X1800 GTO's on newegg for $231

Spotted by bourgeoisdude:

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/har [...] c-175.html


I'm going to repeat the same thing I told him:

For the regular joe, the X1800 GTO isn't much to look at compared to a stock 7600 GT which is $50 or so cheaper...

...but for an overclocker: nice card. 256-bit interface and low stock clockspeeds should equal alot of overclocking headroom.

Once again, Atitool's software voltage control comes into play. I reckon these cards will reach X1800 XL performance if the cores are clocked to 650 or so mhz... and the memory can be OCd as well to furthur effect.

Should be a good overclocker's card. If they reach the $200 price point, they'll even be a good buy stock.

Ah man, I saw that this morning in Neweggs deals and posted it in reply to the japones guy because he commented the 7600GT was faster in most games. And to know I could have had my name in Bold.

It's priced under the $250 mark anyway, and just $20 more than the top of the line XFX XXX 7600GT, which it beats in the LegitReviews comparison. SO not bad really. It would make a real nice $200 card if they can make them cheap enough, and it should push 7600GT prices down too at that point.