ATI Advice

[bigguyjake]

Ok so I have one of the x850xt PE ATI cards made by saphire...not to long ago I changed the Heatsink and fan for my chip set, after doing this my card started to over heat and I am looking at diff routes...I noticed that the x1300 and X1600 of the series where real cheap compared to the 850s I was wondering if those would be upgrades from the 850 or if i would be better off paying the 89 bucks for the servicing at micro center. Thanks for your time!

 

[PC eye]

Are these the models you are referring to?http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA43020 X1600 512mb
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA44920 X1300 512mb

 

[bigguyjake]

Yes sir, that be them!

 

[PC eye]

http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/products/graphics_specifications.php?gpid=133 Ouch! The X1600 model here is almost up to the X1900XT.
http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/products/graphics_specifications.php?gpid=124 The X1300 supports a higher screen resolution. It will depend on two things mainly; your budget and the performance.

 

[bigguyjake]

You think that either one will be better then the x850xt PE I have?

 

[PC eye]

For gaming it already clocks at 575mhz over the 450mhz seen on the X1300 with that only a slight edge on the model you have. The cost factor is a few hundred more for the replacement card. You may want to wait for the X1900series cards to drop a little in price while repairing the one you have. That could be set aside for use as a backup later. Those only clock at 650mhz stock. http://www.ati.com/products/RadeonX1900/specs.html

 

[bigguyjake]

Ok that is what I was wondering, thanks for your time!