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GeForce FX5950 vs Ati Radeon 9800XT

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Name: Joe L.
Date: June 20, 2004 at 08:48:46 Pacific
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Simply, I'd like to know which one you lot thinks better, cos i cant decide which i want...

Thanks



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Response Number 1
Name: furball6390
Date: June 20, 2004 at 10:24:27 Pacific
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If your willing to spend that much money, then you should just wait for the new ATi series to come out..

x800, x600, x300.

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Response Number 2
Name: Avarik
Date: June 20, 2004 at 12:00:13 Pacific
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FX5950, because of the better drivers.

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Response Number 3
Name: topper
Date: June 20, 2004 at 12:24:50 Pacific
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Both of those cards are previous generation so look at the X800XT PE.


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Response Number 4
Name: Stu.B
Date: June 20, 2004 at 13:45:08 Pacific
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Yeah.... the Radeon9800XT and Geforce 5950 is sooo outdated...
No, no it's not. He wants to know which one of those cards are better, not your opinion on which card he should purchase.

I'd go with the Radeon9800XT, but I think it depends on the price of both cards. Go with the cheapest one you can find in that range.

There you go, a simple answer for a simple question.


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Response Number 5
Name: topper
Date: June 20, 2004 at 16:08:00 Pacific
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He asked which we think is best so he does want our opinion. Two people have said to look at the new generation of cards. If he's going to pay a premium why not get the latest generation? The X800 Pro is about the same price as a 9800XT, and the XT PE a little more. Just answering his question is bad advice.


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Response Number 6
Name: furball6390
Date: June 20, 2004 at 17:48:32 Pacific
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""Just answering his question is bad advice.""

lol


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Response Number 7
Name: j3r3my_07
Date: June 20, 2004 at 18:35:55 Pacific
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9800XT VS FX5950 and the WINNER is 9800XT oh wait...yup 9800XT is way better than FX5950 if you see some bechmarks, the 9800xt smokes the hell out of FX5950...but again like the someone here have mentioned, if you wanna spend 400-500 bux...i'd strongly recommend you get the X800 PRO or X800XTPE or the newest from GeForce, the 6800 Ultra


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Response Number 8
Name: rick152
Date: June 20, 2004 at 18:47:44 Pacific
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Yeah the 9800 XT is pure winner here, even a 9800 Pro..

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Response Number 9
Name: Joe L.
Date: June 21, 2004 at 02:16:02 Pacific
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Ok then, how do the new gen ATI and Geforce measure up together.

New question : Ati X800 vs. GeForce FX6800

The comp i found can't have the X800 added yet, so i want to know if you think its worth waiting for (as i can get a FX6800 on it already)



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Response Number 10
Name: Hooner
Date: June 21, 2004 at 02:48:33 Pacific
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http://www.nordichardware.com/reviews/graphiccard/2004/r420/index.php

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Response Number 11
Name: Joe L.
Date: June 21, 2004 at 08:18:32 Pacific
Reply:

Hmmm...


Not a huge difference all in all. Thanks for the help everyone.


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Response Number 12
Name: rick152
Date: June 21, 2004 at 16:22:19 Pacific
Reply:

6800 GT is overall the best card for the price. But X800 XT vs 6800 Ultra the X800 XT wins but who knows? The drivers are beta..

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Response Number 13
Name: Jeremiah L.
Date: June 21, 2004 at 21:32:24 Pacific
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all i have to say is ati can suck my balls

jErEmIaH LaRsOn


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Response Number 14
Name: Fishystix
Date: June 21, 2004 at 23:49:12 Pacific
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And why is that Jeremiah?


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Response Number 15
Name: deity_me
Date: June 21, 2004 at 23:56:13 Pacific
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If you're comparing the price between the X800 and 6800
you might want to take note that if you get the 6800 - you might also need a new power supply as that baby needs 2 dedicated power cables (can only share with fans - no drives)

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Response Number 16
Name: Fishystix
Date: June 22, 2004 at 00:47:29 Pacific
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And not only 2 power connections but at least a 480watt ps(WTF? its just a video card) nvidia is saying.


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Response Number 17
Name: topper
Date: June 22, 2004 at 01:11:51 Pacific
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The power issue and also the 6800's take up a PCI slot with the large fan. You really should have a good 400+ watt PSU anyway but it shouldn't be required by the video card.

Another thing to consider is ATI cards have always had better gaming image quality.


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Response Number 18
Name: j3r3my_07
Date: June 22, 2004 at 01:30:50 Pacific
Reply:

Just benchmarked my X800 Pro...well guess my whole system bottleneck the hell out of me...LOL 3D Mark03 Score @ 7789....???:(

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Response Number 19
Name: rick152
Date: June 22, 2004 at 01:37:44 Pacific
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You guys are whack, those rumors are so outdated -_-

power isnt an issue for the 6800 series at all..maybe the ultra(cuz two molex and pci slot taken) but the gt and the nu requires only 1 and only 1 slot. the gt pwnz overall becuz it performs good, only takes up 1 slot and 1 molex, and overclocks good =P

and btw topper thats not true about ati having better iq, the geforce fx had some s---ty iq i know but 6800 has much better iq and sm3

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Response Number 20
Name: Fishystix
Date: June 22, 2004 at 11:17:11 Pacific
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Since the 6800 does have the sm 3 the image quality is a lot better. It's almost scary. I saw some Far Cry screen shots using sm 3.0 and I could have thrown my 9800 pro out the window.


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Response Number 21
Name: Mechruler
Date: June 23, 2004 at 03:45:41 Pacific
Reply:

what is iq, image quality?
what is sm3?
thanks


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Response Number 22
Name: rick152
Date: June 23, 2004 at 18:32:03 Pacific
Reply:

Also like to add that the 6800U only uses 15 Watts more than Fx5950U..

Mechruler, IQ : Image Quality
SM3 is Shader Model 3.0(Dx9C), its basically SM2 with much more instructions meaning higher performance and improved iq

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Response Number 23
Name: Fishystix
Date: June 23, 2004 at 20:20:55 Pacific
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Then where did the whole thing about a 480wt ps for the 6800 come from then?


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Response Number 24
Name: Mechruler
Date: June 23, 2004 at 20:42:43 Pacific
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Thanks Unreal for the info, I heard a 600watt PSU was reccomeded by nvidia when the card was released.

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Response Number 25
Name: rick152
Date: June 23, 2004 at 22:59:23 Pacific
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Yeah nVidia recommended 480W at first but then lowered the recommendations..

Look at Newegg's 6800NU power Req.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-193&depa=0

And take a look at Guru3d's 6800GT Review, they used a Standard 350W PSU and 6800 GT/Ultra ran without any crashes

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