Should I buy the X1900GT or X1950PRO?

Does anyone know how the X1900GT compares to the x1950pro?

I'm looking for a replacement card that's fast, but runs cool and
(reasonably) quite.

I'm installing into a DELL 8400 so only can use a card with a single
slot.

TIA

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2858
The X1950 Pro is faster than the X1900GT by a negligible amount. Otherwise
the two cards are identical in terms of pipeline count, feature set, etc. So
buy whichever is cheaper.

Note: despite all the hype, both the X1900GT and X1950Pro can run in
dongle-less Crossfire mode, should you decide to upgrade to a
Crossfire-capable motherboard in the future.

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Does anyone know how the X1900GT compares to the x1950pro?

I'm looking for a replacement card that's fast, but runs cool and
(reasonably) quite.

I'm installing into a DELL 8400 so only can use a card with a single
slot.

TIA

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I'm looking for a replacement card that's fast, but runs cool
and (reasonably) quite.

From what I've read, the 1950 draws less power under load and therefore
ought to be cooler & quieter.

Andrew McP

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2858&p=12
The X1950Pro pulls 7W less, which is kinda expected. The die shrink is only
from 90 nm to 80 nm, not that big of a jump.

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"Andrew MacPherson" wrote in message
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() wrote:

I'm looking for a replacement card that's fast, but runs cool
and (reasonably) quite.

From what I've read, the 1950 draws less power under load and therefore
ought to be cooler & quieter.

Andrew McP

"First of One" wrote in message
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http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2858&p=12
The X1950Pro pulls 7W less, which is kinda expected. The die shrink is
only from 90 nm to 80 nm, not that big of a jump.


Does anyone have this card for sale today? I have checked Frys and Newegg,
neither have it yet. I'm seriously considering purchasing this card with my
upgrade system.

William

http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__ATI_R...ort_type=price

Available, though at $270-$300 it's more expensive than the X1900XT 256 MB.

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Does anyone have this card for sale today? I have checked Frys and
Newegg, neither have it yet. I'm seriously considering purchasing this
card with my upgrade system.

William