X850 XT PE

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056998.post-1132795231861763792005-11-29T22:20:00.000-08:002005-11-29T19:17:51.140-08:00X850 XT PE<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2656/1336/1600/ATIx850PE.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2656/1336/200/ATIx850PE.jpg" border="0" /></a> A new <a href="http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/r481/">review of the X850XT PE video card</a> at beyond3d.com: <blockquote>"The Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition is powered by the R481 chip which is the AGP variant of the R480, which is in turn, the Autumn refresh for the R420/3 i.e. Radeon X800 XT series. Like the R480 and R420 before it, this AGP version is still built on 130nm low-k process, continuing ATI's tradition of ramping clock speeds as production matures. Although ATI's next generation X1000 series of graphics cards have been announced and released, it still looks as though there will be no high end AGP versions coming to market, even though the Rialto bridge could be employed, which currently still leaves the X850 XT Platinum Edition as ATI highest performance offering. With so many AGP systems still available we thought it would be useful to ascertain whether upgrading to ATI's flagship AGP board introduced in late February, or something of a similar performance, is a good decision as opposed to changing to a PCI-Express system. This is especially relevant considering Intel AGP systems are pretty much at a dead-end in terms of CPU upgrade path. "These are really starting to come down in price now that the push for PCI-Express and the new X1000 series cards is on. So those of you still out there plugging away happily with your trusty AGP systems, keep this in mind when you're ready to upgrade to the best there is in AGP and look for some good bargains! </blockquote>Williamnoreply@blogger.com