Out of three...

ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

If you had your choice of these three, and dual monitor support was a MUST.....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161003
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102609
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150163

...which would you choose?

Or if 130 dollars was your ceiling...and Dual monitor support was a MUST, what would you buy?
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Xal · Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject:

I would go with the x800gto. I have a sapphire 1600pro and it works great but the x800gto pips it in most benchmarks and there is a good chance you can unlock the extra pipes and OC the sucker to X850XTPE clocks.

I have this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102666

Ignore the idiot claiming 4 pipes, it has 12, 4 x 3 but most apps report 4. I get around 4600ish in 3dMark 05 and 2000ish in 06.
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Xal · Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130035
this looks good for a few extra $$ and its a serious saving over what it normally costs.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

true...but my compnay budget is 130...and it has to be AGP.

Im running the card stock...no adjustments.....
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

i took your advice and went with the GTO....

...ive always been an ATi fan anyway....=]

Thanks Xal.
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Xal · Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:43 am Post subject:

No problem

The GTO is a great card even without the unlocked pipes

Enjoy

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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

card came in today...installed fine...and works great!

Great card!!!!
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Xal · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject:

Enjoy bro

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Sept · TweakNOOB Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 18

Gratz Toggle =D

Btw, ur system was very similar to my old one except i used to own a powercolor x850xt pe... it was blazing fast at that time =) the gto will do you just fine Very Happy

hope you njoy it! =) gl
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