BF2S Forums x1600 or x850xt

they both are 16 pipelines. Just because nvidia card have like 32 that does not mean anything

crossfire sucks the drivers suck!!!!!!

Yes the x1600 isn't that good of a card, and crossfire isn't that good either... not brand bashing here at all just the truth read on please. The x1800 is much better than both the x1600 and x850 of course. It's the step up from the x850 I'd say, and the x1600 is a step down.

One major lacking in the x850 is SM3.0 but then again do you really need that yet.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/02/ … index.html

But I know you want two cards... but the question is why? Two cards it's really better than one and sometimes worse, you also limit your upgrade pathway.

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The x850 is really a great card and it does very well, 2 x1600's wouldn't be much better and is certainly a waste of money.

Personally I'd wait and keep the x850 (especially for BF2 purposes)

But if you really want to spend the money buy the most expensive single card you can and make sure you can crossfire or SLI it.

This way later you will be able to buy the second.

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Let me say again it really makes no sence to go out a buy two lower model cards just to run SLI or Crossfire.

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IMHO it's like having a double car garage. You have the BMW parked in one and the other is empty, but you want to fill both spots. Do you sell the BMW to buy two VW's??? 

Save up to get the two ferrari's if you can only afford one, then buy one and save up to get the next one.

sixshot wrote:

vjs wrote:

Yes the x1600 isn't that good of a card, and crossfire isn't that good either... not brand bashing here at all just the truth read on please.

The post I made was in reference to the previous post mentioning how certain things "suck".  I've no qualm over not recommending a product or technology in a calm manner.

Sixshot really knows his stuff, wasn't a negative towards him or anything. I think we just had an over zelious lets stop the bash (Nothing negative towards the admin either there is too much of that anyways).

Crossfire, SLI etc, it's new tech in it's infancy. Sort of like comparing dual and single processors. Which would you rather have a dual 2G system or a single 4G system?

I hope you agree, Sixshot, that a single 4G would be better than a dual 2G in almost all cases. When running a single program, multi-tread designed for dual processors. Dual systems are generally <60% faster than a single processor system (Both CPU's being equal).

I think this is what you were trying to get accross.

To the OP don't jump on the SLI/Crossfire bandwagon, it's not that great. By the time dual GPU is out of it's infancy and benifital to games, most cards will come with 2 or 4 processors (GPU's) per card.  Again eliminating the need for SLI/Crossfire, look at the dualcore processors...

Multi-processor at least windows based has been around for about 10-years, however only recently has the public individual seen any benifit from multiprocessor systems. (NOTE the AMD dual cores). GPU's will follow in a shorter time scale but again I wouldn't rush out to get it when you can do all you need with a single GPU.

Just get one top of the line 1800, 1900 or 7800 before you buy two lesser cards for the same money.

Crossfire isnt helpful
dont get it.  go for a 7800GT if u can.  i found some of them for about 230 on newegg a week ago.

wtf you didnt say if u had a crossfire MB.  WTF??!?! be specific lol

are you saying u have a Ati motherboard that supports crossfire?

ok lets make things simple i dont remember when having a nforce board wouldnt let u use a ati card.  There pcie so yea.  You have to say you have a motherboard that is sli ready or crossfire ready