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bryanlaycock

bryanlaycock

bryanlaycock

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ok im upgrading, and i cant afford a swanky 768mb 8800 but in a couple of months i will have enough cash to buy one. so im looking for a card to see mee through as i currently dnt have pci express. Ive read in a magazine that the above card is the best cheap power for money out there. i was just wondering if anyone had one and what performance they have had and what i could expect in games like supreme commander, ghost recon and rfactor.
 
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bryanlaycock said:
ok im upgrading, and i cant afford a swanky 768mb 8800 but in a couple of months i will have enough cash to buy one. so im looking for a card to see mee through as i currently dnt have pci express. Ive read in a magazine that the above card is the best cheap power for money out there. i was just wondering if anyone had one and what performance they have had and what i could expect in games like supreme commander, ghost recon and rfactor.
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Have one myself, excellent buy if you really can't afford any more money. Plays SC fine at 1920x1200. Mine OC faster with the CC than a X1900XT-X ( Faster memory as standard ). Nearly 7000 on 3D Mark 06 on my [email protected]. Best card in that price range bar none!

Personally I would save a bit more cash and get an 8800 GTS 320, it will last longer and be cheaper in the long run and easier to sell for more money. I'm only using a X1950XT because it was a free upgrade. Still not sure what to do about a 8900 or R600.
 
Be mad to spend £150 on old tech now, Nvidias mid-range 8600's are coming end of this week/beginning next (17th March supposedly) and they will be around £100-£150, also be better than the x1950 XT as they are next gen as well, i certainly wouldn't lash out £150 on an old tech card with a much/better next gen card just days away for around same price/cheaper, be a choker that. :D
 
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I was in a similar situation and I went with a used x1950xt. I would have gone with a x1950 pro but I tend to keep my hardware for a while and the extra oomf looked better in the long run. I'm still on s939 and just moved to PCI-E. Vista and a good selection of DX10 software is still far away and even when it does become mainstream, there'll be price drops and probably a bunch of even faster model cards out. I can only game at a max of 1440x900 so I'm happy with my current purchase. Core 2 Duo will probably be on the cards too with my DX10 leap.
 
my gf has a connect3d x1950xt

its very nice, she gets about 9500 in 3dmark05 with A64 3200+ and 2gig ram

very good fps in games as well, sometimes think its better than my SLI 7800s, lol
 
bryanlaycock said:
Ive read in a magazine that the above card is the best cheap power for money out there.
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Custom PC, yeah? They do good reviews, but the magazine business is about 2 months behind what's current. The 8800 GTS 320MB is what is the best around that price point.
 
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