X1950XT 256 or X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 512?

[Modjo]

I'm currently looking to upgrade my Powercolor X1600 Pro 256 Extreme Edition (X1650 chip set I think) card and I'm looking at the X1950 series. Now I've stumbled across 2 which are similar price, GeCube X1950XT (256) and the HIS X1950Pro (512) IceQ 3 Turbo. Both of which are around the £140 mark. Considering the XT range is of a higher spec than the Pro, what benifits does the IceQ 3 range have?

 

[tripitaka]

The extra memory would probably start to show if you were planning on gaming at higher resolutions.

 

[MystaEB]

The XT is faster than the Pro, but the Pro has twice the memory which, as stated above, will help with high resolutions and high levels of anti-aliasing, etc.

Gotta weigh up which you feel would be most suitable for you.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

even in low res games like graw and doom3 can make use of the extra ram.

 

[Modjo]

I'm got dual monitors, my main being a 19" widescreen on 1400x900max and a 19" (normal) running 1280x1024. I do play a few games (normally got a fps and a drive sim on pc at any one time) but would like to be future proofed for at least a year. Also I've just noticed that when playing TOCA 3 i get a few black chunks flash on the screen (not all the time) as well as screen flicker on my 2nd display. Could my current card be on the way out? It's only 7 months old

 

[Paracelsus]

You can get a Sapphire X1950XT for £105 on a popular hardware site. At that price I would pick it over a £140 Pro, but you can also get a Pro for about £90 online.

Neither will be technically future proof because they can't do DirectX10.

 

[Scougar]

xt is back to £114 now. but xt every time if you want the performance, even with higher resolutions.

Matthew

 

[tomanders91]

XT is much better.

 

[jigger]

I got a club3d x1950xt 512mb ac x2 for 140 delivered. it's happy to play most games now at 1920x1200 so should be fine gaming at 1280x1024 in a year's time.

 

[Modjo]

Thanks for the info guys. An XT it is then!