How to order a graphics card you don't really need

[WolfR1der]

PE= Platinum edition, which at least with the x850xt is set at higher clocks than the regular version. I think.

So better at stock speeds, although more expensive.

 

[Air_Fresh3]

I still believe a Radeon 9800pro is sufficient for todays gaming in most situations.

 

[TheTiger]

I still believe a Radeon 9800pro is sufficient for todays gaming in most situations.

Yet you have an X1900 xfire setup

 

[young lad]

So what would it do to a x1800xt ?

 

[sablabra]

GOD, stop screaming about your x1800xt pe talk. It increases the speed to 700/1600, great

 

[smids]

GOD, stop screaming about your x1800xt pe talk. It increases the speed to 700/1600, great

Yeah, I don't bother with it. I flashed it yesterday but then flashed it back. My card does the CCC max of 690/800 with only 1.4v. The PE BIOS uses 1.48v for 700/800 - my card doesn't need that much to be stable for 10mhz so no point. I'll wait until ATiTool etc are available to clock my card reliably.

 

[dEl_fUEGo]

yeah but erm Vista and DX10 are getting close, it would be a waste of £100 lol

Vista's wont be out untill at least Nov/Dec time if indeed its out in the timeframe m$ has stated. DX10 wont be out on XP period, they want you to have a reason to upgrade to Vista. DX10 games wont come out until Vista is ready. All this is at least 9 months away. If the G80 is indeed DX10 and released in June/July like rumours suggest, it will be another case of tech thats not needed right away (SM 3.0 anyone?). Buy your XTX's now and keep em untill R600 (around the time Vista is released) and be happy. The only DX10 game i've heard about is Crysis and thats not slated to be released until sometime in Q4 (again, about the time Vista is supposed to be released). My 2p.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

GOD, stop screaming about your x1800xt pe talk. It increases the speed to 700/1600, great

You forgot to tell him it could kill his card though.

 

[2Drunk2Funk]

hahahahahaha....man thats exactly what I did. I got my x1900XT-x yesterday! Didnt really need it...cos I had a 7800GT before...but 300 for the fastest card on the planet with 512Mb...well not to be sniffed at really.
I gota admit...allthough I am a complete NVidia fan...and havent had an ati for a couple of years....the wisual quality I was playing FEAR and CSS last night was quite outstanding. 6xAA & 16xAF with all settings maxed out 1280x1024 (TFT monitor limited) looks real nice!
Dont feel guilty!

Kinda why I have the temptation to press the confirm button for a 1900xtx
Using imagequest L90D+ @ 1280*1024 and with my X800XL I cannot max out settings in recent games, COD2, Q4 etc

I kinda like the idea if;

Vista's wont be out untill at least Nov/Dec time if indeed its out in the timeframe m$ has stated. DX10 wont be out on XP period, they want you to have a reason to upgrade to Vista. DX10 games wont come out until Vista is ready. All this is at least 9 months away. If the G80 is indeed DX10 and released in June/July like rumours suggest, it will be another case of tech thats not needed right away (SM 3.0 anyone?). Buy your XTX's now and keep em untill R600 (around the time Vista is released) and be happy. The only DX10 game i've heard about is Crysis and thats not slated to be released until sometime in Q4 (again, about the time Vista is supposed to be released). My 2p

is accurate, I have not researched DX10 / Vista and when they are expected to hit the streets.

Dilema before the special This Week Only expires

 

[dEl_fUEGo]

I kinda like the idea if;


is accurate, I have not researched DX10 / Vista and when they are expected to hit the streets.

Dilema before the special This Week Only expires

Some food for thought - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=93016

 

[sablabra]

You forgot to tell him it could kill his card though.

That's just a minor worry, eyhh?

I've run my card with it from day 1, since all this overclocking DELETED , READ THE FAQagrevates me I just flashed and forgot. I don't even have to think about it after a reformat.

 

[HEADRAT]

I've decided while very tempting I'm going to wait for a DX10 card for Vista.

HEADRAT

 

[Meatball]

Heres a better way:

1) Think how many other more important things you can spend that £300 on
2) Think how much easier you will be able to sleep at night with that extra £300 in the bank
3) Think if you really need that "Very High" settings in COD2! How many times during a battle do you stop to admire the high res textures and can you even tell the difference?

I dont see how people can afford to fork out £300-£400 every year for a graphics card :O

 

[GM@N]

I can't believe how accurate your decription is, i gave in after only 3 days I'm so weak roll on tuesday!

 

[chaparral]

I dont see how people can afford to fork out £300-£400 every year for a graphics card :O

By getting between 50% to 80% of the price by selling there last card.Is the way most people do it.