ATI Radeon X1800 XT Evaluation

Sidney · 5th November 2005, 03:37

We take an in-depth look at how the new Radeon X1800 XT compares to the competition in eight games including Quake 4 and F.E.A.R. We tell you which card provides the best gaming experience. We also scrutinize the heat and noise produced by our contenders. This is a must-read for the video card or gaming enthusiast.

http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODc1

The Senile Doctor · 5th November 2005, 10:50

very nice review!
this goes to show that real world performance isn't any better on x1800xt then 7800 gtx, for more money, more heat and more noise as our Emperor JMke has stated all along, all hail his insight!

and it also goes to show that you NEED sli if you want to play quake4 or fear on your shiny new widescreen monitor at 1900*1200 resolution with at least 2*aa and 8*af

you probably even need 2 512 mb gtx cards with higher 500-1400 clocks at the least

which our emperor did not acknowledge

jmke · 5th November 2005, 13:52

SLI should only be chosen as a last resort in my humble opinion. The technology is still very "young" and performance increases for double the cost are not quite there yet. When the increase of performance is in the 80-90% range (instead of 0-40%) then it'll become a valid choice for purchase.

at the moment SLI is a toy for rich people

jmke · 5th November 2005, 13:59

btw the reason behind why you don't see a difference between High Texture Quality and Ultra Quality is simple. In Ultra Quality the textures are uncompressed and put into the videocard memory, while in HQ they are compressed first, however the compression does not result in a visible difference in quality

at what distance did they measure noise? they don't seem to mention it?

The Senile Doctor · 6th November 2005, 15:40

http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODc1LDEx

Sidney · 6th November 2005, 16:17

That is pretty loud; I just stuck my sound meter to a 80mm fan @3,000 at close distance like the one in the photo - 60dBA.

A 120mm 12V 2,200 rpm same close up distance 69dBA. It is loud; imagine having two cards together; it will pick up another 3-5 dBA from ~69.

jmke · 6th November 2005, 17:59

Quote:

Originally posted by The Senile Doctor
http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODc1LDEx

yes thank you for the link... duh! but no mention of distance was made.. as I stated

Sidney · 6th November 2005, 18:21

From the photo - less than 5cm

5th November 2005, 03:37	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	ATI Radeon X1800 XT Evaluation We take an in-depth look at how the new Radeon X1800 XT compares to the competition in eight games including Quake 4 and F.E.A.R. We tell you which card provides the best gaming experience. We also scrutinize the heat and noise produced by our contenders. This is a must-read for the video card or gaming enthusiast. http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODc1 __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

5th November 2005, 10:50	#2
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	very nice review! this goes to show that real world performance isn't any better on x1800xt then 7800 gtx, for more money, more heat and more noise as our Emperor JMke has stated all along, all hail his insight! and it also goes to show that you NEED sli if you want to play quake4 or fear on your shiny new widescreen monitor at 19001200 resolution with at least 2aa and 8*af you probably even need 2 512 mb gtx cards with higher 500-1400 clocks at the least which our emperor did not acknowledge __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

5th November 2005, 13:52	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	SLI should only be chosen as a last resort in my humble opinion. The technology is still very "young" and performance increases for double the cost are not quite there yet. When the increase of performance is in the 80-90% range (instead of 0-40%) then it'll become a valid choice for purchase. at the moment SLI is a toy for rich people __________________

5th November 2005, 13:59	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	btw the reason behind why you don't see a difference between High Texture Quality and Ultra Quality is simple. In Ultra Quality the textures are uncompressed and put into the videocard memory, while in HQ they are compressed first, however the compression does not result in a visible difference in quality at what distance did they measure noise? they don't seem to mention it? __________________

6th November 2005, 15:40	#5
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODc1LDEx __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

6th November 2005, 16:17	#6
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	That is pretty loud; I just stuck my sound meter to a 80mm fan @3,000 at close distance like the one in the photo - 60dBA. A 120mm 12V 2,200 rpm same close up distance 69dBA. It is loud; imagine having two cards together; it will pick up another 3-5 dBA from ~69. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

6th November 2005, 18:21	#8
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	From the photo - less than 5cm __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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