- Joined
- Dec 28, 2001
- Location
- Norfolk, VA
Well I picked up one of these FX5900SE cards last Saturday locally. The first thing I noticed is that IT'S FREAKIN' HEAVY so it must have a huge heatsink (this was the box I was holding).
Once I got home and opened it I was suprised at how large the card is (not only lengthwise but the fact that it requires two slots, it blocks the first PCI slot next to the AGP slot). Then I decided to do some testing.
I noticed the default clockspeeds on the core/memory are 400/850 but the box says it's supposed to be 390/700. After some more checking around I found the following two pics:
Reference FX5900SE
and
Reference FX5900
You can see the difference between those two cards right off the bat, one is a thinner single-slot solution while the other is a dual-slot solution. The FX5900 is the card I found in the box. Compare your card to the pictures and you'll probably discover you have an FX5900 too.
So, until PNY gets up to speed they're selling actual FX5900 cards in FX5900SE boxes. The funny thing here is that PNY doesn't even sell an FX5900 model, they only have FX5900SE and FX5950 Ultra cards listed on their website.
So I got an FX5900 non-Ultra card for the price of an FX5900SE.
If you're looking for an excellent midrange price card ($150-250) this one is tough to beat. Spread the word.
br0adband
Once I got home and opened it I was suprised at how large the card is (not only lengthwise but the fact that it requires two slots, it blocks the first PCI slot next to the AGP slot). Then I decided to do some testing.
I noticed the default clockspeeds on the core/memory are 400/850 but the box says it's supposed to be 390/700. After some more checking around I found the following two pics:
Reference FX5900SE
and
Reference FX5900
You can see the difference between those two cards right off the bat, one is a thinner single-slot solution while the other is a dual-slot solution. The FX5900 is the card I found in the box. Compare your card to the pictures and you'll probably discover you have an FX5900 too.
So, until PNY gets up to speed they're selling actual FX5900 cards in FX5900SE boxes. The funny thing here is that PNY doesn't even sell an FX5900 model, they only have FX5900SE and FX5950 Ultra cards listed on their website.
So I got an FX5900 non-Ultra card for the price of an FX5900SE.
If you're looking for an excellent midrange price card ($150-250) this one is tough to beat. Spread the word.
br0adband
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