PC hardware: Graphics Card ATI x850 or x1600xt ?

by mearsfan42 - 5/14/06 8:53 AM

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Graphics Card ATI x850 or x1600xt ?

by mearsfan42 - 5/14/06 8:53 AM

I need help choosing between two great cards made by ati. It is between the x850 and the x1600xt. I have heard that the x1600xt is the way to go but i still need help deciding.I am building a computer now with the DFI rdx200 cf-dr motherboard, 1gb of ddr memory, amd 4000+, 120 gig hard drive used to play games fast.

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x850xt vs x1600xt

by ramarc - 5/14/06 10:35 AM In reply to: Graphics Card ATI x850 or x1600xt ? by mearsfan42

the x850xt is the faster card but lacks SM3 features (like HDR). however, those features require quite a bit of graphics horsepower, and they're of little use on mid-range (like the x1600xt) or low-end cards since if you turn on SM3 features, frame rates drop so low as to make the game unplayable.

here are benchmarks for both:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=310&model2=304&chart=94

therefore, i suggest the x850xt over the x1600xt. if you can afford a few dollars more, an nvidia 7600gt is a better choice... comparable speed to x850xt and SM3 features.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121004

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by nathanpsz2 - 5/14/06 3:11 PM In reply to: x850xt vs x1600xt by ramarc

The cheapest X850XT is $164 on newegg.com. The cheapest 7600GT is $149 on newegg.com (after a $10 mail-in rebate.) I know which one I'd get.

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Well...

by mearsfan42 - 5/15/06 3:55 PM In reply to: RE: by nathanpsz2

The only problem is tha newegg does not ship to Canada!

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canadian provider

by ramarc - 5/15/06 4:37 PM In reply to: Well... by mearsfan42

here are links to a radeon x800gto2 ($199 CAD + shipping) and a geforce 7600gt ($230 CAD + shipping) from a canadian web shop. the x800gto2 can be soft-modded to an x850xt. it's painless (i have one and have done the mod myself.)

X800GTO2: http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=3967
7600GT: http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=4446

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by nathanpsz2 - 5/16/06 10:34 AM In reply to: Well... by mearsfan42

If you know anyone who lives in the US of A, ask them to purchase it for you. Once they receive it, ask them to send it to you via UPS. If you don't know anyone from the US of A, find another website that ships to Canada.

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