Video Card Advice

**hoom** · 02-03-2007, 23:56

(This thread should probably get moved to the Hardware & Software section.)

Uhhh... ATI Catalyst drivers are released monthly & are always WHQL certified vs. Nvidias occasional releases with only occasional WHQL certification.

An X1950XTX has 48 pixel shaders vs 16 ROPs = decoupled.

Its true that given the choice between a (new generation) 8800 and a (previous generation) X1950, it would be silly to go for the ATI card but the next gen of ATI (R600) is due out in the next couple of months & should be more than adequate competition to the 8800s.
But anyway, these cards are outside the price range of the original poster so irrelevant.

I don't understand how you can be disappointed with the performance of an X1950XTX, its immensely powerful

**Birka Viking** · 02-04-2007, 00:25

Well so powerful isent myx1950xtx 512 card when games goes heavy. Becouse my card still only have 16 pipes. A friend to me have geforce 7900gs 512 and that card have 20 pipes. We have tested game after game which one who preform best under tough gaming and his preform better on almost everygame. But my card have much higher score on 3dmark05 and 3dmark06 than his. So 3dmark dont say so much I think...
Cheers

**Oleo** · 02-04-2007, 12:30

Originally Posted by Hoom

Then there is something very wrong with the rest of your PC because an X1950XTX should beat a 7900GS in absolutely everything.

Indeed,

For instance, assuming they know how to test: http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=586&chart=214

Prey 1280x1024 4aa 8af, 80 vs 40 fps.....
Oblivion 1280x1024 no aa 8 af, 95 vs 60 fps....
HL2 1280x1024 4aa 8af 109 vs 62 fps...

**Birka Viking** · 02-04-2007, 23:09

Nothing wrong with my comp. I have intels dualcore 6600 processor and 2 GB DDR2 PC 6400 memory....

**Eduorius** · 02-05-2007, 01:00

Just wanted to ask something to you guys.

I want to play Medieval 2 in the Best quality?

My videocard is 256 MB and very good, and I have a 512 RAM. The graphics are awesome but the units move slow.

Any advice what could it be?

**Foot** · 02-05-2007, 01:11

Originally Posted by Eduorius

Just wanted to ask something to you guys.

I want to play Medieval 2 in the Best quality?

My videocard is 256 MB and very good, and I have a 512 RAM. The graphics are awesome but the units move slow.

Any advice what could it be?

RAM needs to be much higher, at the very minimum you want 1024 nowadays, but having a full 2 gigs of RAM is to be preferred. Also, just because your videocard is 256mb, it doesn't really say anything, the whole gfx card package must be accounted for. What type is it?

Foot