Graphics cards?

Question

What's better the GeForce 7900 or ATI X1650. Remember to take into account ATI's Crossfire and Nvidia's SLI.

I know this is one step behind the leaders of the pack but that is the sweet spot in the graphics card market.

By the way no dumb *** answers like by a PS3 or Xbox.

Answer 1

Definitely the 7900GT, it's more on par with the Radeon X1800 series.

While Crossfire seems technically more elegant, I don't see the big edge in actual performance vs SLI. The real advantage is that you don't have to used exactly matched cards, so with Crossfire you get some benefit from keeping your existing ATI card around when upgrading, whereas with SLI you don't.

Of course it's all moot unless you're building a new system- whichever solution your motherboard supports is the way to go. Personally I think Nvidia's cards have more attractive price points- even at the next level with the 7950GX2 vs the X1950XTX.

Here's the head-to-head comparison of your two choices:

Answer 2

7900 will last you alot longer but why not go for the 7950 its nearly the same price and the 7950 out performs the 7900. when it comes to sli you cant beat 2 gpu's working on half the screen but with direct x10 out I would wait for the 8800's to drop in price. if your going to go sli you might just wait for ati to counter the 8800 i would wait just for the fact its dx10. when it comes to choosing ati over nvidia its more of a personal pref...
ati = picture
nvidia=performance

Answer 3

Go for the 7900

But also checkout Tom's Hardware...
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/10/31/the_best_video_cards_for_your_money/

Answer 4

I would say buy a PS3, but you said no bull crap. I would go with something almost every game will run on. Some game makers only design there games around on brand or the other . so do a little homework before you buy.


Good Luck Buying!!!