David Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Looking for a new graphics card and Ive narrowed it down to the Sapphire 2600XT 256 GDDR4 or the Sapphire X1950 Pro 256?. Which one should I go for?!Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece B Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 x1950 pro or if you can spend a little more money...a x1950 xt or xtx, should imagine that the prices are well cheap now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Im going to buck the trend and say 2600xt as its newer hardware, supports DX10 along with numerous benefits of the updated video decoding.Anyway what are you planning on using it for exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The X1950 pro is a very good card for the price, with plenty of power for any modern games.The 2600s can only just handle DX10, but you wouldn't want to push them, they are a middle of the range card, the X1950s are the highest of the previous generation. They run cooler, they are MORE powerful, and only just a little dearer, and there are great deals if you search.I don't think I need to say any more than this, where the 1950 clearly trounces all over the 2600,Scoring consistantly higher.I'm not sure I could justify the 2600 by saying "it's DX10", because frankly, it's not as good for th money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Depends what he is using it for. If its for media intensive applications such as decoding video etc then it is better, I have one as I use it for this.For gaming the x1950 is better.I would not say the 2600xt runs hotter than an x1950. From what I recall the x1950s run at like 70c+, the 2600 runs at 40c or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Depends what he is using it for. If its for media intensive applications such as decoding video etc then it is better, I have one as I use it for this.For gaming the x1950 is better.I would not say the 2600xt runs hotter than an x1950. From what I recall the x1950s run at like 70c+, the 2600 runs at 40c or so.Where the hell did you pick that number from? I've seen people complaining because they run at 50c at idle and between 80-90c under load.In current games at resolutions of 1280x1024 and higher the x1950pro beats both the 8600gt and the 2600xt. The effects in DX10 are barely noticeable at the minute, and the 2600 and 8600 aren't powerful enough to do dx10 justice. You'd be much better buying x1950 as its the faster card and when competant DX10 cards come around at sensible prices you can pick one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I picked it up by checking the temperature sensor on my pc If he is not using it for gaming then there is not much point in getting an X1950, if he is using it for gaming, save up some more and get an 8800 or 2900 as a lot of games are GPU intensive these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stav Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 go for a ATI 1950, the 2600 range are pretty useless not really providing any enhancements but only saying that they support DX10 yet the 1950 running in DX9 will give a MUCH better performance! If you want a good DX10 card then wait a bit because the 9000 range is coming soon for NVIDIA so the 8000's will reduce in price . . . .. HOPEFULLY!!Stav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I picked it up by checking the temperature sensor on my pc If he is not using it for gaming then there is not much point in getting an X1950, if he is using it for gaming, save up some more and get an 8800 or 2900 as a lot of games are GPU intensive these days.I take it you picked it up while the card was idle, then compared it to the x1950's full load temp.Saving up for an 8800? You do realise that means saving another 120-140% on the cost of the x1950 , it isn't saving up some more... its doubling the price! Besides, the x1950 is still capable of holding its own in pretty much every game nowadays so the cost:performance bracket is awful with the 8800's. Basically dude, get the x1950. The 2600xt is a pointless card intended to make sales through "on paper" features without any performance to back it up. The x1950 is the better card and with both around the same price, you'd be stupid not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece B Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) just a thought you got a decent power supply? becuase ati are juicy cards.....and im not sure but dont the x1950pro have a 6 pin pci-e power socket too? Edited September 3, 2007 by Reecerazor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stav Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 i know the 512mb agp version need 2X 4pin molexs . . . . . . not sure on the 256mb versionsStav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I think im going to go for the x1950 Pro 512 version If I can find it in stock!! Thanks,Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece B Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) found a siteClick mealso Click me too Edited September 3, 2007 by Reecerazor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 found a siteClick mealso Click me tooAlso this one for pci-E and this one for AGP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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