x1950: IS it worth it?

ride3k · 09-04-2007, 12:50 PM

is the x1950 one of the best dx9 cards? I am looking for a amazing budget gaming card, and the x1950 is only 149 in its 512mb version on newegg. I dont know much about vid cards so would this be a sutiable replacement to spenind 300 on a great dx10 card?

Tayl · 09-04-2007, 01:11 PM

Well, I own the HIS Excalibur edition of the X1950 (which if I remember is slightly clocked faster from factory than the other models, but hardly by enough to make a huge difference) and although many people mock the card it actually performs rather well for me. It'll run games such as CS:S HL:2, Battlefield 2, the new Tomb Raider Anniversary all on high details with full AA and AF enabled. It also runs Battlefield 2142 on medium to High detail smoothly. I'm not sure if it's one of the best DX9 cards out today but for what you pay for it, it does it's job and quite sufficiently.

It runs Company of Heroes, Need for Speed: Carbon and the new Command & Conquer on full detail at a high resolution too with no hiccups.

I'm not sure how much of a difference, if any, you would experience going from your 7900GS to an X1950 though.

Rove.

taylormsj · 09-04-2007, 01:19 PM

You would see better performance if you went to a 1950 but i dont think it would be that big of a difference to pay 149 though, best off saving for an 8800

maroon1 · 09-04-2007, 01:37 PM

7950GT is only $139 after rebate and it outperforms X1950pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143090

RoBBy · 09-04-2007, 02:46 PM

yeah 7950GT FTW.

StrangleHold · 09-04-2007, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ride3k

is the x1950 one of the best dx9 cards? I am looking for a amazing budget gaming card, and the x1950 is only 149 in its 512mb version on newegg. I dont know much about vid cards so would this be a sutiable replacement to spenind 300 on a great dx10 card?

If you already have a 7900GS a X1950 GT or Pro would be a waste of money, you would have to go with a X1950XT to see a big difference, but the money it would cost or a 7950 you would be better off finding a good DirectX 10 card.

taylormsj · 09-04-2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangleHold

If you already have a 7900GS a X1950 GT or Pro would be a waste of money, you would have to go with a X1950XT to see a big difference, but the money it would cost or a 7950 you would be better off finding a good DirectX 10 card.

^^ what he said

ride3k · 09-04-2007, 08:16 PM

the 7900 is my lappy, the card will be going in a brand new desktop build, it needs to have a good card so waiting and saving up for a 8800 is out of the question, is the difference between the x1950 and the 7950gt big enough to warrant waiting for the MIR?

taylormsj · 09-04-2007, 11:05 PM

depends on wether its a 1950 pro or xt, the 7950gt is slightly faster than the pro but not as fast as the xt

Bradan · 09-04-2007, 11:43 PM

ur wasting ur $$$, wait for the 8900 series, and ati's competing cards..

then blow ur cash

09-04-2007, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
ride3k Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 241	x1950: IS it worth it? is the x1950 one of the best dx9 cards? I am looking for a amazing budget gaming card, and the x1950 is only 149 in its 512mb version on newegg. I dont know much about vid cards so would this be a sutiable replacement to spenind 300 on a great dx10 card? __________________ Laptop/------------/Desktop /------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4 1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz 7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb 2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4 DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW 160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd 17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW /-----------------/550w Active PFC psu /-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

09-04-2007, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tayl VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,269	Well, I own the HIS Excalibur edition of the X1950 (which if I remember is slightly clocked faster from factory than the other models, but hardly by enough to make a huge difference) and although many people mock the card it actually performs rather well for me. It'll run games such as CS:S HL:2, Battlefield 2, the new Tomb Raider Anniversary all on high details with full AA and AF enabled. It also runs Battlefield 2142 on medium to High detail smoothly. I'm not sure if it's one of the best DX9 cards out today but for what you pay for it, it does it's job and quite sufficiently. It runs Company of Heroes, Need for Speed: Carbon and the new Command & Conquer on full detail at a high resolution too with no hiccups. I'm not sure how much of a difference, if any, you would experience going from your 7900GS to an X1950 though. Rove. __________________ Formerly known as RoveWolf/Breaks. Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armour Jr SuperMidi Tower - Black Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-E) Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) Samsung 18x18 DVD+RW (Black) Last edited by Tayl; 09-04-2007 at 01:17 PM.

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taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,853	You would see better performance if you went to a 1950 but i dont think it would be that big of a difference to pay 149 though, best off saving for an 8800 __________________ Customized water cooling my e2160 @ 3.618GHz Submit your system - http://extreme-showcase.com/ Professional & affordable website design, development, SEO, CMS & more \| t-webdesign

09-04-2007, 01:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,809	7950GT is only $139 after rebate and it outperforms X1950pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143090 __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner Phenom II reviews

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RoBBy Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Quebec,Montreal Age: 18 Posts: 207	yeah 7950GT FTW. __________________ -AMD 3800+ X2 -2gb kingston DDR2 RAM 667MHz dual channel (4x512) -NZXT 400W PSU (OCZ stealthXstream 600W soon) -Seagate 320gb 7200RPM -3DFusion 7600GS (eVGA 8800GTS superlcocked ordered) -Asrock NF6-VSTA -NZXT Apollo silver (2x120mm) -Windows XP (Vista Premium soon)

09-04-2007, 08:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
ride3k Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 241	the 7900 is my lappy, the card will be going in a brand new desktop build, it needs to have a good card so waiting and saving up for a 8800 is out of the question, is the difference between the x1950 and the 7950gt big enough to warrant waiting for the MIR? __________________ Laptop/------------/Desktop /------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4 1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz 7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb 2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4 DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW 160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd 17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW /-----------------/550w Active PFC psu /-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

09-04-2007, 11:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,853	depends on wether its a 1950 pro or xt, the 7950gt is slightly faster than the pro but not as fast as the xt __________________ Customized water cooling my e2160 @ 3.618GHz Submit your system - http://extreme-showcase.com/ Professional & affordable website design, development, SEO, CMS & more \| t-webdesign

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Bradan Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canad'eh Posts: 1,052	ur wasting ur $$$, wait for the 8900 series, and ati's competing cards.. then blow ur cash __________________ The New Beast: Coolermaster CM 690 4x120mm Corsair 550VX - 41A 12v P5N32-E - 680i SLI Motherboard E7200/3MB Core2Duo@3.7Ghz- AC Freezer 7 Pro Corsair DDR2 6400 5-5-5-15 Asus 8800GT@700/1750/1900 Soundblaster Audigy 4 SE Western Digital SE16 500GB WD5000AAKS

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