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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
Have a look he http://www.diamondmm.com/X1950PRO512AGP.php
Has 36/8, same as PCI-E version. "me/2" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:33:12 -0800, "Too_Much_Coffee ®" wrote: :$290.00 USD : : :http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103024 : :or : :http://tinyurl.com/yec4gl : So other than Shader Model 3.0 what does this offer over a X850XT PE AGP card? Performance improvement worth the cost? Is it really only 12 pipelines? Any information will be appreciated. I haven't been following the specs on the newer chips lately since none of them seemed to offer a performance increase over what I've already got. Thanks, me/2 |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
$290.00 USD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103024 or http://tinyurl.com/yec4gl Newegg is a great place to shop. I was looking at the PowerColor X1950 Pro review on FiringSquad.com earlier today. That version has a very nice looking cooler attached and is only $259 at Directron. I saw it for $249 somewhere but cannot find again. The Sapphire version with 512MB for $249 is at AllStartShop.com (but out of stock). You could buy a much inferior 7800GS or X850XT for similar price as the X1950 Pro. Best AGP performance at a reasonable price. |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
..... I was looking at the PowerColor X1950 Pro review on FiringSquad.com
earlier today. That version has a very nice looking cooler attached and is only $259 at Directron. I saw it for $249 somewhere but cannot find again. .... Here it is. In stock $249. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....0&RSKU=AA65470 |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
FiringSquad has a comparison between the X1950 Pro and the previously
fastest AGP cards like the X850XT PE and 7800GS. Whether the performance improvement is worth the upgrade depends on the max resolution of your monitor and the games you play: http://firingsquad.com/hardware/powe...view/page5.asp Even though the X1950 Pro has 12 texture units, keep in mind it has 36 pixel shaders versus 16 on the X850XT. Shader-heavy games will see the X1950 Pro pull ahead, with a wider margin at high resolutions. (More pixels - more pixel shader operations.) The X1950 Pro is 60% faster in Company of Heroes, 60% faster in Pacific Fighters, 40% faster in BF2142, and 18% faster in Quake 4. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "me/2" wrote in message ... So other than Shader Model 3.0 what does this offer over a X850XT PE AGP card? Performance improvement worth the cost? Is it really only 12 pipelines? Any information will be appreciated. I haven't been following the specs on the newer chips lately since none of them seemed to offer a performance increase over what I've already got. Thanks, me/2 |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
"First of One" root@localhost wrote in message ...
FiringSquad has a comparison between the X1950 Pro and the previously fastest AGP cards like the X850XT PE and 7800GS. Not all 7800GS's are created equal. Gainward's 7800GS+ has 24 pipes, 512MB, SM3.0, dual-link DVI etc. I'm hoping to see side-by-side performance benchmarks with the GS+ and X1950 AGP. |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
me/2 wrote:
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:33:12 -0800, "Too_Much_Coffee ®" wrote: $290.00 USD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103024 or http://tinyurl.com/yec4gl So other than Shader Model 3.0 what does this offer over a X850XT PE AGP card? Performance improvement worth the cost? Is it really only 12 pipelines? Any information will be appreciated. I haven't been following the specs on the newer chips lately since none of them seemed to offer a performance increase over what I've already got. Here's a review in German that compares several of the fastest AGP cards. No 850 but the 800 is there. No need to translate really. http://www.hartware.de/review_668.html It would have been nice if all the cards tested had the same amount of memory. Considering the difference in price, the 7800GS doesn't look too bad. Newegg only wants $175.99 for the BFG 7800GS OC. The 256MB X1950 AGP is only $240 at Amazon but it won't be available until Jan 15. Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/yglhzr TMC Thanks, me/2 |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
The Gainward 7800GS+ is essentially a 7900GT on AGP, so at best it will
perform like a regular 7900GT. The X1950 Pro AGP has been shown to perform almost identically to its PCIe counterpart. There are plenty of articles that include both the 7900GT and X1950 Pro PCIe, like this one: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2858&p=5 . It can be seen that the two chipsets offer very similar levels of performance. Note the Gainward 7800GS+ still carries an inflated pricetag. With PCIe 7900GT cards dropping in price continuously, the disparity is almost at a factor of two. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." wrote in message . net... "First of One" root@localhost wrote in message ... FiringSquad has a comparison between the X1950 Pro and the previously fastest AGP cards like the X850XT PE and 7800GS. Not all 7800GS's are created equal. Gainward's 7800GS+ has 24 pipes, 512MB, SM3.0, dual-link DVI etc. I'm hoping to see side-by-side performance benchmarks with the GS+ and X1950 AGP. |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
"First of One" root@localhost wrote in message ...
The Gainward 7800GS+ is essentially a 7900GT on AGP, so at best it will perform like a regular 7900GT. Not quite true. The GS+ has 512MB and is substantially more overclockable than the GS. On the PCIE side you need to move to a GTX for comparable performance. The X1950 Pro AGP has been shown to perform almost identically to its PCIe counterpart. There are plenty of articles that include both the 7900GT and X1950 Pro PCIe, like this one: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2858&p=5 . It can be seen that the two chipsets offer very similar levels of performance. Note the Gainward 7800GS+ still carries an inflated pricetag. See above. The proper comparison is with a GTX, and in that case the price is only slightly inflated, if at all. |
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Newegg has Diamond X1950 Pro 512MB AGP
wrote in message
om... Not quite true. The GS+ has 512MB and is substantially more overclockable than the GS. On the PCIE side you need to move to a GTX for comparable performance. Common misconception. Remember a "real" GTX can be overclocked further. Many 7900GTs fitted with a $30 Arctic Cooler can overclock just as well as Gainward's GS+. For what it's worth, the Powercolor X1950 Pro, in both PCIe and AGP forms, has an AC Accelero X2. It, too, can overclock very well. 512 MB has shown to be of very little benefit in games, even at high-res with AA, where the framebuffer requirements are the most demanding. The extra RAM is probably padding up the price, but it doesn't *justify* the price because it doesn't improve the gaming experience. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." |
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