So how many have the x800 yet

[mrwxyz]

For those of you that got the a flavor of the x800, what do u guys think of it. Is it making u cream ur pants?

 

[Bar81]

Not really. It's just a faster 9800Pro imo. I can play games at better resolutions with more eye candy turned on but it isn't rocking my world.

 

[LTC8K6]

Orig. posted by CaiNam. Overclock is with the stock HSF.
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updated w/ oc results (525/1.1Ghz):

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INC.
System Model: MS-6728
BIOS: Version 1.00
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1024MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)

Far Cry (D3D)

Using Max settings. r9800pro (420/730) / x800pro (475/900) / x800pro (525/1.1Ghz)

1024x768: Average FPS: 47.66 / 56.25 / 56.28
1280x1024: Average FPS: 36.13 / 56.15 / 57.45
1600x1200: Average FPS: 21.24 / 49.00 / 54.02

Min/Max FPS comparison @ 1600:

Min FPS: 15.95 at frame 569, Max FPS: 28.35 at frame 403 (9800p 420/730)
Min FPS: 36.47 at frame 569, Max FPS: 59.58 at frame 873 (x800p 475/900)
Min FPS: 40.17 at frame 574, Max FPS: 65.23 at frame 913 (x800p 525/1100)

 

[TStep]

Wish I was in a position to reply

 

[mrwxyz]

Originally posted by: TStep
Wish I was in a position to reply

me too, but i want to hear some good stuff from others

 

[ereshkigal181]

My X800 XT is preordered and I am waiting, but I keep hearing release times from tomorrow the 21 to 6-25 for it. Bestbuy lists ship date as 6-15, anyone have any clue when they will be out.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: TStep
Wish I was in a position to reply

ditto

 

[CaiNaM]

heh.... it's a piece of hardware. i love my wife

but it's a damn good pice of hardware

2x faster than my 9800p at hi res. what's not to like?

 

[grimreaper19]

Its great, if you plan to run it at high res. BF vietnam runs great now at 1600x1200. Previously had a radeon 9800 pro, and it wouldn't run too great at 1600x1200.

 

[mrwxyz]

is it as quiet and cool as they say?

 

[DuallyX]

Mine gets in tomorrow afternoon...

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: DuallyX
Mine gets in tomorrow afternoon...

 

[ForceCalibur]

quiet and cooler than the Radeon 9800 XT, perhaps, but it still runs pretty warm.
Btw, It's the X800XT that performs 2X 9800Pro/XT consistently, not the pro.

 

[Ackmed]

Waiting on mine... :sigh: Sold my 9800XT and shipped it off. So my main system is down. Wasnt that big of a deal, because I was doing a full watercooling job on a new case, after selling my Mach II. But now its up, just lacking a video card.

I would be interested to hear why 4 people dont like their purchase of the card. I cant see a reason why you wouldnt like the fastest card out right now. Unless people voted who dont have the card.

 

[LTC8K6]

ForceCalibur is, as usual, incorrect.

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: ForceCalibur
quiet and cooler than the Radeon 9800 XT, perhaps, but it still runs pretty warm.
Btw, It's the X800XT that performs 2X 9800Pro/XT consistently, not the pro.

heh.. having no first hand exp with either card, you should quit trying to be such a know-it-all all the time.

the xt is certainly faster, but so far is hasn't shown to be THAT much faster. perhaps we'll get a better idea when the xt ships and we get a better feel for what it's capable of. i have one pre-ordered, and got an update it will ship next week.

as for heat, it also runs quite a bit warmer than my 9800p (tho in fairness the 9800p uses a vga silencer), about 10c hotter, pushing 70c during 3dm benching.

i'm rather disappointed we haven't heard much regarding shipping dates for the 6800u, and even less on the GT. i'd love to get one for comparison.. oh well, for now i'm quite satsfied with the performance of the x800 - seems to have alot of headroom as it overclocks very well, as is should considering it's the same gpu as the xt (less 4 pipelines).

