Which gfx card out of these 2?

[xRedfieldx]

X1900XT http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAP-X19XT
or
7900GTO http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?MSI-79GTO

Any advice would be appreciated. Im upgrading from a geforce 6800LE, do you even think its worth the upgrade?
Thanks in advance

 

[Boni]

Lots of posts on this around, many would say the ATI card was cheaper/performance and they might be right, many would say there where other good reasons for getting the nVidia card and they might be right too

All depends what games you play as to if its worth upgrading to. I wouldnt just for DAOC.

 

[Conway]

X1900XT http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAP-X19XT
or
7900GTO http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?MSI-79GTO

Any advice would be appreciated. Im upgrading from a geforce 6800LE, do you even think its worth the upgrade?
Thanks in advance

geforce 6800 has been great for me, I'd stick with it for DAOC I had problem with 7900

 

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

asking this is like asking:

Porsche Cayman S
or
Aston Martin DB9

I got a Xantia Break
Is it worth upgrading?​

Depends on how you use your car... If you've got kids, I'd highly advice against it. If you cruise the autobahn a lot, I'd say, yeah, go for it if you got the cash. If you want to transport goods, a totally different van-like car might be more your deal.

Can't give you any real answer on your question..

 

[xRedfieldx]

i use it for gaming lol
not only daoc

 

[Joor]

Which resolution do you play in?
If you want a card that can do 1200x1024 with 4xAA 8 AF high quality ..take the x1900xt.
If you want a slient card but abit lower grafic quality at high resolution.. take the 7900 GTO.
x1900xt support HDCP 7900 gto does not.

You can read more about it here http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/evga_e-geforce_7900_gto/default.asp

 

[GimmlyTheDorf]

I would say personally the ATI even though I would take a 9000 BFG or EVGA or XFX over the ATI. But they are hardly comparable as the prices are totally different. What CPU you have? Unless it’s like 2500 MHz you will be bottlenecking the card anyway.

 

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

i use it for gaming lol
not only daoc

"I use it for driving lol
not only within city limits"

 

[GimmlyTheDorf]

"I use it for driving lol
not only within city limits"

That's taking it too far, the only important factors you really need to look at when buying and comparing a graphics card is the price, brand , your system and hard gaming or light gaming / no gaming.

 

[xRedfieldx]

ok ok
all i do on pc is gaming, stuff like wow, cod2, cod3 very soon etc

my system is:
19" tft playing 1280 x 1024
amd newcastle 3500+
3 gig memory
currently geforce 6800LE
creative soundblaster audigy 4

Anything else needed to determine which of the 2 to get?

 

[GimmlyTheDorf]

ok ok
all i do on pc is gaming, stuff like wow, cod2, cod3 very soon etc

my system is:
19" tft playing 1280 x 1024
amd newcastle 3500+
3 gig memory
currently geforce 6800LE
creative soundblaster audigy 4

Anything else needed to determine which of the 2 to get?

the best thing to buy would be a 9050 GT imo.

EVGA GeForce 7950 GT KO Superclocked 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-015-EA)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7900_Series.html

 

[xRedfieldx]

the best thing to buy would be a 9050 GT imo.

EVGA GeForce 7950 GT KO Superclocked 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-015-EA)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7900_Series.html

What did you mean by this bit? 9050?

also is this the same card but cheaper? http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?EVG-795GT

also why do you prefer this over the x1900xt i linked? would just like to hear some pro's and cons before i committ this amount of cash, and thx for the help btw

 

[GimmlyTheDorf]

What did you mean by this bit? 9050?

also is this the same card but cheaper? http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?EVG-795GT

also why do you prefer this over the x1900xt i linked? would just like to hear some pro's and cons before i committ this amount of cash, and thx for the help btw

The card on OcUK is more expensive then nova because it has a higher memory clock and core clock. I would buy it because I am a NVIDIA fan boy, the drivers are much better and I generally prefer it over ATI cards. There really isn’t a lot of difference between them cards unless you overclocked you’re CPU to about 2500/2600MHZ. Ati cards generally have better image quality slightly but NVIDIA cards have better performance.

 

[xRedfieldx]

What about that chart which Joor posted a few up in this thread, i see the EVGA 7950GT in there mid table, below both the cards i linked, or am i seeing it wrong?

 

[GimmlyTheDorf]

What about that chart which Joor posted a few up in this thread, i see the EVGA 7950GT in there mid table, below both the cards i linked, or am i seeing it wrong?

That's a bench mark on low res on some website called firingsquad that I have never been on. I would still go with the EVGA 7950GT or BFG but it isn't going to make much difference so it is up to you there both good cards, I just prefer NVIDIA any day of the week and I have won comps on both sides of the fence.