Get a x1950pro or wait till DX10?

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I currently have an AMD64 3700+ on an ASROCK DualVSTA board. But I only have a 9700pro, so I feel an upgrade coming on.

My only problem is, do I do the deed now and get an x1950pro, or wait till DX10 and Vista (not really a fan of it tbh) are released?

Or wait till the Wii is released, then either get that or a 360 if it drops (but that's another matter really )

Cheers, Chris!

 

[dale1uk]

Go for the upgrade now, no point waiting till Vista or DX10 become the norm'.
BTW the performance increase will be huge

 

[hp7909]

Go for the upgrade now, no point waiting till Vista or DX10 become the norm'.
BTW the performance increase will be huge

Also recommend the same. Vista, DX10, etc will take sometime to be the norm/cheap/etc

Hope you have a decent PSU though, i.e. ATX 2.0, etc?

 

[thefishdude]

yeah get the sapphire 1950pro and save uip for dx10 card later on. one thing thoug you may see some cpu bottle necking in some games.

 

[dale1uk]

one thing thoug you may see some cpu bottle necking in some games.

A 3700, providing its nicely clocked, still has plenty life in it yet before it starts to be the bottleneck over a lot of cards.

 

[2Thumbs]

Also recommend the same. Vista, DX10, etc will take sometime to be the norm/cheap/etc

Hope you have a decent PSU though, i.e. ATX 2.0, etc?

It's not an atx2.0. It's a X-Pro 470w.

Thanks for the advice. I really am liking the look of the x1950pro. Excellent "bang for buck" performance! Reckon I will get a "bit" of a boost from a 9700pro!

I wont be purchasing anything untill after Christmas now though.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yeah i wouldn't bother with Dx10 for about a year yet, by which time G80/R600 long gone.

 

[thefishdude]

A 3700, providing its nicely clocked, still has plenty life in it yet before it starts to be the bottleneck over a lot of cards.

i totally agree just built a 3700 system for my neice. i just ment at standard rates on some games that are more cpu dependant tehre may be a smalll bottle neck. how ever you will still see a huge performance increase over a 9700.

 

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i totally agree just built a 3700 system for my niece. i just meant at standard rates on some games that are more cpu dependant there may be a small bottle neck. how ever you will still see a huge performance increase over a 9700.

I'm sure it will be fine as I'm not going any higher than 1280x1024 for now on most games.

The HIS IceQ Turbo looks very nice for the small amount extra.

 

[thefishdude]

i got an sapphire 1950pro 256 i love it at the res you using wich is same as mine it owns