Sapphire Radeon X1950Pro

by conker • 27 Jan 2009, 22:56 • Forums › Technology
Dear Crossfire Users,

I've had problems with my card for a while, it overheats really badly even and it's quite old now. My case is fairly cool and I've got a couple of 80mm fans at the back exhausting the hot air but there's still a problem. My motherboard supports AGP and at the moment I'm not wanting to spend a lot of money upgrading my computer, i'll save that for another time when I've some money, so I wanted to buy a reasonably decent and cheap card to keep me going.

What do you think of this one (AGP version):

http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/products/products_overview.php?gpid=168

I can get it in the UK for about 110 Euros. Maybe a bit expensive but it might be worth it. How does this cope with games like wolf and do you think it will be ok for upcoming games?
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cl4ym4n 27 Jan 2009, 23:09
Buy the HD3850...its cheaper and has more power
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Limbonic 27 Jan 2009, 23:18
What do you think of this one (AGP version)
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cl4ym4n 27 Jan 2009, 23:28
image: PowerColor_Radeon_HD_3850_AGP_01
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Limbonic 27 Jan 2009, 23:29
oh shitz, i'm sorry, read HD4850 :D
that's what you get if you want to be a smartass 8[
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Shuki 27 Jan 2009, 23:53
Those cards get very hot as well as the hd4850/4870
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seconddd 28 Jan 2009, 10:50
then buy a fucking cooler
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Shuki 28 Jan 2009, 11:49
Really? I was going to suggest wrapping it in towels so he couldn't hear the fans.
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conker 27 Jan 2009, 23:32
Thanks I'll have alook at that one too. it seems it's quite highly rated also, and inexpensive
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Spirea 28 Jan 2009, 02:32
I wouldn't buy an agp card anymore. Atm buying a new PC is kinda cheap. So just spare a lil more money and there u go
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INSTi 28 Jan 2009, 04:58
buy a new cooler, 15€ max
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Skinner 28 Jan 2009, 09:25
I got the same videocard as you...but on PCI-E, and totaly the same problem...it overheats terribly, once reached like 120c , it begun to smell really bad, had to ventilate my room for an hour after that :D
I've read somewhere that its an issue with all Sapphire x1950s, they got there heatsink misplaced a little bit or something like that..
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ROBERT0 28 Jan 2009, 09:47
Just bought an 4850 what is like 20 times better for 95 euro's
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xEn 28 Jan 2009, 11:21
forget those nub cards buy HD4870x 1024 MB only 220 EUR

image: HD-4870-Radeon-GTX-280-Geforce-Grafikkarten,7-M-113026-13
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subakk 28 Jan 2009, 13:08
GIGABYTE HD4870 512MB DDR5 256BIT PCI-E 2DVI HDCP
image: 998ee778fc0fac6fcafbf84e6d29b9d6500x500
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motyk 28 Jan 2009, 15:31
x1300pro ! : )
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conker 28 Jan 2009, 16:52
I'm thinking about a Powercolor AGP HD 3850. It's worth it i think at about 85-90 Euros. I know to some people it makes more sense to upgrade completely, and I will one day, but for now the money I have saved is going towards travelling in the summer and studying in London (expensive) this year. Once I get a decent job I'll be more prepared to upgrade but for now it seems like a waste of money. May as well make the most of what I spent a lot of money on a few years ago.
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