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May 13, 2006, 07:15 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Help Upgrade: X800XL to X1800XT
What should I expect with this upgrade?
I want to be able to run games with shader 3.0 Will I see a noticeable difference between this 2 cards? Thanks  |
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May 13, 2006, 07:52 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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HereŽs my current rig.
Micro: A64 3200 Venice Box Mobo: MSI k8n Neo4 Platinum RAM: 2048 DDR 400 Mhz Corsair Value (2x1024 Dual Channel) VGA: Asus X800XL 256M Monitor: LG Studioworks 995E DVD: Pionner - 120 CDRW: LG 32*10*40 HD: WD 120 G 2M Buffer Case: Toppower 500w Mouse/teclado: Combo Logitech MX Duo Webcam: PC-CAM 750 Salida audio: Creative Inspire 6.1 |
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May 13, 2006, 08:06 PM
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...just bummin 'round
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im sure you'll definatly see a noticable difference in all games (new ones)and the PS 3.0 support is a real plus nowadays. x1800xt arnt to bad price wise either, thou it is no x1900
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May 13, 2006, 08:26 PM
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In Fedor We Trust
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Yes you will see a huge difference as you crank up the details and resolution, not so much in the image quality itself but the x1800xt will allow you to run higher antialiasing with less framerate drop and you'll get SM3.0 in the games that offer it. Biggest difference is HDR, X800 can't do it and X1800XT can.
All you need to see to convince yourself its worth it is Tomshardware VGA chart http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...2=313&chart=91 Select the X800XL and X1800XT and check out the colossal difference in FPS |
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May 15, 2006, 10:02 PM
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DriverHeaven Newbie
Join Date: May 2006
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You most definitely will see a HUGE difference! Go for the 512MB version so you can enable maximum textures without a performance decrease. The newest games need it, especially with higher resolutions + AA/AF
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May 16, 2006, 06:19 AM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Think IŽll go for it
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