question regarding nvidia/ati similarities

pwoznic · 07-12-2006, 09:09 PM

I have a pci-e 256mb ati x800xt. What would be Nvidia's 'equivalent' of this.. the 6800xt? I'm curious because I will probably upgrade soon, so I need to know a starting point of what to buy heh

PC eye · 07-12-2006, 09:52 PM

I used to hear one person rave about the X850 being great for gaming. Currently I just dropped an MSI Radeon model X1300 Pro 256mb card in at the same time a board was replaced to save on overall costs on the older case here. The 6800 models are roughy the equivalent for the older Radeon X700-X850 models if you intend on NVidia there. So far the X1300 Pro for just under $80- at one vendor has met expectation there. When Half Life 2 gets reinstalled since the board was recently swapped out I can let you know how the current PCI-E card performs compared to the AGP model now in limbo.

pwoznic · 07-12-2006, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PC eye

I used to hear one person rave about the X850 being great for gaming. Currently I just dropped an MSI Radeon model X1300 Pro 256mb card in at the same time a board was replaced to save on overall costs on the older case here. The 6800 models are roughy the equivalent for the older Radeon X700-X850 models if you intend on NVidia there. So far the X1300 Pro for just under $80- at one vendor has met expectation there. When Half Life 2 gets reinstalled since the board was recently swapped out I can let you know how the current PCI-E card performs compared to the AGP model now in limbo.

Sweet, that'd be great

PC eye · 07-13-2006, 12:42 AM

You have to remember that both ATI and NVidia are in close competition to each other. In the last few months everyone was raving how great the NVidia 7900 GT was over the ATI Radeon X1900 XT and XTX models due to some reviews read online. Now I run into complaints about the same model where people are ready to throw them under a steam roller! It's not the reviews but what works best on your current hardware and software environment.

Some cards like those MSI puts with both chipsets on their line do great. I went through some three cards and two sets of memory to find the bios was flaky. And that was on a good brand board. But I also push hardwares without even OCing due to some beta testing, benchmarking, and some of those demanding games out. You should be able to move a notch without worrying too much there about cost. The prices on many are now down far enough to give you a wider selection.

diduknowthat · 07-13-2006, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pwoznic

I have a pci-e 256mb ati x800xt. What would be Nvidia's 'equivalent' of this.. the 6800xt? I'm curious because I will probably upgrade soon, so I need to know a starting point of what to buy heh

I'd say the x800xt would match up with a 6800gt

PC eye · 07-13-2006, 01:15 AM

Different models also see different memory and core speeds as well as if that will make a difference when choosing which model to go with. When looking at the X1300 Pro here seeing the 600mhz memory compared to the X700's 700mhz memory speed there it was wondered then which model would have been the better to use here. The early PCI-E lacked a great deal however. This is why the newer model was chosen easily. The best way to decide is to look over the specs on different models seen in the same price range when deciding.

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07-12-2006, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	I used to hear one person rave about the X850 being great for gaming. Currently I just dropped an MSI Radeon model X1300 Pro 256mb card in at the same time a board was replaced to save on overall costs on the older case here. The 6800 models are roughy the equivalent for the older Radeon X700-X850 models if you intend on NVidia there. So far the X1300 Pro for just under $80- at one vendor has met expectation there. When Half Life 2 gets reinstalled since the board was recently swapped out I can let you know how the current PCI-E card performs compared to the AGP model now in limbo.

07-13-2006, 12:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	You have to remember that both ATI and NVidia are in close competition to each other. In the last few months everyone was raving how great the NVidia 7900 GT was over the ATI Radeon X1900 XT and XTX models due to some reviews read online. Now I run into complaints about the same model where people are ready to throw them under a steam roller! It's not the reviews but what works best on your current hardware and software environment. Some cards like those MSI puts with both chipsets on their line do great. I went through some three cards and two sets of memory to find the bios was flaky. And that was on a good brand board. But I also push hardwares without even OCing due to some beta testing, benchmarking, and some of those demanding games out. You should be able to move a notch without worrying too much there about cost. The prices on many are now down far enough to give you a wider selection.

07-13-2006, 01:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	Different models also see different memory and core speeds as well as if that will make a difference when choosing which model to go with. When looking at the X1300 Pro here seeing the 600mhz memory compared to the X700's 700mhz memory speed there it was wondered then which model would have been the better to use here. The early PCI-E lacked a great deal however. This is why the newer model was chosen easily. The best way to decide is to look over the specs on different models seen in the same price range when deciding.