Connect3D X800 GTO $154 AR

jesusfr3ak4evr said:
Not a bad deal for a high performance video card ~ $150. The rebate makes it less hot though...
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not a bad deal? I think you should have said OMFGHAWTDEAL son
 
Hot for the people that are looking for a cheaper upgrade. Best value/performance.

I'd jump on this if only the 7800GT(OC to GTX speeds) wasn't much better than the X850.

EDIT: Due to such low price and my inability to control my time of upgrade I decided to go w/this card.

Basically getting an X850XT when OC'd(16 pipes + additional OC). The C3D's perform just about as good as the GTO^2 does.

-fro
 
I've been itching to upgrade my system and this deal has clinched it.

I've never ordered from monach before; hope they are reliable.

oh btw I will probably end up getting a cooler for this card; anyone use the arctic silencer? I like the idea of something that keeps my case cool rather then the zalman which (from what I read does a nice job keeping the gpu cool) but in effect keeps the hot air in the case.

and I've read about using arctic silver 5 on the gpu; is using ceramique ok to use instead?
 
i wouldnt worry about ordering from monarch, i have on a few occasions and id compare them to newegg and zzf in terms of shipping etc.
 
pstang said:
Monarch has a good deal on these cards with free shipping and $25 Rebate
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I was just about to post this deal. I ordered it an hour ago. edit: it would have been a repost. :p
 
Pac-Man said:
Refurb Connect3d x800GTO for $150+$1shipping
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I saw that, but a bare card and tax make me sad. :(

It's a small rebate anyways and Connect3D pays.
 
man, monarch is awsome.... orderd the card wednesday night and got it friday.... thats a heck of a deal for free shipping.... now i just have to wait for my new mobo so i can use it
 
considering these are basically x850xts it is a really super deal... now considering the gto2s are basically x850xtPEs, they seem like a better deal...

but i didn't post here to say that

OT: @pstang, i got a jetway A350DMS board in my fileserver atm, and its runnin a 2.4ghz prescott, highest i can go on FSB is 150... also i'm having problems getting it to run 2 sticks of ddr,

whats the highest you've run the FSB, and what bios are you using? and have you ever tried running 2 sticks of ddr?

so far this thing has been complete trash for me ever since i bought it probably about a year ago... but i use it cuz its the best board i have for the xqpack that houses my server
 
goodcooper said:
considering these are basically x850xts it is a really super deal... now considering the gto2s are basically x850xtPEs, they seem like a better deal...

but i didn't post here to say that

OT: @pstang, i got a jetway A350DMS board in my fileserver atm, and its runnin a 2.4ghz prescott, highest i can go on FSB is 150... also i'm having problems getting it to run 2 sticks of ddr,

whats the highest you've run the FSB, and what bios are you using? and have you ever tried running 2 sticks of ddr?

so far this thing has been complete trash for me ever since i bought it probably about a year ago... but i use it cuz its the best board i have for the xqpack that houses my server
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i'll pm you about it
 
got my mobo in today and successfully unlocked it to 16 pipes, now on to the overclocking

this turned out to be a very hot deal
 
I finally got around to installing mine this morning. All 16 pipelines unlocked successfully and i'm testing the overclocks right now. I'm starting off with 500/1070 and no artifacts so far. :D Memory is failing ATITool at 1100MHz. :(

If someone doesn't want to look around for the necessary files and instructions. Download the Connect3D x800 GTO modified BIOS (rename it to an 8.3 filename, like x800bios.bin) and flashrom here: http://www.techpowerup.com/articles//overclocking/vidcard/127/2

then boot to DOS and run:
flashrom -p 0 x800bios.bin

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One thing I noticed about the card is that the anti-static bag has been resealed. It originally had tape and now has a yellow sticker. I think the card sticker has been changed and the BIOS reflashed. These were probably originally x800 Pro VIVO cards, which had good success flashing to x800 XT a while ago.
 
let us know what you get on the gpu with the OC.

I have my card right here also (need to wait for other parts before I can install it).

Mine has the sticker also and I notice the tape is missing; so I'm wondering what kind of clocks I can get with it.

The memory is rated lower on these then the gto2 but I have seen gpu clocks ranging from 520 all the way past 600 so it would still be a good card if you could pull off a 550+ gpu speed.
 
Dulak said:
let us know what you get on the gpu with the OC.
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ATITool found a problem with my overclock @ 500/1070 when I closed the case. I left it running for 1.5 hours and when i got back it had only been running error free for 48 minutes. :(

I started over @ 500/1050 and no errors after 1 hour. The driver does a VPU recover > 520MHz core when the card is hot, so i'm figuring that 500/1050 is going to be all for complete stability. The stock cooling isn't that great.

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My cheapness is making me want to keep this overclocked x800 GTO and sell the 7800GT. :confused: I could spend that $180 difference on something else. I have a 6800 GS coming in tomorrow. Decisions, decisions.
 
Saw it this morning but this thread made me buy it :( . I was waiting for zzf gto2 oh well. This baby better unlock
 
500 for the core is pretty bad. I wonder why the package is open like you said I wonder if its some rebadged x800 pro.

I'm not sure what I would do if I only got 500 on the core; I might call them and complain tell them the package had been opened etc ...

newegg had refurb models and honestly if I wanted something that had been opened and 'tested-used' I would of just bought one of them
 
Dulak said:
500 for the core is pretty bad.
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No it's not. A 100MHz overclock plus 4 extra pipelines is pretty good with the weak stock cooling. All that for only $154AR.

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Everything was going great in all my games at 1600x1200 until I ran FEAR. The card is way too slow to run FEAR at 1600x1200 (maximum settings, no AA, 4xAF, no soft shadows). :(
 
fear at 1600*1200 hehe; I'll be upgrading from a 9800
I did run fear at 1024*768 surprisingly with this card (med-low settings) but playability was fine.

Cant wait till I get my new MB so I can pop the gto in and see how fear runs with some decent settings.
 
Is success rate on the 4 pipe unlock on these connect 3d cards as good as that of the GTO2?

The price is so tempting, especially since I fried my flashed x800 pro vivo last week and I was already pretty much satisfied with the performance of that card.
 
Jonsey said:
Is success rate on the 4 pipe unlock on these connect 3d cards as good as that of the GTO2?
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No. It's only around 90% successful.
 
Flame02 said:
true, but a sapphire gto2 .. 100%
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Nope. There's already reports of failures (really disabled pipelines) on the Sapphire GTO2. See W1zzard's site.

Anyways, the Sapphire GTO2 card is $100 more. You can always spend more money to get more performance. I spent $35 more than a GTO2 to get a BFG 7800GT OC. Oh snap!

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The rebate is only $15 now. But you can use coupon code: PS7T-1UHU5Y to get the same deal ($179 - $15 rebate - $10 coupon).
 
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