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VisionTek Xtacy Radeon X850 XT Video Card
The Xtacy™ RADEON® X850 XT series advances High-Definition Gaming with blockbuster
features, including SMARTSHADER™ HD, ATI's highly advanced pixel shader engine.
With 16 parallel pixel pipelines and up to 43 billion shader operations per
second, the Xtacy™ RADEON® X850 XT series delivers the power serious gamers
need. SMOOTHVISION™ HD combines advanced texture filtering with ATI's revolutionary
3Dc image enhancement technology to deliver brilliant image quality without
compromising performance. 3Dc has quickly become an industry standard for supporting
complex, high-definition visual effects in real time.
The Solution For Extreme Gaming
The Xtacy™ RADEON® X850 XT also features ATI's incredible display architecture with output to HDTV capability, big screen multimedia and gaming is now larger and sharper than ever before. Users can simultaneously view on analog and digital monitors, including TV or HDTV, for the ultimate gaming, multimedia and applications multitasking experience.
Ultimate Performance And Stability
The Xtacy™ RADEON® X850 XT series features ATI's all-new CATALYST™ Control Center,
the award-winning application that is revolutionizing how users interact with
their graphics software. CATALYST™ Control Center delivers the industry's most
stable 3D acceleration control software, providing exceptional graphics performance
and breathtaking visual quality, while giving users complete command of their
graphics processing unit.
Before you buy - make sure your motherboard is
compatible with this video card. For example, PCI Express video cards won't
work with motherboards designed only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa.
Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.
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Radeon
X850 XT
The RadeonX850 series is the most extreme gaming graphics card technology
ever created by ATI, with up to 16 pipelines, the fastest frame rates
and ATI's industry-leading 3D image enhancement technology. The Radeon
X850 series delivers further on the promise of High-Definition Gaming.
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SMARTSHADER™
HD
Shaders are the key technology that allow game developers to program a
limitless range of visual effects that execute on the graphics processor.
SMARTSHADER HD incorporates enhanced DirectX 9.0 vertex shader and pixel
shader support that makes these effects easier to create.
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SMOOTHVISION™
HD
SMOOTHVISION HD is a set of technologies designed to enhance the image
quality of any game using advanced, high-performance filtering technology.
Anti-aliasing removes the distracting jagged edges that can occur on the
outlines of 3D objects, and Anisotropic Filtering sharpens blurry textures
and retains the fine details in the image.
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HDTV Technology
Enhanced HDTV processing delivers 50% efficiency improvement and WMV9
1080p support.
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PCI Express
Support
PCI Express is a new Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth
of the AGP 8X bus, delivering over 4 GB per second in both upstream and
downstream data transfers.
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A Closer Look
Features
- 3Dc™
3Dc is an exciting new compression technology designed to bring out fine details
in games while minimizing memory usage. It is the first compression technique
optimized to work with normal maps, which allow fine per-pixel control over
how light reflects from a textured surface. With up to 4:1 compression possible,
this means game designers can now include up to 4x the detail without changing
the amount of graphics memory required and without impacting performance.
- HyperZ™ HD
HYPER Z HD is an essential technology for unlocking the potential of High
Definition Gaming in the RADEON X800. By maximizing the efficiency of data
transfer between graphics memory and the 3D rendering engine, it removes the
key memory bandwidth performance bottlenecks that otherwise occur when rendering
complex, anti-aliased scenes at high display resolutions. This is accomplished
through a combination of hidden surface removal, lossless compression, caching,
and fast clearing techniques.
- VIDEOSHADER™ HD
VIDEOSHADER HD is a key feature of the video processing engine that allows
it to tap into the power of the programmable pixel shader units of the RADEON
X800 3D core. This allows shaders to be used to accelerate many different
video processing tasks, including noise removal (VIDEOSOAP), de-blocking (FULLSTREAM),
adaptive de-interlacing, frame rate conversion, color space conversion, and
much more. VIDEOSHADER HD also provides the flexibility required to support
all of the latest video formats, including MPEG1/2/4, Real, DivX, and WMV9.
Minimum System Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD® Athlon® K8 with PCI Express®
X16 Slot
- 128MB of system memory
- Motherboard with free x16 PCI Express slot and correct PCIe chipset driver
- Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
- DVD playback requires DVD drive
- PCI Express compatible system with a specialized 12v graphics card power
connector (included). 350 watt or greater power supply recommended.
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Good For the Money!
