best for £175?

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by Willz, Aug 18, 2005.

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  1. Exfoliate

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    Glad you came through, it's faster than the Ultra and still gives you lots of oc headroom, enjoy:)
     
    Exfoliate, Aug 25, 2005
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  2. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    woo, prices have sure come down in the past 2 weeks, i think this is what i will get.

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=92086

    HIS X800XT PE

    for about another £30 i could get an X850XT PE but its not a HIS one, so i will get this cos i love the fan on it, its so cool :cool:

    :eek:, lol just noticed it was not including vat for that :(, i will have to settle for one in other post.

    so, whats so better about the x800XT PE to the normal XT and compared to the X850XT PE and to the normal X850XT?
     
    Willz, Aug 25, 2005
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  3. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    The PE simply means Platinum Edition~basically faster core and/or memory speeds!
    Here in australia the X800XT is $760 and the X850XTPE is $880-and thats the cheapest manufacturer!
     
    pelvis_3, Aug 25, 2005
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  4. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    wow, in australia u guys really do get ripped off, thats like more than £400.
    so, if i bought a normal x80xt, it would not take much overclocking to get to the pe standards right?
     
    Willz, Aug 25, 2005
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  5. pelvis_3

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    Its not that much of a rip off, i think those prices are pretty good!

    Id say you wouldnt have to OC much at all.
    im not sure but the PE might also have more pipelines!
     
    pelvis_3, Aug 25, 2005
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  6. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    Willz, Aug 25, 2005
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  7. Exfoliate

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    Don't bother with the X800XT PE/X850XT/PE's, stick with the plain jane X800XT, overclock it just a bit and it will be right up there with it's big bros. Only buy a PE or whatever if the price is about the same as they're not worth the extra 30quid in my opinion. Clock speed is the only difference as it was pointed out.
     
    Exfoliate, Aug 25, 2005
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  8. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    if i can sell enougth stuff, i will go with the x850xt as my dad wont buy it untill i make the money :'(
     
    Willz, Aug 25, 2005
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  9. Exfoliate

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    10-15% performance gain...tops bud.
     
    Exfoliate, Aug 25, 2005
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  10. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    becouse its factory overclocked, that means its got more pottential for overclocking dont it?
     
    Willz, Aug 25, 2005
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  11. Exfoliate

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    Not really, every MHz it's been oc'ed brings you that much closer to it's limet. Better heatsinks are what I'd be after. Factory oc'ed parts are pretty much for those that don't know how to oc themselves.
     
    Exfoliate, Aug 25, 2005
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  12. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    but the x850xt pe has better potential, becouse thats not just an overclocked x800xt isn't it, so surely that will have more pottential, and overclockers.co.uk say the x850xt pe is the worlds fastest agp card, i think i might get it as then i dont have to bother with overclocking.


    HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X850 XT PE ICEQII 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (RX850XTPE-AGPVICEQ) (GX-033-HT)

    i think i will get that at overclockers.co.uk, its only £264
     
    Willz, Aug 26, 2005
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  13. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    You wnot have to worry about overclocking anyway, all those X6 & X800's are plenty powerful as they are!
     
    pelvis_3, Aug 26, 2005
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  14. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    Willz, Aug 26, 2005
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  15. pelvis_3

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    Its hard to say. it depends on the computer configuration!
    But id say not that much difference at all!
     
    pelvis_3, Aug 26, 2005
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  16. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    but isnt that x850xt pe new ot agp?, as i thought they were just for pci express, one person on a website claims that the x850 xt pe makes everyhting look better, and more sharper, and thats itd super fast.
     
    Willz, Aug 26, 2005
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  17. pelvis_3

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    Yes but i suppose it depends on what he upgraded from!
    I really think the differences between them would be minimal!
     
    pelvis_3, Aug 26, 2005
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  18. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    ah, becouse i am really stuck, i can either spend £202 on an x800xl, or £246 on an x800xt or £265 on an x850xt PE, i do want the cheapest, but the thing is, i would i be able ot overclock an x800xl from like its 1ghz memory clock, to 1.2ghz, and overclock the core by an extra 200-250mhz so i could beat an x800xt and x850xt PE?

    becouse i do really want ot best possiblt performance form on of the worlds fastest agp cards
     
    Willz, Aug 26, 2005
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  20. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    yea, form that it seems like x850xt pe is the best, what i dont understand from that is, how is the 9800 pro beating a x800xt on highest settings :eek:?


    EDIT: oh i see, its dollar per fps, so it means that x850xt pe is not worth is price.
     
    Willz, Aug 26, 2005
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