I bought myself a New Year's present - :) - new graphic card
 

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Radeon X800 XT, 256MB, DVI, Video-In/Out

Specifications
Overview
Powered by the ATIR Radeon X800 XT, the world's most powerful VPU, ABIT's RX800 XT sets a new standard in graphics performance and visual realism. With 520MHz clock speeds, 256MB GDDR3 memory, 16 pipelines and breakthrough image enhancement technology, the ABIT RX800 XT ushers in a new era of High-Definition Gaming.

Features
ATIR Radeon? X800 XT 256-bit 3D Graphics Accelerator
GPU clock: 520MHz
0.13u process technology
256MB GDDR3 memory
ATIR CATALYST? unified software suite delivers rock-solid compatibility with software drivers
ATIR 3Dc? image enhancement & acceleration technology
4:1 normal map compression/decompression
Reduced memory footprint
Accelerated surface detail emulates high polygon characters and scenes
ATIR SMARTSHADER? HD provides improved programmability and performance
ATIR SMOOTHVISION? HD offers the fastest, highest quality, and most flexible anti-aliasing implementation
Improved AA and AF performance for HD resolutions
12x effective Temporal MSAA
ATIR HyperZ? HD reaches the unprecedented levels of rendering performance
Double the Z compression (8:1)
Enhanced Hi-Z buffer for improved performance at HD resolutions
ATIR VIDEOSHADER? HD offers seamless integration of pixel shaders with video
FULLSTREAM for DivX, Windows Media 9, and Real Media
MPEG 1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration
New Video algorithms that use pixel shaders for 3:2 Pulldown, Interlacing, and Deblocking
Added support for high-end HD resolutions
DirectX 9.0 Architecture: The industry's fully DX9 playable DX9 architecture
Up to 16 full precision DX9 pipelines
6 parallel geometry pipelines
I/O Interface

DVI connector
VGA connector
Video-In/Out connector (S-Video/Composite)
Bundled Software

PowerDVD 5
PowerDirector Pro
Package Contents
ABIT RX800 XT 3D Graphics Accelerator
User's manual
Multilingual Quick Installation Guide
Bundled software
Installation CD (PowerDVD 5 Software Included)
PowerDirector Pro
Accessories
S-Video cable
RCA composite cable
Power Extension cable
9 Pin S-Video to HDTV (YPrPb) cable
9 Pin S-Video to composite VIVO cable
DVI to VGA Adapter
System Requirements

300-Watt Power Supply or higher recommended
IntelR PentiumR 4 / AMDR AthlonR or higher CPU
One available AGP slot
One power extension cable
128MB system memory
CD-ROM drive
Operating Systems

WindowsR XP/2000/ ME

Model: ABIT ATI Radeon RX800XT 256MB DDR3 with DVI, VIVO, HDTV, AGP

Brand: ABIT

Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturer's return to base

Link: http://www.abit.com.tw

$600 including tax.

christ i got lost in the specs lol

Fucking hot rod man. Nice.

damn that is alot for a video card.

hardware is my most expensive hobby

now you just need an apple 23inch cinema display

I bought a x800 xt too
for 500 ?
great video card
got an arctic cooler silencer for it so it doesn't make any noise at all

Great card. I want to get that one next for my online gaming. Right now I've got the ATI 9800 Pro 128 mb and I love it. :)

thats one tuff fucking card man

I too replaced the MSI ati 9800pro with the X800XT - it doubles the performance. Now every games is smooth, in high detail when running at the LCD's native 1280x1024.

Hmmm X800 :Graucho You can't go wrong. This card is fast fast fast. Have fun :arcadefre :winkwink:

Get Half Life 2 and test it!

That's a kick ass card, I think I need to do the same! LOL

Congrats, very nice card indeed.

nice card pretty expensive though

Why not get the GeForce 6800 Ultra Sli ?

Also, the Platinum Edition is better than the regular x800

Looksliek Radeon X850 XT is already out

nice buy

wow nice :) i gotta get a better one too...

good stuff, the X800 is a beast of a GFX card.

wow, that's a hell of a card

6800 Ulta Sli = huge power hog, I needed to buy a new power supply unit for running 2 ultras in sli, new motherboard too and a new processor. Plus all the noise that 2 cards will produce will just spoil the fun.

The X800 XT platinum edition is the same as the XT, you just pay the premium for a small overclock.

"The ATI unit still fits into one slot and draws only 65 watts at peak performance. In contrast, the new nVidia top-of-the-line processor requires two slots and has a peak power draw of 110 watts."