Powercolor really that bad?

doesn't eliminate human error in the production place though does it ;) you can't research that on the net, you won't know until you have bought the item, and tried to use it

Powercolor is the leading ATi card company, they out-sold all other partners, my guess is, they got discounts which translate into cheaper prices for end-user (you)

you can read our reviews on www.HwHell.com , for instance, the X800 Pro from PowerColor is one of the best cards Andreas got to review.

Also, Back in the days, i bought me a Chaintech Geforce Ti4200, even though it was the cheapest one with the suckiest cooling, it served me well for a long time, and it was all goodie, plus, i was happy.

Originally posted by DogZBolloX+Mar 5 2005, 07:57 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DogZBolloX @ Mar 5 2005, 07:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>doesn't eliminate human error in the production place though does it ;) you can't research that on the net, you won't know until you have bought the item, and tried to use it [/b]

<!--QuoteBegin--Soultrape@Mar 5 2005, 07:58 AM
Powercolor is the leading ATi card company, they out-sold all other partners, my guess is, they got discounts which translate into cheaper prices for end-user (you)

you can read our reviews on www.HwHell.com , for instance, the X800 Pro from PowerColor is one of the best cards Andreas got to review.

Also, Back in the days, i bought me a Chaintech Geforce Ti4200, even though it was the cheapest one with the suckiest cooling, it served me well for a long time, and it was all goodie, plus, i was happy.[/quote]
Cheers for that Soultrap :thumbup:

and Dogz,Its a shame Sparkle dont make x800xt.pe*as far as i know*they are based less than a mile from my house.
That way i could arrange a visit and watch over my card being made .....making sure there's No room for human error!

i still maintain that if you buy cheap rubbish then you will end up paying for it

Originally posted by DogZBolloX@Mar 5 2005, 07:24 PM


i still maintain that if you buy cheap rubbish then you will end up paying for it

True that

Im now looking at various 6800ultras but thats a different thread all together :bucky!:
I guess if im blowing £350+ which to most including myself is alot of money then i dont want to be disappointed,Whether it be ati or nvidea......its sooo confussing
Thanks for all your feedback anyway guys :thumbup:

WELL 1 THING U CANT GO WRONG WITH POWER COLOR WHEN I BOUGHT MY 9800 PRO I DIDENT NO WHAT TO GO WITH SO I GOT A CONNECT 3D COS THE SAPHIRE WASENT IN STOCK THEN A WEEK OR 2 LATER I LOOKED IN A MAG TO FIND OUT THAT CONNECT 3D AND POWER COLOR R THE TOP ATI BRANDS RAN THE BEST OUT OF EVERY OTHER CARD OUT THERE AND NO DIFF WITH THE X800 1S NOW :thumbup:

PLUS FOR THE MONEY ID SAY A XFX 6800 GT OVERCLOCK TO ULTRAS EASY AND RUNS REALLY GOOD IM NOT ANY 1S FAN ID JUST GO FOR THE BEST IN PRICE AND PERFORMACE
AND AT THE MO ATI X850 R THE TOP OR THE GEFORCE 6800S R SEC AND R CHEAPER.........

I found this useful link on the pros and cons of most ATI and NVIDEA cards and manufacturer's
It does'nt seem to favourable to powercolor or connect 3d?

Looks like the HIS Ice-Q is the one to go for as Kami stated :thumbup:

There's 4 cards in this link,notice the first being the £310 powercolor only this site is punting them for £352?
Strange as its normally a very competitive site.
Anyhow scroll to the 4th card to find the HIS Ice Q X800XT.P.E which is about the right price especially sinse i cant find another uk site that have them in stock.
mmm she looks good dont she :francesco:

Originally posted by 3izzarre+Mar 5 2005, 08:22 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3izzarre @ Mar 5 2005, 08:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--DogZBolloX@Mar 5 2005, 07:24 PM


i still maintain that if you buy cheap rubbish then you will end up paying for it

True that

Im now looking at various 6800ultras but thats a different thread all together :bucky!:
I guess if im blowing £350+ which to most including myself is alot of money then i dont want to be disappointed,Whether it be ati or nvidea......its sooo confussing
Thanks for all your feedback anyway guys :thumbup: [/b][/quote]
If you are looking at Ultras then get an XFX one, these are great for overclocking and run fairly cool :thumbup:


I've got one and it's great :thumbup:

425/1210Mhz @stock :thumbup:

i got a powercolour X800XT and it runs great overclocked it to a PE easy as no overheating with stock cooling

Originally posted by DogZBolloX@Mar 6 2005, 03:44 PM
425/1210Mhz @stock :thumbup:

the website you got it from says it is 1210Mhz but it ain't really it just says that is the max