Help decide which X800XT to buy...

[SB22]

I think I have narrowed down the card I want to the Gigabyte X800XT Vivo. While browsing though NewEgg I noticed there are two version of this card, with slightly different model numbers, but I cannot figure out what the difference is. I read through all of the specifications and they are exactly the same. Here's the cards:

GV-R80X256V - $489.50

GV-R80T256V - $499.50

Also, is their any reason I should be looking at different cards? The Abit RX800XT-VIO at $477.50 Just caught my eye because it's an X800 XT PE VIVO and actually cheaper. I'm open to all suggestions though, but I'd like to keep the price before tax/shipping below $500 unless there is a really good reason to spend more. Also, I'm looking at AGP because I don't have a PCI Express board and don't plan on upgrading to one for a couple years. Thanks for the help!

Sam

 

[mentok1982]

These are the MAJOR differences I found from looking at both of the card's manuals. I did not compare every last sentence.


The "Key Features" of the GV-R80X256V card directly taken from the manual:

"Powered by RADEON™ X800XT Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
n First to fully support DirectX® 9.0
n Supports the new AGP 8X standard
n First 16-pixel pipeline architecture
n All new 256-bit memory interface
n 256MB DDR III memory accelerates the latest 3D games
n First to use pixel shaders to accelerate video
n DVI-I and TV-Out connector supported"

The "Key Features" of the GV-R80T256V card directly taken from the manual:

"Powered by RADEON™ X800XT Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
n First to fully support DirectX® 9.x
n Supports the new AGP 8X standard
n First 16-pixel pipeline architecture
n All new 256-bit memory interface
n 256MB DDR III memory accelerates the latest 3D games
n First to use pixel shaders to accelerate video
n Supports DVI-I connector
n VIVO Function
n Supports HDTV"

The contents of the R80X256V retail package taken from the manual:

"The GV-R80X256D or GV-R80X256V package contains the following:
l The GV-R80X256D or GV-R80X256V graphics accelerator
l USER'S MANUAL
l Driver CD
l Power DVD CD
l Power Director (GV-R80X256V only)
l Game CD
l DVI-I to D-Sub adapter
l TV Out cable (S Video and AV-Out)
l Video in cable (GV-R80X256V only)"

The contents of the R80T256V retail package taken from the manual:

"The GV-R80T256V package contains the following:
l The GV-R80T256V graphics accelerator
l USER'S MANUAL
l Driver CD
l Power DVD CD
l Power Director
l Game CD
l DVI-I to D-Sub adapter
l Video in cable
l HDTV cable"


So apparently the one with a "T" (R80T256V) has HDTV support. They both have the same ports on the back of the card but the T has the HDTV ability or something.

For some reason Newegg raised the price of the "X" one. It is now $549.00. Check your link for it. I say jump on the "T" card dude!