256mb Sapphire Ati Radeon X1600 Pro 8xagp

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Ollie30001

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Hi all,
Hows the 256MB SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON X1600 PRO 8XAGP from this: http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/product_info.asp?stockcode=M006074
wesite for gaming?

I looking at playing games like doom3, far cry, F.E.A.R. counter strike source, half life 2 and well loads more. im looking for a decent graphics card that will last me a while but im pretty much limited on cash (under £100)

also what are the chances of this running on a 250watt power supply?

rest of my specs are:
3.0g amd athlon 333fsb
1024mb pc2700
120g7200rpm HDD
(not sure of the motherboard)
(9600pro 256mb oc`ed from 400/400 to 425/425)
 
Ah, forget about the 250watt power supply, i just found out i can get a 300watt psu for free. 300watt should supply the x1600pro 256mb with anuf power yes?
 
The X1600PRO is a good midranger. To run it on a 250W PSU, it really needs to be a great quality one. Open your case, and check the PSU's label, and tell us how many amps it has on the +12V rail. It should say something like:

+12V: 18A or something similar.

However, keep in mind that a 250W PSU is a little weak to handle a X1600PRO. Maybe you'll need a quality 300-350W PSU, from respectable manufacturers, like Antec, FSP Group (Fortron), Enermax, OCZ, etc.

EDIT: Just saw that you got a 300W PSU. Anyway, check the amps on that 300W PSU too :)
 
ill post the specs of the psu when i get it (tomorrow)

also, how much more power does this card have over my 9600pro?

like is it worth it? is the perfomance boost going to be ALOT better or just a tiny bit?

sorry for the kinda dumb questions but im no expert on these things


thanks

ps, im sure i have more questions but they are not coming to me (ohhhh i love beer) ill post em when i can think of em
 
ah, what do you think of the HIS ATI Radeon X1650 Pro ICEQ 512MB

- Powered by ATI Radeon X1650Pro - 587MHz
- 512MB-128bit 4 channel DDR2 memory - 800MHz
- 12 Pixel shader processor
- 5 Vertex shader processor
- 8 Geometry Pipelines
- Ultra-threaded SM 3.0 Engine
- 256-bit Ring-bus
- ATI Avivo?/li>
- High Precision Architecture
- AGP support via RIALTO

over the x1600pro, worth the xtra 10-15 quid?
 
If you can get the X1650, get it. It's better than the X1600PRO. Also, HIS cards have great cooling.

It should boost performance a lot. But, maybe your CPU can hold it back a little, but I doubt it, since it has a PR of 3000+.
 
allllll righty then, looks like im goin with the x1650 512mb version. from this site http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ATI_AGP_Graphics_Cards.html
thanks wazza for the link, good site.

the fact it has good cooling too is a bonus (ill probably end up over clocking it at some point)

also ill get back 2 morrow with the specs of my new 300watt power supply to see if its up to powering it.


oh and i dont suppose any one can find me a review on this card can they? in google all i can seem to find are x1600 reviews.

cheers.
 
wolfram said:
The X1600PRO is a good midranger. To run it on a 250W PSU, it really needs to be a great quality one. Open your case, and check the PSU's label, and tell us how many amps it has on the +12V rail. It should say something like:

+12V: 18A or something similar.

However, keep in mind that a 250W PSU is a little weak to handle a X1600PRO. Maybe you'll need a quality 300-350W PSU, from respectable manufacturers, like Antec, FSP Group (Fortron), Enermax, OCZ, etc.

EDIT: Just saw that you got a 300W PSU. Anyway, check the amps on that 300W PSU too :)
Click to expand...


Right then, hello agen.

300watt power supply just got here

it ses on the sticker (from what i can read):

The make is an FSP Group INC Fortron/Source
+12v=13.0A (yel)
-12v=0.8A (blue)

My old 250watt power supply:

BESTEC

+12v= 14A
-12v= 0.8A
+5=25A
+vsb=2A Peak 2.5A
+3.3v= 18A +5v and +3.3v= 165watt
MAX +5v and 12v 218w max

so which one should i use (if any)

tho i cant really get me hands on another one just yet, so which one is best to keep in there when i get my new card till i can get a better power supply?

thanks
 
Umm... I don't know... That FSP Group PSU should be the best, but only has 13A. Are you sure it has only 13A? It may have dual 13A rails. Check if you can find on the sticker something like:

+12V1: 13A
+12V2: 13A

I really hope it has dual 12V rails...
 
Well, it doesn't appear to be FSP Group... It appears to be Aopen.

I think that 13A is not enough for a X1650PRO :(
 
wolfram said:
If you can get the X1650, get it. It's better than the X1600PRO. Also, HIS cards have great cooling.

It should boost performance a lot. But, maybe your CPU can hold it back a little, but I doubt it, since it has a PR of 3000+.
Click to expand...

Those have already come out? Wow, Where have I been?
 
Of course :) That PSU won't have any problems running your PC. You shouldn't have any PSU related problems in the future with it. That's peace of mind :)
 
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