SAPPHIRE 100171L Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Video Card

[Bal3Wolf]

SAPPHIRE 100171L Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Video Card

im looking to get this to upgrade my evga 6800 that is havin some problems and upgrade my system to a faster card. From the reviews i found card seems to fly outperfroms the pcie counter parts and the agp cards nv has. Wondering if anyone has used this card and does it run as good as the benchmarks say. Says it uses 2 molexs im wondering how much power it draws.

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/sapphire_x1950_pro_agp_ultimate_review/page5.asp

 

[deathwish]

the pci-cards have are generally faster

though Gecube have brought out a card

http://www.overclock3d.net/news.php...esc=gecube_agp_8x_rx1950xt_x_series_overdrive

 

[Bal3Wolf]

ya in the review i posted the sap is holding its ground but uses 2 molex afraid my enermax 460 or 480w wont have enugh juice to hande it and im not wanting to upgrade that to.

 

[blade]

I run this card with a 380 watt psu without any problems!

My system: C2D E6600, 2 Gigs ram, 250 gb hdd, 2 DVDRW, sapphire x1950 pro 512Mb, and 5 fans in my case

My 3dmark05 score is 10121, and 3dmark06 is at 5100

I really like this card....allows me to play just about every game in high details

 

[Bal3Wolf]

very nice thks blade but so you got a hybrid board that has pcie and agp.

 

[PP Mguire]

Idk if its exactly safe to run that kinda card on a 380 watt :/ In my exs machine i have an XFX 7950GT Xtreme on a 450watt PSU and its PCI-E. It should work just keep the system cool.

 

[Bal3Wolf]

mine will be with a enermax whisperquiet 460 or 480 i forget been so long sence i looked at it really. 2 dvd burners 3 hds 1 ultra 133 card 1 soundblaster audigy and the x1950.

 

[PP Mguire]

If you didnt have so many optical drives and HDs id say it will be fine but right now i have no idea.

 

[Bal3Wolf]

i ran 6-8 befor with dvdrw and the 6800 with 6 fans at one point.

using http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

i seem to 409w if i dont have enugh power might have to downgrade my overclock some.

 

[blade]

very nice thks blade but so you got a hybrid board that has pcie and agp.

yeah its one of the asrock boards (775 dual vsta or something)

Though the pci-e only runs at 4X. I only needed it to last me a year cause it was only £30 . When i decide to go for a dx10 card i'll have the chnage the board aswell (and the psu cause then it wont last me)

 

[Bal3Wolf]

ah ya i looked at that when my asus died but they replaced it so i didnt have to buy a board.