Sapphire x1950pro 512mb or Sapphire x1950xt 256mb

NewbieBuilder · Jun 25, 2007

I can't decide...more memory or more speed...or maybe I'll just buy pro and try to overclock to xt speeds? =D................................. :ohwell:

Sapphire x1950pro

Sapphire x1950xt

I'm going towards the pro...Opinions plox!

Wile E · Jun 25, 2007

The Pro doesn't have as many pixel pipelines or shaders as the XT, so even if you did overclock to XT speeds, the XT will be faster.

XT all the way, imo.

Kursah · Jun 25, 2007

Yep go XT, and maybe get a better cooler for it as I hear the OE coolers on them are noisy as hell. The Pro is a good bang for the buck card, but that sapphire XT is a great price (cheaper than what I paid for my Powercolor Pro 6 months ago!), go for it!

insider · Jun 25, 2007

The X1950XT has more pipelines, 48 compared with 36 on the X1950GT/Pro

Either get the x1950XT card or a cheap X1950GT.

erocker · Jun 25, 2007

I have a pro agp now. I am switching to a xt pci soon. Go with the XT.

NewbieBuilder · Jun 25, 2007

So far majority goes to the xt!

Oh, and also, if I were to get an aftermarket gpu cooler, what would you recommend

Wile E · Jun 25, 2007

Money is no object, then this with some ram sinks, and a 92mm fan:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109135

On a tight budget, this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186002

I would suggest a Zalman VF-900, but a few in this forum have found that it can't handle the thermal loads from the XTs. It starts to suffer from heat-soak.

NewbieBuilder · Jun 25, 2007

Thank you very much

hat · Jun 25, 2007

I'm all for the XT. Faster clocks, more pipes,, and even though the alternitave has 512MB memory, 256MB is just fine for DX9. Espically with those speeds.

Agent_D · Jun 25, 2007

yea the xt is great, i've had mine for 2-3 months now, its great and i can play every game i've tried so far on highest settings with highest AA and AF levels with no problem.

the stock cooler isnt all that loud until its at 100%, i have mine set to 50% for any temp under 70C and 100% at 70C+, as soon as it hits 70C it goes 100% and drops back below 70 to the 50% mark and i usually only hear it when things get crazy on screen, or running the ati tool window. the biggest thing with the stock one i hear is the crappy job done on the heatsink surface and it should be lapped. normally at idle i see 49-50c even when its like 80-90F ambient, going to lap and put AS5 tomorrow and see how it goes.

so yea, get the xt and the thermalright hr-03 would be best.

DOM · Jun 25, 2007

XT better card

Ketxxx · Jun 25, 2007

XT is better, but in some situations the extra frame buffer on the Pro will have more of a use. Personally I would get the cheapest Pro \ GT you can find, clock the snot out of it and sit with that until a decent midrange DX10 card comes out.

HookeyStreet · Jun 25, 2007

NewbieBuilder said:
I can't decide...more memory or more speed...or maybe I'll just buy pro and try to overclock to xt speeds? =D.................................

Sapphire x1950pro

Sapphire x1950xt

I'm going towards the pro...Opinions plox!

The Sapphire x1950xt 256mb is better card

HookeyStreet · Jun 25, 2007

HookeyStreet said:
The Sapphire x1950xt 256mb is better card

But like what Ketxxx said, get a cheap X1950Pro or GT and overclock! I got an X1950GT and overclocked it with ease to the same speed as a Pro version....so I basically got a Pro but it cost less (I saved about £20)

EDIT: lol Ive only just realised that Ive quoted myself

csallis · Jun 25, 2007

I would say go with the XT to, had mine for a while now and its never let me down in any game I have tried on full settings (some of the games, BF2, 2142, CS:Source, Half Life 2: Lost Coast).

Widjaja · Jun 27, 2007

Make sure you know the system requirements for this card.

Yes XT all the way.
As long as you know the system requirments for these cards!

PSU +12V/30a rail

I have a AGP pro which does the job nicely now.
Before with the P4 3Ghz HT CPU it wasn't all that great
Now I've completely gone to the darkside with ATi x1950pro/AMD64 X2 4800+, the card works the way it should.

csallis · Jun 27, 2007

Widjaja said:
Yes XT all the way.
As long as you know the system requirments for these cards!

PSU +12V/30a rail

I have a AGP pro which does the job nicely now.
Before with the P4 3Ghz HT CPU it wasn't all that great
Now I've completely gone to the darkside with ATi x1950pro/AMD64 X2 4800+, the card works the way it should.

That is a very good point, because my e6300 has to be overclocked up to 3.2ghz to remove the bottleneck it causes for my XT. 3.2ghz and the XT is the sweet spot.

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Sapphire x1950pro 512mb or Sapphire x1950xt 256mb

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