Gainward FX 5950 Ultra GPU

NiSm0 · 16-December-03, 10:41 PM

I just want to know if this card is the best FX card out there. Gainward claims to have the fastest clocked FX card [via the golden sample edition]. I was wondering if this was the right FX to get and if the company Gainward was reliable?

Link to Gainward site:
http://www.gainwardusa.com/products/vga_1800xp.htm

the link i sent discusses the contents of a FX kit made by gainward with cool accesories such as their "golden sample" overclocking utility

mot19 · 16-December-03, 10:51 PM

Gainward is very trusty. Also that is a great card. Dont be discouraged by these comments or all the other ones you will get, but i would go with the radeon 9800 xt or pro. They are just better. Oh and that is the fastest FX card around.

NiSm0 · 16-December-03, 11:01 PM

yes the 9800xt looks promising but i have a MSI geForce 4 4600 Ti right now and it is wonderful.. i have never seen or tried a radeon yet and my friend has an ATI and says its garbage because he lags out all the time and has graphics problems with games. so i would like to know what makes the ati better if they are the same speeds and if it is better, is the difference highly noticeable?

putwig · 16-December-03, 11:09 PM

ATI handed NVidia it's ass in a basket 18 months ago, with the release of the 9700 pro.

NVidia to date has not asked for it back.

I am loyal to no hardware company, I buy whatever is the best bang for the buck at the time. I would (and will) switch from AMD to Intel if they gave me better performance for less money, and obviously the same is true of gpu's.

Frankly, you would be foolish to buy NVidia at this time.

NiSm0 · 16-December-03, 11:14 PM

well ok then that settles it, ATI it is. Which model should i get the 9800XT or the 9800PRO? I think the XT is the only one available with 256mb ram. Plz let me know ppl thanks! and Happy Holidays

swanny321 · 16-December-03, 11:44 PM

i would go with the 9800XT

aaronrkelly · 17-December-03, 12:37 AM

Either would kick ass - go with what you can afford. The XT would be the better of the two but I believe its just a slight performance gain.

Gamma_Goblin · 17-December-03, 02:49 AM

There is a 9800 Pro w/ 256 megabytes of DDR II but if your going to spend that kind of money, just get the XT

Brandon Cisneros

16-December-03, 10:41 PM		#1 (permalink)
NiSm0 Apex Advanced Techie	Gainward FX 5950 Ultra GPU I just want to know if this card is the best FX card out there. Gainward claims to have the fastest clocked FX card [via the golden sample edition]. I was wondering if this was the right FX to get and if the company Gainward was reliable? Link to Gainward site: http://www.gainwardusa.com/products/vga_1800xp.htm the link i sent discusses the contents of a FX kit made by gainward with cool accesories such as their "golden sample" overclocking utility

17-December-03, 12:37 AM		#7 (permalink)
aaronrkelly Apex Tech God	Either would kick ass - go with what you can afford. The XT would be the better of the two but I believe its just a slight performance gain. Last edited by aaronrkelly; 17-December-03 at 02:14 AM..

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16-December-03, 10:51 PM		#2 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God	Gainward is very trusty. Also that is a great card. Dont be discouraged by these comments or all the other ones you will get, but i would go with the radeon 9800 xt or pro. They are just better. Oh and that is the fastest FX card around.

16-December-03, 11:01 PM		#3 (permalink)
NiSm0 Apex Advanced Techie	yes the 9800xt looks promising but i have a MSI geForce 4 4600 Ti right now and it is wonderful.. i have never seen or tried a radeon yet and my friend has an ATI and says its garbage because he lags out all the time and has graphics problems with games. so i would like to know what makes the ati better if they are the same speeds and if it is better, is the difference highly noticeable?

16-December-03, 11:09 PM		#4 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp	ATI handed NVidia it's ass in a basket 18 months ago, with the release of the 9700 pro. NVidia to date has not asked for it back. I am loyal to no hardware company, I buy whatever is the best bang for the buck at the time. I would (and will) switch from AMD to Intel if they gave me better performance for less money, and obviously the same is true of gpu's. Frankly, you would be foolish to buy NVidia at this time.

16-December-03, 11:14 PM		#5 (permalink)
NiSm0 Apex Advanced Techie	well ok then that settles it, ATI it is. Which model should i get the 9800XT or the 9800PRO? I think the XT is the only one available with 256mb ram. Plz let me know ppl thanks! and Happy Holidays

16-December-03, 11:44 PM		#6 (permalink)
swanny321 Apex Tech Fanatic	i would go with the 9800XT

17-December-03, 02:49 AM		#8 (permalink)
Gamma_Goblin Senor Cisner-Hoes	There is a 9800 Pro w/ 256 megabytes of DDR II but if your going to spend that kind of money, just get the XT Brandon Cisneros