Advantages: Quick, affordable, stable Disadvantages: Noisy, Nearing the end of its run.
This card is coming up or has passed the two year mark I think age wise. But I have to say, I am super pleased with it entirely. It is the ATI X850XT. ATI is known on the market for better performance for value and always has had a good reputation for producing quality products.
I have had it for over a year now and it still runs just fine. Currently I can play any game that is out on the market. However its limits are nearing their end for the high end graphics. I am having to turn down the in-game graphics to keep a nice steady frame-rate which I much so need. Lag = my worst enemy.
The card was the best card out on the market when I bought it and was the high end spec of the X850XT line of cards. Its super fast core clock speed along with fast memory brings nice graphics to your computer screen.
It supports two monitors and in ...
Advantages: Extremely Fast,Over clocks well,GDDR 3. Great image quality Disadvantages: Not DX10 compatible, does not have the newer crossfire bridge, Loud Fan
clock speed: 625 MHz
16 pixel pipelines
256 MB GDDR3 memory
Memory Clock: 1800MHz
Memory Size: 256 MB
Memory Interface: 256-bit
GDDR 3
DirectX 9
Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Dual DVI connectors
VIVO port
Integrated TV encoder
S-Video Socket
Pros: Extremely Fast. Over clocks well. Runs most games on the market today. GDDR 3. Great image quality, cooler reacts to UV
Cons: Not DX10 compatible, does not have the newer crossfire bridge ( makes crossfire a little more tricky), Loud Fan
In The Box:
RadeonX1950XT 256MB
Driver Disk
HDTV Cable
VIVO Cable
2 x DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
Price: Around £85 (depends where you shop)
Overall I think that this card is a good card for almost any gamer, extreme gamers may want to go for the new DX10 compatible card now available from both NVIDIA and ATI. Although if you ...
Product Information for "Sapphire RADEON X850 XT CrossFire Edition" »
General
MPN
21052-05-50
Device Type
Graphics adapter
Enclosure Type
Plug-in card
Interface Type
PCI Express x16
Processor / memory
Graphics Processor / Vendor
ATI Radeon X850 XT
Clock Speed
520 MHz
Video Memory Installed
256 MB
Technology
GDDR3 SDRAM 256-bit
Memory Clock Speed
1.08 GHz
Features
ATI CrossFire Technology
Video output
Max Monitors Supported
2
TV Interface
HDTV out
Analogue Video Format
S-Video
Digital Video Standard
Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( with adapter )
1 x DVI-I - 29 pin combined DVI
1 x S-video output
1 x HDTV output ( on supplied cable )
Compatible Slots
1 x PCI Express x16
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
DVI-VGA adapter
HDTV cable
DVI cable
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.
Package Type
Retail
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Sapphire Select DVD (2 unlock keys)
Ciao
Listed on Ciao since
02/05/2006
Listed on Ciao since
02/05/2006
Manufacturer's product description
You won't miss a single element hidden in the shadows of today's gaming titles with hardware boasting 16 parallel pixel pipelines, 256MB of GDDR3 memory, PCI Express interface and the ultimate in digital diversity with the flexibility provided with DUAL DVI connections via Sapphire's Digital Duo technology. Delivering pixel pounding performance, the Sapphire RADEON X850 XT provides the spark to ignite your imagination!
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