DEAL OF THE CENTURY - Sapphire X1800 XT @ £145 !!!

glitch · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:37

Tommy B said:
Too bad the deal of the century wasn't on an X1900XT

I bet you a tenner there will be other deals before we hit 2100.

glenimp617 · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:38

Killajaz said:
This card will max those games easy at 1280x1024. With eye candy on
This price is amazing tbh. Just over two years ago I paid £169 for a 9800SE AIW from OCUK!

I want at least 1600x1200. To be honest I really want to run in native res which is 1920x1200

glenimp617 · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:39

glitch said:
I bet you a tenner there will be other deals before we hit 2100.

really, do u know something we dont? What time should I be F5'ing

a1ex2001 · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:44

^^ I say 15:12 on the 7th Feb 2057

dale1uk · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:45

I got this card a few weeks ago and I'm well impressed. Only using CCC to oc it but it max's that out easily (690/800). If you play at 1280x1024 or less you won't be dissapointed and for the price won't find a better card.

glenimp617 · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:46

a1ex2001 said:
^^ I say 15:12 on the 7th Feb 2057

is that the year 2100 (as in a joke) or the time 21:00 (as in he knows something)

Camalot · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:54

I'm buying this card on the 12th on May i hope there still in stock or ill cry, someone please leave me one

Tommy B · 24 Apr 2006 at 16:55

If they put the Sapphire XTX on £320 I'll be hitting that order button faster than a fly on sh**

zytok · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:04

dale1uk said:
I got this card a few weeks ago and I'm well impressed. Only using CCC to oc it but it max's that out easily (690/800). If you play at 1280x1024 or less you won't be dissapointed and for the price won't find a better card.

question: when you use CCC to o/c your card, does the actual clock speed (the figure next to the bottom of the slider) actually change or just the requested speed (figure at the top). I find that the actual speed figure never seems to alter and wondered if it only kicks in when running 3D as the tick box that says something about apply to 3D only is ticked and greyed out. The new ATI tray tools app (used this for o/c'ing my X850) now seems to report the clock speeds correctly on the X1800 but says that overclocking is disabled.

helpimcrap · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:05

well, i fell for it....

my X800XL is going up for sale now to fund it.

dale1uk · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:29

zytok said:
question: when you use CCC to o/c your card, does the actual clock speed (the figure next to the bottom of the slider) actually change or just the requested speed (figure at the top). I find that the actual speed figure never seems to alter and wondered if it only kicks in when running 3D as the tick box that says something about apply to 3D only is ticked and greyed out. The new ATI tray tools app (used this for o/c'ing my X850) now seems to report the clock speeds correctly on the X1800 but says that overclocking is disabled.

In the CCC the requested speeds only work in 3d mode, ie games. When in desktop it reverts back to 2d stock speeds. Not too sure about tray tools, I also used it to clock my x850 but it doesn't like x1x00 cards that much so I'm sticking with the CCC as thats quick enough.(for now

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glitch · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:37

glen8 said:
is that the year 2100 (as in a joke) or the time 21:00 (as in he knows something)

Years not hours.

JonnyGLC · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:41

For anyone who's on edge about buying these cards, let me show you what performance these beasts offer

3DMark05: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=1829809
3DMark03: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4752942

Sure enough i've got a fair bit of experience in the Overclocking field, but it gives you an idea of the true potential of these cards

That's with a 256mb Connect3D X1800 XT that was bought right here at OcUK! I imagine the Sapphire won't be any different

no_1_dave · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:45

Just spend the little bit extra & have a 7900 GT with much better overclocking potential

JonnyGLC · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:46

no_1_dave said:
Just spend the little bit extra & have a 7900 GT with much better overclocking potential

Really? Why's my score in 05 over 11k and yours is over 800 points off

Phil99 · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:57

I'm in a bit of a fix here...

Do I buy the X1800XT now in the knowledge I won't be able to even try it out before I get my new PC in June/July, or do I wait and see what the deals are at the time?

I can get it at a reduced price due to the whole b-grade situation.

JonnyGLC · 24 Apr 2006 at 17:59

Phil99 said:
I'm in a bit of a fix here...

Do I buy the X1800XT now in the knowledge I won't be able to even try it out before I get my new PC in June/July, or do I wait and see what the deals are at the time?

I can get it at a reduced price due to the whole b-grade situation.

From what i've learnt buying parts slowly before you upgrade is generally quite bad as the prices will drop. But being honest, this is a great price for the card and is a lot cheaper than i've seen anywhere else

Phil99 · 24 Apr 2006 at 18:03

A random name said:
From what i've learnt buying parts slowly before you upgrade is generally quite bad as the prices will drop. But being honest, this is a great price for the card and is a lot cheaper than i've seen anywhere else

Yeah, that's what makes it so hard to decide...I want to buy everything together but this does look a lot of performance for not a lot of money...

Any idea how well are these likely to hold their value if I decided to buy and then maybe sell in 2 months if there's anything better?

JonnyGLC · 24 Apr 2006 at 18:04

Phil99 said:
Yeah, that's what makes it so hard to decide...I want to buy everything together but this does look a lot of performance for not a lot of money...

Any idea how well are these likely to hold their value if I decided to buy and then maybe sell in 2 months if there's anything better?

It all depends on what the price is like on shops around the internet. If the prices DO drop again then you'll be looking at paying maybe less than you payed when you bought. It's a risk buying, but it's probably worth it

easyrider · 24 Apr 2006 at 18:30

Phil99 said:
I'm in a bit of a fix here...

Do I buy the X1800XT now in the knowledge I won't be able to even try it out before I get my new PC in June/July, or do I wait and see what the deals are at the time?

In a word no IMO.

Two months is a longtime in pc hardware terms and you will probably see big drops on the 7900 sries cards by then.

I wouldn't buy a card now and not be able to use it for 2 months.
Thats maddness, In two months time they will be even cheaper.