X1600XT

Frippy · 14 Apr 2006 at 02:13

Really fancy one of these, they are mentally clocked and supposed to give the 6800GT's a run for their money. how would you suppose it performs next to a standard PCIE X800GTO?

It is going in with a 3.2gig 478 cpu and an ASUS P4V800D-X motherboard (both PCIE and AGP fitment).

I know the X1600PRO's were a little lame, these are supposed to have what it takes!

nbkpsycho · 14 Apr 2006 at 02:31

better to buy an X800 GTO or an X850XT

The Deuce · 14 Apr 2006 at 09:20

hope not, i chose one of these over an x800gto. i've getting the x1600xt ddr3 256mb version.

Charlie Bravo · 14 Apr 2006 at 10:41

Most of the X1600 reviews I've seen are far from good. If they were 256bit instead of 128 I think it would be a different story.

Gibbo · 14 Apr 2006 at 10:50

Frippy said:
Really fancy one of these, they are mentally clocked and supposed to give the 6800GT's a run for their money. how would you suppose it performs next to a standard PCIE X800GTO?

It is going in with a 3.2gig 478 cpu and an ASUS P4V800D-X motherboard (both PCIE and AGP fitment).

I know the X1600PRO's were a little lame, these are supposed to have what it takes!

The X1600 XT performs nowhere near as quick as any of the 6800 GS cards, let alonge 6800 GT's !!
They also can't compete against the X800 GTO either as thats quicker too but is not as quick as the 6800GS/GT.

nbkpsycho · 14 Apr 2006 at 11:53

Gibbo said:
The X1600 XT performs nowhere near as quick as any of the 6800 GS cards, let alonge 6800 GT's !!
They also can't compete against the X800 GTO either as thats quicker too but is not as quick as the 6800GS/GT.

X800 GTO @ X850 XT PE Speeds + thats what i was actually meaning

The Deuce · 14 Apr 2006 at 12:07

Gibbo said:
The X1600 XT performs nowhere near as quick as any of the 6800 GS cards, let alonge 6800 GT's !!
They also can't compete against the X800 GTO either as thats quicker too but is not as quick as the 6800GS/GT.

so i can return my x1600xt when it arrives on tuesday for an x800gto for equivalent price then ?

Gibbo · 14 Apr 2006 at 12:10

The Deuce said:
so i can return my x1600xt when it arrives on tuesday for an x800gto for equivalent price then ?

Why?

How is its OcUK fault that you bought the wrong thing?

Under the 7 days distance selling act you can do this as long as you do not use the card you have bought yes. Though I do find it annoying that customers think its the fault of the company for their in-ability to purchase their own product correctly.

Thats like buying a V8 sports car and complaining to the garage that your only getting 15MPG as you ideally wanted something that would do 40MPG.

squiffy · 14 Apr 2006 at 12:12

You can return it if you don't want it. AFAIK you might have to pay a restocking fee. Not sure if it still has to be sealed though.

Anyway is a ATI X1300 a good HTPC videocard? It's passive.

easyrider · 14 Apr 2006 at 12:19

The Deuce said:
hope not, i chose one of these over an x800gto. i've getting the x1600xt ddr3 256mb version.

There are faster much faster cards for the same outlay :confused:

locutus12 · 14 Apr 2006 at 17:18

Frippy said:
I know the X1600PRO's were a little lame, these are supposed to have what it takes!

supposed to, yes. do they? no.

locutus12`s ATI failure theory... anything with a 6 in the model number turns out bad.

9600 - Crap
9600PRO - so/so
9600XT - :eek:

WHY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! was 35% more than a pro for 5% more performance.
9600SE - Laughed so much I peed a little.
X600 - Laughed myself into a coma
X1600PRO - Laughed myself out of aforementioned coma
X1600XT - Please someone pass me an incontinents pad.

:rolleyes:

Frippy · 14 Apr 2006 at 18:58

Yes but look at these bench marks!

locutus12 · 14 Apr 2006 at 20:05

benchies dont add up to much im afraid, the overall performance is just not that great.

m3csl2004 · 14 Apr 2006 at 20:11

Gibbo said:
Why?

