A couple of questions

Flar0n · 05-14-2008, 01:12 AM

I have a couple of questions:

1. Is Pro or XT better (for ATi cards). (Example is HD2900 Pro better, or XT?)
2. Can an HD 2600XT play Crysis on medium at 1440x900?

xbadwolfx · 05-14-2008, 02:45 AM

I am not sure about your question regarding pro and XT.

However, if you plan to play Crysis on those resolutions, I would shoot for a more powerful card. I am also going to suggest nVidia over ATI (in my experience, ATI is for gamers on a budget).

UpskirtHayley · 05-14-2008, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Flar0n

I have a couple of questions:

1. Is Pro or XT better (for ATi cards). (Example is HD2900 Pro better, or XT?)
2. Can an HD 2600XT play Crysis on medium at 1440x900?

XT is the higher end of ATI cards. Pro is inferior. theres also XTX but only sees in the x1950xtx/x1900xtx. XTX is above all unless dont have XTX.

XT is better than Pro.

2600xt is not that great as it seems. in fact it is slower than the x850xt speed-wise in shader 2.0

i choose 8600gts over 2600xt

Flar0n · 05-15-2008, 12:47 AM

Well... what about the 2900 Pro? The only XT I found was about $500... whoo... And yeah I am kind of on a budget... but that's because I'm 13 and have no job. The only problem is I live in Canada, and we get whailed on prices even though our dollar is worth more than the USD..

diduknowthat · 05-15-2008, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Flar0n

Well... what about the 2900 Pro? The only XT I found was about $500... whoo... And yeah I am kind of on a budget... but that's because I'm 13 and have no job. The only problem is I live in Canada, and we get whailed on prices even though our dollar is worth more than the USD..

Don't look at the 2900's, they're old, overpriced and uses A LOT of power. Instead look into the newer HD 3XXX series and the 8/9 series from Nvidia.

Vizy93 · 05-15-2008, 01:36 AM

Yea, the US dollar is going down. Definetely.

Flar0n · 05-15-2008, 01:42 AM

Yeah.. but here in Canada the 38XX series is over 9000 dollars for some reason... because the world hates me lol...

evil-xxx · 05-15-2008, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Flar0n

Yeah.. but here in Canada the 38XX series is over 9000 dollars for some reason... because the world hates me lol...

In China HD3850 512M costs $110 now while HD3870 costs $140.

jnskyliner34 · 05-16-2008, 04:07 AM

how about a nvidia card?

how much is your budget?

here are some options. did some research on Tigerdirect Canada.

XFX GeForce 8600GTS 512mb - $128.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...448&CatId=1826

eVGA GeForce 8800GT 512mb - $250.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...415&CatId=3670

Sapphire Radeon HD3870 512mb - $195.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...342&CatId=3670

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05-14-2008, 02:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
xbadwolfx Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Marlboro, NJ Age: 20 Posts: 102	I am not sure about your question regarding pro and XT. However, if you plan to play Crysis on those resolutions, I would shoot for a more powerful card. I am also going to suggest nVidia over ATI (in my experience, ATI is for gamers on a budget).

05-15-2008, 12:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Flar0n Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 88	Well... what about the 2900 Pro? The only XT I found was about $500... whoo... And yeah I am kind of on a budget... but that's because I'm 13 and have no job. The only problem is I live in Canada, and we get whailed on prices even though our dollar is worth more than the USD..

05-15-2008, 01:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
Flar0n Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 88	Yeah.. but here in Canada the 38XX series is over 9000 dollars for some reason... because the world hates me lol...