HIS radeon 2600xt $54.99 AMIR

[hans007]

seems like a good deal. I know the 3650 is out @ about $100 but this is a much better deal .

benchmarks http://www.hothardware.com/art...nd_3450_Arrive/?page=2

show that the 2600xt is the same performance, and sometimes more. all you lose is dx10.1 and pci-e 2.0 support.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814161179


free shipping too

make sure to do the combo deal to get the hdmi adapter free.

 

[Zap]

That is a pretty good deal. The "free" HDMI adaptor incurs a $5 shipping charge. You just can't get any better performance for $60.

 

[Jeeper94]

Originally posted by: Zap
That is a pretty good deal. The "free" HDMI adaptor incurs a $5 shipping charge. You just can't get any better performance for $60.

I absolutely agree. I just might pull the trigger on this one.

 

[vegeto456]

Damn. OOS. I could've used this.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Almost nabbed this for my to-be HTPC but then I noticed in a review that mentioned there are no sinks on the card's RAM chips ...

 

[Jeeper94]

Originally posted by: Midnight Rambler
Almost nabbed this for my to-be HTPC but then I noticed in a review that mentioned there are no sinks on the card's RAM chips ...

I guess I was one of the lucky ones that got in on this deal before it went OOS again. For me, the lack of heatsinks on the RAM chips was not a dealbreaker at this price (AR).

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: Jeeper94

Originally posted by: Midnight Rambler
Almost nabbed this for my to-be HTPC but then I noticed in a review that mentioned there are no sinks on the card's RAM chips ...

I guess I was one of the lucky ones that got in on this deal before it went OOS again. For me, the lack of heatsinks on the RAM chips was not a dealbreaker at this price (AR).

shouldn't even need them unless you're planning to overclock the ram...not that you'd need to seeing as how the GPU certainly shouldn't be starved for memory bandwidth...then there's the fact that after market GPU ramsinks are going to cost you $10 max if you really want that peace of mind...

 

[bchivers]

Sorry, I double posted this.

 

[bchivers]

How does this card compare to a HIS X1800GTO IceQ3 Turbo ?

 

[quadomatic]

Originally posted by: bchivers
How does this card compare to a HIS X1800GTO IceQ3 Turbo ?

The X1800 is probably considerably better, so I wouldn't go for this if I were you.

 

[cubeless]

any 1800 should stomp this in performance, but where did u find an 1800 at this price???

 

[bchivers]

It's the 1 that I already have, just wondering if it would be an upgrade. Thanks.

 

[cubeless]

ahhh... next stop for u is a 3870 or 8800... my 1800xt 512 (with a nice oc) is still competetive below that... although, unlike yours, my fan sounds like a jet taking off when turned up... it blows air like crazy, though...