Tkpenalty's X1950~HD4k Clubhouse

[tkpenalty]

Hmmm, ASUS cards are so high priced.. I'm not sure why
I can't help but brag about HIS and PowerColor.

They don't get hot on the outside but on the inside they are; what I'm saying is, half their coolers are barely keeping the cards under death-zone.

The Sapphire X1950PRO standard's cooler is probably the first time sapphire has done something extremely stupid.

 

[anticlutch]

Mine idles at 43C and hovers around 63C under stress...

 

[tkpenalty]

Mine idles at 43C and hovers around 63C under stress...

See Zubasa... thats how they ARE supposed to perform. The Powercolor standard is basically the worst a stock cooler should perform and the sapphire one seems to do even worse. If you don't listen your GPU is going to fail around three times quicker than everyone else's.

ASUS is more expensive because they are the "Ultra-famous top-dogs". Well they aren't but usually buyers are paying for some more bells and whistles as well as a royalty. They are well known so some buyers who are clueless but know a bit will think "the extra price means extra quality". IMHO Powercolor offers better products at a far cheaper price.

EDIT: Powercolor standard X1950PROs are the thing of the past. I think powercolor discontinued them because they are darn hard to find. As well as being the same price as the extreme sibling.

EDIT2#: Right now I don't find sapphire's X1950PRO Ultimate even worth buying... when you suddenly realise that you cant install your memory cooling waterblocks because the ramsinks are sealed down by something that isnt tape... but EPOXY!!!!

I don't know how this works... IMHO, sapphire reallly screwed up the X1950PRO range.

 

[Zubasa]

Mine idles at 43C and hovers around 63C under stress...

I guess the Sapphire Cooler isn't them lame after all (Or is it that the Asus isn't that impressive?)
I have the same temps as you do....

BTW, I dunno about the first batch of Sapphire X1950Pros, but my cooler is make of copper at the area that covers the core. (The rest is aluminum)
And it uses thermal paste instead of the bubble gum.
May be Sapphire smarten up after the waves complains

 

[tkpenalty]

I guess the Sapphire Cooler isn't them lame after all (Or is it that the Asus isn't that impressive?)
I have the same temps as you do....

BTW, I dunno about the first batch of Sapphire X1950Pros, but my cooler is make of copper at the area that covers the core. (The rest is aluminum)
And it uses thermal paste instead of the bubble gum.
May be Sapphire smarten up after the waves complains

That is the reason why Ultimate was introduced. The reference is complete copper >_>. Yeh... change the thermal gum. Any thermal paste does better than thermal GUM

 

[Zubasa]

That is the reason why Ultimate was introduced. The reference is complete copper >_>. Yeh... change the thermal gum. Any thermal paste does better than thermal GUM

I am going to get the Accelero X2 asa I get the cash anyways

The HIS cooler looks like this.....
http://taiwan.hisdigital.com/newimages/products/X1950Pro_Card_500.jpg

I guess Sapphire got screwed up by AMD (AMD are noobs in designing coolers):
http://www.ixbt.com/short/images/ati-rv570le.jpg

 

[tkpenalty]

I am going to get the Accelero X2 asa I get the cash anyways

The HIS cooler looks like this.....
http://taiwan.hisdigital.com/newimages/products/X1950Pro_Card_500.jpg

I guess Sapphire got screwed up by AMD (AMD are noobs in designing coolers):
http://www.ixbt.com/short/images/ati-rv570le.jpg

They are different. ATI's original cooler is pure copper with a plastic bezel + fan. Sapphire wanted looks so they used aluminium. If you can buy a HIS ICEQIII Get that rather than a AcceleroX2.

HIS Discontinued that version of the X1950PRO (I think) other than that, the IceQIII Turbo costs the same as a normal X1950PRO Sapphire. Its still better than the sapphire, because it has a copper interior! It also blows the heat to a place where it can be outputted.

 

[Zubasa]

They are different. ATI's original cooler is pure copper with a plastic bezel + fan. Sapphire wanted looks so they used aluminium. If you can buy a HIS ICEQIII Get that rather than a AcceleroX2.

HIS Discontinued that version of the X1950PRO (I think) other than that, the IceQIII Turbo costs the same as a normal X1950PRO Sapphire. Its still better than the sapphire, because it has a copper interior! It also blows the heat to a place where it can be outputted.

OK?
http://www.oc.com.tw/article/0612/readgoodarticle.asp?id=5635#01
Look closely and you will see the Aluminum

Connect3D:
http://www.beareyes.com.cn/2/lib/200701/16/20070116251.htm

 

[Zubasa]

Um... Zubasa AcceleroX2 is not 2000HKD man... how is it expensive, its more like 200HKD and is better overall than a zalman (unless you get some copper ramsinks which add like another 50HKD to the purchase).

