To get back on topic: I was looking up reviews for the same two cards to compare them and the X1950 is definitely the winner. X1950 is almost close to the performance of the 7950GT but may trail by about 7-10fps. So unless you can get the 7950GT at the same price as the X1950 (which you could have at NCIX) I'd just go for the X1950 and save yourself a few dollars.