Wondering which Radeon X1900 XTX card is right for you? The chaps over at FiringSquad rounded up five of the hottest X1900 XTX graphics cards on the market.

First off, we should note once again that all the Radeon X1900 XTX boards in this roundup are all basically identical to each other, regardless of the board's manufacturer. All the X1900 XTX boards we tested ship with the exact same board-level components, right down to the exact same VRM and power circuitry. Clock speeds among the various boards are also identical. While we don't have independent confirmation of this, we're almost certain that all the board manufacturers are sourcing their X1900 XTX cards from the same manufacturer at this point, as the green label that identifies the board configuration and memory on four of the five boards share similar serial numbers in the 65060200XXXX range (only the ATI reference board has an earlier serial number). It's certainly possible that this could change at some point in the future and we'll start to see ATI's board partners begin to add their own twist to their various X1900 XTX cards (say for instance, quieter cooling), but for now they're all basically the same.

- The ASUS and MSI boards ship with the newest game bundle. Ubi's King Kong. ASUS also includes a copy of Project Snowblind, as well as a CD with various game demos on it but these are all obscure titles, King Kong is the main attraction as far as the software bundle is concerned.

- Sapphire's selection of games are older titles, most were released in late 2004. Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30 is the most noteworthy title (and also the newest), but it's over a year old now. On the other hand, Sapphire's Radeon X1900 XTX is the least expensive X1900 XTX board on Pricegrabber right now, selling for about $490 for the OEM card.

- The greatest strength for the PowerColor Radeon X1900 XTX is without a doubt its lifetime warranty. Based on all this, it can definitely be argued that the PowerColor X1900 XTX board is the best value among all the Radeon X1900 XTX boards on the market right now, especially if you tend to hold onto your graphics card for years instead of months: PowerColor's lifetime warranty may come in handy some time down the road.

- While it's no doubt reassuring to many consumers to purchase cards Built By ATI, purchasing ATI's own Radeon X1900 XTX card is probably the hardest card purchase to justify. ATI's card tends to sell for more than competing X1900 XTX cards from Sapphire, MSI, and PowerColor (only the ASUS card is more expensive), and is only backed by a 1-year warranty. On top of all this, you don't get any games or even video editing software.