Graphic Cards Is this Sapphire X800GTO 2 the real deal?? Please help.

Nikhil · Sep 24, 2005

Hi Guys,

Zhopudey wants to buy this card from the US. He is asking a friend tio get it for him.

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?pid=12993&sid=VDHR0XLJA2LN9N14T3PLUG4D0AGK48X6

Is this card the best?? The X800 GTO 2 which can be modded to an X 850 XT ???

Shripad · Sep 24, 2005

Yep thats the card. He told me in PM that he is getting stuff from US.

Thats the best bang for buck card at the moment. And all sapphire GTO2 are modding into X850XT.

Needs the bios flash with modified bios and flasher though. But still $209 for that card is totally worth it.

zhopudey · Sep 24, 2005

@nikhil, thanks for asking this here. I already told my friend to go ahead and order. He's coming back in nov. Hmmmm, oct will be a loonnnggg month.

Shripad · Sep 24, 2005

umm.......

In that case you really wana wait till october 1st week.

Serioualy. If he is comming in november then just wait. X800 series prices will crash after that soon.

Blade_Runner · Sep 24, 2005

Yup i kinda agree that the prices might crash later on but the GTO2 is limited in supply i guess, so make hay while the sun is shining.

zhopudey · Sep 24, 2005

funkymonkey said:
umm.......
In that case you really wana wait till october 1st week.
Serioualy. If he is comming in november then just wait. X800 series prices will crash after that soon.

x800 prices might drop, but will I get a x850 for $209??

hyeah:

I told him to order now, rather than regret later if it goes out of stock or something.

Anish · Sep 24, 2005

Yeah, thats right the X800GTO2 maybe be stopped by ATi or locked so better to buy fast...

Crazy_Eddy · Sep 24, 2005

^ Yep, I absolutely agree with Zhopu - these are meant to be "limited edition" cards, so you will not get it again once stocks run out. The normal X800 GTO's show no chances of being modded to X850XT. I'd say grab it

zhopudey · Sep 24, 2005

Hey guys...this is an OEM card. It comes with the following:-

1 x graphics card

1 x S-Video to Composite Adapter

1 x DVI to VGA Adapter

7-pin S-Video to HDTV (YPrPb) Cable

Trix Overclocking CD.

So whats the difference from retail version? Game CDs?

So what

Blade_Runner · Sep 24, 2005

zhopudey said:
Hey guys...this is an OEM card. It comes with the following:-

So whats the difference from retail version? Game CDs?

So what

bundle, packaging and the warranty is also lesser than retail products.

Nikhil · Sep 24, 2005

No Probs Zhop

Just thought I will confirm if this is the sane X800 GTO2.

And even I say that you did a good thing by telling him to buy it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it goes out of stock, then you are stuck.... s

zhopudey · Sep 24, 2005

Say, will the cooler on this card be enuff after modding to x850xt?? Or would it be advisible to change it?

guptaji · Sep 25, 2005

as far as some of the ppl who have bought the card and have modded it are concerned, they dont seem to have any problems running on the stock h'sink

go thru this thread from techpowerup forums. :

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=5215&page=6&pp=10&highlight=X800+GTO2

Aditya · Sep 25, 2005

Well, trust me, the Sapphire GTO2 is worth each and every penny!

Quad Master · Sep 25, 2005

@zhopudey - bro close ur eyes and get it.
The GTO2 is a gr8 card and in limited in stock.

Its completely worth it , order it before someone else gets his hands on it.

I was also eyeing that card but my bad luck cant get it now and donno if
it will be available till december - jan.

Get the card mod it and reap the benefits.
Saw some online articles and after modding the card the perf increase is gr8.

Thanks to Blade who pointed out this perf inc. factor.

Link:- http://www.techenclave.com/forums/x800-gto-x850-xt-mod-11413.html

Article:- http://www.techpowerup.com/articles//overclocking/vidcard/127/1

Nikhil · Sep 25, 2005

And in case the cooling is not enough for the high speeds, you can always spend abt 3K or so on the ATI Silencer