that fan gets up speed its like a hair dryer!

The point being you can put an aftermarket cooler on the X1900XT whereas you can't with the GX2.

I think the 1900XT is faster in some things than the 7900GTX, swings and roundabouts.

LanceCrossfire · 4 Jul 2006 at 09:20

sprognak said:
Thanks for the advice. To be honest was leaning that way anyway just needed solid confirmation.

Probably not worth asking this but I am right in thinking the X1900XT is faster than a single 7900GTX?

depends on the game... the X1K series can render HDR and AA similtaniously whereas the nvidia cards cannot, and if your worried about noise from a X1900 slap an accelleroX2 on it like i did, works a treat pure silence.

sprognak · 4 Jul 2006 at 10:15

So X1900 HIS IceQ or the aftermarket Accellero X2 on a Connect3D or something cheaper?

moody · 4 Jul 2006 at 12:02

You mention a monitor upgrade is in the pipeline; will you be therefore looking at increasing the resolution you play at?