X1900 XT-X

[Griffyn]

Just out of interest what is the board length of this card? Cant find it on google.

As the R600 is supposedly going to be 30cm right? :O Just worried it wont fit. The GTX is 275mm so can believe the R600 will be 300mm. However dont know how they measure total lenght of a card...frm DVI or PCB to end of PCB?

 

[Darkwave]

They usually measure the length of the PCB only.

 

[Griffyn]

Found out the card is 205mm. Have like 30mm between card and HD cage so looks like it is defo not gona fit So no R600 or 8800 GTX for me yet. Currently my X1900 XT-X does a good job. But for the next year is it worth getting a CF edition X1900 to help out in new games? Since DX10 in most games is far off and dont want Vista for a year probably.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Not worth it at all, wait and see what Nvidias low/mid range cards are like, they should be pretty small in length, actually the 8800 GTS is the same length as the x1900 i think, and theres the new 320mb GTS coming, and the 8600's etc... which will be shorter.

 

[Griffyn]

Should i not also wait to see what ATI's card are as like as well??? ]

Good point guess I forgot some of the newer cards will be shorter as well.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Well Nv's low/mid range 8600's etc.. are supposed to be coming around R600 time, late March, beginning April i think anyway.