$280 HK is all I got in my wallet
So Accelero X2 = No Bus Fee + No Launch + No Dinner

 

[tkpenalty]

OK?
http://www.oc.com.tw/article/0612/readgoodarticle.asp?id=5635#01
Look closely and you will see the Aluminum

Connect3D:
http://www.beareyes.com.cn/2/lib/200701/16/20070116251.htm

Those "boxy fins" are copper >_> The second link loads slower than dial up... It is copper.
It would cost less than $200HKD, okay? Its "sorta" cheaper. Like $180HKD... How much is a bus trip?
Save up man...

Guys if you want to join, at least provide some images!

Connect 3D just restickered the nomal design.

WHAT THE FUCK?

Did these guys jack a truck or something? Looks like something like confiscated drug imports! O_O

Images for your membership please...

Post some 3D marks scores, OC, mods etc.

 

[Zubasa]

I guess its just China....
Everything comes in trailers.
They smuggle people into HK in trailer too..... (I bet they will fit into the box like those cards. lol)

The cooler on this card looks ugly....
But the price is sexy:
http://graphics.beareyes.com.cn/2/lib/200701/15/20070115378.htm

Even more sexy....
http://graphics.beareyes.com.cn/2/lib/200701/17/20070117189.htm

 

[JustinHEMI05]

Hey All

New to the site and new to building PCs... as you can see under my system specs. Anyway, what I have done to make this POS a little better was a new power supply and graphics card. That being the ATI Radeon X1950 pro I will post pics/specs as soon as I get a chance. I am getting ready to do away with this dell soon and am definitely sticking with this card... it rocks!

Justin

 

[tkpenalty]

Hey All

New to the site and new to building PCs... as you can see under my system specs. Anyway, what I have done to make this POS a little better was a new power supply and graphics card. That being the ATI Radeon X1950 pro I will post pics/specs as soon as I get a chance. I am getting ready to do away with this dell soon and am definitely sticking with this card... it rocks!

Justin

Yeh get the stuff I recommended. Its good shit... the motherboard that I recommended is cheap and can support crossfire. Make sure you read the instruction manual 99999 times.

 

[tkpenalty]

Some pics of the X1950XT? Wow that PCB is bare.

 

[Zubasa]

2 Version of X1950GT Above.
The thing is they just cost slightly more than a X1650XT.
That thing simply trashes the X1650XT and 7600GT at the same price....

 

[tkpenalty]

X1950GT = 7900GS at a cheaper price while the X1950PRO = 7900GT, 7950GT at a cheaper price. RUN NVIDIA RUN!

 

[Zubasa]

Darth Vidia is going to be the main character in:
Card Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Shit
Wielding the next generation DX10 8600Ultra Light Saber.

 

[Taz100420]

Darth Vidia is going to be the main character in:
Card Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Shit
Wielding the 8600Ultra Light Saber.

good one lol

 

[Zubasa]

How will AMD Kenobi counter this attack?
While his DX9 spec X1950Pro Light Saber is aging and his new DX10 X2600XT Saber yet to be forged.
Will AMD Kenobi be fighting with bare hands!?

Or will he use his famous Crossfire Attack to counter Darth Vidia's devesating Quad-SLI attack!?

We invite you to enjoy this epic battle at your rig, and each copy of "Card Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Shit" is on sale only for US$400 each!

 

[anticlutch]

The "official" photo:

My photos:







The case is a bit messy but it was the best I could do.

Edit: 3d mark 05 score 9876
No OC as of now because I'm waiting for ATI Tool to officially support the x1950pro.

 

[tkpenalty]

The "official" photo:

My photos:







The case is a bit messy but it was the best I could do.

Edit: 3d mark 05 score 9876
No OC as of now because I'm waiting for ATI Tool to officially support the x1950pro.

Nice "Picture" I'm afraid they are too small, take a picture of the card (bottom view looking up) without the bling, with an external light source that is bright and then take one with all the bling all turned up-without the sidepanel.

 

[JdPower]

hey tkpenalty,

I have a further OC on my card its up to 729/1116 I'll post it later on today...

 

[HellasVagabond]

Since im too a new ATI X1950XT card owner ( Had the 9700pro / 9800XT years ago ) im posting photos here...However no 3dmark cause i seem to be the only one with the 06 version...
So here are some photos of my rig.
( Main Rig Specs : Core 2 Duo 6600@3200mhz - X1950XT@655/1854 - 2GB DDR800@4-4-4-14 )

DISPLAY


INTERNAL1 ( Night )


INTERNAL2 ( Day )


CPU - GPU

 

[JdPower]

Since im too a new ATI X1950XT card owner ( Had the 9700pro / 9800XT years ago ) im posting photos here...However no 3dmark cause i seem to be the only one with the 06 version...
So here are some photos of my rig.
( Main Rig Specs : Core 2 Duo 6600@3200mhz - X1950XT@655/1854 - 2GB DDR800@4-4-4-14 )

DISPLAY


INTERNAL1 ( Night )


INTERNAL2 ( Day )


CPU - GPU

you my friend need cable management!

 

[HellasVagabond]

I know but so far i havent got the time to figure out what to change..
3dmark 05 score coming up...



Dissapointed abit but its not that bad
Must be a incompatibility with the new Core 2 Duo Cpus or else i dont know why..