Thoughts on X1950 XT

Ethereal_Dragon · 12-16-2006, 02:29 PM

Ok, so, I am looking to get a new video card to replace my x800 Pro. (It's a christmas present, so 8800xxx is out of the question... too expensive).

I am going to be getting an ATi card, so please refrain from the "but you could get a 7xxxGxx and blah blah"... I pretty much have what I am looking for picked out, and am just looking for feedback from anyone who has experience with this card

HIS X1950XT

Thanks guys

nVdia · 12-16-2006, 07:00 PM

I have the 1900XTX and It plays everything maxed out lol.....

The General · 12-16-2006, 10:20 PM

The 8800GTS totally owns the X1950 XT and it only costs $160 more.

If I were you, I'd just save up the extra 160 and get and 8800GTS. That or at least get a 7950GX2...

Ethereal_Dragon · 12-16-2006, 11:55 PM

The 7950GX2 would be a waste of money, because the 8800GTS is in the same pricerange, and as stated earlier, this is a christmas present, and right now I don't have the cash for the extra $200ish difference in price.... I was merely looking for feedback on the x1950 series.

BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL · 12-17-2006, 12:23 AM

Why not look for a x1900gt on sale right now? Its only $135, and it isnt too far behind an xt. It is a really good card for the money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102022

Ethereal_Dragon · 01-07-2007, 12:04 PM

Well, (as can be seen in my sig) I got the HIS X1950 XT.....

I am really loving this card. It nearly doubled my 3DMark05 scores over my X800 PRO, and I am also running a Folding@Home GPU client on it, and finishing 1-2 WU's a day... the dual-slot setup is also very nice for my shuttle, as it is keeping the temps down slightly in the case.... Card runs at about 60* C during F@H, and the GPU and CPU are both being utilized @ 100%.

In my eyes, there is ABSOLUTLY no point in getting a DX10 card right now... the standard isn't even OUT yet, let alone beyond the first gen cards. I will wait for it to come out, mature, and allow the 8800's and whatnot to become the 'mainstream' cards that the average joe can afford....

b1gapl · 01-07-2007, 12:11 PM

The graphic card has an effect on folding? I though it was mostly the CPU.

AMD6415 · 01-07-2007, 12:21 PM

Good thing you didn't go for the X1900GT, I just got that card a little while ago and I am very disappointed with it, so much that I am taking it back

maroon1 · 01-07-2007, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The General
The 8800GTS totally owns the X1950 XT and it only costs $160 more.

The 8800GTS just cost $125 more.

You can pay extra $125 and you will get a video card the will completely destroy X1950xt, and support DX10

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133188

Ethereal_Dragon · 01-08-2007, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by b1gapl
The graphic card has an effect on folding? I though it was mostly the CPU.

Not with the CPU client. There is a GPU client that runs on the graphics card, but it only supports ATi Radeon X1xxx series cards at this time, so NVidia users are out of luck.

Quote:

Originally posted by maroon1
The 8800GTS just cost $125 more.

You can pay extra $125 and you will get a video card the will completely destroy X1950xt, and support DX10

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133188

I find nothing wrong with the Nvidia 8800 series cards, however, they were over-budget in this case. Also, as mentioned previously, DX10 isn't even out yet, let alone games that run on DX10 (to the best of my knowledge.) I will let the technology mature, and the cards will be cheaper when I am ready to take the DX10 challenge.

Also, I wanted to be able to run the GPU client of Folding@Home, which is not possible on NVIDIA cards, not even the 8800's.

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