Recent content by Jabo

For desktop use. Probably not. However , it comes in handy when you want to resample like in games and image editing I believe. Games already use more than 32-bit, in a way. That's what HDR is. Take this with a bucket of salt, but I think that's pretty much correct.

I bought the AGP version for my htpc. Selling points for me: *AGP *AVIVO for superb deinterlacing and video quality So that's pretty much the only card that was availible. Would have rather had a faster card, but it does just fine in older games or newer with a bit of overclock...

When I posted that, I didn't know for sure that the x1800:s were being discontinued. :( This, however, means that the x1700 will have an even bigger gap to fill. Unless ATI also brings out an x1900xl at sort of the same price point as the x1800xl. I guess all imformation points to this...

I guess it all makes sense: X1600 is a quarter x1900. X1700 will possibly be a halved x1900. People seem to think the x1700 will be a 128-bit bus card. Don't you think the $200-270 price point allows for att 256 bus? I'm doubtful 128 will give enough bandwidth, especially if the...

Well I would sure like that, but with specs like that, it might surpass even the x1800xt under some conditions. Could we really be so lucky for $299 MSRP?

Isn't the x1800xl still well over $300 though? I figure ATI has a huge hole in their lineup with the x1600xt being a $160 card street price and the x1800xl being at least $300. But maybe you are right, maybe they will be doing one card in between instead of two.

I heard numbers a few weeks ago that said that 70% (!) of all cards sold in retail was still AGP...

So, what kind of card will the x1700 series be? My bet: 256bit bus, 256Mb ram, with 1ghz effective clock. 6*3 or 8*3 architecture för 18 or 24 Shader pipes. Price: $249 för pro (street price about 200-220) and $299 for xt (street price 260-270) What do you think? :)

The Sapphire and Gecube AGP x1600pro:s have been listed preorder for weeks now. Still, I'm not to sure about the x1600pro, I would rather have a x1600xt or, even better, a x1700pro/xt AGP.