Which one!?!?!?!?!?

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • megawhompertoo
    oldswab
    • Dec 2005
    • 2124

    #16
    Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

    Originally posted by UNDIESRULES
    Pretty much every comparison puts the 7950 just ahead of the x1950 and its a bit cheaper to boot.
    Old comparison; there's no x1950xt with the newer 625/1800mhz reference.

    Originally posted by See Full Review above
    This places it directly against NVIDIA's GeForce 7950 GT. Based on the benchmarks we have seen, the Radeon X1950 XT more than holds its own against its NVIDIA opponent and mirrors ATI's recent successes like the Radeon X1950 PRO in offering a slightly better price performance proposition.
    Either card would be great for the BF2 engine. How much is the 7950gt you are considering?

    As an aside, is your PSU up to snuff?

    Comment

    • Mo0by
      gone somewhere
      • Jul 2006
      • 3854

      #17
      Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

      Originally posted by UNDIESRULES
      http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphi...=607&chart=224

      Pretty much every comparison puts the 7950 just ahead of the x1950 and its a bit cheaper to boot.
      lmao! guess whos current graphics card is right at the bottom!

      You chose the wrong comparisons thouugh :s

      Originally posted by megawhompertoo
      Old comparison; there's no x1950xt with the newer 625/1800mhz reference.



      Either card would be great for the BF2 engine. How much is the 7950gt you are considering?

      As an aside, is your PSU up to snuff?
      I dont know where to find it :s Ive checked My Computer and dxdiag thingy does it have another name?

      Also are you saying I should get the 7950 gt now? Im Confuzzled:dead:

      Comment

      • Munk_Madness

        #18
        Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

        do u have pci-e or agp? sorry i asked before buts its important u know what you have before u get a new card

        Comment

        • megawhompertoo
          oldswab
          • Dec 2005
          • 2124

          #19
          Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

          Originally posted by Mooby Mc Moob
          I dont know where to find it :s Ive checked My Computer and dxdiag thingy does it have another name?

          Also are you saying I should get the 7950 gt now? Im Confuzzled:dead:
          PSU: You need to have at least a 450W PSU to power an x1950xt gpu (you might scrimp by if you've got a very good 380W with the right rails). This will be printed on the PSU; you're going to have to open your case to check.

          Edit: for clarification just in case, the PSU is the Power Supply Unit "box" that you plug the cord into.

          As far as which one to get--I'd still get the x1950xt since its a better card in the same price range (maybe a few Pritish Bounds more).

          Oh, and you should answer Munk's question. Everyone is making the assumption that you have an open PCI-E port, but it would be quite embarassing (and costly to you) if you split your new PCI-E card in two trying to ram it into an AGP port. :)

          Comment

          • Mo0by
            gone somewhere
            • Jul 2006
            • 3854

            #20
            Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

            Right. Damn. Ok. Well I only have a 300w PSU :hmm:, but they only seem to cost about a tenner so thats an easy upgrade. But how easy are they to install?

            I think I have a PCI-E port though, at the moment im running Geforce 6200 (which sucks with a passion), and I think its a PCI-E card, though I'd like someone to clarify this please...

            Also just looking over everything is my ram and processer good enough to run this beast?

            Thanks

            Comment

            • megawhompertoo
              oldswab
              • Dec 2005
              • 2124

              #21
              Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

              Originally posted by Mooby Mc Moob
              Right. Damn. Ok. Well I only have a 300w PSU :hmm:, but they only seem to cost about a tenner so thats an easy upgrade. But how easy are they to install?
              PSU's are usually pretty easy. First, you unplug all the stuff that is plugged into it, then you unscrew the four screws on the back that secure it to the case frame WHILE HOLDING IT SECURELY from the inside (lot's of PSU's will crash down on your components once the last screw is out. Then, you just carefully pull it out, carefully put the new one in, screw back in the screws, and plug back in the cables.

              Originally posted by Mooby Mc Moob
              I think I have a PCI-E port though, at the moment im running Geforce 6200 (which sucks with a passion), and I think its a PCI-E card, though I'd like someone to clarify this please...
              You really need to find out what sort of port you have; click start-->run-->type DXDIAG [enter] You could also check your bios--what you really need to do is find out the exact model of your current motherboard.

              Originally posted by Mooby Mc Moob
              Also just looking over everything is my ram and processer good enough to run this beast?
              3500+ and 2 gigs? Yes.

              Comment

              • UNDIESRULES

                #22
                Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...d=56&subid=416

                There are loads of PCIE 6200 on the market, he could have one.

                Comment

                • megawhompertoo
                  oldswab
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 2124

                  #23
                  Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                  Originally posted by UNDIESRULES
                  http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...d=56&subid=416

                  There are loads of PCIE 6200 on the market, he could have one.
                  Guess its possible; edited post. Got the impression he was upgrading an older system.

                  Comment

                  • Munk_Madness

                    #24
                    Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                    even if u can take a pic of your computer and post it here let us take a look at it then we can tell you if its an AGP or PCI-E

                    Comment

                    • N2K

                      #25
                      Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                      Anything<8800gt+

                      Comment

                      • Death Merchant
                        Member
                        • Feb 2006
                        • 1090

                        #26
                        Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                        i wouldnt get a power supply for £10 you need powerful 12v rails for a good graphics card like that

                        but send us the link to the one your looking at maybe its good but just cheap

                        i would try this one its awesome

                        http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=375883

                        Comment

                        • Mo0by
                          gone somewhere
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 3854

                          #27
                          Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                          Alright, these are my crappy specs:



                          So what I need is as follows,

                          -The Graphics card (obviously)
                          -Another GIG of ram possibly this If anyone could find better value ram it would help
                          -A new PSU possibly this EDIT- link broken, its what Death Merchant poasted

                          Oh, and I was looking throught a chat I had with a freind a while back "you have a PCI-Express x 16 graphics card slot".

                          Im trying to find out what my exact model is all I know its a Compaq Prestario 061.

                          Comment

                          • N2K

                            #28
                            Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                            Just save up and get a new system.

                            Comment

                            • Mo0by
                              gone somewhere
                              • Jul 2006
                              • 3854

                              #29
                              Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?

                              Originally posted by N2K
                              Just save up and get a new system.
                              Nah, I'll never get enough money.... Plus im not even paying for the card, my parents are so I think asking for a new computer would kill them.

                              Also I have enough mnry saved up for everything else

                              Comment

                              • megawhompertoo
                                oldswab
                                • Dec 2005
                                • 2124

                                #30
                                Re: Which one!?!?!?!?!?


                                Does ^this one^ look familiar?

                                A decent 450W PSU and a gpu will make you happy gamer. If you've got the money, another gig would help smooth things out and make loading times faster all-around.

                                Comment

                                Working...