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This is just for learning purposes. I use to be up to date with video card terms but all the new cards that are out have confused me.
Can someone please tell me what the catch is with this card... It seems really cheap but sounds awesome (I heard the GTO2 is a good)
[size=+1]Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO² 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM (GX-100-SP)[/size] [size=-1]
Merging the blistering frame-rates of the enthusiast realm with the frugality of the mainstream is where the perfect blend of Hybrid lies, the next generation Sapphire RADEON X800 GTO²! Built upon industry acclaimed tech and tweaked to perfection is the moniker of any Sapphire product and the X800 GTO² does not disappoint with it is 12 Pixel Pipelines (moddable to 16) and 256MB of onboard GDDR3 memory while utilizing a 256-bit memory interface. The only limit to the power you wield is your imagination and the hardware in your PC! Push your PCs performance threshold and realize the true potential of PCI-Express and the Sapphire RADEON X800 GTO²! These cards are an exclusive one deal available to overclockers UK only they are all capable of unlocking to 16 pipelines and have fantastic overclocking potential. Overclockers UK does not guarantee unlocking of cards or overclocking mileage and it is a proceed at your own risk modification.
- ATI Radeon R480 Core as used in X850 XT Platinum graphics card
- 400MHz GPU Clock Speed (Highly overclockable)
- 256MB 980MHz GDDR3 memory accelerates the latest cutting edge 3D applications (Highly overclockable)
- 256-bit quad-channel GDDR3 memory interface
- Twelve pixel pipelines (Moddable to sixteen pipelines, see modding guide below)
- Six programmable vertex shader pipelines
- Early reports indicate that with the modded bios these cards have been overclocked upto X850 XT PE clock speeds which gives a 35% performance boost. (Modding of card and bios does invalidate warranty)
- 48 hour RMA turn-around time for faulty Sapphire product sent back to OcUK within first year of warranty!
Previously sold for £134.95 +VAT
16 Pipeline enable instructions (Modification of BIOS voids warranty!!)
Price: £127.95 [size=-2] (£150.34 Including VAT at 17.5%)[/size] [/size]
Can someone please tell me what the catch is with this card... It seems really cheap but sounds awesome (I heard the GTO2 is a good)
[size=+1]Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO² 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM (GX-100-SP)[/size] [size=-1]
Merging the blistering frame-rates of the enthusiast realm with the frugality of the mainstream is where the perfect blend of Hybrid lies, the next generation Sapphire RADEON X800 GTO²! Built upon industry acclaimed tech and tweaked to perfection is the moniker of any Sapphire product and the X800 GTO² does not disappoint with it is 12 Pixel Pipelines (moddable to 16) and 256MB of onboard GDDR3 memory while utilizing a 256-bit memory interface. The only limit to the power you wield is your imagination and the hardware in your PC! Push your PCs performance threshold and realize the true potential of PCI-Express and the Sapphire RADEON X800 GTO²! These cards are an exclusive one deal available to overclockers UK only they are all capable of unlocking to 16 pipelines and have fantastic overclocking potential. Overclockers UK does not guarantee unlocking of cards or overclocking mileage and it is a proceed at your own risk modification.
- ATI Radeon R480 Core as used in X850 XT Platinum graphics card
- 400MHz GPU Clock Speed (Highly overclockable)
- 256MB 980MHz GDDR3 memory accelerates the latest cutting edge 3D applications (Highly overclockable)
- 256-bit quad-channel GDDR3 memory interface
- Twelve pixel pipelines (Moddable to sixteen pipelines, see modding guide below)
- Six programmable vertex shader pipelines
- Early reports indicate that with the modded bios these cards have been overclocked upto X850 XT PE clock speeds which gives a 35% performance boost. (Modding of card and bios does invalidate warranty)
- 48 hour RMA turn-around time for faulty Sapphire product sent back to OcUK within first year of warranty!
Previously sold for £134.95 +VAT
16 Pipeline enable instructions (Modification of BIOS voids warranty!!)
Price: £127.95 [size=-2] (£150.34 Including VAT at 17.5%)[/size] [/size]