How is its OcUK fault that you bought the wrong thing?

Under the 7 days distance selling act you can do this as long as you do not use the card you have bought yes. Though I do find it annoying that customers think its the fault of the company for their in-ability to purchase their own product correctly.

Thats like buying a V8 sports car and complaining to the garage that your only getting 15MPG as you ideally wanted something that would do 40MPG.

lol - by law you have to accept the return, and may i add, he never said it was your fault, he has made a mistake, and is heeding the advice to rectify it, which he is well within his rights to do

locutus12 · 14 Apr 2006 at 20:17

Gibbo said:
Why?

I do find it annoying that customers think its the fault of the company for their in-ability to purchase their own product correctly.

whilst its not required by law, it is consodered an element of good service to advise your customers on what the best value to performance card is available to them. this would make OCUK look good to its customers (provided it gave the right advice) and cut down on your returns for the O.P.`s reasons.

its as clear as day that the X1600XT was a bad choice for him, 30 seconds of advice and he would be playing as happy as larry now. And you cant blame him for not knowing, those that dont know what to buy come to shops like OCUK and small businesses like mine on Trust and Faith, 2 things that seem to get lost to big companys in the persuit of higher profits (i.e. pushing out more stock). They Trust that the company will advise them in the best possible way, and they have faith in the company and its advice.

Gibbo · 14 Apr 2006 at 20:54

locutus12 said:
whilst its not required by law, it is consodered an element of good service to advise your customers on what the best value to performance card is available to them. this would make OCUK look good to its customers (provided it gave the right advice) and cut down on your returns for the O.P.`s reasons.

its as clear as day that the X1600XT was a bad choice for him, 30 seconds of advice and he would be playing as happy as larry now. And you cant blame him for not knowing, those that dont know what to buy come to shops like OCUK and small businesses like mine on Trust and Faith, 2 things that seem to get lost to big companys in the persuit of higher profits (i.e. pushing out more stock). They Trust that the company will advise them in the best possible way, and they have faith in the company and its advice.

First of all I have said he can return it no issue.

Secondly when adviced is asked for I will openly say don't buy an X1600 they are absolute crap and steer clear of them. Unfortunately when someone just goes onto the website and places an order its impossible to advice them.

From a sales point of view were not going to stop list such items as then we would lose sales to the competition so we still have to offer everything but wherever possible advice the better product.

Charlie Bravo · 14 Apr 2006 at 21:02

I'm with Gibbo. Why buy a graphics card and then decide to do your research using the OcUK forum which is free to access?

The shop has provided a means of advice and it's been used to late. Yes he is entitled to send it back but if it were my business I'd be a bit miffed.

Do your research then buy the product.

locutus12 · 14 Apr 2006 at 21:04

Gibbo said:
First of all I have said he can return it no issue.

Secondly when adviced is asked for I will openly say don't buy an X1600 they are absolute crap and steer clear of them. Unfortunately when someone just goes onto the website and places an order its impossible to advice them.

From a sales point of view were not going to stop list such items as then we would lose sales to the competition so we still have to offer everything but wherever possible advice the better product.

cant you just redirect anyone wanting an X1600 to a different card on the website?

send them a different card lol, anything but selling them an X1600

feel free to use this quote across any pictures you have of the X1600 on the shop website

"Dont be an eboneezer, spring the extra £20 and buy something that performs better than monkey poo"

easyrider · 14 Apr 2006 at 21:19

locutus12 said:
its as clear as day that the X1600XT was a bad choice for him, 30 seconds of advice and he would be playing as happy as larry now. And you cant blame him for not knowing,

When buying new hardware it doesn't take a lot to search around the internet and find out what cards are the best in any given price range.

There are forums hardware review sites,A whole plethora of info at ones fingertips.

Its his own fault he bought the thing not anyone elses.

nbkpsycho · 14 Apr 2006 at 21:37

easyrider said:
When buying new hardware it doesn't take a lot to search around the internet and find out what cards are the best in any given price range.

There are forums hardware review sites,A whole plethora of info at ones fingertips.

Its his own fault he bought the thing not anyone elses.

Yea you cant exactly blame ocuk because he has a chosen a crappy graphics card