Sapphire Radeon X800GTO PCI-E

Sidney · 5th October 2005, 15:38

From the default clock speeds of 400/490 MHz for Core and RAM respectively, we obtained a rather impressive 533/573 MHz - a nice +133MHz on the Core and a respectable 83MHz on the RAM. That's what I love about mid range videocards - they may not be the fastest around but they sure do make overclocking a rewarding experience in most cases; luckily the Sapphire X800GTO was one of these cases.

Direct URL: http://www.3davenue.com/1401.html

24th October 2005, 17:27

i was thinking about getting either a sapphire or gecube radeon x800gto. THey're both great value at only £120 but which is the better deal???? From what i can tell, the sapphire x800gto is just the regular edition (not fireblade) but i think it comes with a free game and an excellent overclocking utility. On the other hand, the gecube equivelent has the distinguished uniwise pipe cooling technology. Please could somebody help me make this tough decision!!!!!!!! Or does anybody know a site which has performance benchmarks of the the two?

Thanks in advance

Sidney · 24th October 2005, 17:50

Make sure your Dell power supply is good enough when you upgrade

24th October 2005, 17:54

i'll check thanks

Sidney · 24th October 2005, 21:36

TRMN8R
Please post your questions here so that others can offer to help rather than sending me PMs

You have a micro board and case; using two slots card may help reducing heat plus your Prescott is not thermal efficient.

As for Power supply you should read the manual came with Dell to find out more.

jmke · 24th October 2005, 21:38

got a PM from him also; but I don't know which card would be better, get the one which is cheapest/easiest for you to buy which offers best warranty conditions

24th October 2005, 22:11

Sorry LAZYMAN! But do you mean I need an extra pci-e slot to accomodate the silent-pipe thing that comes with the gecube radeon x800gto or what?

jmke · 24th October 2005, 22:14

Not necessarily, check with Gecube support to see if you need a free PCI slot next to the video card

But as a rule of thumb, always leave one slot open (at least) next to your VGA card to accommodate cooling

24th October 2005, 22:14

My pc only has one pci-e slot

jmke · 24th October 2005, 22:15

leave open " a slot" doesn't matter if it is PCI-e/PCI/ISA

the slot is not used éy

5th October 2005, 15:38	#1
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	Sapphire Radeon X800GTO PCI-E From the default clock speeds of 400/490 MHz for Core and RAM respectively, we obtained a rather impressive 533/573 MHz - a nice +133MHz on the Core and a respectable 83MHz on the RAM. That's what I love about mid range videocards - they may not be the fastest around but they sure do make overclocking a rewarding experience in most cases; luckily the Sapphire X800GTO was one of these cases. Direct URL: http://www.3davenue.com/1401.html __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

24th October 2005, 17:27	#2
TRMN8R Posts: n/a	which x800gto???? i was thinking about getting either a sapphire or gecube radeon x800gto. THey're both great value at only £120 but which is the better deal???? From what i can tell, the sapphire x800gto is just the regular edition (not fireblade) but i think it comes with a free game and an excellent overclocking utility. On the other hand, the gecube equivelent has the distinguished uniwise pipe cooling technology. Please could somebody help me make this tough decision!!!!!!!! Or does anybody know a site which has performance benchmarks of the the two? Thanks in advance

24th October 2005, 17:50	#3
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	Make sure your Dell power supply is good enough when you upgrade __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

24th October 2005, 21:36	#5
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	TRMN8R Please post your questions here so that others can offer to help rather than sending me PMs You have a micro board and case; using two slots card may help reducing heat plus your Prescott is not thermal efficient. As for Power supply you should read the manual came with Dell to find out more. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

24th October 2005, 21:38	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,458	got a PM from him also; but I don't know which card would be better, get the one which is cheapest/easiest for you to buy which offers best warranty conditions __________________

24th October 2005, 17:54	#4
TRMN8R Posts: n/a	i'll check thanks

24th October 2005, 22:11	#7
TRMN8R Posts: n/a	Sorry LAZYMAN! But do you mean I need an extra pci-e slot to accomodate the silent-pipe thing that comes with the gecube radeon x800gto or what?

24th October 2005, 22:14	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,458	Not necessarily, check with Gecube support to see if you need a free PCI slot next to the video card But as a rule of thumb, always leave one slot open (at least) next to your VGA card to accommodate cooling __________________

24th October 2005, 22:15	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,458	leave open " a slot" doesn't matter if it is PCI-e/PCI/ISA the slot is not used éy __________________

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