x600 xt

[beau_zo_brehm]

this is ATI's pci-e video card...... is it any good?

[beau_zo_brehm]

here r the specs for both the x800 pro(8*agp) and the x600 xt(pci-e)....

x800-
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: ATI RADEON X800 PRO/475MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 256MB GDDR3/900MHz
BUS: AGP 4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out(S-Video/Composite Out) + DVI
Pixel Pipelines 12
Support 3D API: DirectX 9.0, OpenGL 2.0
Cable/Accessories: 2 Adapters, 4 Cables, 1 CD, Manual
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz

x600-
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: ATI RADEON X600 XT/503MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/736MHz
BUS: 16 lanes PCI Express
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out (S-Video/Composite) + DVI-I
Support 3D API: DirectX 9, OpenGL 1.5
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
Cable/Accessories: DVI to VGA adaptor, TV-Out adapter,ASUS Driver and Utilities, Software Bundled

it looks like the x600 has a faster core but the x800 has faster memory. im goin with an lga 775 board, so the x600 is my best choice for graphics card and it dosnt look like there is much, if any performance loss versus the x800.

edit: the x600 only comes with 128 mb ram :/

[ap673]

Ya there is quite a performace loss, and PCI-E for todays games are kinda worthless. I'm not sure but do those PCI-E boards have AGP8x slot too?

[beau_zo_brehm]

Ya there is quite a performace loss, and PCI-E for todays games are kinda worthless. I'm not sure but do those PCI-E boards have AGP8x slot too?

well, the lower quality boards do.... where do u see the performance loss?

[beau_zo_brehm]

Ya there is quite a performace loss, and PCI-E for todays games are kinda worthless. I'm not sure but do those PCI-E boards have AGP8x slot too?

is there any kind of agp adapter u can get? ;)

[Dc5e]

it also only has 4 pipes i believe

[beau_zo_brehm]

it also only has 4 pipes i believe

i thought it had 16?

[dreIU]

The x600XT is in NO way better than the x800pro, period. If you are looking at the higher clocks, then you are being fooled. Look at the higher clocks on the 9600pro and look at the lower ones on the 9800pro, I wonder which one is better.

EDIT: NO, it does not have anywhere near 16pipes, not the x600XT. The x800XT has 16, x800pro has 12, while the x600 either has 4 or 8 (which I doubt).

[nealric]

PCI-E for todays games are kinda worthless.

I think the point of pci-e is not that it is faster, its just that it will become th standard. That way, you can buy a pci-e board and be good to go with vid card upgrades for a while.