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    Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    and I'm guessing that it's so old, pretty much anything modern will kick it's arse into next week?

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    What budget do you have and what PSU??

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Quote Originally Posted by Tumble View Post
    and I'm guessing that it's so old, pretty much anything modern will kick it's arse into next week?
    Yes and no - games haven't moved on that much. I went from a x1950xt to a 4870 and while I'm now playing at max details, I only had to turn things down a little before.

    Basically, what is it limiting you on at the moment? If anything then yes, any modern card of the same kind of class (4850, gtx260 upwards) will remove that limitation.

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Also what system the OP has will also influence any recommendation.

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    I seem to remember there a big step between a x1950xt and a x1900pro and if it's 128mb, 256mb or 512mb esp combined with resolution (which is a big factor)

    A 17-19" resolution can run ok on 256mb but up that to 20-22" and 256mb of gpu ram starts to get painful.

    also should ask agp or pci-e?

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    ok.. don't know budget - basically needs to work as well as the current card - going to go for the best I can afford, I'm running Vista 64, I have a 500w PSU that isn't taxed to any great extent, with 4gb ram & an e6850 @ 3ghz. Monitor is a 21" jobby and I run most of me games at 1600x1200 cos it's prettier that way.

    Reason for upgrade is I've managed to overheat the incumbent card and now t's artifacting everywhere to the extent that most stuf is unplayable within 3 minutes or so - even on low settings & resolutions. The reason I asked the original question is that I've not bought a new card for ooohhh.... about 8 years - the last 2 including this one have been second hand jobs (I'm not an early adopter ) and I have no clue as to what performs like what compared with what I got atm.

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Quote Originally Posted by Tumble View Post
    ok.. don't know budget - basically needs to work as well as the current card - going to go for the best I can afford, I'm running Vista 64, I have a 500w PSU that isn't taxed to any great extent, with 4gb ram & an e6850 @ 3ghz. Monitor is a 21" jobby and I run most of me games at 1600x1200 cos it's prettier that way.

    Reason for upgrade is I've managed to overheat the incumbent card and now t's artifacting everywhere to the extent that most stuf is unplayable within 3 minutes or so - even on low settings & resolutions. The reason I asked the original question is that I've not bought a new card for ooohhh.... about 8 years - the last 2 including this one have been second hand jobs (I'm not an early adopter ) and I have no clue as to what performs like what compared with what I got atm.
    Do you know the make of your psu? That would help us determine whether its a good quality 500watt.

    You sure you dont have a budget, we work better with numbers

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    it's an Antec unit that came with my Sonata III case which I got last year (I think)

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Quote Originally Posted by Tumble View Post
    ... pretty much anything modern will kick it's arse into next week?
    Interestingly, that's not even vaguely true. The first generation DX10 midrange cards had very poor performance, and it was only with the release of 9600GT / HD4670 that the current gen midrange caught up with the top end DX9 cards (prior to that each generation's midrange would compete with the previous top end e.g X700/9800, X1650/X800XT).

    That means an 8600GT / 9500GT or 2600XT / 3650 / 4550 (and lower spec in the same ranges) would all be downgrades. An 8800GS / 9600GT or 3850 / 4670 would be a slight, but not significant, performance upgrade. An 8800GT(S|X) / 9800 / GTS250 / GTX260, or HD4770 / HD48x0 / HD57x0 would be the next performance class (and a reasonable upgrade), with the higher end GTX200s and the HD48x0 X2 / HD58x0 being another step up again.

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    It'll be an Earthwatts so that's good

    Best you can get for the budget (whatever it is) currently 4870's are a good price as places are shifting old stock because of the newer 5series.
    And they should be a big jump up from a x1900pro

    Yes the 1st gen where weak, (why I never got one) but the 2nd series over shot the old dx9 cards

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Your psu should be fine then, antec psu's are normally pretty decent. Now lets move onto what gfx card you should get. Scaryjim's advice is spot on, so its really does depend on your budget.

    What about an ati 4890 1GB for £120, or a 4870 512mb for £90?

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    If you are intending to keep the card for a long time I would look at an HD5770 TBH. The HD4890 will be ahead in recent games but I would probably think that the HD5770 will last longer due to the fact it is a DX11 card. You could always wait a few months to see what Nvidia has to offer with the newer Fermi cards.

    OTH,you could always get an HD5850 1GB if you find one for around £200.

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Thanks guys just what I was looking for Jim.. now to find some shiny things that I can exchange for goods or services

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Silly point but wasn't the X1950pro an AGP part?

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    Re: Upgrading from an X1950pro....

    Quote Originally Posted by brad_whitwell View Post
    Silly point but wasn't the X1950pro an AGP part?
    There were AGP and PCI-E versions available.

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