X1950xtx worth it ?

[Hulkster316]

Wanna replace my 7800gt in my current system as im gonna be getting a 22" monitor soon. Really like the x1950xtx but am wondering if my processor which is only a s939 4000+ will hold it back too much ?
Dont wanna spend £300 notes for not much improvement cheers for any advice.

[kempez]

hmmm toughie

I'd say keep the 7800GT for a little longer as TFT's scale down pretty well. Then when G80 and ATI's R600 are out spend your hard earned on one of them

[specofdust]

I wouldn't say it's worth it right now. Next gen(G80 for DX10) cards are due out somtime in early or mid november from what I hear. That means it's only a month or so untill big price cuts and fantastic new cards hit the shelves.

[shaithis]

The next gen cards currently don't look that great TBH.

I would consider it and then wait for the second round of DX10 cards.

[bloopo]

You would definitely see an improvement over your 7800gt, but whether it's £300 worth of improvement is doubtful. I personally would wait a while for a DX10.

[Hulkster316]

Was considering waiting for the dx10 cards but wouldnt the gulf between processor and graphics be even larger ?
Looks like i might save my money for a system rebuild

[pmanington]

having just bought an x1950xtx i can say that yes they are superb cards but i upgraded from a 9700pro so the difference was huge, i doubt you'll get anywhere near as much. I'd wait a bit for the next batch of graphics cards and see what the state of the market is then. You should be able to play anything on your current card right?

[Richie P]

For £290/300 i think it's a bargain. Then again, i'm upgrading from a 7600GS..not a 7800GT.

Plus the next gen cards are gonna be huge power hogs therefore new power supply = $$$ , vista isn't around for ages = $$$, and XP wont be supporting DX10, if it does it's a long way off, plus no games are written in DX10 yet?!

No reason waiting IMO.

[rob_z3_man]

I think it is worth the wait. Vista has been announced due early 2007. And with a new OS everythign will change like from 98 to XP.

[ukengineer]

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a Hexus review on one of these cards, has the ones I been reading are mixed up, and show at different sites, different winners, I would like an unbiased review, and know Hexus must have one.

FOUND IT http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=6538

[this_is_gav]

The next gen cards currently don't look that great TBH.

In retrospect that's an awesome comment