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Old 11-22-2006, 08:33 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I upgraded my 9800Pro to the X1600Pro 'cause I didn't feel like doing the whole system upgrade (read as - couldn't afford to) thing. The card is relatively cheap, comes with 512mb ram, was available in AGP and really boosted my video performance. At the time I did this upgrade, I found it really difficult to find a better card in AGP (and remain ATI...personal preference; have had great luck with ATI, well except for the cooling fans but that's another story).
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There's some games that a X850XT can not play such as the new Splinter Cell for example.

what??! really?

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Really. The latest Splinter Cell is SM3.0 or higher only.

Also, I've heard rumors of an AGP version of the X1950 Pro but it'll probably be an extra $100~$150 more expensive than the PCIe version and at that point and at this time frame there is NO reason at all to waste that kind of money.
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yeah i tried the demo and it wouldnt run. think it was something about the shaders?
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The X850XT is a Shader Model 2.0 (2.0b I think to be exact), the latest Splinter Cell requieres a Shader Model 3.0 video card. SM3.0 cards include ATi's X1K series and Nvidia's Geforce 6, 7, and 8 series of cards (Geforce 8 series supports SM4.0 also).
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The X850XT is a Shader Model 2.0 (2.0b I think to be exact), the latest Splinter Cell requieres a Shader Model 3.0 video card. SM3.0 cards include ATi's X1K series and Nvidia's Geforce 6, 7, and 8 series of cards (Geforce 8 series supports SM4.0 also).

I'll upgrade when SM5.0 comes out.
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Hmm, I wonder when that'll be, Dx10.1? Maybe Dx11?
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Hmm, I wonder when that'll be, Dx10.1? Maybe Dx11?

Hopefully about the same time you stop being so literal.
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My sarcasm is just simply beyond you.
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My sarcasm is just simply beyond you.

aah, student tryin' to be thee teacher, slow down grasshoppa. This old fart can't keep up with your quickness.
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