ATI graphics cards??

09-30-07, 07:30 PM

Thank you for the advice everyone

swdw · 09-30-07, 10:36 PM

If you go to www.pricewatch.com you can get a x1950 pro 512MB for less than you can get the 1650 in the store. SH4 looks absolutely beautiful on my puter which uses this card.

Tip, use RivaTuner to overclock the card. Using Catalyst Control Center to OC causes the screen to flash continuously and ATi doesn't have a fix out yet.

MONOLITH · 10-01-07, 09:39 AM

Definately go with the X1950 Pro.

It's an awesome card. The AGP version is the fastest card you can buy to keep an aging AGP slot board good for another year.

I bought mine from NewEgg pretty cheap a few months ago; best card I've ever had. I play SH4 with everything cranked to max at 1680x1050, runs great and I'm only 2.4 ghz with 1 G ram.

I've actually heard bad things about the 1600 series, and they're definately no comparison to the X1950.

Fish40 · 10-01-07, 04:23 PM

I'm useing a 1650pro, only AGP version. I upgraded from a 9800pro, and I'm pretty satisfied. As for the "lense flare" effect, or should I say the lack of, this is a problem of the older(pre DX10) ATI cards. As far as I know, all of us ATI users of older generation cards suffer from a lack of lense flare effect.

As for going with the 1950 card, just be sure your PSU is up to the task. I found out the hard way what an underpowered PSU could do to a highpowered GC.

MONOLITH · 10-01-07, 04:27 PM

Fish is correct about the power requirements of the X1950. I actually have my rig opened up and connected to two seperate power supplies.

But it's a great card. I haven't found a game yet that I couldn't run well with it. I believe it is the last great card we'll see for AGP.

09-30-07, 07:30 PM	#1
simonb1612 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thanks Thank you for the advice everyone

09-30-07, 10:36 PM	#2
swdw Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 921 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	If you go to www.pricewatch.com you can get a x1950 pro 512MB for less than you can get the 1650 in the store. SH4 looks absolutely beautiful on my puter which uses this card. Tip, use RivaTuner to overclock the card. Using Catalyst Control Center to OC causes the screen to flash continuously and ATi doesn't have a fix out yet. __________________ "There are only two types of ships- submarines...... and targets" Unknown "you wouldn't catch me on a ship that deliberately sinks itself"- comment to me from a surface sailor. System: AMD 6300 3.5 GHz \| 32GB DDR3 \| SATA 300 320GB HD, SATA III 1TB HD, SATA III 1.TB HD \| ASUS Sonar DS sound card NVIDIA 1660 Super OC \| Windows 10

10-01-07, 09:39 AM	#3
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Definately go with the X1950 Pro. It's an awesome card. The AGP version is the fastest card you can buy to keep an aging AGP slot board good for another year. I bought mine from NewEgg pretty cheap a few months ago; best card I've ever had. I play SH4 with everything cranked to max at 1680x1050, runs great and I'm only 2.4 ghz with 1 G ram. I've actually heard bad things about the 1600 series, and they're definately no comparison to the X1950. __________________

10-01-07, 04:27 PM	#5
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fish is correct about the power requirements of the X1950. I actually have my rig opened up and connected to two seperate power supplies. But it's a great card. I haven't found a game yet that I couldn't run well with it. I believe it is the last great card we'll see for AGP. __________________

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10-01-07, 04:23 PM	#4
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	I'm useing a 1650pro, only AGP version. I upgraded from a 9800pro, and I'm pretty satisfied. As for the "lense flare" effect, or should I say the lack of, this is a problem of the older(pre DX10) ATI cards. As far as I know, all of us ATI users of older generation cards suffer from a lack of lense flare effect. As for going with the 1950 card, just be sure your PSU is up to the task. I found out the hard way what an underpowered PSU could do to a highpowered GC.