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*** The Official X1950 Pro Thread ***
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these exact cards were over £150 less than a week ago, at this price I can see the HIS 256MB selling out fast!! In fact I just bought two!Proc said:
Lol some people are never happy, how would u feel if the price had gone up by 5-10 quid!SkeeterPSA said:
ATI are gonna release a Monster in March (could be sooner, could be later!) but as always the price will be high at release date, so in my mind June is gonna be the time we see some sort of 'mainstream' part which doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
the X1950 pro gets to power my gaming until June and maybe if I manage to be really controlled it may last until next xmas!
I really don't think we are gonna see anything better in the sub £150 GPU market for several months, unless nVidia do a mental price slash on their 7950 Series
Freakitchen said:
beast said:
The X1950 pro appears to offer 'twice' the performance of a 6800GT . . .Atomic said:
Tom's Hardware Guide VGA Charts
Half Life 2 - 1280x1024 - 32Bit - 4xAA - 8xAF
6800GT= 37 fps
X1950 Pro= 78 fps
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It's a pretty close match between them. So far it looks like the HIS card has the edge . . . I'm waiting for mine to arrive to hear if they are quiet enough.trefaes said:
the Power-Colour cards are good, the cooler works really well but it is massive, not a problem for someone with a decent sized full tower but there is no chance of using it in a HTPC, its not the length its the height!
My mate Javier has the Sapphire card, says its great but a bit noisy under load . . .
I don't think the X1950 Pro is an overclockers card, may overclock mine a bit for benches etc but its performance is so gOOd out-the-box I don't think this is an issuebeast said:
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Did you read the comparisons on the opening page? Not X1950 Pros but it gives an indication.dark_shadow said:
Video Card Memory Analysis: 256MB vs. 512MB
Pure-Overclock (12 March, 2006)
GeCube X800XL 256MB vs. 512MB
Tweak Town (3rd August 2005)
Hard to say, depends when the new ATI GPU is out etc, even then I don't expect them to co-launch a mid-range chip at the same time. Other than that maybe nVidia will drop the prices on their 7950 series to below £150 . . .SkeeterPSA said:
the X1950 pro is a seriously gOOd bargain right now, your getting a lot of 'grunt' for your money £££
I was just about to buy an nVidia 7600GT 'Passive' (£100) so I feel I got a lot of extra hardware for an additional £30!
Lol this guy cracks me up!~3dGameMan.com said:
"The HIS X1950Pro 256MB Video Card performs very well and has all the technologies to support current games. This series of video card has the new crossfire bridge which makes installation much easier than the cumbersome external cable used previously. One of the best things about this product is the price. It's very affordable! This video card has enormous bang-for-the-buck. Watch the Video to find out more..."
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That's a good question. I think you still need some kinda 'Crossfire' support from the mobo . . . I'm not familiar with the '590'.grs_link said:
As far as I know the X1950 Pro features 'Crossfire2' meaning their is no master/slave thing anymore.grs_link said:
Its not clear whether or not you are saying 'Crossfire' mobo like what ATI make or a 'Crossfire' Capable motherboard like the P965/P975X?easyrider said:
[edit] I'm hoping to test Crossfire using a P965 (P5B-Deluxe-Wifi).
Its not the second, its the fourth, and yes its for a second system . . . Still gonna try them both togther, never had any hands on experience of SLI or crossfire . .easyrider said:Thought you said the second x1950 pro was for a second system?
Thanks, I am tryinggoody_106 said:
It's just 'semantics'easyrider said:
Hi Beast, I just got my HIS delivered today but haven't got it installed yet. I would imagine that both cards perform exactly the same when clocked at the same speed.beast said:
Their is some confusion about this 'Turbo-Mode', it's not a 'mode' but rather indicates the card is part of the Turbo series (meaning pre-overclocked at the factory). HIS apparently used to have an 'iTurbo Mode' on previous cards. These cards came at reference clocks but would allow an easy 'one-click' overclock once you installed the 'iTurbo' software.
How do I know all this? well I read all the reviews in the opening post!