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Originally Posted by MageB420666
Lasereth,
I've been considering updating my graphics card from a Radeon X1300Pro to a Radeon X1950XT, however, I do have a couple questions.
First, is there any real difference in the various X1950 XT's on Newegg based on the manufacturers? i.e. Sapphire, Diamond, HIS.....or is it just an opportunity to save on prices?
Second, I've been lightly reading the reviews on the cards and have seen several people say to wait and see what happens with DX 10. I'm not a really a hard core gamer when it comes to shooters, but I do play RPG's a lot. Would you suggest waiting to see about DX 10 or would the X1950 XT be able to hold its own when ATI releases their DX 10 line?
P.S.- My current setup is:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice processor
1GB Dual Channel RAM
Antec Smartpower 2.0 500w PS
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You could buy an 8800 GTS 320 MB version but I highly doubt your system would make use of it unless you turned the resolution in all of your games up passed 2500x2000 literally. I'd buy the Radeon X1950 XT. Might even wanna consider the X1950 Pro since it's way cheaper and more comparable to the rest of your PC.
The brands don't matter at all.
So basically: buy the 8800 GTS 320 MB if you have $300 even though your PC won't take advantage of it but it will have DX10, buy the Radeon X1950 Pro or XT for $150-$200ish and not have DX10 (which won't be that big of a deal for a while), or.............
NVIDIA is releasing new midrange DX 10 cards in April in the lower and midrange price points. If you wanted to wait a month or so, the GeForce 8600 and 8500 will be debuting in April with DX10 support at the $150-$250 price range. I have no information on how they perform right now though.