Reviewer:
kubi on
Oct 04, 2009
Customer Rating:
4.0
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This was part of a new built box which included a new processor, mother board, this video card which is not the top of the line but is doing a fine job for now,(I can see another upgrade in the near future) This card runs very hot under no real strain. Needs work. |
best card you can get for older games
Reviewer:
zhu on
Aug 26, 2009
Customer Rating:
3.5
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its a amazing card if you play older games, works insanely well on l4d cod4 and hl2 as well as the total war series. to bad no shader model 3 and up. Pay a little more get a 9800gtx or something. |
Reviewer:
dedguy on
Apr 20, 2009
Customer Rating:
4.8
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This card freakin rocks. Playing CoD4 on max no lag, pushin 90fps. stays cool cuz the big ass fan on. the size is proly the only thing i can find wrong its pretty big. If u have a small case find another card if not this is the one you want. |
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My experience hasn't been that great with this card. Opened the box, the anti-static wrapper on the card was all rippled as if someone sat on it, ate it, or did something weird like grabbed it from the dumpster and used it. Installed the card without a problem. It also came with a lot of wires/accessories, which was pretty good. The price of the card is AWESOME (when i bought it, $82,99CDN); BUT, after 1 week of gaming (not all the time, but decent gaming) the card started overheating. Its overheating caused: game crashes, and automatic + frequent restarts of my computer. Tried to reinstall, *FRESH INSTALL*, upgrade, downgrade, uninstall, OMEGA drivers etc; so many things I tried, nothing worked. Contacted VisionTek, they did NOT reply back to my calls. Finally decided to send it back to TGD, TGD customer service is great though, hats off to TGD. |
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ian209 on
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Awsome series by ATi. I have a Sapphire Radeon X850XT Crossfire Edition and it can run F.E.A.R on full settings without soft shadows smoothly. They only drawback is that it doesn't have PS3... |
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DVI: Digital
Visual Interface! What Is It? Monitors come supporting different video connector technologies:
VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, or combinations. Not every monitor
supports these, so check the specifications carefully before making your
selection.
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is the
most popular high-quality digital connection for monitors (though HDMI is
quickly becoming its equal in popularity). DVI is a video interface
standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices
such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It was
developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG).
It is designed for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a compatible
monitor or projector, and is partially compatible with the High-Definition
Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard in digital mode (DVI-D).
DVI represents a major improvement in image quality over the older VGA
standard.
The DVI interface uses a digital protocol
in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data.
When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each
number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel. In this way, each
pixel in the output buffer of the source device corresponds directly to one
pixel in the display device, whereas with an analog signal the appearance of
each pixel may be affected by its adjacent pixels as well as by electrical
noise and other forms of analog distortion.
Previous standards such as the analog VGA were designed for CRT-based
devices and thus did not use discrete time display addressing. As the analog
source transmits each horizontal line of the image, it varies its output
voltage to represent the desired brightness. In a CRT device, this is used
to vary the intensity of the scanning beam as it moves across the screen.
The two types of DVI interfaces are Single
Link and Dual Link. Following are the features and benefits of each:
Single Link - The Single Link interface is limited to a maximum pixel
clock of 165 Hz. It uses four (4) twisted pairs of wires (one each of Red,
Green, Blue and Clock). Maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz.
Dual Link - The Dual Link interface is most common for today’s modern
LCD monitors. It provides three times as many pixels as the Single Link
interface. And its maximum clock may exceed 165 Hz. Dual Link uses six (6)
twisted pairs wires with two (2) each for Red, Green, and Blue, as well as a
pair for Clock. Dual Link’s maximum resolution is 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. When
you use the Dual Link Interface you can use a longer cable because of its
higher bandwidth. Dual Link also provides HDCP support, which is required
for Blu-Ray playback.
If your Computer supports DVI ports, but
the Monitor does not, then a DVI to VGA adaptor is available at low cost to
solve this. Or inversely, if the Computer output is only VGA, and the
Monitor supports DVI, adaptors are available for this as well.
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Dual Monitor
Technology
Few PC users have ever experienced the huge productivity boost that comes
from using multiple monitors on the same PC. Ironically, many of
today's PC have the capability already installed, and Windows (since 2000)
natively supports dual monitors. Configuring dual monitors is so easy: just use
the second video port (if there are two separate ports installed), or add a
second video card or better yet, a video card that has dual DVI ports.
