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Oren
07-20-04, 07:19 AM
What's the difference between the PE version and the non-PE version of the X800XT?

From HIS:

http://www.hisdigital.com/html/x800xt.htm
http://www.hisdigital.com/html/x800xt_iceqii.htm

Except "PE" is noted for the IceQII version, I see no difference in the listed characteristics for the cards.

Btw: HIS any good?

Thanks,

Oren
Vrykyl
07-20-04, 07:30 AM
the pe is a vivo and has the iceq2 on it (cooler so probably better OC) - id take the pe - no need to wait or pay more in the future for the vga silencer r4!!!
Oren
07-20-04, 07:32 AM
the pe is a vivo and has the iceq2 on it (cooler so probably better OC) - id take the pe - no need to wait or pay more in the future for the vga silencer r4!!!

Thank you, oh mighty whirlwind of knowledge! :D
Oren
07-20-04, 07:34 AM
Thank you, oh mighty whirlwind of knowledge! :D

What is still confusing me is that the GPU itself is noted as PE. That hints there is some difference in the chip itself...
Vrykyl
07-20-04, 07:39 AM
No, in this case the 'PE' simply denotes improved features - the core and clock speeds are identical between the 2 cards, but the 'pe' has the "premium" features of the added video in and video out, and the far better cooling solution - making it a superior card for the money than the standard x800xt!
JCLW
07-20-04, 07:45 AM
XT-PE is clocked at 520/560.
XT is clocked at 500/500.

Both those links point towards XT-PE cards, as both are clocked at 520 core.

AFAIK plain XTs are only going to be released in PEG format (no AGP).
Vrykyl
07-20-04, 07:59 AM
Yes, but confusingly in this case the two 'pe' cards arent badged as such - normally the standard xt should have a slower clock (maybe a typing error on their part), but in this case the 2 seem the same, with only the features distinguishing the xt and xt-pe cards from HIS!!
Mr.Guvernment
07-20-04, 08:23 AM
oh - i thought the PE cards were the ones form ATI that came with apurdy case and other useless crap.
JCLW
07-20-04, 08:50 AM
ATi really needs to crack down on third party manufacturers and their card naming. It's stuff like this, and the whole 128bit 9800pro thing, that just confuse people. In a way it was better when ATi just made their own cards - because you always knew what you were getting.
Prot
07-20-04, 07:24 PM
All of this alphabet soup stuff on the end of a card's name is annoying because I bet a lot of people are thinking they are buying one thing and are actually getting something else.
Mr.Guvernment
07-20-04, 08:48 PM
yeah why nmot call the x800XT PE a x850 XT or something

OR go by the core speed like intel did :D

x520
x475

:D
OBLIVIONLORD
07-20-04, 09:37 PM
So who is selling that His card with the Rev 4 and how much?
PaleFace
07-20-04, 09:42 PM
Btw: HIS any good?

Well I get mine tomorrow HIS EXCALIBUR Radeon X800XT ICEQ II 256MB GDDR3. I too saw the mention of: Powered by ATI RADEON™800 XT Platinum Edition Visual Processing Unit.

I'll find out soon enough if it's PE.