X800 Series : Five Cards, Which One?

jlbenedict

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These are the specs and prices from Newegg. The GTO2 seems to be exactly the same as the XL, but without the pricetag. Middle of the road though pinpoints the 12 pipeline GTO as a good value also. How important is it between 8, 12 & 16 pipelines? I mean.. I understand the more pipelines, provides more throughput, but is the difference really significant??



Brand POWERCOLOR
Chipset GPU Radeon X800GT
Core clock 475MHz
PixelPipelines 8
Memory Clock 980MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
Price $162.00


Brand CONNECT3D
Chipset GPU Radeon X800GTO
Core clock 400MHz
PixelPipelines 12
Memory Clock 980MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
Price $183.00


Brand SAPPHIRE
Chipset GPU Radeon X800PRO
Core clock 475MHz
PixelPipelines 12
Memory Clock 900MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
Price $199.00


Brand SAPPHIRE
Chipset GPU Radeon X800GTO2
Core clock 400MHz
PixelPipelines 16
Memory Clock 980MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Type GDDR3
Price $219.00


Brand CONNECT3D
Chipset GPU Radeon X800XL
Core clock 400MHz
PixelPipelines 16
Memory Clock 980MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
Price $275.00

 

johnnqq

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the gto2 has 12 pipes...but apparently (probably bs) there's a 100% chance to unlock to 16 pipes and it ALSO is a super overclocker...
 
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Out of those, I'd go for the X800GTO2 (unless you feel like spending the extra money on the XL). From what I've been seeing around here, they have all 16 pipelines unlocked (essentially an underclocked X800XT/X850XT), and people seem to be getting good overclocks out of them...probably the best bang for the buck option right now that that price range IMO. :)
 

Josh7289

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Get the X800GTO2, hands down. It IS an X850XT, just underclocked. It still has all 16 pipelines unlocked stock. All you have to do is overclock it and it will be an X850XT. Really, you wouldn't be overclocking it, because it comes underclocked. You're just bringing it back up to the speeds it is suppossed to be clocked at. And the X800XL is not as good as the X800GTO2, since the X800GTO2 suppossed to be and can be clocked higher. The GTO2 uses the R480 core (X850XT), while the X800XL uses the R430 core (can't be clocked as high as R480).
 
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Originally posted by: Josh7289
Get the X800GTO2, hands down. It IS an X850XT, just underclocked. It still has all 16 pipelines unlocked stock. All you have to do is overclock it and it will be an X850XT. Really, you wouldn't be overclocking it, because it comes underclocked. You're just bringing it back up to the speeds it is suppossed to be clocked at. And the X800XL is not as good as the X800GTO2, since it is suppossed to be and can be clocked higher. The GTO2 uses the R480 core (X850XT), while the X800XL uses the R430 core (can't be clocked as high as R480).

 

jlbenedict

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ATI must have an excess for R480 cores, and need to put them to other uses...

Thanks for all the comments..
the GTO2 might be my next purchase
 

nRollo

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Don't buy any of that stuff, wait to what ATI launches next week, and what it does to prices. You'v e waited this long, wait two more weeks. Spend as much as you can, you'll nev er be sad about getting higher end stuff.
 

Hacp

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Even if prices drop, I doubt that you can get a 850 xt for 215 shipped.
 

nRollo

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Originally posted by: Hacp
Even if prices drop, I doubt that you can get a 850 xt for 215 shipped.

No, but $275 is a high enough price point he might get the third tier new X800XL, whatever that will be.
 

Sonikku

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Originally posted by: Josh7289
Get the X800GTO2, hands down. It IS an X850XT, just underclocked. It still has all 16 pipelines unlocked stock. All you have to do is overclock it and it will be an X850XT. Really, you wouldn't be overclocking it, because it comes underclocked. You're just bringing it back up to the speeds it is suppossed to be clocked at.

So does that mean you can overclock it even beyond X850XT speeds? First you get it up to the stock speed it was always intended to run at, then you push it further like a normal OC. Yes? No?
 

ScrewFace

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1st you do the memory overclock. Bring up the memory by 5MHz increments until you see flashing (artifacts) on the screen then bring it down 10Mhz. Do the same with the graphics core until you experience a hard lock than bring it down 10MHz. Have fun!:)
 

Fingolfin269

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Is the GTO2 only available PCI Express? The response in this thread intrigued me so I thought I'd buy one but I can't find any AGP on Newegg's site. I guess I'll end up with a 6600GT after all. :p
 

jlbenedict

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Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Is the GTO2 only available PCI Express? The response in this thread intrigued me so I thought I'd buy one but I can't find any AGP on Newegg's site. I guess I'll end up with a 6600GT after all. :p

Yes.. its a special version of the GTO, manufactured only by Sapphire... at least from what I've researched...



 

pg22

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im about to get a x800xt platinum edition tomorrow for $231....how does that compare to all the cards discussed here?