Hey guys got another question for you all. Don't know if this has already been discussed, looked around a bit but have to go to work and figured I would give it a shot so when I get back some answers could be waiting (hopefully).
Ok, I currently just build a new C2D build kick bottoms I am loving the increase in performance, but one problem. To save money I kept my 7600gt gpu, but gaming on my 1680x1050 monitor causes my card to choke up a bit when trying to run the games at their best. I would love to upgrade to the x1950xt to get the extra performance out of my games, but I have one big concern.
That is AVIVO, not only is my computer used for gaming, very little school work, but also HD movies. Currently w/ Purevideo decoders installed everything looks/runs great on my 7600gt, but I haven't heard such great things w/ regards to AVIVO. Like lesser image quality (not by a significant amount), and that it basically only accelerates H.264 files nothing else.
It is of massive importance that if I go ahead and buy this card (x1950xt) that AVIVO will allow me to use hardware acceleration on MPEG2, VC-1, H.264, and whatever else I might have missed.
If anybody can point me in the right direction, or have personal first hand experience in the matter any comments would be awesome.
I am struggling w/ the upgrade decision, as I know more dx10 cards are on the horizon, but dx10 probably won't be needed/used for at least another year or more. What are your guys opinions, upgrade now to the x1950xt and hold on to it for 1-2 years, wait a while longer and see what affordable dx10 cards come out (>$300). Decisions decisions.
Thanks again guys.
Ok, I currently just build a new C2D build kick bottoms I am loving the increase in performance, but one problem. To save money I kept my 7600gt gpu, but gaming on my 1680x1050 monitor causes my card to choke up a bit when trying to run the games at their best. I would love to upgrade to the x1950xt to get the extra performance out of my games, but I have one big concern.
That is AVIVO, not only is my computer used for gaming, very little school work, but also HD movies. Currently w/ Purevideo decoders installed everything looks/runs great on my 7600gt, but I haven't heard such great things w/ regards to AVIVO. Like lesser image quality (not by a significant amount), and that it basically only accelerates H.264 files nothing else.
It is of massive importance that if I go ahead and buy this card (x1950xt) that AVIVO will allow me to use hardware acceleration on MPEG2, VC-1, H.264, and whatever else I might have missed.
If anybody can point me in the right direction, or have personal first hand experience in the matter any comments would be awesome.
I am struggling w/ the upgrade decision, as I know more dx10 cards are on the horizon, but dx10 probably won't be needed/used for at least another year or more. What are your guys opinions, upgrade now to the x1950xt and hold on to it for 1-2 years, wait a while longer and see what affordable dx10 cards come out (>$300). Decisions decisions.
Thanks again guys.