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<blockquote data-quote="Tech Geek" data-source="post: 36187" data-attributes="member: 18181"><p>I just finished building my HTPC with the passivey cooled Saphire x1300 with 256K.</p><p></p><p>I picked up two of the OEM cards refurbished at newegg.com for $66 US each *with* shipping. (the system said they were sold out right after I placed the order... sorry)</p><p></p><p>Observations for the short time I've had them (3 days):</p><p></p><p>It gets poor 3D Mark 2006 #s but that software uses very high res and is a CPU hog so take that with a grain of salt. In a real world TV situation it's pretty fast. Playing state of the art games at lower resolutions/settings shouldn't be a problem. The performance is much better than my old 9600se which already worked fine with media portal and that card played HalfLife 2 pretty smooth. I'm sure future driver enhancments will improve performance even more.</p><p></p><p>The TV output looks better than the older ATi card and I haven't even started tweaking colors.</p><p></p><p>It generates a lot of heat so use a well ventilated case. I haven't had any lockups yet though.</p><p></p><p>The graphics output with the 3.0 shader and HDR lighting effects is stunning. </p><p></p><p>Avivo appears to be for real. I'm still messing with settings, codecs and such so I really haven't gotten to do much testing but what I have seen so far looks promising. I'd say it works as advertised. We'll see.</p><p></p><p>One important thing... the advertised max resolution *is* supported by the chip. But to output it *apperantly* requires dual DVI connectors. That's according to someone that tried hooking up an Apple monitor anyway. Without testing this myself I can't confirm or deny it. </p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, don't even bother with the included drivers. Download the latest from the ATi website. Also... the included overclock utility doesn't work on mine. It says it only works on a Saphire card. So what does that make mine? There has to be an update.</p><p></p><p>This card was perfect for my HTPC. YMMV</p><p></p><p>(BTW, this isn't my first post... jdiffend *was* my username but I can't login anymore)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tech Geek, post: 36187, member: 18181"] I just finished building my HTPC with the passivey cooled Saphire x1300 with 256K. I picked up two of the OEM cards refurbished at newegg.com for $66 US each *with* shipping. (the system said they were sold out right after I placed the order... sorry) Observations for the short time I've had them (3 days): It gets poor 3D Mark 2006 #s but that software uses very high res and is a CPU hog so take that with a grain of salt. In a real world TV situation it's pretty fast. Playing state of the art games at lower resolutions/settings shouldn't be a problem. The performance is much better than my old 9600se which already worked fine with media portal and that card played HalfLife 2 pretty smooth. I'm sure future driver enhancments will improve performance even more. The TV output looks better than the older ATi card and I haven't even started tweaking colors. It generates a lot of heat so use a well ventilated case. I haven't had any lockups yet though. The graphics output with the 3.0 shader and HDR lighting effects is stunning. Avivo appears to be for real. I'm still messing with settings, codecs and such so I really haven't gotten to do much testing but what I have seen so far looks promising. I'd say it works as advertised. We'll see. One important thing... the advertised max resolution *is* supported by the chip. But to output it *apperantly* requires dual DVI connectors. That's according to someone that tried hooking up an Apple monitor anyway. Without testing this myself I can't confirm or deny it. Oh yeah, don't even bother with the included drivers. Download the latest from the ATi website. Also... the included overclock utility doesn't work on mine. It says it only works on a Saphire card. So what does that make mine? There has to be an update. This card was perfect for my HTPC. YMMV (BTW, this isn't my first post... jdiffend *was* my username but I can't login anymore) [/QUOTE]
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