X800 GT, Pro, XL, XT

silentbob17 · Sep 14, 2005, 03:31 PM

So I'm probably going to get a new video card sometime relatively soon and I saw a [color=Blue]Sapphire Radeon X800 GT 256MB PCI-E [/color]for like 200$ Canadian (on sale). Is this just a crappy card? or is this a great deal? Does the quality of the X800 series go up in this order: GT, Pro, XL, XT? And does that just mean what it's clocked at? Like would I be getting a significant upgrade by buying this card or would I be better off just spending the extra coin and buying a higher-end model?

Just a side question: I'd have to upgrade my mobo to PCI-E for this aswell... is it time for me to do this? Is there a large change in performance from AGP to PCI-E?

Sandok · Sep 14, 2005, 03:59 PM

No performance from AGP to PCI but you're futureproof now (so tis worth it). If you want the best performance, XT is the way to go but the XL is the best bang for the buck... The GT is okay but don't expect more than 1280x1024 with AA or AF!

swimtech · Sep 14, 2005, 05:34 PM

Look at the Desktop GPU Comparison at www.adriansrojakpot.com for the specs on those iterations of the X800 - you can make good judgements from that too.

silentbob17 · Sep 15, 2005, 05:23 AM

Thanks, but bah! I can't find that

... could you link me directly?

swimtech · Sep 15, 2005, 02:28 PM

Sure, sorry I posted an old link - but the article in the article database is just a few clicks away located here (for now, as the actual URL may change at any time - as they choose to manage their site...):

http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....rtno=88&pgno=0

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 16, 2005, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by silentbob17

So I'm probably going to get a new video card sometime relatively soon and I saw a [color=Blue]Sapphire Radeon X800 GT 256MB PCI-E [/color]for like 200$ Canadian (on sale). Is this just a crappy card? or is this a great deal? Does the quality of the X800 series go up in this order: GT, Pro, XL, XT? And does that just mean what it's clocked at? Like would I be getting a significant upgrade by buying this card or would I be better off just spending the extra coin and buying a higher-end model?

Just a side question: I'd have to upgrade my mobo to PCI-E for this aswell... is it time for me to do this? Is there a large change in performance from AGP to PCI-E?

From NCIX you can get a really good deal on an X800XL.

silentbob17 · Sep 16, 2005, 08:46 AM

Thanks for the link.. yeah that's quite the leap in some specs from the GT to the XT... maybe I should just wait till the R520 (X1800) comes out and the current cards' prices go down

Sep 14, 2005, 03:31 PM	#1
silentbob17 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 159 Rep Power: 0	X800 GT, Pro, XL, XT So I'm probably going to get a new video card sometime relatively soon and I saw a [color=Blue]Sapphire Radeon X800 GT 256MB PCI-E [/color]for like 200$ Canadian (on sale). Is this just a crappy card? or is this a great deal? Does the quality of the X800 series go up in this order: GT, Pro, XL, XT? And does that just mean what it's clocked at? Like would I be getting a significant upgrade by buying this card or would I be better off just spending the extra coin and buying a higher-end model? Just a side question: I'd have to upgrade my mobo to PCI-E for this aswell... is it time for me to do this? Is there a large change in performance from AGP to PCI-E? __________________ Overclocking: if it's not on fire, it can go higher! MoBo: ASUS M2N-E CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ RAM: 4GB OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 CL4-4-4-15 Video: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 320MB Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer 24BIT Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 600W silentbob17 on xFire Hit-Or-Miss <--- Check this out Last edited by silentbob17; Sep 14, 2005 at 03:32 PM. Reason: typo

Sep 14, 2005, 05:34 PM	#3
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Look at the Desktop GPU Comparison at www.adriansrojakpot.com for the specs on those iterations of the X800 - you can make good judgements from that too. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Sep 15, 2005, 05:23 AM	Thread Starter #4
silentbob17 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 159 Rep Power: 0	Thanks, but bah! I can't find that... could you link me directly? __________________ Overclocking: if it's not on fire, it can go higher! MoBo: ASUS M2N-E CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ RAM: 4GB OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 CL4-4-4-15 Video: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 320MB Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer 24BIT Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 600W silentbob17 on xFire Hit-Or-Miss <--- Check this out

Sep 15, 2005, 02:28 PM	#5
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Sure, sorry I posted an old link - but the article in the article database is just a few clicks away located here (for now, as the actual URL may change at any time - as they choose to manage their site...): http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....rtno=88&pgno=0 __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Sep 16, 2005, 08:46 AM	Thread Starter #7
silentbob17 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 159 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the link.. yeah that's quite the leap in some specs from the GT to the XT... maybe I should just wait till the R520 (X1800) comes out and the current cards' prices go down __________________ Overclocking: if it's not on fire, it can go higher! MoBo: ASUS M2N-E CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ RAM: 4GB OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 CL4-4-4-15 Video: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 320MB Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer 24BIT Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 600W silentbob17 on xFire Hit-Or-Miss <--- Check this out

Sep 14, 2005, 03:59 PM	#2
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	No performance from AGP to PCI but you're futureproof now (so tis worth it). If you want the best performance, XT is the way to go but the XL is the best bang for the buck... The GT is okay but don't expect more than 1280x1024 with AA or AF!