Ruisu Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 I am trying to decide between the two. They both seem like excellent cards. HardOCP makes the 8800GTS 320MB sound better. But all the other benchmarks I've seen make the 2900XT sound better. I know benchmarks don't mean much in actual gaming though. I really just want a card that can use AA and AF and high in game settings at 1680x1050. In my reading I found that the 2900XT had problems with AA, but the reviews were old and made this sound like a driver issue. So does anyone know if new drivers have fixed this, or is it a design problem? Actually I'm looking at the 2900 Pro (and pushing it to XT levels). Thanks for your thoughts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
upok Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 I have the EVGA 8800gts 640 and I love it. FEAR, Supreme Commander, DiRT, all at 1920x1200 with high settings and no problems here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruisu Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 Ahh, I mean the 320MB. Sorry I didn't point that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 I would wait for the 2950 pro coming out i think this month they have two versions though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 I would wait for that to come out and then grab a a 2900XT/Pro, cause they will drop in price. The 2900Pro is probably your best bang for the buck, cause you can most likely clock it to XT levels, or beyond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruisu Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 So you have the XT kingdingeling. Does it still have bad Anti-Aliasing at high resolutions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 So you have the XT kingdingeling. Does it still have bad Anti-Aliasing at high resolutions? The performance hit is higher than it should be, yes. That's not something that'll be fixed with a driver, it's an architecture thing. A bonus though is that DX10 mode usually uses a softness filter on far-away things making FSAA almost unneeded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 What do you consider "bad antialising"? I run Crysis 4x AA @ 1680x1050, and ... let's put it this way, IT LOOKS FREGGIN AWESOME! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 What do you consider "bad antialising"? I run Crysis 4x AA @ 1680x1050, and ... let's put it this way, IT LOOKS FREGGIN AWESOME! I think he was referring to the performance hit. It takes a larger hit than almost any card out there percentage-wise when FSAA is enabled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruisu Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 Yep, that's what I meant. Aw, too bad it's not a driver thing...but I guess what you guys said is good to know ^_^ But you have Crysis? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 But you have Crysis? He's in the beta. It's too bad he won't play it in DX10 mode, he's missing a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruisu Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 Why no DX10? No Vista or a problem with the card? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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