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Where can I find a 128mb Radeon x800?

Aug 22, 2004 3:59AM PDT

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From your earlier post it would seem
Aug 22, 2004 4:48AM PDT

that your mobo only has a PCI Express 16 slot [black] for video. In that case you want an 880XT not an 800XT.

Don't see any available and since it is the 800 in PCI Express form it would seem that when available they'll only be in 256 MB form, as the 800's seem to be..

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WOW..did you notice the price
Aug 22, 2004 5:01AM PDT

on those board? Does it make my computer fly? hehe. Good thing I am not into gameing!

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Maybe he has no one else to feed. LOL
Aug 22, 2004 5:32AM PDT

Hi Art, maybe it'll make your graphics work faster.

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Re: Maybe he has no one else to feed. LOL
Aug 22, 2004 6:06AM PDT

Yeah, I'm 16. Actually if you take a look at Zipzoomfly, you can find it for $235 shipped. That's not too shabby, considering everyone else has it for around $275 PLUS s/h.

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What about my comment that the mobo uses
Aug 22, 2004 6:09AM PDT

PCI Express 16 as the video slot??? The 800XT is an AGP card.

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Re: What about my comment that the mobo uses
Aug 22, 2004 11:39PM PDT

"The 800XT is an AGP card"

I'm not sure where you got that information, but I'm afraid you're gravely mistaken. The x300, x600, and x800 all have AGP and PCIe capability. Try www.ati.com for more information.

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I just talked to ATI tech support. The
Aug 23, 2004 1:24AM PDT

800 for the PCI Express 16 has not been released yet. They are NOT interchangeable with an AGP slot. Totally different internal architecture and won't plug in the others slot.

So to answer your first question you can't buy a PCI Express 128 MB X800XT card yet because they have not been released. [probably won't come in a 128 MB configuration]

I just wanted to be certain that you understand that you CANNOT plug the AGP card into a PCI 16 slot.

I hope that we now understand each other.

At $1.25 per minute [$2.50] I hope that I prevented you from buying the incorrect card. If so, it was well worth it. LOL

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Re: Maybe he has no one else to feed. LOL
Aug 22, 2004 3:52PM PDT

I guess $250 doesn't sound too bad; but the few that I have seen was for about 400 bucks.

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Re: From your earlier post it would seem
Aug 22, 2004 6:08AM PDT

By the way, Dell has a 128mb card as an option on their Dimension 8400 and XPS systems.

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(NT) (NT) Is it AGP or PCI Express?????????
Aug 22, 2004 6:38AM PDT
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Re: (NT) Is it AGP or PCI Express?????????
Aug 23, 2004 10:07PM PDT

It's a PCIe card. I just went to double-check at Dell and it's actually only available on the Dimension 8400.

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As I posted earlier. Taked to ATI and
Aug 24, 2004 4:11AM PDT

the PCI Express version of the 800 has not been released yet. If you don't believe it, simply call them on the 900 number.

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Re: Where can I find a 128mb Radeon x800?
Aug 22, 2004 7:53AM PDT

why not the upcoming 6600GT or X600XT? (x600XT is out already) those are both native PCI X16 cards...

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Re: Where can I find a 128mb Radeon x800?
Aug 23, 2004 10:11PM PDT

From what I hear, the x800 is a much faster card. I'm looking for an alternative to spending $400+ on one, so that's why I'm looking into the 128mb version.