Radeon X700 Pro 256mb GDDR AGP

[webdivauk]

I received this card as a replacement for a second faulty GeForce 6600 GT 256mb card. So far it's the easiest to install AGP card that I've had and it's very quiet. However, I have never used a Radeon Card and would appreciate comments on whether it's a suitable replacement card and whether it's any good for games.

[FastGame]

Performance wise the 6600 GT is better in games, but if the 6600 GT's don't work I guess performance suks :p

I think ATI makes great cards. I have both ATI 9800 pro and Nvidia 6800 Ultra, both are trouble free.

BTW, what trouble were you having with the 6600's ?

[Big Booger]

http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/rv410/

There's a nice review of the X700.

And a comparison between ATI and Nvidia's range of products:

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/radeon/x700-1.html

[FastGame]

http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/rv410/

There's a nice review of the X700.

And a comparison between ATI and Nvidia's range of products:

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/radeon/x700-1.html

Both links are for the X700 XT, XT has better perfomance than the X700 Pro.

[webdivauk]

Performance wise the 6600 GT is better in games, but if the 6600 GT's don't work I guess performance suks :p

I think ATI makes great cards. I have both ATI 9800 pro and Nvidia 6800 Ultra, both are trouble free.

BTW, what trouble were you having with the 6600's ?


The first 6600 GT card refused to work straight out of the box and it's replacement card started to play up about 2 months after I received it. I sent it back to the company for testing and they phoned me yesterday to say that it was faulty. The policy of the company I bought from is that I doesn't issue a refund for products that are under warranty but over 28 days old, instead they replace like with like. But as this was the second card that failed I made a request for them to consider allowing me to choose a different card and paying the difference if it was more expensive, as I need an AGP the choice wasn't as extense as that of PCI-E and the alternative was a Radeon or the same make of 6600GT. I decided to give Radeon a whirl but I'm wondering whether I received a lesser card than what I had originally, and I did purchase the 6600 GT so that I had a bit of welly when I played games.

I've been using it all day with no problems, spending a few hours on guild wars and a few other games with no problems, I haven't noticed any visible loss of quality compared to the 6600 GT, in fact I think the graphics appear smoother and it's quieter.

[Big Booger]

Both links are for the X700 XT, XT has better perfomance than the X700 Pro.

What? Check those links again buddy boy. ;)

I had assumed it was an XT rather than the pro... that seems like a downgrade to go from a 6600GT to an X700 pro.. but then I don't know that much about graphics cards. ;)

[webdivauk]

Looks like it :(

I've been through their website the only 6600GT that they stock currently is the same make I had a problem with. I could have had a 128 6600 GT but I didn't want to drop from a 256 to a 128. Not sure if there is anything I can do about it, especially since they don't offer refunds in such cases.

[FastGame]

What? Check those links again buddy boy. ;)
Yes the amazing power of TZ administration :p

webdivauk, IMO you didn't get an even trade, the X700 XT would have been closer.