Best ATI video card for lockon

[haze]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my 9800 pro and want to stick with an ATI card for Lockon. The 1950 looks to be a good card but can someone tell me the difference between the radeon x1950 xtx and the radeon x1950 crossfire? They seem almost identical. Thanks!

[britgliderpilot]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my 9800 pro and want to stick with an ATI card for Lockon. The 1950 looks to be a good card but can someone tell me the difference between the radeon x1950 xtx and the radeon x1950 crossfire? They seem almost identical. Thanks!

 

Crossfire refers to a card that can be linked to another card (assuming you have a private power station and two PCI-E slots on your motherboard) to increase your PC's graphics power.

 

The X1950 family comes at various speeds - I think the XTX is the fastest at the moment, but IIRC the Crossfire tag could apply to any of them.

[haze]

I know that the crossfire can be linked to another card but is it the same as a single x1950xt spec and performance wise?

[BlitZ_SWE]

If you are not waiting and gonna get a DX10 ATI card(if you really want ATI and not nvidia) i recommend the X1950 PRO. Best perfomance contra pricetag you can get. I got one a month ago from powercolor with a whisper quite fan and it works great. I wouldnt expect anything else when upgrading my x300 to this ;)

 

Check out http://www.tomshardware.com for the latest tests.

 

Happy shopping!!

[Kuky]

I've read that Crossfire cards are a tad slower than the X1950XTX.