radeon x800 xt pe or geforce 6800 ultra?

[phill]

Hi all!
Im buying a new graphics card to replace my old 9800xt but im torn between the x800 xt pe or 6800 ultra, what should i buy? Ive noticed in terms of fps they are pretty much the same except in their supported games, doom3 better on geforce and halflife 2 better on radeon. What really bothers me is which one will last longer (more future proof) , the ultra has shader modal 3 support whilst the xt pe has the 3dc texture feature. Im so confused and just dont know what to get :bucky!: . Well money isnt an object as I can afford both so please reply back with answers of why u think I should get the graphics card u mention. Also will the other components of my pc be-able to handle these beasts fully or will I have to upgrade somethin? Heres my spec below:

3ghz p4 800fsb, 1mb of cache
1gb ddr400 ram
460 watt Akasa psu
dell motherboard with 8x agp slot
120gb 7200rpm 8mb cache harddrive

Well thanks for your help!

[Kane]

just wait.. old 9800XT? how can u say dat? lol.. as u already know SLi mobo's r cummin out soon, i still dunno what to do myself.. get 2 cards or get 1 & wait for a next-gen card?.. i'm just gonna wait to see more reviews & people's reactions

[TheTeaPot]

you need cards that support SLi, they have a connecting piece that unites them
so 2 9800's wont cut it unless there made for it

[Kane]

i'm tellin him not to do anything for now.. his card is still extremely good, but if u really wanna change.. choose da 6800 Ultra.. & then get another 1 later on maybe

[TheTeaPot]

alrighty then

[-Deadly-]

Originally posted by Kane@Dec 14 2004, 10:47 PM
i'm tellin him not to do anything for now.. his card is still extremely good, but if u really wanna change.. choose da 6800 Ultra.. & then get another 1 later on maybe

The Ultra is not PCI-E so you can't join two together in SLI mode

I would buy an Ultra, i have one and am very pleased with the card however, it needs a 500Watt PSU, as it has two molex connecters, and it takes up two slots in your rig

Ant SM3.0 is great in Farcry

[Kane]

Originally posted by DogZBolloX+Dec 15 2004, 10:40 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DogZBolloX @ Dec 15 2004, 10:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Kane@Dec 14 2004, 10:47 PM
i'm tellin him not to do anything for now.. his card is still extremely good, but if u really wanna change.. choose da 6800 Ultra.. & then get another 1 later on maybe

The Ultra is not PCI-E so you can't join two together in SLI mode

I would buy an Ultra, i have one and am very pleased with the card however, it needs a 500Watt PSU, as it has two molex connecters, and it takes up two slots in your rig

Ant SM3.0 is great in Farcry [/b][/quote]
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/image/11206/

[loserII]

the x800 will run most games better

[-Deadly-]

Originally posted by Kane+Dec 15 2004, 05:42 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kane @ Dec 15 2004, 05:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by -DogZBolloX@Dec 15 2004, 10:40 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--Kane

@Dec 14 2004, 10:47 PM
i'm tellin him not to do anything for now.. his card is still extremely good, but if u really wanna change.. choose da 6800 Ultra.. & then get another 1 later on maybe

The Ultra is not PCI-E so you can't join two together in SLI mode

I would buy an Ultra, i have one and am very pleased with the card however, it needs a 500Watt PSU, as it has two molex connecters, and it takes up two slots in your rig

Ant SM3.0 is great in Farcry

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/image/11206/ [/b][/quote]
I thought you meant a standard Ultra

I have an Ultra and it has not got a PCI-E connection

[TheTeaPot]

wow...everybody on this thread needs to be more specific.
theres a lot of versions of every card so it can lead to
misunderstanding :bucky!: