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Reviews for ATI Radeon X850PRO Graphics CardATi Radeon X850PRO 500MHz - 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM 256bit - AGP 8x - DB-15, DVI - Retail - MPN: 100435712 
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hmc1
- Aug 13, 2006
Medium Quality ProductStrengths: 12 pixelpipelines, 500Mhz Core, 500Mhz (1000) DDR3 256bit Memory, AGP Weakness: Cannot unlock extra 4 pipe, they are lasercut by manufacure This card can be overclocked 20-30% with stock cooling. With aftermarket device, it is possible to oc even more. Please be aware that, unlike nvidia, ati cards need to use bios-flash to override manufacture pixelpipeline settings; not to mention, not all card can be unlocked. If you are choosing between 6800xt and x850pro, i ll suggest 6800 instead, since there are many versions of x850pro cannot be unlocked. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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bepnmx
- Feb 8, 2006
ATI is the way to goStrengths: Works great with high end games such as (Half-Life2),(CS: Source),(Doom 3),(Sims2),(COD:2)and (F.E.A.R) Weakness: None that I have found. Some people say that it's loud but I really don't care about the noise anyways with my surround sound cranked up I got a system with a 9800 Pro 128 in it and it ran just about everything I put into it. The only draw back was that I had to run my games at mid grade settings. I've had nVidia cards before and they all gave me trouble except for my GeForce4 Ti 4200, which was a great card. I decided to upgrade to the X850 Pro and I am glad I did. This card has handled everything I've thrown at it so far including the games I already listed above. If you like high graphic quality in your games along with performance, then this is the card for you. 88% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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spalfini
- Jan 10, 2006
Upgraded from a 9800 proStrengths: Powerful, AGP, Easy install, Price Weakness: Loud, noisy, loud I had the 9800 pro 128 in my machine before and decided to upgrade to the x850. It was a good price, only 50 more than I paid for the 9800 pro when I bought it. I works like a champ, it is a great card for games and for the price is worth the purchase. The only downfall is this thing is horribly loud, it is one of the loudest cards I have ever heard. Much louder than my old 9800, its sad because you would expect more from an ATI product. Other than the noise it is a great purchase 86% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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aalsop_1112820944
- Mar 21, 2006
ATI Radeon X850Strengths: Good value for the price Weakness: You pay your money and you take your chance (on the extra 4 pipelines) I selected the X850 as an upgrade to my current LeadTek A250 Ultra (Ti4600 VIVO). As my motherboard is still an AGP (not a PCI-E), this limited my graphic card selection. After searching the net for reviews on the top models from both Nvidia and ATI, I settled on the X850 as being the best compromise of both price and power. I also crossed my fingers that the board I got (as I forgot to inquire about the available serial numbers when I bought it - dumb move) would be one of the lucky ones that can not only be overclocked to the Platinum Edition speeds, but also have the extra 4 pipelines unlocked. As luck would have it, I was only partially lucky >( Mine is able to be overclocked with no problems (once I added a Zalman VG700 cooler) but the pipelines are locked at 12. Well, it's better than nothing. 83% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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rfrancoi
- Jan 10, 2006
ATI Radeon X850PRO Graphics CardStrengths: Unlocked to 16 pipes. OCed to 535/575. Weakness: The stock heatsink and fan. The stock HSF that comes with this is garbage. It has to run at 100% to just barely cool down the card. I got a Zalman 700 VGA cooler and my temps dropped ~20C as well as being nearly silent. 73% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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ipxconex
- Nov 18, 2005
Outstanding Video CardStrengths: High quality graphics, and colors give 3-d effects. Weakness: none Top notch video card for the hard core gamer looking for clear, and crisp graphics that will intensify gameplay. A must buy, the colors and fluid movements take gaming to a higher level. 65% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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raymondmar
- Sep 25, 2005
