I decided to upgrade my bizzarrely underperforming computer. These are the main parts I'll be getting but I can't decide between the Uber ATI setup and the NVidia setup with the nice mobo. Little Help?
Processor this is the processor I'll be getting regardless of setup
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-168-AM)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Socket_AM2_X2.html
£129.19
ATI setup
Mobo
Sapphire PURE RD580 CrossFire Advantage (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (PC-A9RD580Adv) (MB-004-SP)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Sapphire_565.html
£93.94
GPU
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X TOXIC 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-123-SP)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/products/graphics_specifications.php?gpid=143
£334.82
NVidia Setup
MOBO
Its from a competitor site so I removed the ink but its an ASUS M2N32-SLI Del/WIFI-AP AM2 Sound 2 x GigaLan 1394 USB 2.0 WIFI-G ESATA ATX
£124.59
GPU
OcUK GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-038-OK)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7900_Series.html
£270.19
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ATI Total - £557.95
NVidia Total - £523.97
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So which would you suggest I get? The ATI setup has better specs and features. But the NVidia setup is slightly cheaper and is an ASUS Mobo. I want to give both setups a chance insead of just going with ATI cause I know the 7800 dicked the 1800 but from what I've heard/read and looking at those specs the 1900 looks like it destroys the 7900.
Any chance someone could have a look over the specs and make sure I'm not missing something that could be awesome / a problem (cant see the wood for the trees sorta thing, I've been looking at em for ages.).
Cheers
Processor this is the processor I'll be getting regardless of setup
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-168-AM)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Socket_AM2_X2.html
£129.19
ATI setup
Mobo
Sapphire PURE RD580 CrossFire Advantage (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (PC-A9RD580Adv) (MB-004-SP)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Sapphire_565.html
£93.94
GPU
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X TOXIC 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-123-SP)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/products/graphics_specifications.php?gpid=143
£334.82
NVidia Setup
MOBO
Its from a competitor site so I removed the ink but its an ASUS M2N32-SLI Del/WIFI-AP AM2 Sound 2 x GigaLan 1394 USB 2.0 WIFI-G ESATA ATX
£124.59
GPU
OcUK GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-038-OK)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7900_Series.html
£270.19
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ATI Total - £557.95
NVidia Total - £523.97
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So which would you suggest I get? The ATI setup has better specs and features. But the NVidia setup is slightly cheaper and is an ASUS Mobo. I want to give both setups a chance insead of just going with ATI cause I know the 7800 dicked the 1800 but from what I've heard/read and looking at those specs the 1900 looks like it destroys the 7900.
Any chance someone could have a look over the specs and make sure I'm not missing something that could be awesome / a problem (cant see the wood for the trees sorta thing, I've been looking at em for ages.).
Cheers
