Upgrading ATI X1650Pro DDR2 512MB to ?????

[almichev]

Hello,

I am looking to upgrade the above card, my budget limit is £50. I've looked at the X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 and ATI Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB GDDR3. Does anyone know if there would be a big difference between these cards and my X1650 please? Or are there any alternatives? I mainly use it for photo editing and HD watching.

Thanks.

 

[Will_3rd]

As your not gaming the 2600XT should be fine.

Should be improvement on X1650 you have at the moment, not sure how much though.

 

[ACESHIGH]

X1950pro if you want to game with it to otherwise the 2600XT should offer about 50%+ extra performance afaik.

 

[jigger]

This looks good for the price,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-151-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=708

 

[almichev]

Thanks for the replies folks. There are a lot of variations on cards out there, like the HD 3650 comes in 512mb DDR2 model or 256mb GDDR3. But is GDDR3 a massive improvement?

 

[phatboy]

GDDR3 will get the max out of the card, as DDR2 is rather limiting on the speed front, i would try and get a 512mb DDR3 unit. i just found 2 for around the 50-60 mark

The 3650 is a good middle point between the 2600xt and the x1950, in some things the 3650 is nearly up with the 1950, and for £50 it aint bad

 

[almichev]

Does it make a difference which motherboard I'm using?

I have the Foxconn Winfast 6100m2ma. I've seen the Foxconn compatibility charts, but they're hardly comprehensive considering all the new cards coming out.