X1950Pro still appears the best bang for buck?

[{OF}MillerTime]

oh, and atleast with my AGP version...you NEED 2 power connectors for it.

[slinki]

Do those power lines need to be exclusively for the vid card or can you use one line with two connectors on it?

I know with ye ol' 6800 it is recommended that the line doesn't have anything else connected to it.

[{OF}MillerTime]

that i dont know, as i had 2 available

[ChemicalWarrior]

If possible two different but it will work with two the same. This comes from that people with the AGP version tend to not have a PCIe power connector on their PSU. As if you do it's only one connector. PCIe connector is six pins, your therefore you need two 4 pins.

[{OF}Flying_Dutchman]

Originally Posted by slinki

Do those power lines need to be exclusively for the vid card or can you use one line with two connectors on it?

I know with ye ol' 6800 it is recommended that the line doesn't have anything else connected to it.

Try it out and if the lights dim in the house you know you went too far

[MeTaL]

sapphire x1950pro 512MB RAM $162
BFG 7900GS 256MB RAM $101

Hmm $60 difference to play ETQW, maybe some TF2 at 1280x1024....

what to do what to do

[ChemicalWarrior]

The lack of memory might potentially hurt the 7900GS, but otherwise it's still generally slower than the X1950 Pro by a fair amount in some cases.

[{OF}MillerTime]

OMG, sapphire x1950pro 512MB RAM. thats my card but I paid $250

if your not updating anything else, get the 512 card

[{OF}Erad]

Heck, the price difference buys you the Game! Go for the 7900GS! OR, wait until I buy the upcoming 8800GT, and I can get you a really good deal on a used 7900GS.

[{OF}Flying_Dutchman]

Originally Posted by MeTaL

sapphire x1950pro 512MB RAM $162
BFG 7900GS 256MB RAM $101

Hmm $60 difference to play ETQW, maybe some TF2 at 1280x1024....

what to do what to do

Would that really be that much of an upgrade over my X1800XL 256 Mb?