Thinking about buying a SAPPHIRE 100185L Radeon X1950XT 512MB - $239.99
It has 625MHz core clock and a 1600MHz memory clock. So 25Mhz on the core will get me a X1900XTX.
I know I know i should just get a 8800 series but i really want to be able to use pro application at full speed and there is still a mod for Radeon Series excluding hd29xxx series.
So my question newegg also has a 100186L which is a 256MB version which is $40 dollars cheaper and has a 20 dollar MIR which makes is 60 dollars cheaper... How big of the impact is the 256->512 in 1920x1200?
Also if the 512MB version is good they also have a powercolor version which has the Artic Cooler X2 heat sink but the PCB is different than all the X19xxXTx series. The SAPPHIRE PCB looks much more HQ with the lack of electrolytic capacitor.
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 512MB
Powercolor X1950XT 512MB
If the deciding factor is to stay with the SAPPHIRE then i will be getting the X2 cooler for it also which is $20 dollars so it makes both cards with be the same price.
Thoughts? Last time used an ATI was the 9800Pro which my sister is using now and still kicking lol.
**edit** just read that the PCB like the powercolor shown is a newer revision replacing the VRMs with capacitor circuitry for better cooling. I read this on a forum somewhere so no idea how reliability it is but anyone know about this revision? And looking back at newegg, about 40% of the x1950pro use the capacitor method.
It has 625MHz core clock and a 1600MHz memory clock. So 25Mhz on the core will get me a X1900XTX.
I know I know i should just get a 8800 series but i really want to be able to use pro application at full speed and there is still a mod for Radeon Series excluding hd29xxx series.
So my question newegg also has a 100186L which is a 256MB version which is $40 dollars cheaper and has a 20 dollar MIR which makes is 60 dollars cheaper... How big of the impact is the 256->512 in 1920x1200?
Also if the 512MB version is good they also have a powercolor version which has the Artic Cooler X2 heat sink but the PCB is different than all the X19xxXTx series. The SAPPHIRE PCB looks much more HQ with the lack of electrolytic capacitor.
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 512MB
Powercolor X1950XT 512MB
If the deciding factor is to stay with the SAPPHIRE then i will be getting the X2 cooler for it also which is $20 dollars so it makes both cards with be the same price.
Thoughts? Last time used an ATI was the 9800Pro which my sister is using now and still kicking lol.
**edit** just read that the PCB like the powercolor shown is a newer revision replacing the VRMs with capacitor circuitry for better cooling. I read this on a forum somewhere so no idea how reliability it is but anyone know about this revision? And looking back at newegg, about 40% of the x1950pro use the capacitor method.