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    Quick gfx card advice

    I am posting this here on behalf of a friend who is looking to spend around £120 max on a new graphics card

    I don't know the specs of his machine but I do know he is only running WinXP with a C2D E4300 and 1Gb memory (although he is talking about upping this to 2Gb)

    He is currently considering the following 3 cards from Scan and would appreciate some informed opinions

    1. 256mb Sapphire X1950 pro (£102)
    2. 256mb XFX 7950GT XXX (£115)
    3. 256mb XFX 8600GT XXX (£110)

    I appreciate that I can't give you any more information but any info you can give me I will gladly pass on

    Cheers in advance

    Glenn

    PS - Personally I am also looking at the X1950 pro for now but this might change my mind too

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    Well,the 7950 is faster than the 1950PRO most of the times, and seeing that it is passive, it's definitely going to be more quiet as well So my vote goes for 7950GT. And 8600GT is poo.
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    It's a straight choice between the x1950 pro and the 7950GT, and the gt is faster than the x1950pro, so if he/she is into games then this maybe the better card. If he/she isn't into games, then decide by cost.


    sapphire x1950pro review http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=7016

    xfx 7950gt review http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=7168

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    79fifteeeeee.

    but really, just as long as it isnt the 8600 you are doing fine
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    Avoid the 8600, that's obvious

    Then it's a harder choice. The 7950gt is generally faster than the 1950pro, but not always. For most games the 7950gt is a top choice. Exceptions would be if you're playing something like Oblivion or Gothic 3 type games a lot, which fare better on the AMD card. The AMD card also has better image quality, though whether it's fast enough to utilise it is another question.

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    Go for the 7950gt as I've got the 512mb version

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    You can get an X1950XT for £117 from OCUK (Dont hit me for mentioning them )
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    That would be a top choice for the money!

    (*cries at how much his cost him not that long ago*)

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    Performance wise it's

    7950GT > X1950Pro > 8600GT

    Image Quality it's

    8600GT > X1950Pro > 7950GT

    If you can pickup a 512mb Xpertvision X1950Pro they come equipped with 1.1ns memory and are quite overclockable. That is to say the one I bought to try out was.

    http://www.ginger6.com/xpertvision-5...l-p-24980.html

    £94.41inc there
    Last edited by Tel_Tech; 17-05-2007 at 05:03 PM.

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