2600 AGP flavors

[Valnar]

What's taking so long? For awhile, there has only been the VisionTek choice. When are the others coming out? Anyone know?

Robert

 

[MrLonghair]

Every other card manufacturer has plans for them, but like with the PCIe parts it looks like they're taking their sweet time coming out. I want to get one for my Socket A machine just to max it out :/

 

[PGHammer]

In the same way that EVGA is nVidia's lead AIB partner, VisionTek fills the same role for AMD's Graphics Division (in fact, VisionTek is the current manufacturer for all ATI-branded cards sold today; however, they are still supported by AMD's Graphics Division, not VisionTek). One rather telling item is that the HD2000 series is priced *less* than the X1K series equipped with the same amount of RAM (the X1K-series card I'm comparing is the X1650PRO vs. the HD2600PRO, both in 512 MB AGP trim; the HD2600PRO is $50 less, which is not a good barometer of performance).

 

[honestjohn]

In the same way that EVGA is nVidia's lead AIB partner, VisionTek fills the same role for AMD's Graphics Division (in fact, VisionTek is the current manufacturer for all ATI-branded cards sold today; however, they are still supported by AMD's Graphics Division, not VisionTek). One rather telling item is that the HD2000 series is priced *less* than the X1K series equipped with the same amount of RAM (the X1K-series card I'm comparing is the X1650PRO vs. the HD2600PRO, both in 512 MB AGP trim; the HD2600PRO is $50 less, which is not a good barometer of performance).

Interesting. Didn't know that. That explains why Visiontek was also the first out with the a X1950 Pro AGP card at the end of November 2006.

 

[arklab]

I'm giving the 256M version a try in my P4 3.2Ghz HTPC to stop HD droped frames during playback (currently a 9800Pro) - using Vista Premium.
Should arrive from Newegg today.

However, I've been reading posts that the AGP version can NOT use the Visiontec DVI-to-HDMI dongle to carry sound.

Can anybody confirm this?