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Is it just the clock speed
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What is the difference betwenn the x1900xt & xtx
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Soldato
Yes i think so, and its more expensive obviously 
Man of Honour
Well both the Ram and GPU itself are clocked slower on the XT than on the XTX so you are paying for a guaranteed overclock but also potentially better materials have been used in the manufacture as BubbySoup mentions, I suppose in some cases they will use chips that can't make it to XTX speeds for the XTs but probably not worth the extra cash in most cases.
Caporegime
XTX has better Ram on it as said, is dearer, and the only other difference is an extra X on the end. 
So if you have the Xtra cash but the XTX, if not then the XT
Caporegime
You could just buy the XT save the cash, and clock it to an XTX, then all you would be missing is an extra letter 'X', but the XTX would clock better as they are cherry picked.
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LoadsaMoney said:You could just buy the XT save the cash, and clock it to an XTX, then all you would be missing is an extra letter 'X', but the XTX would clock better as they are cherry picked.
Yup.
XTXs do clock better, although with some decent cooling and a voltage bump, the XTs clock nicely, but their memory isn't as good.
I run my XT @ 750 / 800 for day-to-day gaming etc. (that's with voltages bumped and watercooling the core).
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Some of the x1900xt's do come with the same memory as the x1900xtx's and hence can be flashed to xtx. It also appears to increase your overclocking potential too. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=87686
Soldato
All of the early XT's had the 1.1ns memory. Generally the newer stock has the 1.2ns.
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Soldato
I highly reccomend you get the HIS ICEQ X1900XT
It runs at XTX speeds about 5-10 degrees cooler than actual X1900XTX cards
It runs at XTX speeds about 5-10 degrees cooler than actual X1900XTX cards
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XClairvoyant said:
Sorry, had to do it!
Soldato
Ok a proper answer here from a gaming perspective - Between 1 to 5 Frames per second, depending on resolution & game at stock speeds.
Worth the extra £40 ? Well thats down to the individual to decide, if money is no object get the XTX if you want to save £40 get the XT.
Your more or less paying £10 per extra Frame! - Personally I wasted money on the XTX!
Thats my opinion anyway.
Worth the extra £40 ? Well thats down to the individual to decide, if money is no object get the XTX if you want to save £40 get the XT.
Your more or less paying £10 per extra Frame! - Personally I wasted money on the XTX!
Thats my opinion anyway.
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Soldato
Well, I guess you either pay the extra £40 or so or take the gamble on getting "a good 'un" XT......apparently the only sure way to check the RAM is to pull off the sinks and read 
For me, my Sapphire happily clocks beyond XT-X speeds, with no mods whatsoever......to be fair, I have only tried it up to 685/786 to date, but htis has been easily achieved in CCC with no fiddle-faddling......so, my 2p is go for the XT with fingers crossed - let's be honest, there really isn't likely to be a noticeable difference except the odd frame here and there and a few benchie points.....
For me, my Sapphire happily clocks beyond XT-X speeds, with no mods whatsoever......to be fair, I have only tried it up to 685/786 to date, but htis has been easily achieved in CCC with no fiddle-faddling......so, my 2p is go for the XT with fingers crossed - let's be honest, there really isn't likely to be a noticeable difference except the odd frame here and there and a few benchie points.....