stitch_626 Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 My son has a Chaintech 5700 LX that has been acting a little flakey lately. Some software won't run with it and just some other things. I'm thinking of giving him my Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Meg. card and upgrading to this... ATI Radeon X800 XL AGP 8X 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/HDTV-Out & DVI Retail http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=321329 I don't know much about this card as I haven't done much comparison lately. Is this a pretty good jump? Thanks in advance for any input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazmire11 Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 yes the x800xl is a good card great value for what you get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danked Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 i have a x800xl great card runs ever game great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S][R_KILL@LOT Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 definetly a great card and a big jump... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apostolics Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 in comparrison yeah youll noticed the differance in prives just shop around. yeah the quality difference will blow you away can you be my dad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 man.....some of you guys need to either learn how to spell or proofread.....lol yes, the x800xl is a great card depending on what you do with your card, if you want the latest features you may want to look at the 6800gt, the 6800gt and x800xl perform almost identically in most games and benchmarks, but with the 6800gt you get HDR and SM3.0 capability that you don't get with the x800xl, in other words, if a great new game came out in 6 mos that used SM3.0 for the effects, the x800xl would not be able to give as nice an image as the 6800gt.....and the x800xl is a bit more expensive, you can get a nice 6800gt for about the same price Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 The X800xl does fairly well and was a big step up from my 9800pro. But my brothers 6800gt does get better frame rates in the games that we play.(Pacific fighters,Il-2,BFV.)Not a lot but enough for braggin rights. It is a good card for the money you will spend on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo10 Posted August 15, 2005 Posted August 15, 2005 I think you should get a 6800gt or the 7800gtx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECwakeboarder Posted August 15, 2005 Posted August 15, 2005 Kind of a jump there, wouldn't you say Diablo? Either the 6800GT or the X800XL would be great, just shop around and get whichever is cheaper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted August 15, 2005 Posted August 15, 2005 (edited) I think you should get a 6800gt or the 7800gtx 528318[/snapback] Line Edited bc im nicer than that...EDIT:7800GTX...look who's not using his brain.... That would not only require ALOT more money, but also alot more to replace that motherboard for a PCI-e mobo...and are there even any skt 478 mobos that support PCI-e.... Of course if you did upgrade the mobo at the same time, OC a little, it would really help out performance even more , of course i would assume you would rater go to a full new system than upgrading skt 478. SO im goign to vote 6800GT or x800xl, both great cards compared to your setup, and not too pricey. Edited August 15, 2005 by cchalogamer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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