Getting a new graphics card. Which one of these is better?

[Murray]

In the left corner we have:

PowerColor Radeon X1950PRO 256MB GDDR3, AGP8X, AC Cooling 2, 2xDVI/HDCP

And in the right corner we have:

Point of View GeForce 7800GS 256MB 1.4ns DDR3 TV-out DVI RETAIL AGP

For your info, I'm currently using a X800XT PlatinumEdition and I don't use Linux, so we don't have to discuss ATI's crappy Linux drivers.

Benchmarks and charts, me likey.

EDIT: I was also wondering about this GS in the end of 7800GS. What does it mean? What is it in comparison to PRO and XT?

 

[-Psy-]

Pro > 7800

 

[Murray]

Well, darn. Then I gotta find a new computer store that has it in stock.
If possible, is there any graphics card in the same money region that's potentially better?

This card costs 2300SEK, that's aproximately $300.

Anyone knowing of a computer store having it in stock, I would really like to know.

 

[-Psy-]

The X1950Pro is the best bang-for-bucks card you can get

 

[Murray]

The X1950Pro is the best bang-for-bucks card you can get

Yes, and I can't find it anywhere D:

 

[-Psy-]

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/455...logy/radeon-x1950-pro-256-mb-d.html?srcid=867

 

[Murray]

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/455...logy/radeon-x1950-pro-256-mb-d.html?srcid=867

Well, shoot. That was PCI-express, I was looking for AGP. :/

 

[Uriel]

Well, shoot. That was PCI-express, I was looking for AGP. :/

Uh oh

I'd look at getting a new mobo honestly.

 

[The Brick]

Or wait for the AGP version of the X1950pro.

 

[Murray]

Or wait for the AGP version of the X1950pro.

Yeah, that would be a solution, although, I'm pretty impatient. But I guess you're right.

 

[TCfromBN]

I'd look at getting a new mobo honestly.

I'd recommend doing just that. Go to newegg and buy a new motherboard with PCI-E for 50 bucks. It would have a substantial performance increase over AGP. (Along with the PCI-E card)

 

[JNightshade]

Yeah. Don't buy an AGP card. It's a veeery bad move at this point.

 

[xLostx]

buy a new mobo and wait for new dx10 cards to come out fully

 

[Murray]

Okey, I've decided to get one of those Demo mobos, making them cheap. Let's hope the drivers I'm downloading are gonna work for it, because they won't come along with the product.

 

[predatowned]

eh, cheaping out on a mobo is a bad move, too. I myself have owned some 50 dollar mobos, and they just die. Also, the performance is crappy. I wouldnt spend less than $90 on a motherboard, trust me.

If you can't get a decent mobo with a decent PCI-E card, I'd say just get the ati agp card, or save up your money and not get anything at all until you can afford an entire new system.