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Waiting on mine... :sigh: Sold my 9800XT and shipped it off. So my main system is down. Wasnt that big of a deal, because I was doing a full watercooling job on a new case, after selling my Mach II. But now its up, just lacking a video card.

I would be interested to hear why 4 people dont like their purchase of the card. I cant see a reason why you wouldnt like the fastest card out right now. Unless people voted who dont have the card.

they probably don't have the card, heh... and i didn't vote, since i don't "love" hardware

 

[Ackmed]

Ive got $400 put aside for the X800 Pro, but I cant find one where I dont have to pay tax. It would be about $37 tax if I bought it from BB, or CompUSA. I even get taxed from Newegg since they just put up a place in my state. I just hate paying taxes on hardware, especially when its that much.

Im waiting for an online vendor for about $400 with no tax. But now its getting so close to the XT/PE to be shipped, Im tempted to wait. Ive got a 5900NU in my daughters system I could use for a few weeks. Ugh, I hate waiting, but I hate settling too, just because Im impatient.

Perhaps in a few weeks the 6800 GT or 6800U will ship, and I can make a different decision. But it doesn look like they will be coming out anytime soon.

 

[mrwxyz]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Ive got $400 put aside for the X800 Pro, but I cant find one where I dont have to pay tax. It would be about $37 tax if I bought it from BB, or CompUSA. I even get taxed from Newegg since they just put up a place in my state. I just hate paying taxes on hardware, especially when its that much.

Im waiting for an online vendor for about $400 with no tax. But now its getting so close to the XT/PE to be shipped, Im tempted to wait. Ive got a 5900NU in my daughters system I could use for a few weeks. Ugh, I hate waiting, but I hate settling too, just because Im impatient.

Perhaps in a few weeks the 6800 GT or 6800U will ship, and I can make a different decision. But it doesn look like they will be coming out anytime soon.

ya, whats up with the delays...i really want to see the pro and gt go head to head. Is the gt being scrapped or will it eventually make its apperance?

 

[TStep]

What I would really like to know is:

Has anyone confirmed or denied ( or have the balls to try) if the X800pro can be hacked into an X800xt? The GT has potential via straight up overclocking, but I would like to roll the $100 dice on enabling four extra pipes.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: TStep
What I would really like to know is:

Has anyone confirmed or denied ( or have the balls to try) if the X800pro can be hacked into an X800xt? The GT has potential via straight up overclocking, but I would like to roll the $100 dice on enabling four extra pipes.

You could probably overclock the X800 pro to near or at X800XTPE speeds both gpu/memory, but there is still no way around the 12 to 16 pixel pipeline hack solution.

-edit-
Just got my Sapphire X800 Pro.

 

[Ackmed]

People are trying to open the pipes via a hardware hack. But I have yet to see it happen. Too bad we didnt get another 9500NP situation. That has to be the best deal ever.

 

[CSx2011]

From reading several posts, it seems that only the sapphire cards are capable of enabling the extra 4 pipes. And some of the people with sapphires have failed.

hit or miss really... maybe they tried to use a pencil... i dont know.. Needs to be a silver conductive pen for electronics work, or very carefully applied defogger repair kit.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Ive got $400 put aside for the X800 Pro, but I cant find one where I dont have to pay tax. It would be about $37 tax if I bought it from BB, or CompUSA. I even get taxed from Newegg since they just put up a place in my state. I just hate paying taxes on hardware, especially when its that much.

Im waiting for an online vendor for about $400 with no tax. But now its getting so close to the XT/PE to be shipped, Im tempted to wait. Ive got a 5900NU in my daughters system I could use for a few weeks. Ugh, I hate waiting, but I hate settling too, just because Im impatient.

Perhaps in a few weeks the 6800 GT or 6800U will ship, and I can make a different decision. But it doesn look like they will be coming out anytime soon.

dell?

 

[SilverBack]

It's a great card, no doubt about it.
I don't think anyone would be dissapointed with it at all.