Ok, i have a dilema, i am deciding between 4 card(s) 2 of my options involve crossfire or SLI.

(2) Crossfire Overclocked X1600PRO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102019

(2) Crossfire Overclocked X1600XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102657

(2) SLI XFX 6800XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150152

(1) XFX 7900GS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150184

(1) X1900GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102022

I dont want the future option for SLI or Crossfire if i get the 7900GS or X1900GT, so please dont use that in your reasoning of why i should get one of those cards.

I'd have to say get the 2 6800s in SLI. Its probably better than a 7900GS and definately better than a X1900GT.

X1900GT beats a 7900GS , but the 6800XT's hvae 8 pixelpipelines only. I see many benchmarks proving me right, the X1900GT>7900GS. And it only has 128mb...

I added 2 X1600XT's in crossfire, which will be probably what ill get.

Bump, second opinion mb?

Yea.. go with that. They should be good.

I don't know, but X1600 series cards aren't very good. Probably, you can strech your budget a little, and get a X1900XT, and it should beat two X1600's.

X1600 475mhz core clock isnt that bad IMO, or is there something about them,

they have only four real pixel pipelines, and I think that the rest are shader units, or something like that. They do NOT have 12 real pipelines.

Idk, but i am pretty sure there are 12....

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28422 X1600XT=X1800XL so which card is better X1800XL or X1900GT?

Ok, X1600XT crossfire.....Sucks, i found some benchmarks, and they show the 7900GT to be playable in FEAR at 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF, so im getting the X1900GT because its like 7900GT=X1900GT

Im too poor.^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122012

7950GT for 10$ more.

Boy, I don't know. The Gigabyte card looks better to me. Better cooling and better bundled games (Quake 4 and Serious Sam). Leadtek has Serious Sam and something called SpellForce 2? I would feel more comfortable with GB card, better name.

Leadtek has been around for what seems like FOREVER Nick. I would buy a leadtek over a gigabyte, but gigabyte has been around for a long time too. Gigabyte may have been around for longer, but Leadtek have been doign videocards from back in the geforce 2 days, maybe before.. I wasnt into computers before then (at age 12..)

Im not buying either! I just stated that it was cheap.

SpellForce 2 is actually a great game... not some cheapie game that was made in Bangladesh or something.

Lol, im not gettin either of those cards tho.

Then what are you going to get?