Excellent Card for the BuckStrengths: 1. Awesome performance in 3D games. 2. AGP 3. Inexpensive relative to other cards on the market 4. Quiet Weakness: 1. Only 12 pipelines 2. AGP 3. Catalyst Control Center is slow and useless 4. Could not get it to softmod Bought the card thinking I could get it to an X850XT PE by flashing it with the PE Bios. Didn't work, lots of black screens, crahses, etc, so I reflashed it back to the regular X850 Pro. It runs well in games for the price ($250) and is very quiet for a mid-highend videocard. 56% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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flyguy5187
- Aug 1, 2006
the last card an agp user should buy!Strengths: the cheapest highend card i can find overclock rates are qutie sucessful superb graphics on every game Weakness: none this video card was by far the best I have owned. it compares to a 7600gt and the card i compared it to was a 7600gt ko. I settled with this card because this card was $50 cheaper and it already has good enough capabilities for my gaming needs. overall i would recommend this card to any occasional to the avg gamer. 0% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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chuckecheez
- Oct 12, 2006
X850 AGP ProStrengths: Fast; good compatibility; overclocks well Weakness: Stock cooling not very good This card is a great upgrade for an older PC with an AGP slot. At one point, it was near the top of the performance charts, although it would be considered a mid-range card today and should compete very favorably with an nVidia 7600GT but cost a few dollars less. I purchased this to replace a ATI 9800 Pro and it has at least doubled every tested benchmark. All modern games are very playable at decent resolutions (1280x1024 or lower). Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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old_cotton
- Sep 20, 2006
A High-Performance AGP Video CardStrengths: AGP Interface. Affordable Price. Weakness: Only 12 Pipelines. Only 1 year warranty. Nowadays almost all high performance video cards are PCI-E interface, not much selection left for AGP motherboard users. I got this card from ATI.com to upgrade my old PC which has a AGP slot. Installation is breeze and it works like a charm. I had to say this's maybe the most powerful video card with AGP interface. I play Doom III very smooth. Also it's silent, even quieter than my old 8500. Highly recommend to people who's still using an old technology PC like me. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Willx
- Aug 18, 2006
AGP Video Card, does the job.Strengths: Compete's with the best video card's today. Could play any game without graphic trouble. Weakness: Gets hot way too fast. If your computer overheats and you stick this baby in, the temperature only rises. Since I do play games like counterstrike and warcraft 3, there isnt much to be happy about. But the problem with all video cards today is that it gets too hot. Besides the temperature, there are no problem's with this AGP card. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
ricexu
- Aug 9, 2006
ATI RADEON X850 PRO AGPStrengths: High end card with affordable price Weakness: couldn't unlock to 850 XT PE I got this card at $113.05 from ATI store and very excited. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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NizZ8
- Aug 5, 2006
Great Video card!Strengths: HDR support, can run HL2 @ 1920x1200 rez! Weakness: version i got couldn't unlock to 850 XT PE :( The card is sweeeeeet. worth the 119$ price tag that i found at the ATI store! would highly reccommend this card if your looking to extend the life of your AGP motherboard (like myself). I upgraded from a 6600GT and am very happy with it so far. FYI this is the 1 slot card and not the dual slot. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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ineffieciency_device
- Aug 1, 2006
ATI X850PRO- AGPStrengths: Install was painless; was a great improvement over my previous card. I can say that this would be a great choice for anyone interested in upgrading, but still hasn't moved to PCI-E. Weakness: There are better cards; but they are much more expensive. I have had great sucess with this card; All games I currently play are handled with ease: Half-Life 2 (and Source based games), World of Warcraft, Battlefield 2, and UT2k4 all run as well as I could expect. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top 
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Good upgrader for AGP users
Strengths: fast, ATI quality, overclockable
Weakness: stock fan doesn't cool down so well, you may or may not unlock 4 extra pipes
I was using a Radeon 8500 32MB vedio card, yet wanted to play some video games without completely upgrading MOBO, CPU & everything. i picked up this AGP card, it runs fast. haven't overclocked so much since no new cooler yet. the stock fan is just not for overclocking.
It's a good upgrader for all AGP users. i would recommend it if you can find a good deal
100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful?