gotdamojo06 Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 I have never heard anything horrible or necesarly bad about SAPHIRE, so I was currious about what he had to say... I was reading that for the prices, the 1950XT was better than the 8600, so im pretty sure Im going w/ my original 1950XT... there wasnt even the 1950XT on the chart, it was just the 1900XT All I know is that there is going to be a huge difference in gameplay w/ the 1950XT over the 9200... Im thinking Im going to start to order soon, so everything looks good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 I realise that there wasn't a X1950XT on the chart, but if you bear in mind that X1950XT>X1900XT, then you see my point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadiy Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Well, I remember a while back I wanted a SAPHIRE card and everyone said no...........but I don't know. The 8600 looks future-proofish I guess. And I don't understand that. Why does the 7900 outperform the 8600? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Because the 8600 ain't that hot. There are rumours of a 256-bit memory interface version coming sometime in the future, which may improve things somewhat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdamojo06 Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 So i will be sticking w/ the 1950XT, I still cant wait to see the difference in games over the 9200 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendellrt Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I have read that the 8600 series cards are worth the savings. You would get the benefit of DX10 when it becomes more mainstream, but I would suggest a 8800GTS 320. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 Well, I remember a while back I wanted a SAPHIRE card and everyone said no...........but I don't know. The 8600 looks future-proofish I guess. And I don't understand that. Why does the 7900 outperform the 8600? Cause the 8600 is like the 7600! A 6800GT is on par if not better than a 7600GT, so the 7900GS/GT/GTX/GTO will stomp all over the 8600GT/GTS. Even the X1950Pro beats the 8600GT/GTS pretty bad! I have read that the 8600 series cards are worth the savings. You would get the benefit of DX10 when it becomes more mainstream, but I would suggest a 8800GTS 320. When DX10 comes out (not anytime soon with the usual delays!), the 8600GT/GTS will be WAY too weak to be able to bring out all the eye candy. Therefore, getting a good DX9 card is the way to go at the moment, also because DX10 is totally overhyped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendellrt Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 When DX10 comes out (not anytime soon with the usual delays!), the 8600GT/GTS will be WAY too weak to be able to bring out all the eye candy. Therefore, getting a good DX9 card is the way to go at the moment, also because DX10 is totally overhyped. bigred has made some posts to totally disagree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 you wanna link me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendellrt Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I don't remember where it was, it was a big DX10 discussion a couple of months back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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