enthusiast.hardocp.com — ATI is today launching new video cards into several market segments along with the world????s first video card using GDDR4 memory. We cover real world gameplay with the high-end single- and multiple-GPU video cards from ATI.
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theonlyvladAug 23, 2006
i bought a 1600xt from HIS at around 120 bucks. still AGP. plays oblivion well enough for me. i got the card to hold me over until i get to bulid a new computer. good deal, I'd say. and if htey release those 1650xt's for AGP/PCI those would be ideal mid level.way to go ATI for understanding that paying more for your GPU than your proc is gross :)
somnusAug 23, 2006
I'm fairly video-card-illiterate, so maybe someone can help me with some questions:Can/will this work with the Mac Pro?What's "Crossfire" mean in terms of video cards? Is it like physics processing?Is this card fairly useless for video rendering, and meant specifically for gaming?Could this card be great in both rendering functions and gaming?Thanks!
lamentAug 23, 2006
because of AM2 for AMD, and Conroe for Intel - you'd have to get a new motherboard anyway..
lamentAug 23, 2006
"Can/will this work with the Mac Pro?"it uses the PCI-Express bus, but it's a driver issue/support that I'd worry about."What's "Crossfire" mean in terms of video cards?"for ATi, it's 2 cards running simultaneously, boosting performance. nVidia calls their solution SLI."Is this card fairly useless for video rendering, and meant specifically for gaming?"yes. if you want to render, it's best to get a card make specifically for that purpose, and drivers that are optimized to do that."Could this card be great in both rendering functions and gaming?"it's either or. get a gaming card (such as this) for gaming. get a card made specifically for workstations to render.
darph_boboAug 23, 2006
"Can/will this work with the Mac Pro?"Of course it will, you have an INTEL machine now.As for driver support the X1900XT is officially offered as an option and supported by Apple. The GPU is the R580+ not the R580 in the X1900XT but they are similar, should work although ATI should release an optimized OS X driver on the CD, hopefully.
stan57Aug 24, 2006
Card sounds good,but i am still going to wait until Vista is released. Which will give me time to save up the cash. Vista with DX10 Plus Intel's Dual Core2 and a new motherboard and Dual whatever graphic card is going to take sometime to save up the money lol. Don't ya just hate upgrading lol.How do some of you guys and gals do it? upgrade ones a year get a loan?? lol were not talking about cheap upgrades here.
Closed AccountAug 24, 2006
too expensive
darkjcAug 24, 2006
DIGG THIS GUY DOWN. It will NOT work with the Mac Pro, video cards have never been dependant on the processor architecture...get informed. I'm pretty sure only Apple supported cards will work in the Mac Pro due to driver support and issues with EFI.To the parent, stop giving out advice when you clearly know nothing.
planelayzMar 6, 2007
I got me one of these bad boys. Seems to run like a charm!!!Havnt seen anything more powerful cept the new 8800's... but as im never getting Vista for DX10... seemed pointless. getting a DX10 card.