HIS X800 GTO to HIS X1800 GTO, Worthy Upgrade?

[mc_bob]

Hi,
Im looking for bang for buck becuase I dont have a lot of money just to spend.
I want more power than my X800 is giving.
I have heard good things about the X1800 but Im a noise freak and didnt want to get it being to loud

Now HIS have a silent edition I'm interested in getting it.
Couple of Q's.

Can it be unlocked to more pipelines?
Will there be a big noticable difference between the cards?

Full names:
HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1800 GTO ICEQ3 SILENT TURBO 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X800 GTO ICEQII TURBO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)

OCUK Sites:
HIS 1800
HIS X800

HIS Sites:
HIS X1800
HIS X800


Cheers

MC_Bob

 

[Alexrose1uk]

You'd be better getting the x1800xt thats on offer right now. Its faster and cheaper. (x1800xt 256MB - 177? inc VAT)

 

[mc_bob]

Im not really looking at on offer prices since they change all the time.
Anyone else?
I also like HIS and the quality of there prodcuts so ill like to get another

MC_Bob

 

[Gibbo]

Im not really looking at on offer prices since they change all the time.
Anyone else?
I also like HIS and the quality of there prodcuts so ill like to get another

MC_Bob

So are you telling me you'd rather pay £160+VAT for an HIS X1800 GTO when you can have the far quicker X1800 XT for just £145 +VAT. That just don't make sense.

 

[mc_bob]

So are you telling me you'd rather pay £160+VAT for an HIS X1800 GTO when you can have the far quicker X1800 XT for just £145 +VAT. That just don't make sense.

Im not going to be buying anything this week...
I did forget to say.

MC_Bob

+ Where is the an X1800 on offer. I dont see one.

 

[mc_bob]

Wait sorry lads, just found it here at the bottom:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_X1800_Series_705.html#agx_2d121_2dsp

Looks a lot more powerful. Can this cooler be changed as I heard its quite loud !

Thanks for your help.


MC_Bob

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Yes it can, zalman or artic cooling. With the cooling it'd probably still cost the same as the GTO, and is faster.

See what I mean about it being a better deal

 

[mc_bob]

Lol, yeah man, good deal, anyone got any reviews or comments about it?


MC_Bob

 

[Alexrose1uk]

The main review came from Gibbos own testing a few months back. He attested that the 256MB version was 1-2fps higher at lower resolutions (1280x1024 or below), than the 512MB card, and lost ground at higher resolutions and filtering. So basically, look at 1800xt reviews, add a few fps at lower res, and take 20%ish *personal estimate* off at the very high end where it loses out due to having a lower framebuffer for filtering, textures etc.

His Gibbo-ness can probably shed better light than I can though ^^