GeForce 7900GTX or X1900XT?

goosy22 · 03-05-2006, 03:08 AM

which card should i get for my new comp? i would like suggestions because i'll base the mobo off of which card i buy...

Mr.Suave · 03-05-2006, 03:13 AM

if the 7900gtx turns out to be better, then id get that. but i also heard that if the 7900 becomes the king of cards then ATI will lower thier prices to compete.

fade2green514 · 03-05-2006, 05:58 AM

umm... nobody knows for sure yet. my guess is the 7900gtx will be better just because nvidia will obviously try to come up with something better and faster than the x1900xtx.... x1900xt < x1900xtx by 25mhz core 100mhz memory

however, as i said nobody knows for sure yet. try asking once the 7900 edition is out.

Nutcase · 03-05-2006, 11:53 AM

Wild guess: 7900GTX

spamdos · 03-05-2006, 12:22 PM

yeah i would say 7900GTX

Bootup05 · 03-05-2006, 12:51 PM

Same here, I hope and bet nVidia thrash ATi by miles

Jet · 03-05-2006, 03:35 PM

Personally, the X1900XT is the best deal you can get in the above $400 range. You overclock it slightly, and get the X1900XTX, which is comparable to the 7800GTX 512MB, for a LOT less money. The 7900GTX will be WAY overpriced, so I'd suggest saving your pennies and getting the X1900XT. Then you can buy the next cream of the crop graphics card next time around.

goosy22 · 03-05-2006, 05:57 PM

ok, next question... do you guys prefer crossfire or sli??? i know crossfire allows you to use essentially different cards, but is it fool-proof so far?

**dragon2309** · 03-05-2006, 06:03 PM

SLi is a lot more efficient, as in the card overead due to cross-talk is a lot less than on crossfire. crossfire has a lot of known but unsolved bugs, SLi is virtually flawless on al supported cards. At the moment SLi is the better choice until ATi get crossfire bumped up a bit.

dragon2309

Dialamo · 03-05-2006, 06:03 PM

I think SLI has proven that it is better.

03-05-2006, 03:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	if the 7900gtx turns out to be better, then id get that. but i also heard that if the 7900 becomes the king of cards then ATI will lower thier prices to compete. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

03-05-2006, 05:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	umm... nobody knows for sure yet. my guess is the 7900gtx will be better just because nvidia will obviously try to come up with something better and faster than the x1900xtx.... x1900xt < x1900xtx by 25mhz core 100mhz memory however, as i said nobody knows for sure yet. try asking once the 7900 edition is out. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

03-05-2006, 11:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nutcase Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 207	Wild guess: 7900GTX __________________ CPU: AMD Opteron 170@ 2.6GHz AC 64 Freezer Pro GPU: Sapphire X1950XTX RAM:Kingston HyperX 2512MB MoBo:* Asus A8N SLi Premium HD: 2160GB PSU:* Tagan EasyCon 480W

03-05-2006, 12:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 19 Posts: 1,160	yeah i would say 7900GTX __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

03-05-2006, 12:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,394	Same here, I hope and bet nVidia thrash ATi by miles __________________ Intel Q6600 @ 3.4GHz Gigabyte UD3P 6GB DDR2 \| 5-4-4-12 Sapphire 4850 @ 700/2240 WD Caviar SE 320GB - 160GB Seagate External Hyundai 22" Wide Acoustic Energy Aego M's Freezer Pro 7 Tagan 600W Vista Ultimate 64 SP1

03-05-2006, 03:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jet VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,367	Personally, the X1900XT is the best deal you can get in the above $400 range. You overclock it slightly, and get the X1900XTX, which is comparable to the 7800GTX 512MB, for a LOT less money. The 7900GTX will be WAY overpriced, so I'd suggest saving your pennies and getting the X1900XT. Then you can buy the next cream of the crop graphics card next time around. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/160GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/1TB My Book Pro http://flickr.com/photos/levitening/

03-05-2006, 06:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,679	SLi is a lot more efficient, as in the card overead due to cross-talk is a lot less than on crossfire. crossfire has a lot of known but unsolved bugs, SLi is virtually flawless on al supported cards. At the moment SLi is the better choice until ATi get crossfire bumped up a bit. dragon2309 __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

03-05-2006, 06:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dialamo Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 198	I think SLI has proven that it is better. __________________ Computers For The Win!

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