PowerColor ATI X1950 Pro Extreme 512MB Graphics Card

Hostage · Post by **Hostage** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:37 pm

yea i just bought a new computer a build up and i asked for a PowerColor ATI X1950 Pro Extreme 512MB Graphics Card mainly because of its silent cooling fan and also it an over all good graphics card.but i was wondering seeing that i had a wide choice was this a good choice because i still have time to change it ?

thanks in advance for any suggestion/help

EDIT: talkin to a friend of mine he said taht a radeon X850 would do the job aswell

shoto · Post by **shoto** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:38 pm

hmm...its a solid choice..but why not an 8800? (Price?)
Imean sure you got it for the sound, but Gcards aren't that noisy...and you can always install liquid cooling system for complete silence

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:48 pm

I would get a graphics card that will support Direct X 10. It will be expensive though.

EllisD · Post by **EllisD** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:05 pm

The 320mb version of the 8800 should be about the same price and might top the 1950 in performance. I would look into that if its an option. Gimmie a min and i will see if i can find a few benchies.

EDIT: Well, looking around a bit, if your gaming at a res lower than 1600x1200 then the performance between the 1950 and 8800 320MB version is very close. The 'bonus' you get with the 8800 is the directx 10 compatibility where the 1950 does not. If you can afford to get something to tide you over till summer, the new ATi R600 should make its debut and hopefully drive the prices of the full out 8800's down (the 640mb or 768mb versions), or the prices of the x19XX series.

Oh yea, about the x850. Looking at NCIX (one of the better priced canadian sites ive found) you will pay almost the same for the x850 as a 1950 pro. If it ends up just being between these 2, get the 1950.