Graphic Cards Should I switch?

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undertaker

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My fingers have been itching for new hardware for sometime.The 7900GT looks like a good candidate for replacement, the 7950GT comes out tomorrow and the X1900XT is down to below $300 now.The 7950GT is HDCP compliant, is the X1900XT too?

I am thinking of returning the 7900GT to the egg, getting my $270 back(since they are gonna be outta stock of this card forever now, they'll have to refund my money:ohyeah: ), and then an extra $30 nets me either a 7950GT or X1900XT.

I could step-up using eVGA but thats gonna cost me a bit more and the X1900XT is outta the picture then.
 
Just found out: the new 256MB x1900xt is hdcp copliant, the 'old' 512MB is not.BTW is the X1950XT just vaporware? coz the egg still doesn't have it!
 
[OT]I wouldn't use the words nVidiot or nVidiashit at all... there was some level of Intel bashing on TE before Core 2, see what's happened now :D[/OT]
 
Switch said:
Sheeshh... You are a nvIdiot... Go for an nVidia eyes closed... ATi is not for you...

Btw X1900XT > nVidiashit
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Naww... 7900GTX rulez... I've got both cards now :ohyeah:

for that price go for the 1900XT

Besides the 1800's and 1900's heat up a bit too much IMO
 
With current prices I think no matter wat X1900XT is what one should get. But then I am not suggesting it just for one thing known as "HDR+AA".
 
Harshal said:
With current prices I think no matter wat X1900XT is what one should get. But then I am not suggesting it just for one thing known as "HDR+AA".
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One thing harshal, Rio, HDR + AA doesn't mean much. I've tried it, and HDR can also be a hindrance with certain games (too bright), its basically just a contrast boosting graphics technique that's been around for awhile and has just come into the limelight because of SM2 and SM3

It may look good on some games, but isn't all its touted to be....

My 7900GTX still owns the X1900XT IMO. Take this from a neutral n00b who now owns both cards, and from the same manufacturer.... :)

opinions may differ... no flames intended :P
 
It is not about HDR + AA... Its not about AT vs nVidia... Its about better IQ... and agree on this or not nvidia just dont have that... Games which dont support HDR proves that easily...

ATi = Pure IQ if nothing else...

nVidia = Better Cooling, Workable SLi, Lower power consumption...

A gamer will choose ATi... I know i will...
 
vandal said:
One thing harshal, Rio, HDR + AA doesn't mean much. I've tried it, and HDR can also be a hindrance with certain games (too bright), its basically just a contrast boosting graphics technique that's been around for awhile and has just come into the limelight because of SM2 and SM3
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Duh :P. Blame the useless gamedevs who don't know how to use HDR. HDR has got nothing to do with contrast. It improves dynamic range of the colors that can be used while processing. Improved contrast is an after effect. HDR in itself is nothing more than just using 16bits per component instead of 8bits. I wonder how that could be a hinderance anywhere :P. Also its got nothing to do either with SM2 or SM3. You don't need shaders to render with 16bit precision. You do however need shaders to tone map down the 16bits per component frame buffer down to 8bits per channel as existing displays can't do more than 8 bits. This is where all the screwups happen and makes things look bad. In future once we have real HDR displays, tone mapping won't be necessary. (google Brightside Technologies. I was completely bowled over by their HDR LCD panel at siggraph).
 
Hmmm thanks for the info guyz... still I would stand by wat I said, Buy X1900XT but not just coz its offering "HDR+AA", but coz its a great card at current price. Lower Power consumption and Price does rule major of houses in INDIA and not just the "gamers" living in them, I think.
 
HDR+AA makes a BIG DIFFERENCE in games, look at 7900GTX screenshots with HDR enabled, it looks horrible, since you can't apply AA. With ATI X1900XT you can apply AA with HDR and it makes much pleasing to eyes. And, ATI's Antialiasing is much better than NVIDIA's, it is programmable and already Gamma corrected. Although, both NVIDIA and ATI uses Rotated Grid Antialiasing, however ATI's Antialiasing sampling patterns are rotated anti-clockwise, while NVIDIA sampling patters are rotated clockwise.

Chaos, to be honest, still there are more 6-bit LCDs on the market.
 
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