Opinions on the FX models

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:56 am

They are all about the same meat... Base your buying decision on the Lifetime warranty some, but not all, offer

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:41 pm

5950's overclock like s**t, since they pretty much max out the technology.

My concern about the MSI is that this is what they're *apparently* selling...
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/vga/ ... tra-VTD256
But according to a customer review, they're actually sending out these (revision 2), which you would likely prefer...
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/vga/ ... _(RED_PCB)
It's cooling is much more efficient and has that shown apparatus on both sides of the PCB.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 2:27 pm

AceCombat wrote:
Jeff250 wrote:Actually, the 5600 was the original top-end loud-arse biotch. The 5700 is a very new iteration of their now mainstream product.

no it was the 5800 that was a the "Dust Buster"

You mean the 5200. You know, the one that spawned the "FlowFX" spoof video.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:09 pm

It was the 5800. http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/200 ... fx-03.html

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:04 pm

I'm looking for a gainward or leadtek FX5900 non ultra. cant find one anywhere. Any suggestions?

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:04 pm

im assuming you have checked the websites

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:30 pm

Heres one, a 128mb Gainward:
http://www.gameve.com/gve/store/product ... -GAIN-0019

(pricewatch is your friend)

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:20 pm

i'd reccomend newegg for the service and warranties for anyone building a computer. they might be a few more bucks sometimes than you find on pricewatch, but its worth it. they also ship very quickly.

ive never had the problems mentioned about ATI before, but i have a 9800 pro not a 9700. the new drivers that just came out are way better than any previous version too.

i also have a friend who i built a system for with a FX 5600, runs smooth as silk as well. unless you're looking to build for the future games of the next few years, a 5600 is plenty.

me, i'd like mine to last me 2+ years, so i went all out. been a good 9 months so far and im still running everything at max with incredibly good results. however my friend with the 5600 probably wont have the same success a year down the road.

Pentium 3 · Post by **Pentium 3** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 9:26 pm

I think the FX5900 (ultra or non ultra) are very good cards for the money and hell good overall cards. Do not buy the XT or SE models as stated before are lower performing versions of the originals.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:06 pm

I have a 5900 Ultra from leadtek, it overclocks to higher then 5950 default speeds, but its so powerful at default that I just run it there, wont need to overclock this card for a while yet.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:26 pm

You're not thinking you are going to start the thread reviving crap again are you beeblebutt?