YIPEE! new video card!!!

[legoalex2000]

after i sold y sold computer, i just bought a new video card.

the ATI radeon X1300, [im watching it bask in it's glory]

some specs:
SLI (PCIe-16x)
512MB ram
supports windows vista (how?)
supports 64 bit processors
a fan and heat sink! heat bathtub as well !

yay, now i have to install it, and test out, you guessed, it, flight sim!

ramos

[ctjoyce]

I have mixed feelings for you. I'm happy you got an upgrade which is all good, however your drawbacks outnumber the advantages.

1st: Its crossfire not SLi
2nd The X1300 is a all around card, not a deadacated gameing card (your cards average 3DMark 05 score is 2300, while my card scores about 5200 and its an older card )

Anyway as far as 64 bit and Vista, well all GFX cards support these features, they just put it on the box to make it look good. Also what card did you get, as I cannot find a 512mb virsion.

Sorry to be such an a** I just want to get the correct information

Cheers
Cameron

[legoalex2000]

I have mixed feelings for you. I'm happy you got an upgrade which is all good, however your drawbacks outnumber the advantages.

1st: Its crossfire not SLi
2nd The X1300 is a all around card, not a deadacated gameing card (your cards average 3DMark 05 score is 2300, while my card scores about 5200 and its an older card )

Anyway as far as 64 bit and Vista, well all GFX cards support these features, they just put it on the box to make it look good. Also what card did you get, as I cannot find a 512mb virsion.

Sorry to be such an a** I just want to get the correct information

Cheers
Cameron

you sure know how to make my happiness go away. im just glad i got one. i tested it out on FS, and the jaggies are gone, and fps is waay up. thats what i really cared about,boosting graphics qualities.

this is the 52mb model ATI radeon X1300. or try searching visiontek X1300...

Ramos

[ctjoyce]

Okey well that clears it up quite a bit. Sorry to make your happyness go away now I really feel like an arse. But on the bright side its a 128MB card, which isnt that bad, as the X1300's tend to have good memory chips on them. Anyway go pick up a copy of ATi tools, and start that overclock

Cheers
Cameron

[Viper22]

I currently have the Radeon X850 Pro with 256MB of Ram on it, and it runs flight sim perfectly with all graphics levels maxed out, but it doesn't run other games too well.  My system isn't amazing, but I will upgrade when Vista comes out.  I think Radeons are fine cards, but my next card will definetely be an Nvidia.

[ctjoyce]

Well the X850 XT PE should run anything max absolutely fine. I think its the rest of your system thats the problem. What are your specs?

Cheers
Cameron

[legoalex2000]

Okey well that clears it up quite a bit. Sorry to make your happyness go away now I really feel like an arse. But on the bright side its a 128MB card, which isnt that bad, as the X1300's tend to have good memory chips on them. Anyway go pick up a copy of ATi tools, and start that overclock

Cheers
Cameron

you've got to be kidding... where and how do i overclock my GPU?

Ramos

[ctjoyce]

Useing ATI Tool


Cheers
Cameorn

[legoalex2000]

where can i get that?

Ramos

[Saitek]

CTjoyce - don't be a wet blanket - he's just got a new card!

[ctjoyce]

There you go http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/ATITool_0.24.exe

Cheers
Cameron

[legoalex2000]

yeah probably should have said that i found it. but i didn't want to wait an hour for it o max out my GPU and mem.

i'll take care of it later

Ramos

[ctjoyce]

Ya don't max everything out right away. Try a 50 ~ 75 MHZ overclock on your memory and GPU just to get a feel of how stable your clocks can be. I've got my clocks at about 75Mhz on the memory, and 125Mhz on the core, but rember that I also have the cooling to match, and the overvoltage. Have fun

Cheers
Cameron