Please Help Guys.... Buying Tonight!

[Dethfrumbelo]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: GOREGRINDER

Originally posted by: Reznick

The difference between the 6800GT and the X1900XT? All I can say is, Oh My God...

hahah,.. ill bet,like goin from a skateboard to a car at this point in time

That's sad. I've got a 6800GT.

I know. I'll be eager to unload mine when G80 arrives. 18 months is all you can expect to get out of a video card these days.

 

[Blurred Reality]

1:07 PM now, I put off ordering last night, figured I can order today and just do 2 day shipping to get it here by Friday. The suprising thing is now that I'm considering the XFX 7900GT XXX - that seems like an incredible value after reading up on it, it's only about 10 to 13 FPS behind the 1900XT & 7900GTX in most cases.

Hoping to decide within the next few hours.

 

[Blurred Reality]

Bah, XFX 7900GT XXX is about $400-420 and not even in stock anywhere, so its basically as expensive as the OEM XT1900XT I found.

 

[RobertR1]

I got my x1900xtx for $499 and couldn't be happier. Run the games that I play flawlessly and if the future games are shader heavy, as predicted, it should last well until I get a DX10 card at some point.

 

[RobertR1]

I got my x1900xtx for $499 and couldn't be happier. Run the games that I play flawlessly and if the future games are shader heavy, as predicted, it should last well until I get a DX10 card at some point.

 

[Blurred Reality]

RobertR1, I assume you mean the Sapphire OEM 1900XTX? I remember seeing that for $499.99... that looked like a great deal.

 

[RobertR1]

Yep. The only thing it didn't come with was a pretty box. Everything else was there.

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: Dethfrumbelo

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: GOREGRINDER

Originally posted by: Reznick

The difference between the 6800GT and the X1900XT? All I can say is, Oh My God...

hahah,.. ill bet,like goin from a skateboard to a car at this point in time

That's sad. I've got a 6800GT.

I know. I'll be eager to unload mine when G80 arrives. 18 months is all you can expect to get out of a video card these days.

heh.. my GT will have lasted me 2 years in June.. it's done me proud!

 

[Blurred Reality]

Anyone know of a Link to a XFX 7900GT XXX that's in stock? I am just curious of the price of a site that WOULD have it in.

 

[Sonikku]

Originally posted by: moonboy403
going sli isn't much more expensive than getting a single high end card

Perhaps not in this case, but it'd sure suck up a heapen hellen' of juice.

 

[kingdomwinds]

i had the XFX 7900 GTX for one day and frankly was not impressed. I did not see the extra $200 worth of performance in games. It pretty much performs similarly to my 7800 gtx 256mb. The only thing that increased was 3dmark05 from 7860 to 10360 and i got extra 15fps in the stress test in CS:S but in battlefield 2 no gain.

Also the card i got artifacts after a while of gameplay. I returned it for a refund. I ordered a powercolor x1900xtx and will share my experience once it arrives

 

[Blurred Reality]

Wow I found a Powercolor XT1900XT for $439.99... and that's RETAIL... That's one sick deal, should I just go with that if I go the ATI route or spend extra to get the XTX?

 

[kingdomwinds]

i will be able to tell you the diff between the 7900gtx and x1900xtx as soon as it arrives. Hopefully tommorow because i did overnight shipping. Sure the 7900 gtx is a competitive card but i was not impressed with it. I hope the x1900xtx will outperform my 3month old 7800 gtx 256mb.

If you do get a 7900 gtx dont get the oced versions because there is a high chance it will artifact. I see several ppl on evga complaining how their evga superclocked 7900 gtx artifacts.

I suspect that the factory oc on my XFX 7900 gtx of 675/1700 caused the artifacts. So get a stock clocked version for cheaper and oc it yourself. Or you can wait till i get the x1900xtx so i can tell you how it is compared to my xfx 7900 gtx and 7800 gtx 256

 

[Blurred Reality]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131005

I found a Powercolor XT1900XT 512MB for $439.99 Retail with Lifetime warranty, thinking I should jump on this, can get that and the 1GB G.Skill RAM for $532 shipped with 2 day shipping, is there ANY BETTER deal than that out there?

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Blurred Reality
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131005

I found a Powercolor XT1900XT 512MB for $439.99 Retail with Lifetime warranty, thinking I should jump on this, can get that and the 1GB G.Skill RAM for $532 shipped with 2 day shipping, is there ANY BETTER deal than that out there?

I don't think you will find one... There are some sweet deals on X1900's out there, and I think the X1900XT(X) will most likely suit your needs. The only real issues I have with the Radeons is that they are a bit noisy and there aren't really any good CrossFire boards out there. Other than that, the Radeons are nice cards. Even my X1800XT was an awesome card, and I don't think all the negativity surrounding that card was really deserved. If you're open either side and are only looking for a top end card, the Radeon offers a better value at the moment.

 

[moonboy403]

Originally posted by: kingdomwinds
i had the XFX 7900 GTX for one day and frankly was not impressed. I did not see the extra $200 worth of performance in games. It pretty much performs similarly to my 7800 gtx 256mb. The only thing that increased was 3dmark05 from 7860 to 10360 and i got extra 15fps in the stress test in CS:S but in battlefield 2 no gain.

Also the card i got artifacts after a while of gameplay. I returned it for a refund. I ordered a powercolor x1900xtx and will share my experience once it arrives

you said you're disappointed after playing how many games?!

two?

the two which heavily favors ati??? :Q

if those 2 were the games you mostly play, why didn't you go with ati to begin with?

 

[kingdomwinds]

because i was hesitant about the noise, heat, and bad drivers ati had. But id rather take that instead of nvidia now.

 

[Blurred Reality]

Yea.... a Powercolor isn't bad from what I have heard, and it has good reviews... Plus I mean $439.99 for a RETAIL VERSION? That's pretty sick.... I wanted a 1900XTX originally but not sure if there's a point in spending a extra $60, plus going to OEM from Retail, for 25MHZ on the core and 100MHz on the memory.

 

[kingdomwinds]

yeah its like a 3 fps diff between the xt and xtx according to benchmarks. But then again i dont trust benchies anymore

 

[raildogg]

ATI Radeon 1900XTX --- wow. I have a Geforce 7800GT and I really want to get this card. Well, I plan on holding on to my 7800GT for at least 6 more months and hopefully by then, even better cards will be out. I plan on spending no more than $400 on a graphics card.

 

[aznrice54]

IMO, get whatever is cheapest.

X1900 XTX advantages - HDR+AA, widely accepted to have better IQ, more efficient when enabling AA.

7900 GTX advantages - much quieter, less power, lifetime warranties of certain distributors.

Again, I would go for whatever you can find for the best price, unless IQ or noise will sway you one way or the other.

 

[moonboy403]

given the low price of the x1900xt right now

it's the way to go if you're going for a single video card!

 

[fierydemise]

I'd get the powercolor X1900XT, it has a lifetime warranty and its cheap enough that you could get a good aftermarket cooler to quiet it down.

 

[Extelleron]

I went w/ the X1900XT (originally I was going w/ XFX 7900GT). I'd go with the $439 X1900XT because of just about equal performance to the 7900GTX, HQAF, and in general better IQ.

 

[mazeroth]

X1900XT for the win.