Expert Reviews

  • Don’t tell anyone, but Sapphire’s 156 quid X800 GTO2 card can be easily modded to a X850 XT. Bargain.
    A couple of weeks ago I…
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  • …heatpipe.
    The GeCube may have a custom HSF, overclocked GPU and fast memory but, unlike the Sapphire X800GTO2, there’s no need for an external PCI-E power connector.
    The X800-series technology may…
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  • …review, we’ll take a look at four different variations of the X800 GTO, two of which are by Sapphire, and all interestingly different from each other. The first is the Sapphire X800 GTO Ultimate,…
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  • Sapphire Radeon X800gto Ultimate Silent Series
    GT is an appellation normally used by Nvidia or ATi when…
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  • …at 490MHz DDR (980MHz effective) and runs through a 256bit interface.
    As with all the latest Sapphire cards, this one comes with the Sapphire Select games bundle: a DVD containing four full games…
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  • …clock speeds and, as such it has taken a lead over the cards based on ATI’s X800 GTO. However, Sapphire is exclusively offering a part called the X800GTO². The ’squared’ refers to the fact that this…
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  • …running faster than X850XT Platinum Editions, but the one we had couldn’t quite manage this.
    Sapphire Radeon X800GTO²
    The limited edition Sapphire Radeon X800GTO² is worth searching out if you like…
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  • …’s waistline. Last month we saw the launch of the X800GT, and this month we have the X800GTO. Sapphire has gone one step further, and is also launching an X800GTO2. At least it isn’t called the…
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  • …base that is consistent across all the cards, the four different Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO graphics cards were optimized for an intended application or market niche. For the average user…
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  • …product comes along that really of hardware that encompasses a lot of these qualities is the Sapphire Radeon X800GTO2 Limited Edition graphics card. The X800GTO2 LE has begun to make waves thanks…
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Blog Articles

  • A table comparing the basic technical specs from all AMD/ATI graphics chips available on the market, from Radeon 9200 to Radeon HD 5970. Updated to include Radeon HD 5550. … The specs depend on the video card manufacturer. So you have to take care when comparing video cards using this chip. ** Depends on the model. There are boards based on Radeon X800 GT using DDR, DDR2 and GDDR3 memories running at different speeds. We’ve seen GDDR3 models running at 980 MHz and DDR …
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  • Summary: ok, I have a radeon sapphire x800 GTO graphics card. The only way I can get it to work is to turn on my computer and wait 3 seconds and slide it in and it will work fine but if I put it in and turn . …
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  • Out of the box, Sapphire’s X800 GTO2 looks just like any other Sapphire card based around a reference ATI X800 design; red PCB and standard cooler, albeit with a smart graphic on it which matches the box art. …
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  • A week later, Sapphire figured it would be nice to release a board where you could unlock the additional quad. That was the RADEON X800 GTO² with its 12 pipelines. It didn’t take long before w1zzard wrote an article on X800 GTO to X850 XT mod. … PowerColor is a consumer brand focused on providing cutting-edge graphics card products to retail customers. Our goal for the Tul brand is to be the industry’s number one provider of technology product solutions. …
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  • 3D Avenue posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon X800GTO video card. After a 3D chip see’s initial release in a high performance variation, it is natural these days to see cheaper, slower versions of the same (or similar) chip released …
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  • Sapphire Technology, the No. 1 maker of ATI Radeon-based graphics cards, has quietly started to ship Radeon X1800 GTO2 graphics boards which offer increased performance not only compared to the original X1800 GTO model, but also compared to the X1800 … Earlier Sapphire gained popularity among enthusiasts with its Radeon X800 GTO2 products, which could be modified and overclocked easily, providing much higher performance than the typical Radeon X800 GTO offered by ATI. …
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