How "bad" is X1800GTO ?

yes i was playing crysis at 1280x768 on med settings, it was the 1800xt but with the same 256vram, and i was using xp

Oh really ? What other games did you play ?
Thanks for the prompt reply

what is the rest of your comp?

it WILL 4gb DDR2 800mhz and 5050e CPU.

BTW, does anybody know if I can open the hidden pixel shaders on that card ?

core2 6350 @2.6, 4gig of ram. BTW didn't know there was hidden pixel shaders on that card

I think you are getting that card mixed up with the X800GTO, some of those cards could be unlocked.....I know cause I have one.

I just traded in a BFG 7800GS AGP card to BFG and they sent me a 9600GT for free.....well it cost me 15 bucks to ship the card to BFG. Not a bad deal. Follow the link for details.


http://www.bfgtech.com/freeupgrade.aspx

The GTO/XL has a bit more power then the 7600GT. The X1800XT compared well to the 7800/7900, but ATI lacked a good midrange card at the time. By disabling pipes, ATI finally came out with a product that while costing a bit more then the 7600GT, performed just a bit better.

In terms of current hardware, I'm not sure. The x1800XT was about the speed of the x1950pro, so it would be around the 2600XT/3650. The GTO should be even less, so around the speed of the 3450? You should be able to play some games with it, but try to stick to 1024x768.

I don't remember how to unlock the pipes. It was a popular mod at the time however, so you should be able to find the details. Success rate was fairly high, as ATI was disabling working chips inorder to come up with something to answer the 7600GT.

Here is some info on unlocking for that card. I never heard those could be unlocked but I guess they can.

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=...

Take a look at the TechPowerup site for BIOS mods but be warned, there`s no second chance here, mess it up and the card is gone.

Not the most answer, but these links will point you in the right direction:

Graphics hierachy chart:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-grap...

Reviews:

http://www.gpureview.com/Radeon-X1800-GTO-card-386.html