AMD ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB AGP Graphics Card (100-437809)

Average customer rating: 3.5

failure
Expect no free lunch
The best video card I can use
AMD ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB AGP Graphics Card
Expect some some extra work

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AMD ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB AGP Graphics Card (100-437809)

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000IXZ3R4

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Product Description

The Radeon X1650 Pro series delivers stunning 3D graphics, excellent performance, and all the extensive features of a high-end graphics processor. The X1650 Pro is capable of displaying a billion colors more than competing graphics processors, boasts one of the highest video performance scores in the industry, and can bring today's top games to life with outstanding shader performance and simultaneous high dynamic range lighting and full screen anti-aliasing. Experience cutting edge, 3D graphics with full screen anti-aliasing, high dynamic range lighting, and stunning shader performance. Listen to your game rather than your PC's fans with the X1650's improved cool-running technology. The Radeon X1650 delivers whisper quiet operation and cool performance while running graphically intense games and applications. Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware Full speed 128-bit floating point processing for all shader operations Up to 128 simultaneous pixel threads Up to 128-tap texture filtering Accelerated MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, WMV9, VC-1, and H.264 decoding and transcoding Fast, glitch-free mode switching Lossless Color Compression (up to 6 - 1) at all resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions DVI 1.0 compliant, HDMI interoperable and HDCP ready Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs 3 - 2 pulldown (frame rate conversion) 16-bit per channel floating point HDR and 10-bit per channel DVI output YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays VGA mode support on all outputs Avivo Video and Display Platform Flexible display support High performance programmable video processor DXVA support Render to vertex buffer support Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL 2.0 64-bit floating point HDR rendering supported throughout the pipeline Temporal Anti-Aliasing mode

Customer Reviews:

failure.......2007-06-02

I work on windows xp sp2, and in fact it was me bad I have tried to install it but he enters in conflict and it doesn't allow to install the controllers it asks me him to move away the previous controllers and I make it but it is not allowed to configure with controllers standar VGA and therefore it has not been possible to install. I disappoint myself since I have always used ATI, therefore I had to reinstall the old ATI 9700 Pro 128

Expect no free lunch.......2007-05-21

My employer replaced our server about ten days ago. I was the recipient of a Dell Precision 530 running Windows 2000 Server with a fried video card. So I dropped an old Matrox video card into a vacant PCI slot and my old hard disk into the secondary position and ran one 17" CRT after installing needed applications on the primary. I need two screens to do my job properly, so I bought the Radeon X1650 Pro 512 AGP...and crossed my fingers.

Amazon came through for me like clockwork, BUT the card I received split DVI and VGA (not dual DVI). That was my first hurdle, easily overcome with the enclosed adaptor; just a minor disappointment.

After removing a ventilation cowl from the computer, the Radeon fit neatly in the AGP slot; BUT no video output from the DVI port. Downer #2. A little back and forth with ATI via website and telephone proved conclusively that I was totally ON MY OWN having already downloaded and installed all the likely Microsoft and ATI frame-support and current drivers:
"Windows 2000 Server is not a supported operating system for this product, and combination with the card you've purchased is entirely discretionary on the part of the enduser." (That's a paraphrase.)

Presently, I'm running both 17" analog monitors from the VGA port on my discretionary AGP blunder and the old Matrox in its PCI location. The Display>Settings dialogue lets me position the monitors just like I want them, and I dread only the necessity from time to time to reboot.

WISHFUL THINKING: Amazon might have indicated that the card I bought would not be DVI + DVI. The labor-intensive process of selecting accessories would be GREATLY simplified if somebody (maybe Microsoft) created a search engine for upgrades that allowed consumers to enter existing hardware and software, add information concerning what we want to do (today AND tomorrow) and let the engine list all available upgrade-probabilities of successful outcomes (regardless of proprietary considerations) so that we get (with our eyes wide-open) what we pay for, install the sucker, and still have time to go buy lunch.
Crossed fingers and elbow grease are not presently optional, they're mandatory.

The best video card I can use.......2007-05-14

This is a very good video card. It's not the fastest in the world, but it is definitely at the top of the heap for an AGP model card.

I want to get a new 30 inch monitor and both of the ones I am considering require a video card with a dual link DVI-D port. I also game a lot so it needed to be a good 3D accelerator. There are some great ones out there, but they were mostly PCI express cards and my current gaming rig still only has an AGP slot. I don't want to build a new rig until next year, so I was looking for a good card I can use with my current system.

All of the reviews I saw said this card is the best AGP part on the market and it looks like they were correct. When I installed it and started trying various games, I was able to increase the resolution and turn on more of the bells and whistles that games supported. I didn't get the new monitor right away, but with this card once I get it I should be able to enjoy it a lot until I build a new computer.

AMD ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB AGP Graphics Card.......2007-05-12

excellent card at a fair price

Expect some some extra work.......2007-04-03

I was looking for a video card because I was in the process of upgrading an older computer and I had installed the ATI HDTV Wonder TV card. I chose the ATI video card figuring that I would try to avoid any compatibility issues. The ATI Radeon X1650 was the latest 8X AGP card that I could find. The card definitely improved the graphics, however I was unable to install the software provided and had to download the software and drivers from the website. The install from the website was not a problem just an extra step. I have been using the card several months now and the picture and colors are noticeably better, however my computer occasionally crashes when I use the TV function causing me to uninstall and reinstall the graphics drivers.

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