Processor | AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.6ghz |
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Motherboard | ECS KA3 MVP Crossfire 3200 Chipset |
Cooling | None to speak of. |
Memory | 2048MB DDR2 Patriot Memory 4-4-4-12 |
Video Card(s) | X1800GTO2 512MB soon I'll flash to an XT! |
Storage | 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA Seagate |
Display(s) | 19 inch widescreen 4ms by AG Neovo |
Case | Gigabyte Poseidon Mid-Tower ( AWESOME CASE! ) |
Audio Device(s) | Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum -- 200 Watts to each Jamo Classic 10, powered by a Denon Class A amp |
Power Supply | Rosewill 600Watt w/ Active PFC and Dual +12v |
Software | Windows XP Professional SP2 |
I helped a kid out last night who i guess was soliciting peoples advice via IM, he bricked his card last night, seems like these are the xt cores that cant handle the xt speeds.
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
BTW, no one can give me the stock x1800gto2 bios? i would like to reflash it to that before RMA'ing it.
Processor | Rocket Lake Core i5 11600K @ 5 Ghz with PL tweaks |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE + 4 Phanteks 140mm case fans |
Memory | 32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel 4133Mhz DDR4 @ 3600Mhz CL14@1.45v Gear 1 |
Video Card(s) | Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC |
Storage | WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS) |
Display(s) | AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1 |
Power Supply | Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular |
Mouse | Coolermaster Storm Octane wired |
Keyboard | Element Gaming Carbon Mk2 Tournament Mech |
Software | Win 10 Home x64 |
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
In the UK, the GTO2 is only about £10 cheaper than the 1800XT so it aint worth bothering TBH. If 650/700 is around what they can do it soes not come anywhere close to an XT so save some time and hassle if your in the UK and get the XT!!!
Processor | Rocket Lake Core i5 11600K @ 5 Ghz with PL tweaks |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE + 4 Phanteks 140mm case fans |
Memory | 32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel 4133Mhz DDR4 @ 3600Mhz CL14@1.45v Gear 1 |
Video Card(s) | Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC |
Storage | WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS) |
Display(s) | AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1 |
Power Supply | Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular |
Mouse | Coolermaster Storm Octane wired |
Keyboard | Element Gaming Carbon Mk2 Tournament Mech |
Software | Win 10 Home x64 |
625/1500 is what you get when you buy the 512MB version of the 1800XT so with a little more tweaking i'll be there.. hassle yes but i consider my purchase a positive result considering my clocks and the price i paid ($209 USD after rebate). here in the States the 512MB 1800XT has almost all but vanished and where it is available there is a significant price difference. in some cases the 1800XL even sells for more than this card.
- Robert (PmR)DeathInJune
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
Thats why I said in the UK, but you are wrong if you think thats all you can get outta a 512Meg 1800XT, you can in fact get 750/900 with the right setup and there are a few that use these forums that can push to those clocks, if you are just talking stock speeds of course then yeah but your talking tweaking cards, here is one link to a thread that shows one such TPU Member who scores over 11000 in 3D Mark 2005!:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=6192&page=77
I appreciate what you are saying cost wise and in the UK the card I was referring to was the one I have which is just the 256MB version but if performance is some peoples thing then they would perhaps rather have a 740/900 (in my case) XT than a 512MB GTO2 with some potential to unlock to 16 pipes that goes at 625/750 and cannot keep up performance wise for really no saving at all.
Star i can get you my copy of the stock BIOS once i get home this evening (sometime after 6 PM PST). tell me where to send it.
blah, who cares anyways, when the card is installed it's upside down anyways***cooling information/rant***
i've got a Zalman VF900-CU on the GPU with some trusty old Tweakmonster Copper Nickel plated BGA sinks on the Memory. used the TM's because for the life of me blue Ramsinks DO NOT look nice on red PCB (wish Zalman considered this when putting such with the VF900-CU - i would have been a lot happier with aluminum sinks painted to look, and poorly, like copper) and on that same note, aesthetically speaking, the Ramsinks from both Vantec and Thermaltake have a goofy looking design and while i'm at it none of them can hold a candle to the Swiftech BGA Ramsinks but those are to tall to fit under the VF900-CU fins.
***end cooling information/rant***
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
blah, who cares anyways, when the card is installed it's upside down anyways
not with my case --> V1000 from Lian Li is a pre-BTX experiment and as a result i see everything. here's an image of my system back in 2004 when i got this case
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
wow! i want! i absolutely love that case! i was looking at this case just a few days ago which is also a Lian-Li case. I love how the board mounts upside down and the psu on bottom. and the compartments. looks like a mac G5 kind of. i like that window on yours, it's very tasteful and not too flashy. I don't see anything like that on newegg except the server version, but it's a v2000 i think. oh here is the one u have i think. awesome! it's cheaper too.
BTW, whats in ur case that is making that red glow? one of those cathode ray tubes or whatever it's called?
well i've just reflashed the card back to the stock bios. thanks pmrdij!
i did notice something odd though. whenever flashing in ATiWinFlash after reboot, no drivers will install. maybe it's not programming the device ID properly or something. using ATiFlash in DOS worked fine though.
your screen corruption may have been because you had ATiTool set to auto-overclock ur card on windows boot, and the stock bios has lower memory latencies, thus making ur card have severe artifacts when running at the same speed u had stable in the XT-PE bios.
Yes, the review from the computer mag tested which could run in XT speed. It should be selling for around $260... which is a sweet price for 1800XT
It's worth to upgrade from X800GTO2 @ 850XT speed? Heard DirectX 10.0 is coming soon, should I wait for the new cards or forget about video card and upgrade to AM2 platform instread?
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
u no what, this is off topic, but newegg has the msi x1900xtx for 276$
thats called a good deal LMAO
i see they've tweaked it some more after looking at the product link you provided to Newegg. interesting. the top fan idea actually seems like a good move as it would certainly further the lowering of temps at the Graphics area of the case. can't seem to find a side panel like such to buy for my existing case... damn.
u no what, this is off topic, but newegg has the msi x1900xtx for 276$
thats called a good deal LMAO
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
I am considering whether I should get the gto2 or that x1900xtx. Should I get the gto2 and wait out for the dx10 cards, or should I splurge on the x1900xtx? Any thoughts?
Btw, these forums look great and I can see myself spending lots of time here.
Yeah! i just bought one! can't wait to get it. comes next day from neweg usually, but because of dumb labor day i have to wait until tuesday. it's in the damn ups facility i work at too! sucks that i can't just find my box and walk out with it haha
so far after revamping my GTO2 BIOS i am up to 700/800 at 1.450/2.100.
Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6 (16x225) |
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Motherboard | DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH |
Cooling | CoolIT Domino A.L.C. |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD-487A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4870 (OC'd to 825/1000) | XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 |
Storage | 2x Seagate 320GB SATA2 (ST3320620AS) |
Case | LIAN LI PC-X500B |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 |
Power Supply | PCP&C S75QB 750W | Thermaltake Pure Power Express 250W |
Software | Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
That sounds very nice. How do you think it would perform next to a x1900xt?