ATI RS480 Athlon64 chipset

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What do the onboard graphics of this chipset equate to?

X300 speed? more / less?

It is DX9 hardware.

 

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"Sept1967" <sept1967@highstream.(Erase)net> wrote in message
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> What do the onboard graphics of this chipset equate to?
>
> X300 speed? more / less?
>
> It is DX9 hardware.

Less, a lot less. It's better than the Intel "Extreme" 915G, but a 64bit
FX5200 also is. Not worthy of consideration for any type of 3D gaming
whatsoever. Read http://www.digital-daily.com/motherboard/ati-rs480/

 

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> Less, a lot less. It's better than the Intel "Extreme" 915G, but a 64bit
> FX5200 also is. Not worthy of consideration for any type of 3D gaming
> whatsoever. Read http://www.digital-daily.com/motherboard/ati-rs480/

That review is of a pre-production reference board


One review calls it an X300 core
http://www.gen-x-pc.com/ati_express_200.htm

And another calls it a Radeon 9600 core.
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?id=1303&cid=6&pg=3

 

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"Sept1967" <sept1967@highstream.(Erase)net> wrote in message
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>> Less, a lot less. It's better than the Intel "Extreme" 915G, but a 64bit
>> FX5200 also is. Not worthy of consideration for any type of 3D gaming
>> whatsoever. Read http://www.digital-daily.com/motherboard/ati-rs480/
>
> That review is of a pre-production reference board

I could find no other reviews available. It's still a valid review of the
actual Xpress 200 IGP. An RV370 core with 2 pipelines instead of the
standard 4? A 9600 series core with disabled pipelines is a crippled slow
IGP.

 

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"Augustus" <augustus@wrtt.net> wrote in message
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> Less, a lot less. It's better than the Intel "Extreme" 915G, but a 64bit


"Extreme" in my circle when it comes to onboard graphics almost certainly
means "Extreme-ly bad"!

 

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"Augustus" <augustus@wrtt.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Sept1967" <sept1967@highstream.(Erase)net> wrote in message
> news:110u8ogi1q76s31@corp.supernews.com...
>>> Less, a lot less. It's better than the Intel "Extreme" 915G, but a 64bit
>>> FX5200 also is. Not worthy of consideration for any type of 3D gaming
>>> whatsoever. Read http://www.digital-daily.com/motherboard/ati-rs480/
>>
>> That review is of a pre-production reference board
>
> I could find no other reviews available. It's still a valid review of the
> actual Xpress 200 IGP. An RV370 core with 2 pipelines instead of the
> standard 4? A 9600 series core with disabled pipelines is a crippled slow
> IGP.

Anyone have a clue as to when these things are going to hit the market?

Hell they have to be faster than my current 9200 AGP. I can always upgrade
with the PCIE slot that these boards will sport.

 

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They were introduced late December. Very slow to hit in volume, retail
channels. Some places that have them instock, are trying to price gouge
(above $150). The board will level around $100 when more vendors have them.

I found one yesterday, at a local vendor's computer show. I bit, at the
price, $89 (and just having them)
MSI RS480M2
Now just to find a sweet spot on a 939 (90nm Winchester core) CPU for it.

> Anyone have a clue as to when these things are going to hit the market?
>
> Hell they have to be faster than my current 9200 AGP. I can always
> upgrade with the PCIE slot that these boards will sport.
>
>
>