X850 XT being recognized as an X800 Pro?

[os GR33K]

Hey all,

I just got an ATi X850 XT agp to replace my 9800 pro 128 mb, and when i installed the drivers windows said new video card X800 pro showed up. I then check my CATALYST Control Center and it said my Core Clock in Mhz was 473 and my Memory Clock in MHz is 452.

I thought the Core Clock in Mhz was 500 and Memory of 1080 mhz

Is this a usual thing, or should i send my card back?

 

[NoStateofMind]

I would send it back, but i would wait for another member to agree with me before doing that. I hope it works out for you.

 

[os GR33K]

I ordered this card from Micro Center online for $250, is the cheap price related to some kind of scam? On the box it says ATi X850 XT, and the card is the same as the box image.

 

[beserker15]

download ATITOOL to check out what core it is. was the item opened box or a return? also, with atitool, see if the chip can clock up to that speeds w/o locking up.

 

[Eureka]

I don't know about you, I got the same card and it is a x850 series card.

Norm

 

[os GR33K]

Well it was in factory wrapping, and it was in its anti static baggie with an unbroken seal. With ATiTool should i put the the speeds to stock X850 speeds 500/1080?

 

[os GR33K]

atitool said that the default speeds were 475/450

 

[beserker15]

nah, just hold shift and click settings in atittols. it should tell what core the chip is, x850 and x800 have different cores.

 

[os GR33K]

Ugh, it says R420 with 12 ACTIVE PIPELINES

 

[beserker15]

yeah...you somehow got an x800pro, exchange it for a different one.

 

[os GR33K]

Hahaha damnit, what is the probability of this.

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: os GR33K
Hahaha damnit, what is the probability of this.

lol I hope its pretty low.

 

[os GR33K]

Thanks for the quick help all, im returning this X850 faker tomorrow.

 

[Eureka]

WOW... that's horrible.

Mine is a R481... you should sue them for false advertising!

Norm

 

[beserker15]

no prob, as to probability...no clue...guess someone in packaging had too much to drink during the holiday season

 

[Conky]

Yeah, you got the wrong card in that box. I recently got my X850XT from Microcenter and ATITools says the Chip name is R481 and the default speeds are 520/540.

Smoking card BTW... loving being able to crank up the visuals in everything now.

Send it back.

 

[os GR33K]

Originally posted by: cevilgenius
WOW... that's horrible.

Mine is a R481... you should sue them for false advertising!

Norm

hahahaha if i sued them, i would want a crossfire mobo with dual X1800's haha

 

[os GR33K]

Till tomorrow, im going to clock my X800 to 500/500, because i have this beastly X850 XT cooler.

 

[KBTuning]

send it back.... get teh 480 core... its mucho bettero... and lets you overclocko moreo...

 

[os GR33K]

Well just incase you were interested, after 3.74 in shipping prices, and 1 hour on the phone with micro pc people (Including the tech guy who was stupted with my problem) I got a new real X850 XT.

Now a new question, after overclocking the thing to 550 core and 600 memory, under full load it was hitting 60 C, is this okay?