X1900XT Question

[JustinL]

Hi guys,

I am just building a new system for the living room mainly for films/surfing/media centre etc and a few games. I have been reading up on what gc to choose and it seems like the X1900XT is the way to go.

There are 2 versions on the OC site from me to choose from, they are the HIS ones for the cooling - as follows:


HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-061-HT) at £187.99

HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-HT) at £252.61

At the moment I will only need a single card, not worried about the Xfire - Though I will no doubt go down that route in future.

Will there be a large difference between the 2 cards. I am not too worried about spending the difference if it is worth it.

Cheers

 

[JustinL]

Thanks for the advice and welcome. I have just bought a new LCD tv which I will double up as the monitor. It's a 40inch Sony with a res of 1920x1080 so I guess it's a no brainer that I should spend the extra. I didn't see the point of buying a monitor when I can use the new tv in this fashion

I also have a Dell XPS lappy for other stuff when the tv is in use.

 

[JustinL]

Would this be the correct card to go for then, it doesn't say XT after the X1900 however in the description it states "Powered by ATI Radeon X1900XT - 621MHz"

This is the description.
HIS ATI Radeon X1900 ICEQ3 SILENT Heatpipe ***Crossfire Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-056-HT)


Cheers

 

[JustinL]

Great, thanks all you have made my mind up to spend the bit extra. Is the HIS card the one to go for, I want to try and keep the system on the quiet side.

I am also planning to get the Seasonic M12 600W I take it this will be more than ample for future proofing and provide enough power for Xfire