X600SE on Woot for $20!

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Looks like Half Life 2 and Doom 3 are barely playable at 800x600 on the PRO version (which undoubtedly has higher clock speeds than the SE version for sale on Woot).

You could probably get away with running it at 640x480 on a TV. It would be like playing them on an xbox only your not! :D

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

The point wasn't for a system for gaming, but more around something for an HTPC or something to throw in when you're stealing the better X1900XT from the family computer (just like in my case... )

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by qazwsx

the x800 I own isnt really a bad card, its good build quality and a free copy of cs: zero mission ;)

The X800's were actually decent gaming cards back in the day, it's just the lower end cards you have to watch out for when hoping to play modern 3D games.

[qazwsx]

yeah i found that out with 3dmark06. it runs cs:s and thats enough for now

[polobunny]

I still can't see why people complain. Cmon, $20??? It's a very nice upgrade over an onboard graphics card and contrary to popular beliefs on w00t, it will run Vista Aero Glass perfectly. It's less powerful than a 9800 Pro 128mb but it should be able to play many older games without a problem (Quake 3 anyone? :D)
Other than that, people need to stop complaining. It's an awesome deal for anyone looking to unload the CPU and RAM or for an HTPC. =)