ATi X1650pro...

Leethal · 31 Oct 2007 at 17:32

I'm considering getting an ATI Sapphire X1650pro for a new set-up & just wanna know if this is a good card to get for a 1st time PCI-E buyer?

I haven't as yet decided on what board i want (Micro-ATX vs ATX form) but i'm considering this card a lot because it can be used with another for cross fire & i like the sound of that a lot.

(Other card suggestions are welcome baring in mind that i'm on a budget of about £50 give or take)

FirebarUK · 31 Oct 2007 at 17:41

I would personally try to stretch your budget by £15-20 and pick up a second hand X1900 / X1950 Pro. I believe OCUK were doing new X1950Pro's for about £80 a few weeks ago?

melbourne720 · 31 Oct 2007 at 17:51

As above, I would stretch to a x1950 Pro, or a second hand x1900xt.

What games would you be using it for?

pastymuncher · 31 Oct 2007 at 19:29

You can get a X1650 Pro for around £30 if you lok around but they are not much cop TBH. I have a X1600XT (£22) in my second pc and although i don't really do much gaming (rarely) on it the few time that i have it does struggle. You would be better off going for something like a second hand 7800/7900 or X1900/1950 on the bay.

If you can stretch then the OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail at £78.71 inc vat is a good card.

Andeh · 31 Oct 2007 at 19:47

yeah, best option is to save for an X1950Pro

Leethal · 31 Oct 2007 at 20:18

Cheerz for that info guyz, appreciate it...

Gamez i play a lot are Unreal 2K4, Battle for middle earth, F.E.A.R.
Unreal 3, STALKER & Bioshock are gamez i'm hoping to be able to play on a new set-up.

Andeh · 31 Oct 2007 at 20:25

well the X1950Pro will allow you to play all those game, although not at very high resolutions. You'll probably get about 1280x1024 max out of Unreal 3 before it becomes unplayable. All others should be fine though.

phatboy · 31 Oct 2007 at 20:40

my X1950GT ran UT3 demo with everything maxed on 1440x900 at 35-50fps

in fairness, with mid settings my old black beast (1700+ Axp, 9800xt) is running it at 1024x768 = 20fps lol

Leethal · 1 Nov 2007 at 01:50

I think it makes sense to save for the X1950 pro 512mb, but i'm so impatient & wanna get a new set-up a.s.a.p.

There's not a lot happening on "The bay" side of thingz at the mo' with this card unfortunately.

This is quite frustrating for me as on one hand i want a dual gpu set-up but at the same time i want a MoBo that is MicroATX which i can't get, and on the other hand i could get a MoBo with agp & PCI-E on it & then use the agp until i can afford a 9800xt but then i won't be able to use dual gpu coz there aint no boardz out with agp & 2 x PCI-E...

LMAO...

(Phatboy, your from oxfordshire! that's my home where i'm trying to get back to, lol)

Munky1080 · 1 Nov 2007 at 08:27

the x1650 isn't a gaming card, simple as that.

pastymuncher · 1 Nov 2007 at 11:09

Leethal said:
Cheerz for that info guyz, appreciate it...

Gamez i play a lot are Unreal 2K4, Battle for middle earth, F.E.A.R.
Unreal 3, STALKER & Bioshock are gamez i'm hoping to be able to play on a new set-up.

Not with a X1650 of any sort you won't.

ACESHIGH · 1 Nov 2007 at 11:11

They should run on lower settings with a X1650, but for a little bit more money the X1950pro is a MUCH better choice.

Magnum_Force · 1 Nov 2007 at 11:26

if you cannot stretch your budget any further, go for a HD2600XT (GDDR3), as they will perform better than a X1650Pro, and if you shop around, you can get one for around £50-£55.

Leethal · 1 Nov 2007 at 15:51

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Andeh said:
well the X1950Pro will allow you to play all those game, although not at very high resolutions. You'll probably get about 1280x1024 max out of Unreal 3 before it becomes unplayable. All others should be fine though.

I usually play games @ 1024x768, no reason why really, i just prefer that resolution... never even considered going higher than that!

Leethal · 1 Nov 2007 at 15:52

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Magnum_Force said:
if you cannot stretch your budget any further, go for a HD2600XT (GDDR3), as they will perform better than a X1650Pro, and if you shop around, you can get one for around £50-£55.

I think the x1650 pro 512mb is gonna be scratched off my "possibly getting list" as u guyz know what your talking about & i don't wanna get a card that simply lets me down & it's definately sounding like it will.

Regarding "stretching my budget" i think the max i would pay for a decent card is £60... and that is pushing it!

JimmahuK · 1 Nov 2007 at 16:08

Where in Somerset do you live!?

Leethal · 1 Nov 2007 at 16:42

Minehead bud! ...why u ask?

Leethal · 3 Nov 2007 at 21:16

What is the nVidia equivalent of the OCUK X1950 pro 512mb?

Which is better & how much is the price difference...

mame · 3 Nov 2007 at 21:33

x1950pro just gets away with running bioshock 1280x1024 with max settings. x1650 wouldnt have a chance

Leethal · 4 Nov 2007 at 07:59

Thatz good to know, i always play gamez on 1024x768 anyhowz,
just prefer that resolution