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lol. if you want to take the risk, go out and buy the HIS X1800GTO. 100% unlockable to X1800XL//XT if you need it. now that's budget. 200 dollars - a 30 dollar rebate. 300 dollars isn't budget dude.
 
defaultluser said:
No, it would be SMARTER of you to learn how to comparison-shop properly, and find the 256MB version. You don't need the 512MB version of the x1800 XT, the 256MB version is competitive with the 7900 GT.
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I've already done looked at both and made some posts on the forums, and people have said the X1800XT sucks if it doesn't have the 512mb. They're wrong?


StealthyFish said:
lol. if you want to take the risk, go out and buy the HIS X1800GTO. 100% unlockable to X1800XL//XT if you need it. now that's budget. 200 dollars - a 30 dollar rebate. 300 dollars isn't budget dude.
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What do you mean it's "unlockable to the X1800XT?" How do I unlock it? And about $300 not being budget, it was going to be my one splurge, but I'm very happy to shave off the cost of anything I can.
 
TheDrag0nReb0rn said:
I've already done looked at both and made some posts on the forums, and people have said the X1800XT sucks if it doesn't have the 512mb. They're wrong?
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You were about to buy a 256MB 7900 GT. Does it suck because it only has 256MB? Or, perhaps it magically make better use of the 256MB than an x1800 XT?

There's not a single game out that uses more than 256MB with texture compression turned on. And trust me, you won't notice the compression (Just look at Doom 3: HQ and Ultra look exactly the same). In fact, there are a LOT of games where you CAN'T turn it off.

The memory is the same speed, there's just half as much. Unfortunately, you're going to have to take my word for it, because there are ZERO reviews comparing the two.
 
G71@450 + KO cooler > R520@625 +256MB

the KO cooler will allow you easy acess to 500 core. if noise is any factor, dont go with those stock coolers on the >X1800XL cards. they are LOUD! KO cooler is silent, if noise is really an issue, i heard (or rather didnt) that the 7900GT TOP from asus is quiet as hell.

personally i think 512MB is overated. on a graphics card? you dont need that much. you need to cache that many pixels when your at 2000X1600. everything below is down with 256MB.

the X1800XT is all over the place in terms of price. if you can get one at rock bottem prices id go for it.

but i just dont get some sites. NCIX.com (canadian) has the sapphire X1800XT for $300 (CHEAP), but then they have the Asus ver, for $600 :confused:
 
defaultluser said:
You were about to buy a 256MB 7900 GT. Does it suck because it only has 256MB? Or, perhaps it magically make better use of the 256MB than an x1800 XT?

There's not a single game out that uses more than 256MB with texture compression turned on. And trust me, you won't notice the compression (Just look at Doom 3: HQ and Ultra look exactly the same). In fact, there are a LOT of games where you CAN'T turn it off.

The memory is the same speed, there's just half as much. Unfortunately, you're going to have to take my word for it, because there are ZERO reviews comparing the two.
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Actually the 512meg version runs faster in higher resolutions like 10 fps or so... The 512meg radeon does beat 7900gt most of the time and the 256 meg 1800xt is pretty much competitive but 7900gt does beat out in most of the benches...

The 7900 is in between the 512 and 256 meg 1800xt.
 
Actually one thing i have learnt about the ram on cards after owning a few and buggering a few is that the ram really does matter especially on a DX9 card. So really the more the better.

Take DX10 they will be efficient enough to probably just need 256mb ram but the DX9 needs all it can get. Especially if you going to buy a card now.

I would try and by the card with more ram , the games by the day are having more calculations and need this total bandwidth.

It all adds up.
 
what i say by unlocking pipes is to flash your graphic card with a different bios so that you enable the 4 pixel pipelines that HIS has disabled for that card. that card is a 12 pipe card, but can unlock to 16 pipes.
 
Man i have to say your lucky and have some serious balls.

I would be shitting it but that said he who daeres wins. :)
 
what do you mean?


update: i just went to newegg and the card's not there. it's the HIS without the Ice3 Turbo fan. I'll keep looking. Seems like some of the cards will allow you too, but I'm still not sure which ones other than the HIS one that I saw (non Ice3 turbo). Less chance of being able to do it with the other GTOs, but you could give it a try if you're daring enough
 
Nah not me , not right now , i will leave that to the experts like you mate, until i dont get my A+ and N+ then i will consider things like this.

I did read it in magazines when this came out but at the time i had a sli set up so didnt give much though to it.

In the future i would love to try all these things also volt modding but now it is just too early. :)
 
lol. I just started too, so i'm no master. It's not that hard though, it's like overclocking. Just don't screw it up and you're good to go =D, lol. (I'm probably not hard modding anything for a bit though)
 
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