7900GTX or x1950pro

jocksteeluk · Jul 19, 2007, 12:55 AM

good evening/night all,

which of the two cards is the best to buy:

xfx Geforce 7900gtx 512mb ddr3 @ £105 or x1950 512mb ddr3 @ £82

cost, electricity are issues which is why i am not going for anything above these prices until the next series of dx10 products and quad core cpus are available,

any advice is much appreciated TIA.

Jul 19, 2007, 01:10 AM

The 7900GTX is the faster card, either cards would last at least another 12 months before better 2nd/3rd generation DX10 cards are released.

DaMulta · Jul 19, 2007, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by insider

The 7900GTX is the faster card, either cards would last at least another 12 months before better 2nd/3rd generation DX10 cards are released.

There will always be better cards on the way.

{JNT}Raptor · Jul 19, 2007, 01:12 AM

Take a peek here

Should shed some light on the decision.

Hope it helps.

Jul 19, 2007, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMulta

There will always be better cards on the way.

Yes but current DX10 cards suck in DX10 including the X2900XT/8800GTX.

devguy · Jul 19, 2007, 01:17 AM

If it were me choosing between those two cards, I'd go for whatever was cheaper. They both should give you great performance.

MadCow · Jul 19, 2007, 01:26 AM

GTX obviously, but where can you get one for that cheap? They're usually around three times as expensive as the PRO.

rod3663 · Jul 19, 2007, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by insider

Yes but current DX10 cards suck in DX10 including the X2900XT/8800GTX.

i have an 8800gts and love it.....as for the 79 and the 1950 pro i would go with the 7900gtx...had a 1950 pro and didn.t like the way it overclocked......

tkpenalty · Jul 19, 2007, 06:34 AM

7900GTX.... afaik depends on what games you play. Like NFS:C the X1950PRO is two times faster at max shader settings, but different for other games.

jocksteeluk · Jul 19, 2007, 10:52 PM

cheers for the advice, 7900gtx it is

jocksteeluk · Jul 19, 2007, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadCow

GTX obviously, but where can you get one for that cheap? They're usually around three times as expensive as the PRO.

http://www.scan.co.uk/search/search....0gtx&Submit=Go

Jul 19, 2007, 12:55 AM	#1
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Jul 19, 2007, 01:12 AM	#4
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Jul 19, 2007, 01:10 AM	#2
insider Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	The 7900GTX is the faster card, either cards would last at least another 12 months before better 2nd/3rd generation DX10 cards are released.

Jul 19, 2007, 01:17 AM	#6
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Jul 19, 2007, 01:26 AM	#7
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Jul 19, 2007, 06:34 AM	#9
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Jul 19, 2007, 10:52 PM	#10
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