Thoughts on an X800 Vanilla?

[tuphdc]

I see this Sapphire X800 Non-Pro ( plain jane, vanilla) for $190.00 on pricewatch.

Here's the Link:

http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=vc-141-120

Is this a good deal? Is the card noticeable slower than an X800 Pro? Its for CS:S.

 

[Wolfkin]

The ATI X800 (non pro) and the Nvidia 6600GT is similar in performance, the X800 is faster in some games and the 6600GT is faster in some and yes, the card is a lot slower than the X800 pro.

Also, take a look at this test over at tomshardware
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/vga_charts-02.html#3d_mark_2005

 

[digiram]

Much better than a 6600gt in all other games except for maybe doom 3. 12 pipe and 256 bit mem bandwidth.

 

[CleanSlate]

Much better than a 6600gt in all other games except for maybe doom 3. 12 pipe and 256 bit mem bandwidth.

It's obvious, QFT.