SAPPHIRE Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Graphics Card 100106SR-RD

Reviews(149)

4.7
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Excellent

- 16 Pixel Pipelines out of the box
- GREAT Price
- Excellent Performance
- Decent cooling
- Runs Oblivion on *ALMOST* max settings without lag. (had to turn AA down to 2, 4 made areas with water lag like crazy)
- Packaged with two great games
- Comes with some nice extra cables.

- No HDR because it only supports shaders v2. (need v3 for HDR if I'm not mistaken)
- Fan is a tad too loud, although it's not as loud as the other reviews make it seem. It's very tolerable.
- Sometimes "hiccups" during games, causing a signifigant drop in framerates for short period of time (2-3 seconds)

This card was a MAJOR upgrade for me. I was upgrading from a NV 6200 no frills card. The graphics that this card produces is phenominal, although sometimes it hiccups like I mentioned in my cons. That may be just me, I'm not sure. But it's not a big deal. I haven't had any problems with the card overheating or anything. I configured ATI Tool to adjust fan speeds depending on speeds and it seems to work fine, although I plan to upgrade the fan to an Arctic ATI Silencer 5 rev. 2, just to make sure it never burns out on me. Sound was also not really much of a problem for me.

I would definitely recommend this card. It's a LOT of bang for the buck. Probably the best card you'll ever find for the price.

One thing I didn't realize when purchasing this is that PCI-Express cards need a special 6-pin power cord coming from the PSU. As this was my first PCIe card, so that was all new to me. Be sure you have an adequate PSU installed before purchasing.

EXCELLENT CARD!!

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VS
TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Overheating

Good solid performance

Card is overheating badly...I have to leave the fan running at 100% when playing FEAR...92 deg C...Google this card w the word overheating...beleive me..your much better off with the HIM card...same specs but look at its massive radiator and right now they have it for lower than this card w mail in rebate

Impossible to run higher end games unless I was running the tray tools software to keep fan at 100%

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Features & Details

  • 256MB 256-Bit GDDR3
  • 1 x DVI
  • PCI Express x16

Specifications

Model
BrandSAPPHIRE
Model100106SR-RD
Interface
InterfacePCI Express x16
Chipset
Chipset ManufacturerAMD
GPURadeon X850XT
PixelPipelines16
Memory
Memory Size256MB
Memory Interface256-Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
3D API
DirectXDirectX 9
OpenGLOpenGL 2.0
Ports
D-SUB1 x D-SUB
DVI1 x DVI
TV-OutHDTV / S-Video / Composite Out
VIVONo
Details
TunerNone
RAMDAC400MHz
Max Resolution2048 x 1536@85Hz
CoolerWith Fan
Operating Systems SupportedWindows 2000/XP
System RequirementsConnection to the system power supply is required. The power supply should have a specialized 12V graphics card power connector (adapter included) 350-Watt power supply or greater recommended 256MB of system memory Installation software requires CD-ROM drive DVD playback requires DVD drive
Features
Features3Dc High quality 4:1 Normal Map Compression delivers beautiful scenes without the performance hit. Unique VIDEOSHADER HD engine uses programmable pixel shaders to accelerate video processing and provide better-looking visuals HYPER Z HD is optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions SMARTSHADER HD technology SMOOTHVISION HD technology
Packaging
Package ContentsS-Video Cable Composite Cable HDTV Cable Power Cable DVI to VGA Adapter Manual AV Adapter Driver CD
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggMarch 15, 2005
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