Asus X1300Pro Review

**gvblake22** · March 25th, 2006

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Originally Posted by HardwareLogic

ATI's X1K series graphics cards are some of the best products the company has ever produced. Although the X1300 GPU is a budget chip, it can often be the perfect solution for some systems. Can Asus make the X1300Pro even better than what the other card manufacturers have to offer? Lets find out!

Asus EAX1300PRO Video Card Review:
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gwhea38411 · March 25th, 2006

That card is like garlic to a vampire!!!!!!!!! Keep it away from me!

**gvblake22** · March 25th, 2006

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Originally Posted by gwhea38411

That card is like garlic to a vampire!!!!!!!!! Keep it away from me!

LOL!

Why is that :?: :?

gwhea38411 · March 25th, 2006

Well, going from a Radeon 9550 to the 7900gt, it was almost everything I envisioned graphically. I've tried resisting but I am becoming a hadware enthusiast. Was already a COD/CODUO freak. Dont want to ever go back to where I was. If I keep on these same lines, I may even get into alternative cooling, something I've vowed not to do. There is just something wrong about putting a liquid (conductor) in a CPU case. Phase change is promising though. I have other cooling aspirations if the manufactures cant get their act together.

**gvblake22** · March 26th, 2006

Well, this isn't designed for the extreme gaming crowd. It's a low priced video card with nice features and image quality and low power consumption. It may be like garlic to a vampire for you, but for others it could be the perfect component for their non-gaming rig! One man's wine is another man's poison... Not everyone uses their computers for playing the latest 3D games at high resolution

Personally, for the market this is intended for, I think it is a great little card.

Jokerswild · March 26th, 2006

This card sounds fine for non gaming as you say. It would also be ok for minor games for a young childs computer.

**simple_inhibition** · March 26th, 2006

the only thing i didnt like about it was the shoddy screws holding the heatsink.

its kinda funny to think that only a couple of years ago those specs were pretty high end (comparable to a 9600xt in pixel pipelines, and clock speeds 600/800 in comparison to 500/500)

gwhea38411 · March 26th, 2006

Blake, my post was in jest but on a serious note, I couldn't see buying a card where the heat sink screws could launch inside my case causing a short and possibly frying my system, even if it is just for a non gaming rig. Im greatful for the review but in the same vein, couldn't recommend that card with that potential.

**Capper** · March 26th, 2006

First of all, lets point out this is a review sample....meaning that its probably been aseembled and disassembled many times by different people.
Second, you should always inspect your hardware before installing it....what if during shipment a piece comes off or breaks and you don't notice?
Regardless, we'll get an answer from ASUS as to if this is a problem they see a lot or an isolated incident.

March 25th, 2006	#2
gwhea38411 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 97	That card is like garlic to a vampire!!!!!!!!! Keep it away from me! MOBO: Asus A8N32-SLI CPU: Opteron 165 HDD: WD 320GB/16MB/SATA RAM: 2GB OCZ Gold XTC PC4000 ROM: NEC 3550a DL DVD/CD Burner Video: Geforce 7900GT Extreme Case: Thermaltake Armor/aluminum PSU: Thermaltake 600w purepower OS: Windows XP Professional

March 25th, 2006	#4
gwhea38411 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 97	Well, going from a Radeon 9550 to the 7900gt, it was almost everything I envisioned graphically. I've tried resisting but I am becoming a hadware enthusiast. Was already a COD/CODUO freak. Dont want to ever go back to where I was. If I keep on these same lines, I may even get into alternative cooling, something I've vowed not to do. There is just something wrong about putting a liquid (conductor) in a CPU case. Phase change is promising though. I have other cooling aspirations if the manufactures cant get their act together. MOBO: Asus A8N32-SLI CPU: Opteron 165 HDD: WD 320GB/16MB/SATA RAM: 2GB OCZ Gold XTC PC4000 ROM: NEC 3550a DL DVD/CD Burner Video: Geforce 7900GT Extreme Case: Thermaltake Armor/aluminum PSU: Thermaltake 600w purepower OS: Windows XP Professional

March 26th, 2006	#8
gwhea38411 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 97	Blake, my post was in jest but on a serious note, I couldn't see buying a card where the heat sink screws could launch inside my case causing a short and possibly frying my system, even if it is just for a non gaming rig. Im greatful for the review but in the same vein, couldn't recommend that card with that potential. MOBO: Asus A8N32-SLI CPU: Opteron 165 HDD: WD 320GB/16MB/SATA RAM: 2GB OCZ Gold XTC PC4000 ROM: NEC 3550a DL DVD/CD Burner Video: Geforce 7900GT Extreme Case: Thermaltake Armor/aluminum PSU: Thermaltake 600w purepower OS: Windows XP Professional

March 26th, 2006	#9
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,869 Blog Entries: 6	First of all, lets point out this is a review sample....meaning that its probably been aseembled and disassembled many times by different people. Second, you should always inspect your hardware before installing it....what if during shipment a piece comes off or breaks and you don't notice? Regardless, we'll get an answer from ASUS as to if this is a problem they see a lot or an isolated incident. INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

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March 26th, 2006	#5
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,416 Blog Entries: 1	Well, this isn't designed for the extreme gaming crowd. It's a low priced video card with nice features and image quality and low power consumption. It may be like garlic to a vampire for you, but for others it could be the perfect component for their non-gaming rig! One man's wine is another man's poison... Not everyone uses their computers for playing the latest 3D games at high resolution Personally, for the market this is intended for, I think it is a great little card.

March 26th, 2006	#6
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,116	This card sounds fine for non gaming as you say. It would also be ok for minor games for a young childs computer.

March 26th, 2006	#7
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,466 Blog Entries: 1	the only thing i didnt like about it was the shoddy screws holding the heatsink. its kinda funny to think that only a couple of years ago those specs were pretty high end (comparable to a 9600xt in pixel pipelines, and clock speeds 600/800 in comparison to 500/500)