Then plug in your second monitor, change a couple of simple Windows settings,
and you have double the Windows Desktop. This lets you have your
spreadsheet and email visible at the same time, or PowerPoint and Photoshop.
The combinations are endless. And since most of the overhead is
handled by the video card, there is little significant impact (if any) on
system performance. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most
amazing productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Optionally, you can use a dual monitor stand and recover your workspace in the process!
Click Here To Find Video Cards - Look For Dual DVI/Dual Monitor Ready
Cards »
Click Here For Dual Monitor Stands »
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You're eager to get started on your system building or maintenance project,
but before you do it's good to get your tools in order. Here's a handy
checklist of tools you should have before you get started.
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Do you need the perfect tools to build and maintain your PC?
Take a look at our selection of PC building, maintenance, networking, and
other tools and complete toolkits!
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PCI
Express - Delivering Dramatically Improved Graphics
Doubling the bandwidth of the AGP 8X graphics bus, the new PCI Express represents
the most profound change to desktop architecture in nearly a decade. PCI
Express replaces AGP, allowing much larger amounts of data to move between
the graphics card and the CPU, and will soon replace PCI expansion slots
as well. The PCI standard allows for a 32-bit bus with a maximum throughput
of 133MB/s. By contrast, PCI Express will run at 2.5GHz. PCI Express is
a two-way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs
of point-to-point data lines, compared to the single parallel data bus of
traditional PCI. Gamers will benefit from an incredible upgrade in video
quality with PCI Express, because it will allow for more powerful video
cards, inspiring developers to create more realistic environments that will
make games come alive with astonishingly lifelike colors and images. Video
enthusiasts will also benefit because PCI Express will accommodate higher-quality
video throughput (amount of data you can send per second). As network television
moves over to HDTV broadcasts, PCI Express positions the PC platform for
integration into the living room, while also allowing for HD video editing
and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. PCI Express is compatible with existing
PCI drivers and software operating systems and is designed to co-exist with
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Video Card Designs
Today's high performance video cards
enable amazing graphics, and frequently come emblazoned with high-impact
graphics, or in brilliant colors. These help to enhance the appeal of
the card. However, from time to time, manufacturers do change these
designs and colors, but this has no effect on the features, specifications,
or performance of the specific video card model, and will usually retain the
same manufacturer's model and part number. The images displayed for a
video card are based upon the sample provided by the manufacturer, and the
specific visual design you receive may vary. So remember, while the
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Motherboard Support the Video Card You're Purchasing? Here's the Answer...
Before you
buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For
example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed
only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications
carefully or call us for expert advice.
Close-Up:
PCI, AGP, and PCI-E (PCI Express)
Check
your motherboard and make sure you are purchasing the correct cardbus
type.
There are 3 types of cardbus slots currently available:
PCI, AGP, and PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 is compatible with PCIe slot)
PCI
- The most widely used I/O bus, it provides a shared data path between
the CPU and peripheral controllers, such as network, display, SCSI and
RAID cards. Though limited in terms of performance, they are considered
the best value when you upgrade your video capabilities on a PC. The PCI
interface can be found and used in nearly any motherboard.
Click
here to view our selection of PCI Cards
AGP
- The AGP slot is next in line of higher graphic performance. It was designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. It offers up to
8x improvement over a PCI card, is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz. It
provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one
AGP slot is on the motherboard. The motherboard must be equipped with
an AGP bus slot for an AGP card to be compatible.(AGP 1x provided a data
transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1
Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.)
Click
here to view our selection of AGP Cards
PCI
Express - PCI Express is the newest technology that
is superior to both PCI and AGP, in terms of graphic performance. It offers
performance as much as 4x faster than the fastest AGP 8X slot. PCI Express
connections can support fast data transfer rates, which can be used to
connect high-speed devices such as high-end video cards. The slots come
in different variations and speeds, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16. Presently,
most high-end motherboards meant for design, video production, or gaming
come with PCI express slots. To use a PCI Express card, your computer
must have at least one available PCI Express slot.
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here to view our selection of PCI Express Cards
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- XTASY X850 XT 3D Graphics Accelerator
- Setup CD
- S-video/composite adapter
- S-video HDTV Out Cable
- DVI to VGA Adapter
- RCA Composite Cable
- S-video Cable
- Demos, Utilities
Contents of package may vary from those pictured and stated here,
due to changes in manufacturer's specifications or merchandising.
Please check the product information carefully, items not included
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Mfg Part No:
900049
UPC No:
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Shipping Weight:
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V261-3044
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