video card choice......

[Tyler22]

hi i was looking at these forums and most of you know ALOT about graphic cards.......I am gonna buy a better graphic card to replace the one i got for free(radeon x300 se)...

....i need it for pci x16 and i have made a choice on which one to get......i wan to get a ATI radeon x800......but i need to know which is better..

...the kl,xt pro,se or what?????i just dont know....thanks

also are the same cards made buy MSI the same or worse quality?

 

[nick1985]

what is your budget?

 

[Tyler22]

$300-$400 i was looking on ebay for some good deals just need to know whats good

 

[RussianSensation]

x800xl for $295-300 is a good price/performance card for PCIe.

 

[Tyler22]

how does the xl compare to the xt or the pro?

 

[Fenuxx]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
x800xl for $295-300 is a good price/performance card for PCIe.

 

[Fenuxx]

The X800XL and the X800XT both have 16 pipelines, so they are the "preferred". I believe the only real difference between the two is the clock speeds. As far as the X800Pro or even the X850Pro are concerned, they are both 12 pipelines, so they are really a waste of money ($400), when you can get an X800XL for $100 less, and better performance.

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: Tyler22
how does the xl compare to the xt or the pro?

Basically X800XL is > than X800Pro and X850Pro but < X800XT, X850XT, X800XT PE and X850 XT PE

X800XL = 16 pipelines 400mhz gpu speed 980 memory
x800xt = 16, 500mhz 1000 memory
x800pro = 12, 475mhz gpu, 900 memory (i think).

 

[Tyler22]

so 400 mhz is pretty fast? i have my stupid x300 se and it says its 400 mhz.....but i still get choppy graphics.....does that have something to do with pipelines?

by the way thanks alot for the help

 

[Cheesetogo]

You can't really judge a graphics card by it's clcok speeds to much, and your x300 is not as fast becsue it does not have as many piplines. A x800xl is the best choice for you.

 

[Fenuxx]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
You can't really judge a graphics card by it's clcok speeds to much, and your x300 is not as fast becsue it does not have as many piplines. A x800xl is the best choice for you.

Once again, I have to agree (Damn, I don't like recommending ATI cards ).

 

[nick1985]

also consider a 6800GT, but if you want to be a fanboi and not consider other companies, thats your loss

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: nick1985
also consider a 6800GT, but if you want to be a fanboi and not consider other companies, thats your loss

Good point but:

6800GT AGP is $340 => no X800XL AGPs are currently available and X800Pro AGP is >$340 and is slower = hence 6800GT is better

now

PCIe 6800Gt is like $390 but x800xl PCIe is $305. I wouldnt pay $85 extra for 6800Gt over X800xl given XL's already good performance.

Fanboism aside => 6800GT for AGP and x800xl for PCIe are good upper-midrange choices for gamers right now.