pkilway Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Looking for video card advice. Please know before suggesting that I just buy a 8800GTX is that I DO NOT plan on upgrading to Vista until my next pc build and my budget is $150. I primarily play Everquest (DX9 game) and my system specs are listed below. I was looking at these cards, but would be willing to listen to any suggestions or advice. SAPPHIRE 100196L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB SAPPHIRE 100196L Radeon X1950PRO 512MB SAPPHIRE 100196L Radeon X1950XT 256MB Yes, I am partial to ATI cards. I think they are visually better then NVidia's offerings (or were when I put this system together 2 years ago). When I originally built my system I had a Chaintech 6600GT and was thoroughly underwhelmed by the graphical glitches, stuttering and lack of graphic crispness (and this was supposed to be THE BEST 6600GT card) - so I sold it and bought the Sapphire X800 GTO2 which I was able to unlock and overclock very successfully. But, is there anything out there better then what I'm current considering? And do I need to be concerned about whether or not my psu can power an X1950XT? Thanks for the help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentul Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 First and foremost, I am an nvidia fan, but I cannot deny that the 5000 and 6000 line of nvidia cards were definitely not on the same level of ATi at the time. The 1k series of ATi are definitely the best cards of their generation. But the newer nvidia cards definitely do have very good image quality compared to before, probably on the same level as the new line of ATi cards. But anyway, do you plan on upgrading your monitor anytime soon? If not, you won't really benefit from the extra memory on the 1950Pro with 512. So I'd suggest getting the 1950XT for more GPU power. Seems like the best bang for your buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkilway Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Thanks Mentul for the reply! And no, I do not plan on upgrading my monitor until I upgrade my system with a new build sometime in Q3 2008 timeframe. So this card will be used on the monitor in my sig exclusively. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quazi Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Yea, the 256MB 1950XT imho would be the card to go with. But truly it is a hard call. Take the time to read this guide: http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_1.html It will help you decide which is more important. It is very informative. Well worth any gamers time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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