X800XT Question.

[Don_Cali]

Hello,

I finally have my long awaited PC.
Originally I ordered a X800XT in it.. however, when looking in system specs, there shows up as GFX: X800... is this normal? I don't know anyone who has a X800XT so hope to find someone here who can tell me what it says on his PC. I suppose if there is a X800XT in it, it should show up as an X800XT instead of X800 or am I wrong?

Thanks for the time and help and have nice year end!

[TechZ]

Where does it show up like that DonC_Cali?

[Don_Cali]

Hi TechZ, Merry Xmass to you ;)

Well, when i go to display properties, then settings, there it says :
1. Plug and play monitor on RADEON X800
and
2. (Default monitor) on Radeon X800 Secondary
I suppose nr2 the default settings which i changed when i got it.

When I go 2 Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manager, Display Adapters, i get both as result..when i click on properties it says : Radeon X800. When i click on the one with the name as in nr2. above it gives me that name..

Where should I go look to be sure? Opening my case is last option (warranty loss).

Thanks allready and enjoy your day.
Cali.

[Archer]

Use the everest system tool to interigate the hardware and check the specification listed in there.
Seems there up to four varieties of the card depending on the connection:

AGP bus configuration (8X/4X/Universal AGP 3.0):

* RADEON® X800 PRO and
* RADEON® X800 XT PLATINUM EDITION.

PCI Express™ bus configuration:

* RADEON® X800 XL
* RADEON® X800 XT
* RADEON® X800 XT PLATINUM EDITION.

http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx800/radeonx800series/index.html

[Don_Cali]

Okay. done that! Thanks, seems a cool tool btw.
It seems an X800Xt chip allright.. and it has 16 pipelines so gotta be the rightone..
I thought it would show up as one also then though.
I' ll show a pic.. then maybe you can confirm this? :)
If such a pic is not allowed then sorry for this. Tell me and I will instantly remove it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/calibre/Everestresult.jpg

[Don_Cali]

Here's a bit more:
Field Value
Video Adapter Properties
Device Description RADEON X800 Secondary
Adapter String RADEON X800
BIOS String 113-A26104-102
Chip Type RADEON X800 XT AGP (0x4A4B)
DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag (6.14.10.6476 - ATI Catalyst 4.9)
Memory Size 256 MB

Video Adapter Manufacturer
Company Name ATI Technologies Inc.
Product Information http://www.ati.com/products/gamer.html
Driver Download http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html

[Archer]

Heres a review (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjExLDE=) which includes the Pro and the XP model both compete well with the opposition and at a quick glance across the stats for a variety of modern games shows the small margin between the two performance wise is minimal if at all noticable during game play.

[Don_Cali]

Thanks for that link. I wasn't really afraid about the performance. It's just that I paid for it so want it to be in the PC which is normal i think. The XT is 100 euro (dunno how much taht is in $ sorry) more expensive than the X800 pro i think. So that's why i want to know it :)
I don't like the idea that they've putted anotherone in without asking something ;)


Anyway, thanks a lot and have a nice day :)

[Duke of Rezin]

A review on XBit Labs shows the difference with a pic of the memory used for the 800XT and the 800 Pro : http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/r420_4.html .