Video Card Upgrade

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by Zambini

Does that mean its gone forever?!??! WtF!

Probably a discontinued item. AKA they may be getting a new version in a few days.

[pc_guy]

Originally Posted by Zambini

Holy crap!! What is this?



Does that mean its gone forever?!??! WtF!

Weird. It worked just a minute ago, I even double checked by clicking on the link in my post.

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

Probably a discontinued item. AKA they may be getting a new version in a few days.

I think there are X1650 cards that replace the X1600 series

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by pc_guy

Weird. It worked just a minute ago, I even double checked by clicking on the link in my post.

I just got deactivated link as well.

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by pc_guy

With the Sapphire card I have, I have never had noise problems, can't even hear the fan. ATITool reports the fan at <35% speed, and only if I raise it to 100% manually, I can hear the fan.

You have an X1600, that is waaayyyy different than the X1950

[Zambini]

OMFG That totally ruins my hopes for getting a sapphire x1950. That card PWND everything. But now I might have to go with a 7600 GT or something.....


:'( WHAAAA

Now I have to find something different. :'(

*I guess I have some work to do tomorrow in 5th period Web Design....

[gvblake22]

Why not just go with another brand?? The HIS X1950XT is a great buy as it comes with a $30 mail in rebate and brings the price down to $249 (after rebate).

[Zambini]

0.o!

Nice find blake :D I didn't even see that when I was searching yesterday!

Hopefully I can get this ordered today so it'll be in Monday.

Thanks =)

[Zambini]

Okay, I'm @ School and my friend just told me about this card:
Newegg.com - HIS Hightech Radeon X1950XT H195XTQT256DVN-R IceQ3 Turbo HDCP VIVO Video Card - Retail
Beastly all copper heatsink+fan and its the normal price of the HIS Radeon X1950XT after $30 MIR. SO I'm gonna try and order this one when I get home.


[edit] I'm back home, leaving real soon tho. Looks like the SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT is back in stock. Newegg sent me a notification email. However, I'm still getting the HIS x1950XT Turbo. It's clearly superior due to it's cooling (all copper heat pipes + turbo heatsink/fan)

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by Zambini

Okay, I'm @ School and my friend just told me about this card:
Newegg.com - HIS Hightech Radeon X1950XT H195XTQT256DVN-R IceQ3 Turbo HDCP VIVO Video Card - Retail
Beastly all copper heatsink+fan and its the normal price of the HIS Radeon X1950XT after $30 MIR. SO I'm gonna try and order this one when I get home.


[edit] I'm back home, leaving real soon tho. Looks like the SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT is back in stock. Newegg sent me a notification email. However, I'm still getting the HIS x1950XT Turbo. It's clearly superior due to it's cooling (all copper heat pipes + turbo heatsink/fan)

Alot of the reviews are complaining about the driver support, claiming the CAT's don't recognize them and that you have to use the CD.

I would suggest you consider that, and reconsider the Saphire Card. The stock cooler on it is more than sufficient, and if you overclocking, you'll probably need an after market coolar either way.

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Panda Man

Alot of the reviews are complaining about the driver support, claiming the CAT's don't recognize them and that you have to use the CD.

I would suggest you consider that, and reconsider the Saphire Card. The stock cooler on it is more than sufficient, and if you overclocking, you'll probably need an after market coolar either way.

I just e-mailed the author of this review and got this response back:

False. Using the Catalyst 6.12 drivers straight off of the ATi site now.

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Dean Barker
Owner/Executive Editor - Overclocker Cafe - A Hardware Tech Site for the Rest of Us.
dean*at*overclockercafe.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Blake Terhune [mailto:gvblake22*at*hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:28 PM
To: dean*at*overclockercafe.com
Subject: HIS Radeon X1950XT IceQ3 Turbo

Hi Dean,
I have heard that this card is not correctly (or not at all) recognized by
the regular Catalyst Control Center driver. Can you confirm that this is
true or false?
Thanks!
~Blake Terhune

So I would say that HIS IceQ3 card is a great buy.