ATI RADEON X800XL PCI-E for $249.99 (after $30 MIR)

[videopho]

MC
Great card, highly recommended for those who opt to go with Radeon. It served my needs well for almost a year w/o a hitch. Sorry to see it go 🙁 Well it's now my spare.

 

[amheck]

I have one of these, too, and I've enjoyed it. But wouldn't the 7800GT be quite a bit better for $30 more?

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: amheck
I have one of these, too, and I've enjoyed it. But wouldn't the 7800GT be quite a bit better for $30 more?

Speaking from personal experience, yeah you may gain roughly 30% increased in performance, YMMV. I needed a dual dvi outs and the X800XL which I replaced didn't have that besides I got a great deal on the 7800 gt so went the upgrade. However not everyone likes GeForce cards so this is a good card for the $$$ for now.

 

[Nextman916]

who in their right mind would buy an x800xl for $250 if they have pci-e?

 

[Hacp]

Not hot 🙁

 

[supastar1568]

i bought my OEM x800xl PCI-E like 4 months ago for 250, when 7800gt was like 400

 

[a1strank]

X800GTO2 is better than this if unlocked to 16 pipes...

 

[WhipperSnapper]

For PCI-E I don't see how you couldn't go with a 7800 GT for $280 (like the XFX 7800 GT for $280 after a rebate at NewEgg). I guess ATI is counting on people who aren't price conscious to purchase these.